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SWITCHING THE POWER ON AND OFF
QUICK START
STRUCTURE OF THE V-ACCORDION
Before we show you how to operate the FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b, we briefly wish to
explain the configuration of the V-Accordion. The FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b is a “Virtual”
accordion, which reproduces the sounds of various accordions. Therefore the FR-3s/3
or FR-3sb/3b has no real reeds but virtual reeds. Moreover, the FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b
has additional orchestral sounds, which you can play individually or in combination
with the accordion sounds.
Register: here you select the treble and bass section of the individual sounds
(accordion & orchestra) that you would like to play with. When you go into the
parameter list, you will select the musette detuning, for each register. All
parameters must be saved, if you want to keep them. Otherwise they will get lost
when selecting another SET or switch off the V-Accordion.
Set: the individual sections (treble, bass etc.) are put together in one set so that
you will immediately have all your settings at hand.
The FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b offers 10 sets
User Program: you can select 10 programmable User Programs. Working with
those memories has the advantage that you can recall frequently used settings at
the press of a button.
Parameter List: the parameters contained in this list allow you to change some
important functions (e.g. bellows sensitivity, Treble mode, Bass & Chord modes) or
archiving your settings via MIDI
► Connect the supplied adapter to the FR-3’s DC IN socket.
► Connect the FR-3’s DC INLET socket to a wall outlet that meets the specifications
(see page 59)
► Press the FR-3’s [POWER] button to switch it on.
► Start playing.
► Press the FR-3’s [POWER] button again so that its indicator goes dark.
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LISTENING TO THE DEMO SONGS
CHANGING THE TREBLE MODE (ONLY FR
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in
the right places so as to make
buttons
correspond to the notes being
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► Switch on the FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b with the [POWER] button.
► Press and hold the [ORCHESTRA] register until the display looks as follows:
► With the registers [1] and [2] (“VALUE -/+”) select another demo song (the
number of the song will be indicated in the display).
► Adjust the volume with the [VOLUME] knob.
► Press [ORCHESTRA] register again to leave the demo song mode.
► Press and hold the [SET] register until the display shows a parameter names, then
release it.
► Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Treble Mode” parameter.
► With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired “Treble Mode”.
More information about the individual modes can be found in the manual on pages
39/40/41.
TREBLE MODE
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Without saving
► Saving: press and hold [SET] register until the display looks as follows:
If you don’t want to save your changes, after that “Wrt” appears in the display,
press [1/-].
In that case the display shows the “No” message.
Press [SET] again to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
Press register [2/+]
to save the settings
1 C-Griff Europe
2 C-Griff 2
3 B-Griff Bajan
4 B-Griff Fin
5 D-Griff 1
6 D-Griff 2
: press [SET] register to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
Press [SET] again to
confirm your intention
You can, however, uns
the buttons and install they
the white and black
played.
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SETTING THE BELLOWS SENSITIVITY
HOW TO READ THE DISPLAY
if dot is On
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► Press and hold the [SET] register until the display shows a parameter names, then
release it.
► Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Bellows Curve” parameter.
► With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired “Bellows Curve”.
More information about the individual bellows curve types can be found in the
manual on page 43.
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Without saving
► Saving: press and hold [SET] register until the display looks as follows:
If you don’t want to save your changes, after that “Wrt” appears in the display,
press [1/-].
In that case the display shows the “No” message.
Press [SET] again to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
Press register [2/+]
to save the settings
1 Fixed Low 5 Light
2 Fixed Med 6 Standard
3 Fixed High 7 Heavy
4 X-Light 8 X-Heavy
: press [SET] register to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
BELLOWS CURVE
Press [SET] again to
- In Normal Mode this digit is the same register as Bass register
- In Free Bass Mode this digit shows Free Bass register and it’s flashing
confirm your intention
- Bass Register
- Free Bass if the digit in the middle is flashing
Orch. Bass
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Orchestra
Orchestra Chord if dot is On
Orchestra Free Bass if dot is On but
the digit in the middle is flashing
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PLAYING THE ACCORDION / SELECTING THE ACCORDION SETS
SELECTING THE
TREBLE AND BASS REGISTERS
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
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► Place the FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b, press a treble register above the piano/button
keyboard and select one (or more) bass registers above the bass buttons. Play on
both keyboards and move the bellows as with an acoustic accordion.
► Select a different register to change the timbre.
► Adjust the total volume with the [VOLUME] knob, and with the [BALANCE] knob
adjust the volume between treble and bass.
► Press the [SET] register.
► “St” will flash in the display and the “Roland” logo flashes in blue to signal that you
need to press a register [1]~[0] to select a SET memory.
