Roland FR-3s

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Color:	Grey White

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Specifications

Compact is Beautiful
Features
Even the junior members of the V-Accordion family, the FR-3s and FR-3, provide all the features of a traditional accordion — and much more. Lightweight and portable, the FR-3s and FR-3 will be appreciated by budding accordion players and experienced entertainers alike for their portability and flexibility.

37-key piano-type treble keyboard/120 bass buttons
7 new Orchestral Chord/Orchestral Free Bass registers with completely new sounds
Onboard MIDI socket
Supplied with an adapter and a battery compartment (for optional AA-type batteries)
Bellows resistance regulator

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Tech Sheet

Keyboard & Bellows Right hand
Piano-type, 37-key with velocity
Left hand
120 bass buttons with velocity
Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass
Bellows
Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure, high-resolution pressure sensor
Bellows Resistance Regulator
Wheel with 4 positions
Sound Source Sound Generator
Max polyphony: 64 voices
Tones
10 Accordion Sets, each one including:
12 Treble registers, 7 Bass registers, 7 Free Bass registers,
7 Orchestral Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Bass registers,
7 Orchestral Chord registers, 10 Orchestral sounds
Treble reed footages
4
Bass reed footages
5
Chord reed footages
3
Free Bass footages
2
Orchestral Sounds
Trombone, Trumpet, T Sax, A Sax, Clarinet, Harmonica, Violin, Flute, Jazz Org, Blues Org
Orchestral Bass Sounds
Acoustic, Bowed, Fingered, Fretless, Picked, Tuba, Tuba Mix
Orchestral Free Bass Sounds
Trombone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Perc Organ, Ac Guitar, Ac Piano
Orchestral Chord Sounds
St. Strings, Chorus Organ, Steel Guitar, St. Orch Brass, Choir, Harps+Strings, Guitar+Organ
PBM (Physical Behaviour 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 tuning Micro tuning presets
16: Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish
Effects Reverb
8 types
Chorus
8 types
“Cassotto” and “Sordina” simulation
Yes
Panel controls Knob controls
Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus
Panel Switches Treble Registers
10 + Orchestra + Set
Bass Registers
7
Metronome
On, Off
Other switches
Sordina Mellow/Bright, Power
Operation Modes Orchestra Mode
Solo, Dual, High, Low
Octave
Down, 0, Up for Treble and Orchestra
Others Rated power output (FR-3s only)
2 x 11W RMS
Speakers (FR-3s only)
2 x 10cm speakers (Neodymium transducer magnets)
Onboard connectors
Headphones Jack (Stereo), Output Jack: L/Mono(Treble), R/Mono(Bass), MIDI connector: OUT/IN (adjustable via MIDI parameter)
Power supply
External AC adapter (100V~240V universal)
Battery (optional): AA type battery (rechargeable)
Supplied accessories
External AC adapter, Owner’s manual, Accordion cloth, Straps, Bass reference caps, Battery holder (pre-installed in compartment)
Optional accessories
Gigbag (BAG-FR-3)
Size and Weight Width
481 mm
18-15/16 inches
Depth
270 mm
10-11/16 inches
Height
425 mm
16-3/4 inches
Weight (FR-3)
7.5 kg
16 lbs. 9 oz.
Weight (FR-3s)
8.3 kg
18 lbs. 4 oz.