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3. Look at What you Can Do!
Stand-alone
Battery-powered instrument with built-in
speakers
Though the FR-8x is a fully electronic instrument, you do not
need to connect it to an amplifier in order to produce sounds. Its
onboard amplification system is powerful enough for small venues,
restaurants, etc.
Furthermore, the FR-8x comes with a rechargeable battery pack (Ni-
Mh) so that you do not need to connect it to a wall outlet
High Quality
Powered by four multi-effect sections (MFX)
One multi-effect section (MFX) can be used for the accordion
sounds on the right hand.
Three multi-effect sections are used for the orchestral sounds: two
on the right hand and one on the left hand.
Super realistic accordion sounds
The FR-8x V-Accordion is based on Roland's sound generation
technology called "PBM" (Physical Behavior Modeling) whose sonic
result is very close to the sound of traditional accordions.
All sounds the FR-8x produces were obtained by sampling the most
popular traditional acoustic accordions, allowing you to switch
from an Italian jazz accordion to German folk, French musette or
a historic bandoneon sound – without changing your technique.
Different tuning systems are also available.
Orchestral sounds
(p.
The FR-8x is also equipped with orchestral sounds that can be used
in combination with traditional accordion sounds – complete with
full bellows articulation and unique right hand keyboard modes
(Off, Zone, High and Low).
The orchestral sounds can be freely assigned to the desired register
for optimum flexibility. You can also assign other orchestral sounds
to the registers.
Virtual Tonewheel organ sounds
Thanks to its Virtual Tonewheel organ sound engine, the FR-8x
allows you to play amazing organ sounds like an organ player by
using the right hand (TW Upper) and left hand (TW Lower, TW
Pedal) sections.
37)
Drum sounds
(p.
You can also use the FR-8x to play simply drum parts with your left
and right hand by assigning drums and percussion sounds to the
bass and chord buttons.
Sound expansion
(p.
111)
The FR-8x provides four internal memories that allow you to add
new sounds.
8
instrument
Sounds
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(p.
32)
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32)
Enhanced
Playability
A more sophisticated bellows response
The bellows in a acoustic accordion are used to create pressure and
vacuum, driving air across the internal reed mechanism.
Applying pressure increases the sound volume.
The bellows resistance decrease or increase depending on the
number of pressed keys and the selected registers.
The FR-8x has a sophisticated pressure control that adjusts the
bellows resistance as a real acoustic accordion.
As most acoustic accordion, the FR-8x has an air button on the side
of the instrument that doesn't play any notes, but instead lets air in
and out of the instrument.
Velocity sensitive keyboards
To give much expression to your performances, the FR-8x provides
a right-hand and a left-hand manual systems that are sensitive to
how fast or slow the keys are pressed.
Programmable chin switches
Let your hands be focused only on playing notes.
Three programmable chin switches will help you to change
registers, change user programs and control many other functions
by using your chin and, therefore, without moving your hands away
from the accordion bass and treble keyboards.
Convenient
Play different voices with the left and right
hand
(p.
32,34)
The Right and Left button sections allow you to quickly to turn the
parts on/off.
This way you can simultaneously play three parts (sounds) in the
right and left hand.
Greater flexibility to play different voices on
the right hand
(p.
38)
Using the keyboard mode ("Zone") you can split the keyboard in
more part and use different voices for each part. You can also use
one or more part to play voices in layer.
Another possibility is to set the keyboard mode in "Low" or "Hi". In
this way the first note that you play triggers an accordion voice
. If you hold down that key or button and play higher ("Low") or
lower ("Hi") notes, those notes are played by the orchestra sound or
viceversa.
Transpose the key of the keyboard
This function allows you to transpose FR-8x's pitch in semi-tone
steps.
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12)
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functions
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40)
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