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Other practical functions

V-Accordion

5. Other practical functions

After looking at the accordion and Orchestra functions, let’s have a look at the “purely electronic” functions of your FR-3.

Your FR-3 is what we call a virtual instrument. Though its physical appearance is similar to that of its acoustic ancestor,

it is based on an altogether different concept (technology) – and it can do a lot more. In this section, we will look at

functions that may be new to you but may come in handy once you know what they do and how they work.

Switching off sections you don’t

need

If, for some reason, you do not want one of the cur-

rently active parts to respond to your playing, you can

switch it off:

This may apply to any of the following combinations

and mute the corresponding keys or buttons (where

applicable):

(1) To switch off a section you do not want to hear,

press and hold any single register for a while.

Use a register in the Treble section to mute the Treble

or Orchestra part; use a Bass register to mute the

bass, chord, Free Bass, or any of the associated

orchestral parts.

The section in question must be assigned to the asso-

ciated registers. See the previous pages for how to

decide which section can be muted.

(2) To switch a muted section back on, briefly press

any of the associated registers.

Using the metronome

Your FR-3 contains a metronome that may come in

handy when you are practising new pieces, or during

your accordion classes. You can set the time signature,

the tempo and the level.

Note: The following only works if “MFN” (see p. 42) is set to “1”.

Setting up the metronome

Before using the metronome, you probably need to set

it to the desired tempo. The FR-3 allows you to save

these settings, so that you can use them again next

time you switch it on.

■Setting the time signature

To set the time signature, proceed as follows:

(1) Press and hold the [SET] register until the display

shows a parameter name, then release it.

(2) Use register [3÷√] or [4÷®] to select the following

parameter:

“MtS” is short for “Metronome TS”, i.e. the metro-

nome’s time signature.

(3) Use register [1÷–] or [2÷+] to set the desired value.

Here’s what the displayed values correspond to:

If you don’t need to change any other metronome

parameter, press the [SET] register to leave “PARAM

LIST” mode. Otherwise, proceed.

Treble and/or Orchestra + Bass + Chord

Treble and/or Orchestra + ORCH BASS + Chord

Treble and/or Orchestra + ORCH BASS + ORCH

CHORD

Treble and/or Orchestra + Bass + ORCH CHORD

Treble and/or Orchestra + Free Bass

Treble and/or Orchestra + ORCH FREE BS

Treble and/or Orchestra + ORCH BASS +

ORCH FREE BS

Treble and/or Orchestra + ORCH BASS + Free Bass

1 1/4 5 5/4

2 2/4 6 6/4

3 3/4 7 6/8

4 4/4 8 9/8

BASS

ORCHESTRA

FREE

CHORD/

TREBLE

mts

BASS

ORCHESTRA

FREE

CHORD/

TREBLE

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