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Orchestra Touch

V-Accordion

Orchestra Touch

(1~10, Default setting: 6) This parameter

allows you to specify the velocity sensi-

tivity of the Treble keys/buttons when

they are used to play an external MIDI tone generator

via the Orchestral section (on the Orchestra section’s

MIDI channel). The FR-3’s Treble Orchestra sounds are

not velocity sensitive.

The available options are:

There are three “Fixed” curves that always use the same

value, no matter how hard or lightly you press the keys.

“Low” means that a low value is used, “Med” represents

a medium value and “High” a high value.

“Low” means that even relatively light presses already

allow you to play loud notes. “High” represents the

most responsive velocity curve that requires a consider-

able amount of strength for fortissimo notes, but it also

provides more expressive options.

“Fixed L+Bellows” and “Fixed H+Bellows” mean that the

Orchestra section transmits fixed velocity values but

can also be controlled by the bellows movements.

“Bellows” means that the Orchestra section’s expression

is controlled by the bellows movements – not the

velocity values generated by the buttons.

Remember, however, that all these options only apply

to MIDI messages the Orchestra section transmits to an

external device.

Orch. Bass/Free Bass/Chord Touch

(1~10, Default setting: 8) This parameter

allows you to specify the velocity sensi-

tivity of the bass buttons, which are

used to play bass notes and chords (in Bass mode), or

bass notes (in Free Bass mode). Again, your selection

only applies to the MIDI messages transmitted by the

currently active ORCH section(s).

There are two exceptions, however: the “Ac. Guitar” and

“Ac. Piano” sounds of the ORCH FREE BS section are

velocity sensitive and therefore respond to your striking

force and/or bellows movements (depending on the

option you select).

See “Orchestra Touch” above for a discussion of the

available options.

Bellows Curve

([1] Fixed Low, [2] Fixed Med, [3] Fixed

High, [4] X-Light, [5] Light, [6] Standard,

[7] Heavy, [8] X-Heavy, Default setting:

6) This parameter allows you to specify how the FR-3

should respond to the bellows’ movements. Use it to

adapt the FR-3’s expressive potential to your playing

style.

If you think the sounds don’t respond the way you

would like them to, try another curve that better

“translates” your movements.

There are three “Fixed” curves that always use the same

value, no matter how hard or lightly you push/pull the

bellows (no dynamic control). “Low” means that a low

value is used, “Med” represents a medium value and

“High” a high value.

The remaining settings do depend on the strength with

which you push/pull the bellows, but in different ways:

“Light” means that you do not need to push/pull hard

to achieve a meaningful effect. “X-Light” requires even

less strength (the “X” stands for “extra”). “Standard”

refers to a normal response (or so we believe). “Heavy”

provides a greater variety of nuances and “X-Heavy” is

even more detailed. It would be a good idea to select

each curve without the “Fixed” addition, play a few

notes, select the next curve, etc. until you find the

response that feels just right.

Stereo Width

(–63~–1, Full, Default setting: FUL) As

stated on p. 14, much care has been

taken to provide a natural stereo image

for the accordion sounds. If you think the stereo image

is too wide for comfort (or if you prefer to set the Pan

controls on your mixing console differently), you can

use this parameter to reduce the stereo image.

“Full” means that the original stereo image is used,

while “–63” corresponds to an extremely narrow stereo

image. All other values represent slight (or increasingly

drastic) reductions of the stereo width.

1 Fixed Low 6* High

2 Fixed Med 7 Fixed L + Bellows

3 Fixed High 8 Fixed M + Bellows

4 Low 9 Fixed H + Bellows

5 Medium 10 Bellows

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