Roland Digital Accordions. the Tradition Outside. the Future Inside. FR-7/5 • FR-3S/3 • FR-3Sw • FR-7B/5B • FR-3Sb/3B • FR-3Sbw

Roland Digital Accordions. The tradition outside. The future inside. FR-7/5 • FR-3s/3 • FR-3sW • FR-7b/5b • FR-3sb/3b • FR-3sbW

Covered by U.S. Patent N° 6,946,594 The History V-Accordion ThePast and History future Line-up Around the middle of the 19th century, a new concept that involved a Until Roland introduced the V-Accordion series - the fi rst instruments of bellows and a free-reed mechanism was developed in Central Europe. their kind to provide powerful digital modelling technology in a traditional, Piano-type It heralded the introduction of a totally new instrument - the acoustic immediately familiar, accordion design, and with performance functions accordion. Since then, its unique character, portability, and variety of and authentic sounds that appealed to a wide range of players. Treble Keyboard sounds have made the accordion a tremendously popular instrument all over the world. Due to its complex mechanism and portability, the Models acoustic accordion long appeared an instrument that couldn’t be Roland is pleased to introduce another improved using digital technology. milestone in digital musical instrument history– the V-Accordion with pianotype treble keyboards. This line-up is the fi rst to successfully integrate cutting-edge digital technology, such The Technology as our proprietary “Physical Behaviour PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling) accurately to each expressive playing nuance applied by the bellows. Modelling” (PBM), into a traditional At the heart of the V-Accordion is Roland’s new, proprietary PBM sound accordion design, offering performance Theengine and modelling Technologytechnology. Physical Behaviour Modelling uses PVP (Pressure Variant Pitch) features and authentic sounds perfect complex algorithms to accurately recreate an acoustic accordion’s sound The pitch of each simulated reed is varied individually. As the bellows for a wide range of musical styles. characteristics. The result is a faithful simulation of the actual physical is pushed or pulled more forcefully, the behaviour and expressive nuances of an acoustic instrument. sound becomes fatter and richer, because The Roland V-Accordion series of piano- each simulated reed exhibits a “natural” type instruments comprises 5 models Bellows Movement Modelling tendency to go out of tune. In Tune Off and 3 colour variations: FR-7 (grey/red), PVA (Pressure Variant Amplifi er) 2’ 2/3 V On O 8’ FR-5 (grey/red), FR-3s (grey), FR-3 This function controls the dynamics of each L Musette Tuning U 16’ M (grey), and FR-3s (white). reed sound, based on the high-resolution E Based on extensive research of the BELLOWS PRESSURE bellows pressure sensor. Starting and Reed Inertia different tuning types used throughout The fl agship, the FR-7, provides 41 stopping, hysteresis threshold, inertia, the world the V-Accordion’s note-by-note velocity-sensitive piano-type keys, BELLOWS PRESSURE expression curve, and volume are all micro-tuning feature allows a V-Accordion to authentically reproduce many aftertouch and 40 Accordion sets, and Hysteresis Thresholds individually programmed to reproduce a different accordion types for various genres of music. a Master bar. The FR-5 shares these true free-reed sound. features, but comes without speakers or

V an amplifi cation system. The lightweight O L PVF (Pressure Variant Filter) U and portable FR-3s and FR-3 are fi tted M 16’ The tone colour of each reed sound is also E 8’ with 37 velocity-sensitive keys. While shaped in real-time by the dedicated DSP 2’ 2/3 the FR-3s contains an onboard digital (Digital Signal Processor), responding BELLOWS PRESSURE amplifi er and two speakers, the FR-3

Expression Curve doesn’t, and is therefore the lightest member of the V-Accordion family, but just as ﬂ exible as the FR-3s. How about treating yourself to Sergio SScappinicappini something exclusive? With the FR-3s WHITE, you are sure to stand out from the crowd: the elegant pearl-white cabinet and gorgeously decorated bellows are complemented with highly attractive accessories (shoulder straps, bass strap cushion and bellows stop) made of real leather and Alcantara®.

