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With the incredible new FR-8xb, Roland has perfected the synergy between traditional accordion playability and modern digital power. Developed with input from the world’s top players, the latest flagship V-Accordion is jam-packed with features and enhancements—including a completely redesigned button-type keyboard—bringing a previously unattained level of expression and versatility to every accordionist. Innovative Dynamic Bellows Behavior technology delivers the true bellows response of an acoustic accordion, while the expanded sound set, four powerful multi-effects, an onboard looper, and much more offer a treasure chest of tools for dynamic musical exploration. Seamlessly fusing top-level technology with familiar acoustic tradition, the FR-8xb V-Accordion ushers in a new era of creative freedom for players everywhere.
- KEYBOARD, BASS & BELLOWS
- Right hand
- 92 buttons: button type with velocity sensitive, aftertouch via Master Bar
- Left hand
- 120 bass buttons velocity sensitive: Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass
- Treble Mode
- C Griff Europe, C Griff 2, B Griff Bajan, C Griff Fin, D Griff 1, D Griff 2
- Bass & Chord Mode
- 2 Bs Rows, 3 Bs Rows A-7th, 3 Bs Rows A-5dim, 3 Bs Rows B-7th, 3 Bs Rows B-5dim, 3 Bs Rows Bx-7th , 3 Bs Rows Belgium
- Free Bass Mode
- Minor 3rd, Bajan, Fifth, North Europe, Finnish
- Bellows
- Advanced “Dynamic Bellows Behavior” technology to manage the behavior of bellows
- Bellows Resistance
- On, Off, -63 to 0 to +64
- Bellows curve
- Fixed Low, Fixed Med, Fixed High, X-Light, Light, Standard, Heavy, X-Heavy
- SOUND SOURCE
- Max polyphony
- 128 voices
- Tones (Accordion Set)
- 100 Accordion Sets, each one including: 14 Treble Registers, 7 Bass/Chord registers, 7 Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Chord registers, 180 Orchestral sounds (28 real time + others selectable by MENU), 18 Drum Sets
- Reed Footages
- 7 Treble, 5 Bass, 3 Chord, 2 Free Bass
- Additional sounds
- Uploadable from USB memory and saved on internal memory
- Orchestral sounds
- 180: 28 real time (14x2) the others selectable by MENU
- Organ sounds (Virtual Tone Wheel)
- 32 presets for Treble, Chord and Free Bass sections, 16 presets x Bass section
Up to 28 Harmonic Bar combinations customizable, can be controlled and shaped by bellows. - Orchestral Bass sounds
- 180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
- Orchestral Chord sounds
- 180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
- Orchestral Free Bass sounds
- 180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
- Drum Sets
- 18
- User Programs
- 1,400: 100 User Program Bank x 14 registers
- APBM (ADVANCED PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR MODELING)
- Noises
- Stopping-reed growl, Closing valve noise, Left button noise
- Individual Reed Simulation
- Hysteresis threshold, Expression curve, Pressure variant filter, Pressure variant pitch deviation
- Switching Reed Sound Wave
- By bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed
- Bellows opening/closing sound change
- By bellows opening/closing detection
- Bellows Behavior
- Dynamic Bellows Behavior technology for a perfect simulation of the bellows behavior in an acoustic accordion
- MUSETTE TUNING
- Micro-Tuning Presets
- 16 Types: Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish
- Fine Tuning reed footages 8- / 8+
- -100 to 0 to +100
- EFFECTS
- Reverb/Chorus/Delay
- 8 types, 8 types, 10 types
- MFX multi effects
- MFX x 4 (84 types) for: Accordion, Orchestra 1, Orchestra 2, Orch Chord/Orch Free Bass
- Rotary for Organ sound
- Slow/Fast with Vibrato, Chorus, Overdrive and VK-Rotary
- “Cassotto” simulation
- Yes
- PANEL CONTROLS
- Knob controls & Registers
- Volume, Balance, Reverb Chorus, Delay, Effect (assignable knob), 14 x Accordion/Orchestra1/Orchestra2/Organ
- Encoder
- Data Edit with Enter
- Navigation switches
- Up, Down, Menu/Write, Exit/Jump
- Other switches
- Set Up, Set Down, Orch 1 On/Off, Orch 2 On/Off, Organ On/Off, Accordion On/Off, Orch Bass On/Off, Orch Chord/Free Bass On/Off, Free Bass On/Off, Bass&Chord On/Off, Drums On/Off, Bass to Treble On/Off, User Program On/Off, Song List On/Off, Power On/Off, Charge On/Off, Loop/Wave/MP3 player: Loop, Reset/Stop, Play/Pause, Audio Rec
- Chin switches
- 3 programmable chin switches
- Additional switches
- 6 user assignable function switches on last row of bass buttons
- OPERATION MODE
- Accordion, Orchest1/Organ, Orchest2, Drum
- Zone, High, Low
- Octave
- -1, 0, +1 for Treble, -3, 0, +3 for Orchest1, Orchest2
- Drum Shift
- -36 to 0 to +36
- Orchestra Chord Guitar Mode
- Gtr Table1, Gtr Table2, Gtr Table3
- Sound Edit
- Orchest1, Orchest2, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Orch Free Bass
- Bass to Treble
- On/Off
- Part Mute
- Accordion, Orchest 1, Orchest 2, Organ, Bass&Chord, Free Bass, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Orch Free Bass
- Bass & Chord with drum/percussion sounds
- Programmable drum/percussion sounds for Bass/Orch Bass 2 rows, Chord/Orchestra Chord 4 rows.
- Audio Player and Audio REC
- MP3/Wave player from USB memory and REC on USB
- Audio Loop
- REC (with Overdub function) and Play
- Speakers Off
- On/Off adjustable via Menu parameter
- Editing and Write
- Full parameters for each section – New Graphic User Interface
- MIDI FUNCTIONS
- Ext. Seq. Playback (MIDI IN) or USB Computer
- Accordion, Bass&Chord, Orchest1, Orchest2, Organ, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Orch Free Bass, ALL (Local Off function)
- Start/Stop MIDI TX
- Send Start/Stop by pushing Alpha dial
- OTHER
- Display
- Color LCD 2.4”, 320 x 240 dots
- Rated Power Output
- 2 x 25 W
- Speakers
- 2 x 9 cm neodymium speakers
2 x Tweeters - Wave Expansion
- 4 internal areas (8 MB each) to load new sounds
- Power supply
- AC adaptor
Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24 V – 4500 mA
* Expected battery life under continuous use: 8 hours speaker ON mode, 11 hours speaker OFF mode - Onboard Connectors
- OUTPUT jacks L/Mono (Treble), R/Mono (Bass): 1/4” phone type
PHONES jack: 1/4” phone type
MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors
USB MEMORY port: type A
USB COMPUTER port: type B
DC IN connector - Accessories
- AC Adaptor
Power cord (for connecting the AC adaptor)
Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24 V – 4500 mA
Owner’s Manual
Reference caps for the bass buttons
Reference caps for the treble buttons (only for FR-8X button type)
Straps
Accordion cloth
Accordion soft bag - Option (sold separately)
- Wireless USB Adaptor (WNA1100-RL)
USB flash memory (M-UF2G)
Headphones: RH-200, RH-300
Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24 V – 4500 mA
Footswitch - SIZE AND WEIGHT (WEIGHT: WITHOUT STRAPS)
- Width
- 510 mm
20-1/8 inches - Depth
- 260 mm
10-1/4 inches - Height
- 410 mm
16-3/16 inches - Weight
- 11.9 kg
26 lbs. 4 oz.
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