Specifications

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The History

Past and future

Around the middle of the 19th century, a new concept that involved a bellows and a free-reed mechanism was developed in Central Europe. It heralded the

introduction of a totally new instrument - the acoustic accordion. Since then, its unique character, portability, and variety of sounds have made the accordion a

tremendously popular instrument all over the world. Due to its complex mechanism and portability, the acoustic accordion long appeared an instrument that

couldn’t be improved using digital technology. Until Roland introduced the V-Accordion series - the rst instruments of their kind to provide powerful digital

modelling technology in a traditional, immediately familiar, accordion design, and with performance functions and authentic sounds that appealed to a wide range of

players.

Digital Advantages

The V-Accordion combines the familiar sounds and nuances of a traditional accordion with the versatility of a modern digital musical instrument.

You can instantly select and switch between a wide range of sounds and/or types of accordions, or create your own unique timbres and tuning systems. You can

plug directly into an external sound system or recording device, while the headphone socket is ideal for silent practice. Moreover, the V-Accordion combines

velocity-sensitive keyboards and a high-resolution bellows pressure sensor, to create a whole new level of expressiveness.

Using the Dual, High or Low mode, you can control up to 2 parts simultaneously in real time from the V-Accordion’s treble keyboard. Plus, the more you explore

the V-Accordion’s capabilities, the more creative options you’ll discover.

Using the Dual, High or Low mode, you can control up to 2 parts simultaneously in real time from the V-Accordion’s treble keyboard. Plus, the more you explore

the V-Accordion’s capabilities, the more creative options you’ll discover.

FR-1 Piano & Button SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard, Bass & Bellows

Right hand FR-1 piano-type: 26 keys, velocity sensitive (starting at B key). FR-1 button-type: 62 buttons, velocity sensitive.

Left hand FR-1 piano-type / button-type: 72 velocity-sensitive buttons.

Treble Mode (only FR-1 button) C Griff Europe, C Griff 2, B Griff Bajan, B 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

Free Bass Mode Minor 3rd (37 notes Eb -Eb) Bajan (37 notes D- D) Fifth (36 notes C-C) N. Europe (37 notes D-C#) Finnish (37 notes D-D)

Bellows Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure (high-resolution pressure sensor), Bellows Resistance regulator.

Sound source

Tones (Accordion Set) 7 accordion sets, each including: 8 Treble registers, 3 Bass registers, 3 Orchestra Bass registers, 3 Orchestra Chord registers, 3 Free Bass registers, 3

Orchestra Free Bass registers, 4 Orchestra sounds, 4 Organ sounds

Reed Footages 4 Treble, 5 Bass, 3 Chord, 2 Free Bass

Orchestral sounds

4: Strings, Sax, Clarinet, Scat Voice

Organ sounds

4: Full, Jazz, R&B, Perc

Orchestral Bass sounds

5: Acoustic, Bowed, Tuba Mix

Orchestral Chord sounds

5: St. Strings, Chorus Organ, Steel Guitar

Orchestral Free Bass sounds

5: Strings, Clarinet, Choir

PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling)

Noises Stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left button noise.

Individual Reed Simulation Hysteresis threshold, expression curve, pressure-variant lter, pressure variant pitch deviation.

Reed sound wave switching By bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed.

Musette Tuning

Micro-Tuning Presets 15 (Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish).

Effects

Reverb/Chorus 8types, 8 types

Rotary Slow/Fast (for organ sounds).

Panel Controls

Knob Controls Volume/Power, Registers: 4 x Treble, Orchestra, Organ, Set; 3x Bass, Free Bass, Orchestra Bass, Orchestra Chord, Orchestra Free Bass

Buttons Orchestra/Organ, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Left Register, Drums/Default, Song/Demo, User Prog/Dec, Metronome/Inc.

Operation mode

User Program 4

Octave Down(-), 0 Up (+) (for Treble, Orchestra and Organ)

Bass to Treble On/Off

Song function 4 preset songs with selectable mute function for left-or right-hand part.

Drums 4 drum/percussion sets

Power supply

Supplied External AC adapter (100V~240V universal) or optional batteries.

Power consumption

375 mA (using external adaptor).

Battery

(optional) 8 x AA type Ni-MH 2000 mAh – batteries ±5.5 hours. This varies depending on the actual conditions of use.

Note: Carbon and alkaline batteries should not be used. Be sure to only use rechargeable Ni-MH AA-type batteries.

Others

Connectors Headphones jack (Stereo).

Output Jack L/Mono (Treble), R/Mono (Bass) MIDI connector OUT/IN (adjustable via Function parameter), DC IN socket.

Power Supply External AC adaptor (100 ~ 240V, universal).

Metronome Time Signature: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 6/8, 9/8; Tempo: 20-250.

Level Off, Low, Medium, High.

Size and Weight

Size (mm) FR-1(piano-type): 395 (H) x 365 (W) x 195 (D) mm; 15-9/16 (H) x 14-3/8 (W) x 7-11/16 (D) inches.

FR-1(button-type): 375 (H) x 365 (W) x 195 (D) mm; 14-13/16 (H) x 14-3/8 (W) x 7-11/16 (D) inches.

Weight FR-1(piano-type) without straps and optional batteries: 5.5 kg; 12 lbs. 3 oz.

FR-1(button-type) without straps and optional batteries: 5.5 kg; 12 lbs. 3 oz.

Supplied Accessories

1/4” phone (guitar) cable, Earphones (with 1/8” → 1/4” adaptor plug), External AC adaptor, Quick Start manual, CD-ROM with Owner’s Manual, Reference caps for the treble buttons (button-type),

Strip for securing the adapter, MIDI and/or audio cables, Hexagonal wrench, Straps, Replaceable “traforo” inlay sheets: 5.

Optional Accessories

Colour variation White

BAG-FR-1 Accordion soft bag;

CM-30 Cube Monitor

CUBE street Stereo Amplier

SA-300 Stage Amplier

Mobile Cube Stereo Amplier

AMC-3 Audio/Midi cable

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