All V-Accordion models offer selectable Bass & Chord modes (6 modes: 2 Bass Rows, 3 Bass Rows A7th, 3 Bass Rows A5dim, 3 Bass Rows B7th, 3 Bass Rows B5dim, 3 Bass Rows Bx) and Free Bass modes (5 modes: Minor 3rd, Bajan, Fifth, N.Europe, Finnish).

Alcantara® is a registered trademark of Alcantara Spa., Italy PianoType 73s nearest RolandServiceCentre. FR-5 version1userscanupgrade toversion2.Please,contactyour as “remote control” arranger/soundsmodules.Note:FR-7/ for external Moreover, theFR-7/FR-5provides more MIDIfunctionsandcannowact to includeneworchestral chord andorchestral free basssections. extra valuetotheseV-Accordions: thebasssectionhasbeenexpanded The FR-7andFR-5are nowprovided withsoftware version2,whichadds Version 2isHere! can beeasilymixedwithtraditionalaccordion sounds. switching. The22onboard orchestral treble and7orchestral basssounds (Solo, DualandHigh/Low)provide amazingﬂ played withfullbellowsarticulation.Severaluniquekeyboard modes Traditional accordion andorchestral sounds canbeeasilycombinedand Sounds Orchestral SoundsCombinedwithTraditional Accordion everything inbetween. Folk accordion, from French Musette toahistoricBandoneon–and and FR-5allowyoutoswitchinstantlyfrom anItalian JazztoaGerman tuning characteristics.Asaresult, theFR-7 accordion models, completewiththeirdifferent can faithfullyreproduce varioustraditional For theﬁ sampled scores ofpopularacousticaccordions. high qualitysounds,Rolandengineershave and 7orchestral chord registers.To create these orchestral free bass,7orchestral bassregisters, 7 bass&chord registers, 7free bassregisters, 7 instruments, eachincluding14treble registers, can simulateupto40different accordion The FR-7andFR-5have41treble keysand Super RealisticAccordion Simulations FR-7/5

rst timeinhistory, asingleinstrument FR-7/-5pianotype Version 2 exibility andinstantsound

