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      Watch the 2nd Annual Roland V-Accordion Contest 2008 Group 1.   Group 2   Group 3

      Watch a video of Steve Albini playing his Roland FR 7 V-Accordion on You Tube.

      Watch a video of Domenico Scarlatti.

      Watch a video of Dmitriev.

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      Examples of Songs recorded from the V-Accordion     Example 1     Example 2     Example 3     Example 4     Example 5     Example 6     Example 7     Example 8     Example 9


      Client playing the Roland FR-7     Example 1     Example 2     Example 3     Example 4.


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      22 Orchestral Treble Sounds:

      22: Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Oboe, Harmonica, Muted Harmonica, Violin, Pizzicato, Flute, Pan Flute, Highland, Zampogna, Jazz organ, Perc. Organ, Rotary Organ, Term. Organ, Scat Voice, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Piano

      7 Orchestral Bass Sounds

      Acoustic Bass, Bowed Bass, Fingered Bass, Picked Bass, Fretless Bass, Bariton Tuba, Bariton + Bass

      Specifications

      Roland Specs
      Roland Specs 2

      Right Hand 41 Keys Piano Type with velocity. Left Hand 120 Bass buttons with velocity

      Keyboard Mode

      Right Hand: Solo, Dual, High/Low (for Orchestral Sounds) Left Hand: Standard, Free Bass

      Bellows

      Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure, by a high resolution pressure sensor

      Sound

      Tones: Accordion Set 30 full programmable * Each Accordion Sets including: 14 Treble registers 7 Bass registers 7 Free Bass registers 22 Orchestral sounds

      7 Treble Reed Footages 5 Bass Reed Footages 3 Chord Reed Footages 2 Free Bass Footages

      PBM (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

      Musette-Micro-Tuning Presets

      16: Off (Standard), Dry, Classic, Mauge, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, Morn L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish

      Effects

      Reverb 8 Types Chorus 8 Types Delay 10 Types Rotary for Orchestral Organ Sound Slow/Fast "Cassotto" and "Sordina" Simulation Yes

      Knob Controls

      Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus, Delay

      Encoder Data Edit with Enter switch

      Panel Switches

      Treble Registers: 14 + Master + Orchestra

      Bass Registers 7

      Navigation Switches

      Up, Down, Menu/Write, Exit/Jump

      Other Switches

      Accordion Set Up/Down, Sordina On/Off, Power

      Display

      48 x 84 graphic backlit LCD

      Rated Power Output

      2 x 25 W RMS

      Speakers

      10cm x 2 speakers (using Neodymium Transducer Magnets), Tweeters x 2

      Onboard Connectors

      Headphone jack (Stereo), Output jack (Stereo), Multi Connector (to FBC-7)

      Battery

      Rechargeable Ni-Mh battery pack 24V-4500mAh

      Color Variation

      Dark Grey & Red

      Supplied Accessories

      FBC-7 (Power supply/Battery Charger), Owner's Manual, Straps

      External FBC-7 Specifications

      5 Programmable Foot switches (Set Up/Down, Register Up/Down, Sustain), Multi connector (towards Accordion), Expression Pedal jack, MIDI connectors (In, Out, Thru), Output jacks (L/Mono, R), AC Inlet

      Size and Weight

      Width: 528 mm 20-13/16 inches Depth: 275 mm 10-7/8 inches Height: 423 mm 16-11/16 inches Weight: 11.5 kg 25 lbs. 6 oz.

      *The specifications are subject to change without notice.

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      Designed & Maintained by: Thomas R. Brown