► Press one of the registers [1]~[0] to select a SET memory.
The “Roland” logo lights in blue.
► Use the [SORDINA] switch to simulate the wooden resonance chamber (On/Off).
The sound will be attenuated
► Place the FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b, press a Treble register above the piano/button
keyboard and select one (or more) Play on the piano/button keyboards and move
the bellows as with an acoustic accordion.
► Select a different register to change the timbre.
TREBLE REGISTERS
1 Bassoon 6a Musette
2 Bandon 6b Musette
3 Harmon 7a Violin
4 Organ 7b Violin
5 Master 8 Oboe
9 Clarinet
0 Piccolo
► Press a Bass register and select one (or more). Play on the bass and chord buttons
and move the bellows as with an acoustic accordion.
► Select a different register to change the timbre.
BASS&CHORD REGISTERS
1 2’
2 4’
3 8-4’
4 16’/8’/8-4’/4’/2’
5 8’/4’/2’
6 16’/8’/8-4’
7 16’/2’
► Adjust the total volume with the [VOLUME] knob, and with the [BALANCE] knob
adjust the volume between treble and bass.
1 Classic 6 Sp-Folk
2 Jazz 7 Bandoneon
3 I-Folk 8 Alpine
4 D-Folk 9 Cajun
5 F-Folk 0 Tex Mex
SET
TREBLE REGISTERS - SET 5
1 Bassoon 6a Av Muset
2 Jazzy 6b Sos Muset
3 Arnold 7a Sw Valse
4 Beguine 7b Mr Gus
5 4 Voix 8 Oboe
9 Clarinet
0 Piccolo
Remark: Every time
when you press the
Musette [6] and Violin
[7], you can choose to
add or remove the
detuned reed [8’-]
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electing a Musette detune
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USING “FREE BASS” MODE
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2 3 4 5 6 7
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► Press and hold the [SET] register until the display shows a parameter names, then
release it.
► Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Musette Detune” parameter.
► With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired “Musette Detune”.
More information about the individual Musette Detune types can be found in the
manual on page 39.
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Without saving
► Saving: press and hold [SET] register until the display looks as follows:
If you don’t want to save your changes, after that “Wrt” appears in the display,
press [1/-].
In that case the display shows the “No” message.
Press [SET] again to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
Press register [2/+]
to save the settings
Off 8 D-Folk L
1 Dry 9 Italian L
2 Classic 10 German H
3 F-Folk 11 Alpine
4 American L 12 Italian H
5 American H 13 D-Folk H
6 North Eur 14 French
7 German L 15 Scottish
: press [SET] register to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
MUSETTE DETUNE
Press [SET] again to
confirm your intention
► Press the three [FREE BASS] registers simultaneously and with a bass register
select the desired sound. If needed, select a different bass registration.
► Press the three [FREE BASS] registers simultaneously to change in normal bass
mode.
FREE BASS REGISTERS
1 Low
2 High
3 Low + High
4 Low + High Low
5 Low Low + High
6 High Low + High
7 Low High
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PLAYING WITH ORCHESTRA SOUNDS IN TREBLE
PLAYING WITH ORCHESTRA BASS SOUNDS
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2 3 4 5 6 7
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► Press the [ORCHESTRA] register and then the register with the desired orchestra
sound. The “Roland” logo now lights in red. The display shows the number of the
last Orchestra sound you selected. That number (the right-most digit) is followed
by a dot.
► Press a different register to select a orchestra sound.
► Press and hold the [ORCHESTRA] register, while you select the desired Orchestra
Mode with [7], [8], [9] or [0]
SOLO [0]: only orchestra sound;
DUAL [9]: orchestra & accordion sound;
HIGH [8]: higher notes with orchestra sound, deeper notes with accordion sound;
LOW [7]: higher notes with accordion sound, deeper notes with accordion sound.
► To change the Volume of the treble orchestra sound:
• press and hold the [SET] register
• Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Orchestra Level” parameter.
• With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired value.
The range value is -40 ~ Std ~ 40
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► To switch off the orchestra part, press the [ORCHESTRA] register again.
► Press the three [ORCH BASS] registers simultaneously and with the bass register
select the desired sound.
► Press a different register to change the sound.
► To change the volume
• press and hold the [SET] register
• Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Orchestra Bass Level” parameter.
• With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired value.
The range value is -40 ~ Std ~ 40
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Press the three [ORCH BASS] registers simultaneously to change in normal bass
mode.