options. for evenmore convenient control footswitch/battery recharger unit FR-5 are suppliedwithamulti- stage. BoththeFR-7and system forcompletemobilityon and connectathird-party wireless rechargeable Ni-MHbatterypack nevertheless installanoptional While theFR-5comeswithoutspeakersoramplifi for aconsistent,full-range,low-endtohigh-endoutput. pack powerstheamplifi MH batterypack,andisthusaself-containedinstrument.The battery The FR-7containsadigitalamplifi Unique All-In-One options you’lldiscover! Plus, themore youexplore theFR-7/FR-5’s capabilities,themore creative parts simultaneouslyinreal timefrom theFR-7/FR-5’s treble keyboard. expressiveness. UsingtheHighorLowmode,youcancontrol upto2 high-resolution bellowspressure sensor, tocreate awholenewlevelof Moreover, theFR-7/FR-5combinevelocity-sensitivekeyboards anda device, whiletheheadphonesocketisidealforsilentpractice. systems. You canplugdirectly soundsystemorrecording intoanexternal or typesofaccordions, orcreate yourownuniquetimbres andtuning can instantlyselectandswitchbetweenawiderangeofsoundsand/ accordion digitalmusicalinstrument.You with theversatilityofamodern The FR-7/FR-5combinethefamiliarsoundsandnuancesofatraditional Digital Advantages 5 er withapairofneodymium woofersandtweeters cation systemandarechargeable Ni- cation system,youcan 3 FR-3s/FR-3 The FR-3s/FR-3 can be connected to various external devices The FR-3s/FR-3canbeconnected tovariousexternal Connections accordion soundsinoneoffourselectablecombinations. sax, clarinet,fl The FR-3s/FR-3includes10orchestral sounds(e.g.trombone, trumpet, Orchestral Sounds has neverbeeneasierormore effi so studentscanrecord theirperformancesoncomputer. Practising thanks totheiradjustablemetronome. Theyare alsoMIDIcompatible, smallest accordion intheworldtoprovide afree bassmode,butalso The FR-3sandFR-3are idealforstudents.Notjustbecausetheyare the Educational Features ing oneoffourpositionsonaconvenientlylocatedwheel. Increasing ordecreasing thebellows’inertiaissimplyamatterofselect- Regulator thatcanbesettomatchtheplayer’s strength orpreference. the soundsofterandquieter. There’s evenauniqueBellowsResistance movements create aricher, fullersound,whilelightermovementsmake spond tobellowsmovementsandpressure. Stronger inward andoutward chord registers, and10orchestral sounds.The FR-3s/FR-3faithfullyre- orchestral free bassregisters, 7orchestral bassregisters, 7orchestral ing 12treble registers, 7bass&chord registers, 7free bassregisters, 7 The FR-3s/FR-3cansimulateupto10different accordions, eachinclud- Realistic Accordion simulations alike fortheirportabilityandfl appreciated by buddingaccordion playersandexperiencedentertainers 3 are surprisinglycompact models. Lightweightandportable,theyare more! Witha37-note piano-typetreble keyboard, theFR-3sandFR- FR-3 provide allthe features ofatraditionalaccordion andawholelot The brand-newjuniormembersoftheV-Accordion family, theFR-3sand ute, violin)thatcanbeused togetherwiththetraditional exibility! cient! Multicolour RolandLogo (hence the“s”in“FR-3s”). the FR-3scomeswithasetofprofessional-grade neodymium speakers the FR-3sandFR-3alsoprovide aheadphonesocket.Inadditiontothis, a compartmentforoptionalAA-typerechargeable batteries.Ofcourse, player absolutefreedom ofmovement.Bothmodels are provided with outputs, theFR-3s/FR-3canbeusedonbiggeststages,granting Combined withanoptionalwireless systemconnectedtotheexternal (sequencers, arrangerkeyboards, etc.)usingtheonboard MIDIsocket. E ipa Compartment foroptional LED Display AA-type batteries(rechargeable) FR-3s/-3pianotype 3

• Cushion:Alcantara® • Bellowsstops:leather • Bassstrap:leather/Alcantara® • Shoulderstrap:leather/Alcantara® • Two-toned bellows:white/purplered • PearlWhitecoloured cabinet MIDI, aheadphonesocket,andmetronome, tonamebutafew. truly “real”, whileproviding ahostofdigitaladvantages:perfectﬂ ditional accordion andorchestra sounds,thisbellowsinstrumentfeels Alcantara® straps.With37velocity-sensitivekeys,superrealistic tra- gorgeous, withabeautifullydecoratedbellowsandgenuineleather with thesamefeatures asthestandard FR-3s,the“WHITE”modellooks no-keyboard V-Accordion series.Lightweight,compact,andequipped The exclusive,limitededition,pearl-whiteFR-3sisthestarofpia- FR-3s WHITE FR-3s Wpianotype s exibility, W Alcantara® isaregistered trademarkof AlcantaraSpa.,Italy. FR-3s. All otherfeatures oftheFR-3sWHITEare thesameasthoseof Button-type ty ofadigitalinstrument. nuances withtheversatilityandﬂ of traditionalaccordion soundsand WHITE provide theperfectcombination FR-3sb (grey), FR-3b(grey), andFR-3sb The FR-7b(grey/red), FR-5b(grey/red), diverse asthesoundsthemselves. layouts ofacousticaccordions are as stomed to.Afterall,thebuttonkeyboard use thesystemtheyhavegrown accu- D-Griff 1,D-Griff 2)thatallowplayersto pe, C-Griff 2,B-Griff Bajan,B-Griff Fin, ble treble-button modes(C-Griff Euro- most importantadditionare theselecta- counterparts –withafewextras.The same feature setastheirpiano-type land’s V-Accordion line-upprovide the bass buttons,the“b”modelsofRo- button right-handkeyboard and120 Equipped withavelocity-sensitive92- Treble Keyboard V-Accordion Line-up Models Ludovic Beier exibili-

