Roland FR-8X Black

With the incredible new FR-8x, Roland has perfected the synergy between traditional accordion playability and modern digital power. The latest flagship piano-type V-Accordion is jam-packed with features and enhancements developed with input from the world’s top players, 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-8x V-Accordion ushers in a new era of creative freedom for players everywhere.

Specs

Keyboard, Bass & Bellows Right hand 41 keys: piano type with velocity sensitive and aftertouch Left hand Piano type/Button type 120 bass buttons velocity sensitive. Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass 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 Upload 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 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 543 mm 21-7/16 inches Depth 280 mm 11-1/16 inches Height 415 mm 16-6/16 inches Weight 12.1 kg