Roland FR-7 ユーザーズマニュアル

 Other practical functions

V-Accordion 

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Your FR-7/FR-5 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.

The functions discussed here can be selected via the 
front panel, because we figured that you might need 
them more often than the other parameters.

The changes you make here are not saved automati-
cally. That’s because these shortcuts are mainly 
intended for temporary adjustments. If you want to 
keep them forever (or until you change them again), 
you must save them (see p. 92).

The functions discussed here can also be set using the 
FR-7/FR-5’s MENU.

■Transpose

The FR-7/FR-5 contains a Transpose function that 
allows you to change the key of the music you are 
playing. The advantage of this system is that you can 
play a song in E major (for example), while using the 
fingering of the C major scale (for example). This may 
come in handy when you are used to playing a given 
song in one key and suddenly need to play it in a dif-
ferent key.

Let’s look at an example:

(1) While the Main page is displayed, press the [UP] 

button once.

(2) Use the [DATA÷ENTER] knob to select the key your 

music should sound in.
The note indication (“C

#” in the example above) 

always refers to the C key, which may make it diffi-
cult for you to transpose to F

# (for example) while 

playing in B

b. We therefore recommend you use the 

value as your main guide, because it represents the 
interval. This can be calculated as follows:

• In what key do you want to play? (This is your “0” 

value.)
Example

→ C major

• What key does the song use?

Example

→ E major

• How many semitones do you need to “shift” the 

notes?
Example

→ [C#, D, Eb, E]= 4 up, so “4”.

(3) Press [EXIT÷JUMP] to return to the Main page.

■Musette Detune

This parameter already hints at the power of the 
FR-7/FR-5’s virtual technology… You probably know 
that an accordion’s 8’ Treble register may consist of 2 
or even 3 reeds that are usually tuned apart to pro-
vide a richer sound (accordionists call it the “musette 
effect”). One reed is tuned slightly above, the other 
slightly below the correct pitch, and the third (if 
available) is tuned “properly”.

Tuning reeds is a specialist job and usually not per-
formed by accordion players themselves. 

On the FR-7/FR-5, however, “tuning” the “reeds” (that 
do not really exist) is a matter of turning the 
[DATA÷ENTER] knob.

Transpose

This is what you play…

…and this is how it sounds.