ButtonType 73s The FR-7bcontainsadigitalampliﬁ Unique All-in-One free bass)cantriggeritsownorchestral sounds. sounds forthetreble keyboard, whileeachbasssection(bass,chord, The FR-7b/FR-5bincorporates 22ofRoland’s acclaimedorchestral Orchestral Sounds played usingyourfamiliaraccordion technique. modiﬁ Folk, French Musette,orahistoricBandoneonsound-withoutphysical tuning. Thisallowsyoutoswitchfrom anItalianJazzaccordion toGerman of populartraditionalacousticaccordions, eachwithitsown idiosyncratic accordions (ortocreate asmanyvirtualinstruments),basedonsamples The FR-7bandFR-5bare capableofsimulatingupto40different Accordion Simulations orchestral sounds). 7 orchestral chord registers, 7 orchestral free bassregisters and22 & chord registers, 7free bassregisters, 7orchestral bassregisters, tones in40Accordion sets(eachincluding14treble registers, 7bass The FR-7b/FR-5bfeatures a128-voicepolyphonic soundengine,428 Sounds reference caps. to thenotesbeingplayed.You canalsochange thepositionofbass and installthemintherightplacessothatbuttonlayoutcorresponds playing style.You canevenunscrew theblackandwhitetreble buttons modes, 6bass&chord modes,and5free bassmodes)tosuityour You caneasilychangethenoteassignmentstobuttons(6treble buttons. a MasterBarwithaftertouchfunctions,and120velocity-sensitivebass The FR-7bandFR-5bfeature avelocity-sensitive92-buttonkeyboard, FR-7b/5b

cations totheinstrumentitself. Ontopofthat,eachsoundcanbe FR-7b/-5b cation systemandarechargeable R7 akge FR-5bred FR-7b darkgrey battery recharger unit(FBC-7)forevenmore convenientcontrol option. Both theFR-7bandFR-5bare suppliedwithamulti-footswitch/ and connectathird-party wireless systemforcompletemobilityonstage. can neverthelessinstallanoptionalrechargeable Ni-MHbatterypack While theFR-5bcomeswithoutspeakersoramplifi for aconsistent,full-range,low-endtohigh-endoutput. pack powerstheamplifi Ni-MH batterypack,andisthusaself-containedinstrument.The 5 er withapairofneodymiumwoofersandtweeters FBC-7 cation system,you 3 FR-3sb/FR-3b or more effi their performancesoncomputer. Practisinghasneverbeeneasier Thanks totheinstrument’s MIDIfunctionality, students canevenrecord metronome thathelpsyoutodevelopyoursenseofrhythmandtiming. provide afree bassmode-perfectforstudents.Theyalsocontaina The FR-3sbandFR-3bare thesmallestaccordions intheworldto Educational Features You canalsochangetheposition ofbassreference caps. places sothatthebuttonlayoutcorresponds tothenotesbeingplayed. unscrew theblackandwhitetreble buttonsandinstallthemintheright and selectthepreset thatbestsuitsyourplayingstyle.You caneven modes. You caneasilychangethenoteassignments tothebuttonkeys modes, and120bassbuttonswith6&chord and5free bass The FR-3sb/FR-3bfeatures a92-buttonkeyboard with6treble button A 92-buttonAccordion • Onboard digitalamplifi bellows’ inertia • 92-buttonkeyboard withtheabilitytochangelayoutof thetreble/ amazing expressiveness ofalltheRolandbutton-typeV-Accordions. the samefl equipped witha92-buttontreble keyboard. TheFR-3sbandFR-3boffer With theFR-3sbandFR-3b,Rolandlaunchesfi • BellowsResistanceRegulatorwithfourpositions,tofi • CompartmentforoptionalAA-typerechargeable batteries • Onboard MIDI socket • 7orchestral chord/orchestral free bassregisters withnewsounds bass buttonkeyboard cient! exibility andportability astheFR-3s/FR-3models,and er andtwospeakers(FR-3sb only) rst compact accordions ne-tune the ne-tune IIsce edhnsjc BellowsResistance Regulator Headphonesjack MIDI socket

