Orchestral Expansion Kit Download Explained for the Roland FR-1x

Warning!!!! Do Not Follow This Video If You Have Purchased Your FR-1x From Dale Mathis or Anywhere Else That Has Modified The User Sets On The Accordion!
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In this video I will explain the other files included in the download of the Alpine Expansion Kit. There are 7 files included in the zip file:
003.bi3 - This is the extra Orchestral Sounds
311.st3 - this is the User Set Elektro1
312.st3 - this is the User Set Elektro2
313.st3 - this is the User Set for Winds and Brass
314.st3 - this is the User Set for Strings and Guitars
315.st3 - this is the User Set for Keyboards and etc
316.st3 - this is the User Set Synth
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Disclaimer-Warning-Danger Danger Will Robinson
02:07 - Order of Operations and a Warning
04:36 - The Concerto Accordion
05:09 - The Orchestral Instruments
09:40 - The Installations
12:50 - The Sound Demo

[@HHTV60]

Eh, Joe. I got a question for you. I created a User program with my fav settings (eg, accordion set #34, drums #5 etc...). The treble side is just the Master (all 5 reeds)... Occasionally I like using orchestra sounds on the right hand, specifically 3C which is Clarinet... But when I hit the 'User' button and then Register 1 to retrieve my user program, I find that the Orchestra button doesn't work in the same way -- I cannot find my Clarinet, because the readout display is still shows "U' in the front -- User program mode. Is it possible to use orchestra sounds for the right hand when the User Program Mode is activated? Thanks. Sergei/Canada.

[@joekarwoski]

Hi Sergei. Thanks for the question. If I get a chance, I may try to do a video to answer your question but I did not want you to have to wait for the video. The answer is yes and not exactly how you may think. Before I get too far is something that you may want to try: take your accordion settings and store them in say U1A, then create the same sounds with the 3C-Clarinet and put those in U1B. Then you could be playing U1A and when you want to switch you simply hit register 1 and that will put you in U1B which would be the Clarinet. That would be one way, there is another but it takes much more work and really only works because of how and what the FR-1x saves to the user programs. When you save the accordion sounds (the active sounds), the 1x also saves the orchestral "main" register, not the subset. For example: If you have set #34, etc and before you save the setting you were to go to the Clarinet in orchestral register 3C. Exit orchestral and then save user program U1A. After turning the 1x off and then back on and select U1A, of course all of your accordion sounds are back. However, when you hit the orchestral button you will get the Flute (which is 3A), not the Clarinet (3C). It saves the register (1,2,3,4) but not the subset (A,B,C,D). It always goes to the A setting. The other way I mentioned is to change what is located in the orchestral registers and put for example Clarinet in 3A. The problem with that is you need to create an entire new User Set to make this User Program.

[@HHTV60]

That's what I thought: once you're in a User mode, you cannot use the Orchestra button for the Treble! I enjoy your videos. Now watching Part 1 of Creating a User Program. Thank you for the tips and advice you provide. I wish you'd get more views! I have a trucking channel where I talk/show my work and I used to make CAD$5K a month -- before I sold my truck/trailer and got out of trucking ;)@@joekarwoski