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2.3 Reed Volume
To save time while changing the STATUS of all reeds 2.6 Musette Detune
in one go, you could proceed as follows: suppose all This parameter allows you to
reeds are currently On and you only want to keep choose the system used for
the 4 reed. In that case, set FOOT to ALL and STA-detuning the 8 reeds. See
TUS to Off . Next, set FOOT to 4 and STATUS to page 27 for details. The options
On .are: Off, Dry, Classic, Mauge,
American_L, American_H, North_Eur, German_L,
2.3 Reed VolumeMorn_L, Italian_L, German_H, Alpine, Italian_H,
(30~ Std ~30, Default setting:
Morn_H, French, Scottish.
30) Here comes the last param-
eter that can be set for each 2.7 Bellows Detune
reed/footage individually. It (Off, Low, Standard, High,
allows you to create the desired Default setting: Standard) This
mix (volume balance) for the active reeds (see the 2.2 parameter further adds to the
Register page). realism of the sounds emulated
This is a relative parameter, which means that its value by your FR-7/FR-5. Here, you
is added to or subtracted from the standard value can specify how strongly the pitch of the simulated
( Std ). As a rule, it would be wise to decide which reed Treble reed(s) changes when you open or close the bel-
is most important and set its Volume parameter to lows faster than usual.
Std . Then reduce or increase the volume of the ancil-If the Standard setting seems too mild, try High . If it
lary reeds to create the desired balance.is too strong, use Low . If you dont want any detuning
Note: The overall volume of the Treble section (all registers) can effect, select Off . The most convincing setting usually
be changed using the [BALANCE] knob.depends on the selected instrument(s) (see 2.1 Reed
Type ).
2.4 Treble Octave
(1, 0, 1, Default setting: 0) This 2.8 Reverb Send, 2.9 Chorus Send,
parameter allows you to trans-
2.10 Delay Send
pose the selected register one (0~127 for all three) Use these
octave up ( 1 ) or down ( 1 ). parameters to set the Reverb, Chorus
This can be used for two pur-or Delay send level (how much effect
poses: to quickly correct the pitch that results from the should be applied to the Treble sec-
active reeds (see above) or to avoid overlaps of the tion). The higher the value you set,
selected register when using a Treble Orchestra sound. the more the Treble section is pro-
(The Orchestra section also provides an Octave parame-cessed by the effect in question.
ter.)
It works much the same way as a
cathedral: the louder you sing, the
2.5 Valve Noise
more reverb (chorus or delay) you
Here comes a more elaborate hear. In the case of the cathedral, singing louder means
version of the Noise parameter
that you increase the effect send level, i.e. the level of
discussed on page 29, because it
allows you not only to set the the signal (your voice) that will be processed by the
acoustic environment.
level of the typical valve
noises, but also to specify what kind of instrument The other sections (Bass, Free Bass, etc.) have the same
parameters, so that you can create a sound image with
should generate the noise. Though you are free to
experiment with any noise type you like, using the various levels (foreground, background).
noise related to the selected instrument (see 2.1 Reed The effects themselves can be edited on separate pages
Type ) is usually more realistic. (see p. 55).
There is only one TYPE for the entire register (i.e. all 7
2.11 Aftertouch Pitch
reeds). The options are: Bandoneon, Beltu, Beltu Amp, (Off, 1/4 Down, 1/2 Down, 1/4
Buga, Cajun, Excels, Mauge, Morn, Organetto, Pierma,
Up, 1/2 Up, Default setting: Off)
Pigi, Scanda, Sopra, Steierische, Stoc, TexMex, Trikitixa.As stated earlier, the FR-7/
Use the LEVEL parameter to specify how prominent the
FR-5s Treble keyboard also gen-
noise should be (30~ Std ~30, Default setting: Std).erates aftertouch messages.
Note: Whenever you select ALL for 2.1 Reed Type and set a
Aftertouch refers to the fact that you press a key even
different reed type, this noise setting is automatically adapted to further down after playing a note. This effect allows
the reed type. It would therefore be a good idea to first select the
reed type and only then change the noise type.you to bend the pitch down (temporarily lower the
note) by a quarter ( 1/4 Down ) or a semi-tone ( 1/2
Down ). Select 1/4 Up or 1/2 Up to bend the notes
up a quarter or a semi-tone. Select Off to switch off
the Treble sections aftertouch recognition.
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