traditional accordion sounds. trumpet, sax,clarinet,ﬂ Accordion includes 10different orchestral sounds(e.g.trombone, 7 bass&chord registers, and7free bassregisters. Moreover, thisV simulate upto10different accordions, eachwith12treble registers, The FR-3sb/FR-3bboastsa64-voicepolyphonicsoundenginethatcan Accordion Simulations AndOrchestral Sounds ute, violin)thatcanbeusedtogetherwiththe FR-3sb/-3b OPTIONS

Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack BTY-FRV-Accordion Gigbag + FBC-7 Gigbag Gigbag BAG-FR-3Headphones RH-300 Headphones RH-200

FR-7, FR-5 SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard & Bellows Orchestral Free Bass sounds Bass Registers 7 Right hand 41 piano-type keys, velocity-sensitive, with Trombone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Perc Organ, aftertouch Ac Guitar, Ac Piano Navigation Up, Down, Menu/Write, Exit/Jump Switches Left hand 120 bass buttons, velocity-sensitive Orchestral Chord sounds Other Switches Accordion Set Up/Down, Sordina On/Off, Power Keyboard Modes Right Hand: Solo, Dual, High/Low (for orchestral Trombone, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Trem. Organ, Voice, sounds) AC Guitar, AC Piano Others Left Hand: Standard, Free Bass, Orchestral Bass, PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling) Display 48 x 84 dots, graphic backlit LCD Orchestral Chord, Orchestral Free Bass Noises Stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left Rated Power 2 x 25W RMS (only for FR-7) Bellows Real pneumatic detection by a high-resolution button noise Output pressure sensor Individual Reed Hysteresis threshold, expression curve, pressure Speakers 10cm x 2 speakers (using Neodymium Transducer Sound source Simulation variant filter, pressure variant pitch deviation Magnets), Tweeters x 2 (only for FR-7) Tones 40 user-programmable accordion sets (Accordion Set) * Each accordion set includes: 14 Treble Reed waveform By bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed Onboard Headphone jack (Stereo), Output jack: L/Mono registers, 7 Bass registers, 7 Free Bass registers, switching Connectors (Treble), R/Mono (Bass), Multi Connector 7 Orchestral Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestral (to FBC-7) Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Chord registers, 22 Musette Tuning Orchestral sounds Micro-Tuning 16: (Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Battery Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack, 24V-4500mAh Presets Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian (only for FR-7/optional for the FR-5) Treble Reed 7 L/H, French, Scottish) Footages Effects Colour Variation Dark Grey, Red Bass Reed 5 Reverb 8 types Supplied FBC-7 (Power supply/Battery Charger), Owner’s Footages Accessories Manual, Straps, Accordion cloth, Bass Reference Chorus 8 types caps, Power cable, 19-pin Multicore cable, Chord Reed 3 Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24V-4500mAh Footages Delay 8 types (FR-7) Free Bass 2 Rotary for Slow/Fast External FBC-7 5 Programmable Foot switches (Set Up/Down, Footages orchestral Specifications Register Up/Down, Sustain), Multi connector organ sound (towards Accordion), Expression Pedal jack, MIDI Max polyphony 128 voices connectors (In, Out, Thru), Output jacks (L/Mono, "Cassotto" and Yes R), AC Inlet Orchestral sounds "Sordina" 22: Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Simulation Optional Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack (FR-5) Clarinet, Oboe, Harmonica, Muted Harmonica, Panel Controls Accessories 24V-4500mAh, V-Accordion Gigbag, FBC-7 Gigbag, FR-3sb W Violin, Pizzicato, Flute, Pan Flute, Highland, Headphones RH-200, Headphones RH-300 Zampogna, Jazz organ, Perc. Organ, Rotary Knob Controls Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus, Size and Weight Organ, Trem. Organ, Voice, Mandolin, Acoustic Delay Guitar, Acoustic Piano Size 423 (H) x 528 (W) x 275 (D) mm Encoder Data Edit with Enter switch Orchestral Bass sounds Weight 11.5 kg (FR-7) / 9.5 kg (FR-5) FR-3sb WHITE 7: Acoustic Bass, Bowed Bass, Fingered Bass, Panel Switches Picked Bass, Fretless Bass, Tuba, Tuba Mix Treble Registers 14 + Master + Orchestra The exclusive, limited edition, pearl-white