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Roland FR-1x V-Accordion (Piano Style)

Name: Roland FR-1x V-Accordion (Piano Style)
Brand: Roland
SKU: H81179000000000
Price: 1999.99 USD
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Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

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Overview

Compact, lightweight virtual accordion packed with features and 26-key keypad.

The FR-1x is the newest addition to the Roland's famous V-Accordion family which have helped revolutionize the accordion world. This compact, lightweight model offers the same flexibility and portability as its popular FR-1 predecessors, but adds significant features, including USB functionality and advanced bellows-pressure circuitry for enhanced sensitivity and precision. With new-generation speakers onboard, and an expanded 7-segment/3-character display, the FR-1x piano-type sets a powerful standard for a small, lightweight accordion.

Perfect for Students and Pros
Light and small, the FR-1x is perfect for young players, music studios, and schools. It is the most compact of all V-Accordions, but cuts no corners in sound quality. It's also a perfect instrument for the professional accordionist and live performer. The FR-1x's battery power and onboard speakers make it ideal for the strolling accordionist. The FR-1x is a great instrument for musicians who perform musical styles such as folk, rock, roots-rock, blues, zydeco, and more.

Play Anytime, Anywhere
Enjoy instant, high-quality sound from the onboard speakers or play privately with ear buds or headphones (sold separately). The FR-1x is also the perfect instrument to travel with. Because of its compact size, it fits in the overhead storage compartment on most commercial airplanes.

Advanced Musical Expression
With the FR-1x, you can access over a dozen different accordion sounds instantly. There are even orchestral instruments onboard, as well as virtual tone wheel organs with realistic rotary effects. The FR-1x also includes onboard manual drum/percussion sounds that can be played with the bass and chord buttons.

USB memory port and USB Computer port on board
The USB memory port allows you to easily store data such as User Program, and to upload new sounds, thanks to the USB Flash Memory. Moreover you can manage MP3 and WAV files using the optional USB Flash Memory. Their playback is a good educational application and can enhance live performances too. The USB computer port is dedicated to MIDI computer applications, such as sequencer software programs.

Faster response and higher sensitivity
Thanks to the optimized Roland sound generator for accordion performance, the FR-1x will satisfy even the most demanding accordion player. Thanks to this new technology accordionists can feel perfectly at ease when playing their music especially once they have experienced the enhanced response of this instrument.

Set Editor software
A dedicated software program allows you to create a dedicated User Set for the FR-1x with access to all Orchestra, Orchestra Bass and Orchestra Chord sounds. It is available on the Roland website as a free download. Thanks to the USB port, it's easy to load user sets into the FR-1x.

Features

Keyboard, Bass & Bellows

Right hand: 26 keys velocity sensitive (starting at B key)
Left hand: 72 bass buttons velocity sensitive
Bass & Chord modes: 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 modes: Minor 3rd (37 notes Eb-Eb), Bajan (37 notes D-D), Fifth (36 notes C-C), North Europe (37 notes D-C#), Finnish (37 notes D-D)
Bellows: New pressure sensor for better sensitivity and Advanced Physical Behavior Modeling such as detection of bellows opening/closing, Bellows Resistant Regulator wheel with fine adjustment
Bellows curve: Fixed Low, Fixed Med, Fixed High, X-Light, Light, Standard, Heavy, X-Heavy

Sound Generator

Max. polyphony: 128 voices
Tones (Accordion Set): 16 Accordion Sets (including 4 User 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
Reed Footages: 7 Treble, 5 Bass, 3 Chord, 2 Free Bass
Additional sounds: Uploadable from USB memory and saved on 4 User sets

Sounds

Orchestral sounds: Strings, JazzScat1, JazzDoos, Str&Choir, Twin Trump, Trombone, FrenchHorn, Brass, Flute1, Tenor Sax2, Clarinet, Oboe, Ac Piano, Ac Guitar, Mandolin, HarpsStr
Organ sounds: Jazz Slow/Fast, Latin Slow/Fast, HousPerc Slow/Fast, Theatre Slow/Fast
Orchestral Bass sounds: Acoustic, Fingered, Bowed, Jazz Pedal VTW, Tuba Mix, Tuba, Fretless
Orchestral Chord sounds: Strings, JazzDoos, Jazz VTW, R&B VTW, Steel Gtr, Ac Guitar, Ac Piano
Orchestral Free Bass sounds: Strings, JazzDoos, Jazz VTW, Clarinet, Ac Guitar, Ac Piano, Oboe

PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling)

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 WAV: By bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed
Bellows opening/closing sound change: By bellows opening/closing detection

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

Effects

Reverb/Chorus: 8 types
Rotary for Organ sound: Slow/Fast

Panel Controls

Knob controls & Registers: Volume, 4x Treble/Orchestra/Organ + Set
Other switches: Drum On/Off, Orchestra On/Off, Organ On/Off, Free Bass On/Off, Orchestra Bass On/Off, Orchestra Chord/Free Bass On/Off, User Programs On/Off, Wave/MP3 player: Reset/Stop, Play/Pause, Power

Operation Mode

User Programs: 8 memories
Orchestra/Organ mode: Solo, Dual
Octave: Down, 0, Up for Treble, Orchestra/Organ
Metronome: On/Off
Bass&Chord with drum/percussion sounds: On/Off for Bass/Orch Bass 2 rows, Chord/Orchestra Chord 4 rows
Audio Player: MP3/WAV player from USB memory
Bass to Treble mode: On/Off

Other

Display: 7 segments, 3 characters (LED)
Rated Power Output: 7W x 2
Speakers: 9cm x 2
Wave Expansion: 2 internal areas (8MB each) to load new sounds
Power supply: AC adaptor (included), Batteries (not included) AA-type rechargeable Ni-MH x 8
Expected battery life under continuous use (with using Ni-MH 2000mAh batteries): 5-hours (speaker ON mode), 8-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 OUT connector, USB MEMORY connector type A, USB COMPUTER connector type B, DC IN connector

Accessories

AC Adaptor
Power cord (for connecting the AC adaptor)
Owner's Manual
Reference caps for the bass buttons
Straps
Strip for securing the adapter
MIDI and/or audio cables

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Specs

FR-1x V-Accordion (Piano Style) Specifications:

Dimensions (WxDxH):

405mm x 365mm x 195mm, 16" x 14-3/8" x 7-11/16"

Weight:

6.5kg., 14lb., 6oz.

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