Roland FR-7 Manual De Usuario

 

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 V-Accordion

 

Though the FR-7/FR-5 is a fully electronic instru-
ment, you do not need to connect the FR-7 to an 
amplifier in order to produce sounds. Its onboard 
amplification system is powerful enough for small 
venues, restaurants, etc. (The FR-5 has no internal 
amplification.)

Furthermore, the FR-7 comes with a rechargeable 
battery (Ni-Mh) so that you do not need to connect it 
to a wall outlet. The battery should last ±8 hours. 
(The battery is available as an optional item for the 
FR-5.)

 

The FR-7/FR-5 is the most versatile and “musical” 
MIDI controller to date, going far beyond the control 
possibilities of a MIDI keyboard with optional perfor-
mance functions or of MIDIfied wind instruments.

The piano-style Treble keyboard even transmits after-
touch messages.

 

The FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion is based on Roland’s lat-
est sound generation technology called “PBM” (Phys-
ical Behavior Modeling) whose sonic result is very 
close to the sound of traditional accordions.

 

The FR-7/FR-5 provides 40 memories called “Sets”, 
with 14 treble registers, 7 bass & chord registers and 
7 free bass registers each. All sounds it produces were 
obtained by sampling the most popular traditional 
acoustic accordions. Different tuning systems are 
also available.

This V-Accordion allows you to switch from an Italian 
jazz accordion to German folk, French musette or a 
historic bandoneon sound – without changing your 
technique.

 

22 orchestral sounds can be used in combination 
with traditional accordion sounds – complete with 
full bellows articulation and unique keyboard modes 
(Solo, Dual, High and Low as well as “M” variants of 
these modes). 

In addition, the FR-7/FR-5 provides 7 orchestral bass 
sounds for the Bass section, 7 orchestral sounds for 
the chord buttons, and 7 orchestral sounds for the 
Free Bass section that can be added to the Bass 
accordion sound.

 

The V-Accordion includes all functions and sounds of 
a traditional accordion, thus conveying a really natu-
ral feel and sound. Yet it also provides the advan-
tages only an electronic musical instrument can give 
you:

• reduced overall weight;
• possibility to choose among a wide variety of sounds;
• you can create and customize the accordion timbres 

(program your own sounds);

• you can choose among various bass button operation 

modes (Minor 3rd Free Bass, 5th, Bayan, North 
Europe, Finnish);

• tuning stability over time and wear resistance of all 

mechanical parts;

• you can sound in a different key than the one you are 

playing in (transpose function);

• you can play with headphones, i.e. without disturbing 

your neighbors or family.

 

The V-Accordion allows you to control external MIDI-
compatible instruments. The Treble keyboard and 
chord/bass buttons are velocity-sensitive, while the 
bellows controller provides more articulation possi-
bilities than any other MIDI keyboard, MIDI wind 
instrument, etc., you may know.

In High or Low mode (see p. 26), you can control up 
to 4 parts simultaneously (two sounds in the right 
hand/two sounds in the left).

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