Roland FR 2

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Specifications

The Amazing Ultra-Light V-Accordion
Features
The FR-2 V-Accordion offers the incredible digital advantages of Roland’s Physical Behavior Modeling technology, providing true tone and characteristics of the world’s best accordions, but they are significantly lighter than previous models. Perfect for students, stage keyboard players, and traveling musicians.

Piano-type keyboard
PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling) enables the true tone and expressive characteristics of the world’s finest accordions
Additional sounds onboard, including piano, organ and strings
Eight user programs for instant storage andrecall of your favorite settings
Lightweight for young students and travelingperformers
Pad function for triggering percussion sounds and rhythms
Song function for “minus one” play-along fun
Battery powered for convenience and portability

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Tech Sheet

Keyboard & Bellows Right hand
34-piano type keys. velocity sensitive (starting at a G key)
Left Hand
96 bass buttons with velocity
Bellows
Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure (high-resolution pressure sensor), Bellows Resistance Regulator
Sound Source Sound Generator
Max polyphony: 128 voices
Tones
8 Accordion Sets, each one including: 10 Treble registers, 5 Bass registers,5 Orchestral Bass registers, 5 Orchestral Chord registers, 6 Orchestral sounds
Treble reed footages
4
Bass reed footages
5
Chord reed footages
3
PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling) 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
15: 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
Panel Controls Knob controls
Volume/ Power; Registers: 5 x Treble, 3 x Orchestra, Set, 5 x Bass; Buttons: Orch. Bass, Orch. chord, Left Register, Pad/Default, Rec/Loop, Song/Demo, User Prog/Dec, Metronome/Inc.
Operation Modes Bass
2 Bs Rows, 3 Bs Rows A-7th, 3 Bs Rows A-5dim3 Bs Rows B-7th, 3 Bs Rows B-5dim, 3 Bs Rows Bx
Octave
Down, 0, Up for Treble and Orchestra
Pad
8 drum/percussion sets, phrase recording function
Song
8 preset songs with selectable mute function for left- or right-hand part
Others Power Supply
External AC adapter or optional batteries
Power Consumption
500 mA
Battery (optional)
Ni-MH 2500mAh approx. 5 hours. This varies depending on the actual conditions of use
Onboard connectors
Headphones Jack (Stereo), Output Jack: L/Mono(Treble), R/Mono(Bass), MIDI connector: OUT/IN (adjustable via MIDI parameter)
Supplied accessories
External AC adapter, Owner’s manual, Straps, Battery holder (pre-installed in compartment), replaceable Sheets:6
Optional accessories
Gigbag (BAG-FR-3), CM-30 Cube Monitor, CUBE STREET Battery Powered Stereo Amplifier, SA-300 Stage Amplifier
Size and Weight ( Size & Weight ) Width
472 mm
18-9/16 inches
Depth
244 mm
9-5/8 inches
Height
426 mm
16-3/4 inches
Weight
7.5 kg
16 lbs. 9 oz.