ORCHESTRA REGISTERS
1 Trombone 6 Harmonica
2 Trumpet 7 Violin
3 T-Sax 8 Flute
4 A-Sax 9 Jazz Org
5 Clarinet 0 Blues Org
ORCHESTRA BASS REGISTERS
1 Acoustic 5 Picked
2 Bowed 6 Tuba
3 Fingered 7 Tuba Mix
4 Fretless
of the bass orchestra sounds:
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PLAYING WITH ORCHESTRA CHORD SOUNDS
PLAYING WITH ORCHESTRA FREE BASS SOUNDS
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
2 3 4 5 6 7
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► Simultaneously press the three [ORCH CHORD] registers in the middle and with
the bass register select the desired sound.
► Press a different register to change the sound.
► To change the volume
• press and hold the [SET] register
• Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Orchestra Chord Level”
parameter.
• With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired value.
The range value is -40 ~ Std ~ 40
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Press the three [ORCH CHORD] registers simultaneously to change in normal
chord mode.
► Press the three [FREE BASS] registers simultaneously.
► Simultaneously press the three [ORCH FREE BASS] registers in the middle and
with the bass register select the desired sound.
► Press a different register to change the sound.
► To change the volume
• press and hold the [SET] register
• Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Orchestra Free Bass Level”
parameter.
• With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired value.
The range value is -40 ~ Std ~ 40
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Press the three [ORCH FREE BASS] registers simultaneously to change in normal
Free Bass mode.
of the chord orchestra sounds:
1
of the Free Bass orchestra sounds:
ORCHESTRA CHORD REGISTERS
1 St. Strings 5 Choir
2 Chorus Organ 6 Harps + Strings
3 Steel Guitar 7 Guitar + Organ
4 Stereo Orch Brass
ORCHESTRA FREE BASS REGISTERS
1 Trombone 5 Perc Organ
2 Clarinet 6 Ac Guitar
3 Oboe 7 Ac Piano
4 Flute
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CHANGING THE “BASS &
CHORD” MODE AND THE “FREE BASS” MODE
Slide up to remove
Reference cap
Slide over button
b is supplied with
several reference caps (concave and with
lines) designed to help you locate the bass
and chord buttons without looking at them.
s
QUICK START
► Press and hold the [SET] register until the display shows a parameter names, then
release it.
► Use the [3/◄] or [4/►] register to select the “Bass & Chord Mode” and “Free
Bass Mode” parameters.
► With the [1/-] or [2/+] register, select the desired “Bass & Chord Mode” and
“Free Bass Mode”.
More information about the individual Bass&Chord Mode and Free Bass Mode types
can be found in the manual on pages 43/44/45.
BASS & CHORD MODE
Press the registers [1/-] or [2/+] simultaneously to return to the factory setting
of the currently selected parameter.
► Without saving
► Saving
If you don’t want to save your changes, after that “Wrt” appears in the display,
press [1/-].
In that case the display shows the “No” message.
Press [SET] again to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
Remark: The FR- 3s/3 or FR-3sb/3
: press and hold [SET] register until the display looks as follows:
Press register [2/+]
to save the settings
1 2 Bs Rows
2 3 Bs rows A – 7th
3 3 Bs rows A – 5dim
4 3 Bs rows B – 7th
5 3 Bs rows 5 – 5dim
6 3 Bs rows Bx – 7th
: press [SET] register to leave the “Parameter Mode”.
Press [SET] again to
confirm your intention
FREE BASS MODE
1 minor 3rd
2 Bajan
3 Fifth
4 N.Europe
5 Finnish
(more information about the reference cap
can be found in the manual on page 23)
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ACTIVATING FACTORY RESET
RECALLING
AN USER PROGRAM
SAVING THE USER PROGRAM
► Press the [ORCHESTRA] and [5] registers. The “Roland” logo lights in red.
► Press the Treble register [1]~[0] that is assigned to the User Program you want to
► Press the [ORCHESTRA] and [5] registers again to leave this mode.
► Press the [ORCHESTRA] and [5] registers. The “Roland” logo lights in red.
► Press and hold the [SET] register until the [UP-] message starts flashing.
► Press the Treble register [1]~[0] of the User Program memory where you want to
► Press the [ORCHESTRA] and [5] registers again to leave this mode.
use.
save your settings.
More information about the User Program function can be found in the manual on
pages 36/37.
QUICK START
► Switch on the FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b while holding down the [SET] and
[ORCHESTRA] registers.
The display change to:
► The FR-3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b now again sounds and behaves like when you first
bought it.
Remark: You can reset the FR- 3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b to its factory settings, which means that
your own Global settings are replaced by the settings the FR- 3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b
contained when you first go it. You may wish to archive your settings before
initializing the FR- 3s/3 or FR-3sb/3b.
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