FR-3sb is the star of the but- All other features of the FR-3sb WHITE are the same as those of the ton-keyboard V-Accordion series. Lightweight, compact, and equipped FR-3sb. with the same features as the standard FR-3sb, the “WHITE” model looks Alcantara® is a registered trademark of Alcantara Spa., Italy. FR-3s, FR-3s WHITE, FR-3 SPECIFICATIONS gorgeous, with a beautifully decorated bellows and genuine leather and Al- Keyboard & Bellows Orchestra Free Bass sounds cantara® straps. With 92 velocity-sensitive buttons (6 selectable modes), Bass Registers 7 super realistic traditional accordion and orchestra sounds, this bellows Right hand Piano-type, 37 keys, velocity-sensitive Trombone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Perc Organ, Ac instrument feels truly “real”, while providing a host of digital advantages: Guitar, Ac Piano Metronome On, Off Left hand 120 bass buttons, velocity-sensitive Orchestra Chord sounds perfect ﬂ exibility, MIDI, a headphone socket, and a metronome, to name Other switches Sordina Mellow/Bright, Power but a few. Keyboard Modes Right Hand: Solo, Dual, High/Low St. Strings, Chorus Organ, Steel Guitar, St. Orch Operation Modes (for orchestral sounds) Brass, Choir, Harps+Strings, Guitar+Organ Left Hand: Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling) Orchestra Mode Solo, Dual, High, Low • Pearl White coloured cabinet Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass • Two-toned bellows: white/purple red Noises Stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left Octave Down, 0, Up for Treble and Orchestra Bellows Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure, button noise Others • Shoulder strap: leather/Alcantara® high-resolution pressure sensor, Bellows Resistance Regulator (wheel with 4 positions) Individual reed Hysteresis threshold, expression curve, pressure Rated power 2 x 11W RMS (only for FR-3s & FR-3s WHITE) • Bass strap: leather/Alcantara® simulation variant filter, pressure variant pitch deviation output • Bellows stops: leather Sound source • Cushion: Alcantara® Tones 10 Accordion sets, each one including: Reed waveform by bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed Speakers 2 x 10cm speakers (Neodymium transducer 12 Treble registers, 7 Bass registers, 7 Free Bass switching magnets) (only for FR-3s & FR-3s WHITE) registers, 7 Orchestral Free Bass registers, 7 Musette tuning Orchestral Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Chord Onboard Headphones Jack (Stereo), Output Jack: L/Mono registers, 10 Orchestral sounds Micro tuning 16: (Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North connectors (Treble), R/Mono (Bass), MIDI connector: OUT/IN presets Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian (adjustable via MIDI parameter) Treble reed 4 L/H, French, Scottish) footages Effects Power supply External AC adapter (100V~240V universal) Bass reed 5 Reverb 8 types Battery (optional) Standard Ni-MH AA type rechargeable batteries footages Chorus 8 types Supplied External AC adapter, Owner’s Manual, Accordion Chord reed 3 accessories cloth, Straps, Bass reference caps, Battery holder footages Rotary for Slow/Fast (pre-installed in compartment) orchestral organ Free Bass 2 sound Optional Gigbag (BAG-FR-3), Headphones RH-200, footages accessories Headphones RH-300 “Cassotto” and Yes Size and Weight Max polyphony 64 voices “Sordina” simulation Size 425 (H) x 481(W) x 270 (D) mm Orchestral sounds Panel controls Trombone, Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Clarinet, Weight 8.3 kg (FR-3s & FR-3s WHITE)/7.5 kg (FR-3) Harmonica, Violin, Flute, Jazz Org, Blues Org Knob controls Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus Weight without straps and without optional batteries Orchestra Bass sounds Panel Switches Acoustic, Bowed, Fingered, Fretless, Picked, Tuba, Treble Registers 10 + Orchestra + Set 3sWTuba Mix FR-7b, FR-5b SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard & Bellows Orchestral Free Bass sounds adplan.it Right Hand 92 buttons, velocity-sensitive, Master Bar with Trombone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Perc Organ, Navigation Up, Down, Menu/Write, Exit/Jump aftertouch Ac Guitar, Ac Piano Switches

