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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion

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 – and there is no “Do you want to save” page to 
remind you that your changes will be lost if you don’t 
save them. 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. 77).

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 to use the 

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

• What key does the song use? (This is your “0” value.) 

Example

→ E major

• In what key do you want to play?

Example

→ C 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

Now here is a parameter that 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 provide 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 those reeds is a specialist job and usually not 
performed 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.