Roland FR-8x Black Button accordion

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

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

1. 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.