Left Hand 120 Bass buttons, velocity-sensitive Orchestral Chord sounds Other Switches Accordion set Up/Down, Sordina On/Off, Power Keyboard Modes Right Hand: Solo, Dual, High/Low (for orchestral Trombone, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Trem. Organ, Voice, Others sounds) AC Guitar, AC Piano Display 48 x 84 dots, graphic backlit LCD Left Hand: Standard, Free Bass, Orchestral Bass, PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling) Orchestral Chord, Orchestral Free Bass Rated Power 2 x 25W RMS (only for FR-7b) Noises Stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left Output Bellows Real pneumatic detection by a high resolution button noise pressure sensor Speakers 10 cm x 2 speakers (using Neodymium Sound source Individual Reed Hysteresis threshold, expression curve, pressure transducer Magnets), Tweeters x 2 Simulation variant filter, pressure variant pitch deviation (only for FR-7b) Tones 40 user-programmable accordion sets (Accordion Set) * Each Accordion Sets includes: 14 Treble Reed waveform by bellows acceleration, By note repetition speed Onboard Headphone jack (Stereo), Output jack: L/Mono registers, 7 Bass registers, 7 Free Bass registers, switching Connectors (Treble), R/Mono (Bass), Multi Connector 7 Orchestral Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Musette Tuning (to FBC-7) Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Chord registers, 22 Orchestral sounds Micro-Tuning 16: (Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Battery Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack, 24V-4500mAh Presets Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian (only for FR-7b/optional for the FR-5b) Treble Reed 7 L/H, French, Scottish) Footages Effects Colour Variation Dark Grey, Red Bass Reed 5 Reverb 8 types Supplied FBC-7 (Power supply/Battery Charger), Owner's Footages Accessories Manual, Straps, Accordion cloth, Treble reference Chorus 8 types caps, Bass Reference caps, Power cable, 19-pin Chord Reed 3 multicore cable, Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack Footages Delay 8 types 24V-4500mAh (FR-7b)

Free Bass 2 Rotary for Slow/Fast External FBC-7 5 Programmable Foot switches (Set Up/Down, Footages orchestral Specifications Register Up/Down, Sustain), Multi connector organ sound (towards Accordion), Expression Pedal jack, MIDI Max polyphony 128 voices connectors (In, Out, Thru), Output jacks (L/Mono, Orchestral sounds "Cassotto" and Yes R), AC Inlet "Sordina" 22: Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Simulation Optional V-Accordion Gigbag, FBC-7 Gigbag, Rechargeable Clarinet, Oboe, Harmonica, Muted Harmonica, Panel Controls Accessories Ni-MH battery pack (FR-5b) Headphones RH-200, Violin, Pizzicato, Flute, Pan Flute, Highland, Headphones RH-300 Zampogna, Jazz organ, Perc. Organ, Rotary Knob Controls Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus, Size and Weight Organ, Trem. Organ, Voice, Mandolin, Acoustic Delay Guitar, Acoustic Piano Size 405 (H) x 506 (W) x 270 (D) mm Encoder Data Edit with Enter switch Orchestral Bass sounds Panel Switches Weigh 11. 7 kg (FR-7b) with battery, without straps. 7: Acoustic Bass, Bowed Bass, Fingered Bass, 9.5 kg (FR-5b) without optional battery, without Picked Bass, Fretless Bass, Tuba, Tuba Mix Treble Registers 14 + Master + Orchestra straps

Bass Registers 7

FR-3sb, FR-3sb WHITE, FR-3b SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard & Bellows PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling) Speakers 2 x 10cm speakers (Neodymium transducer Right hand 92-buttons, velocity-sensitive Noises Stopping-reed growl, Closing valve noise, Left magnets) (only for FR-3sb & FR-3sb WHITE) button noise Left hand 120 bass buttons, velocity-sensitive Onboard Headphones Jack (Stereo), Output jack: L/Mono Individual reed Hysteresis threshold, Expression curve, Pressure connectors (Treble), R/Mono (Bass), MIDI connector: OUT/IN Keyboard Modes Right Hand: Solo, Dual, High/Low simulation variant filter, Pressure variant pitch deviation (adjustable via MIDI parameter) (for orchestral sounds) Left Hand: Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, Reed waveform By bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed Power supply External AC adapter (100V~240V universal) Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass switching Battery (optional) Standard Ni-MH AA type rechargeable batteries Bellows Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure, Musette tuning high-resolution pressure sensor, Bellows Micro tuning 16: (Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Supplied External AC adapter, Owner’s manual, Accordion Resistance Regulator (wheel with 4 positions) presets Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian accessories cloth, Straps, Bass reference caps, Treble Sound source L/H, French, Scottish) Reference Caps, Battery holder (pre-installed in compartment) Tones 10 Accordion Sets, each one including: Effects 12 Treble registers, 7 Bass registers, 7 Free Bass Reverb 8 types Optional Gigbag (BAG-FR-3), Headphones RH-200, registers, 7 Orchestral Free Bass registers, 7 accessories Headphones RH-300 Orchestral Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Chord Chorus 8 types Size and Weight registers, 10 Orchestral sounds Rotary for Slow/Fast Size 387 (H) x 472 (W) x 240 (D) mm Treble reed 4 orchestral organ footages sound Weight 8,25 kg (FR-3sb & FR-3sb WHITE) without optional batteries, without straps Bass reed footages 5 “Cassotto” and Yes 7.5 kg (FR-3b) without optional batteries, “Sordina” without straps Chord reed simulation footages 3 Panel controls Free Bass Knob controls Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus footages 2 Panel Switches Max polyphony 64 voices Treble Registers 10 + Orchestra + Set Orchestral sounds Bass Registers 7 Trombone, Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Clarinet, Harmonica, Violin, Flute, Jazz Org, Blues Org Metronome On, Off Orchestral Bass sounds Other switches Sordina Mellow/Bright, Power Acoustic, Bowed, Fingered, Fretless, Picked, Tuba, Tuba Mix Operation Modes Orchestra Mode Solo, Dual, High, Low Orchestral Free Bass sounds Trombone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Perc Organ, Ac Octave Down, 0, Up for Treble and Orchestra Guitar, Ac Piano Others Orchestral Chord sounds Rated power 2 x11W RMS (only for FR-3sb & FR-3sb WHITE) St. Strings, Chorus Organ, Steel Guitar, St. Orch output Brass, Choir, Harps+Strings, Guitar+Organ

* The specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.

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