Roland FR-8X User Manual

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17. Specications
DISPLAY TYPE
Display
320 x 240 pixels, color graphic LCD 2,4” (backlit)
KEYBOARD
Right Hand
Piano Type: 41 keys piano type with velocity sensitive and aftertouch
Button Type: 92 buttons with velocity sensitive. Aftertouch via Master Bar
Left hand
120 bass buttons velocity sensitive. Standard
Mode: Standard, Free Bass, Orch. Bass, Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass
Treble Mode (only FR-8x button)
C Gri Europe, C Gri 2, B Gri Bajan, C Gri Fin, D Gri 1, D Gri 2
Free Bass Mode
2 Bs Rows, 3 Bs Rows A-7th, 3 Bs Rows A-5dim, 3 Bs Rows B-7th, 3 Bs Rows B-5dim, 3 Bs Rows Bx-7th , 3 Bs
Rows Belgium
BELLOWS
Type
Advanced “Dynamic Bellows Behaviour” technology to manage the behavior of bellows. The Advanced
“Dynamic Bellows Behaviour” technology consider the selected register and the number of played notes
Bellows Resistance
O, On, –63 ~ 0 ~ +64
Bellows Curve
Fixed Low, Fixed Med, Fixed High, X-Light, Light, Standard, Heavy, X-Heavy
SOUND GENERATOR
Max. Polyphony
128 voices
Tones (Accordion Set)
100 Accordion Sets, each one including: 14 Right Hand Registers, 7 Bass/Chord registers, 7 Free Bass
registers, 7 Orchestra Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Chord registers, 180
Orchestral sounds (28 real time + others selectable by MENU), 18 Drum Sets
Reed Footages
7 Treble, 5 Bass, 3 Chord, 2 Free Bass
Wave Expansion
4 internal areas (8Mb each) to load new sounds
ORCHESTRAL SOUNDS
Right Hand Tones
180: 28 real time (14x2) the others selectable by MENU
Left Hand Chord Tones
180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
Left Hand Bass Tones
Left Hand Free Bass Tones
ORGAN SOUNDS (Virtual Tone Wheel Technology)
Presets
32 for Right Hand, Chord and Free Bass sections, 16 x Bass section
Harmonic Bar combinations
Up to 28 customizable, can be controlled and shaped by bellows.
Vibrato/Chorus
V-1/V-2/V-3/C-1/C-2/C-3
Percussion
2nd/3rd, Soft, Slow
Rotary Sound
Slow/Fast, Brake, Level
Tone Wheel Type
50/60/70
Amplier Type
TYPE 1/TYPE 2/TYPE 3/TYPE 4/ TYPE 5
DRUM SOUNDS
Drum Set
18
Drum Shift
–36 ~ 0 ~ +36
Bass&Chord with drum/percussion sounds
Programmable drum/percussion sounds for Bass/Orch Bass 2 rows, Chord/Orchestra Chord 4 rows
APBM (Advanced Physical Behaviour Modelling)
Noises
Stopping-reed growl, Closing valve noise, Left button noise
Individual Reed Simulation
Hysteresis threshold, Expression curve, Pressure variant lter, Pressure variant pitch deviation
Switching Reed Sound Wave
By bellows acceleration. by note repetition speed
Bellows opening/closing sound change
By bellows opening/closing detection
Bellows Behavior
Dynamic Bellows Behavior technology for a perfect simulation of the bellows behavior in an acoustic
accordion
MUSETTE TUNING
Micro-Tuning Presets
16 Types: O, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H,
French, Scottish
Fine Tuning reed footages 8- / 8+
–100 ~ 0 ~ +100
EFFECTS
Reverb/Chorus/Delay
8 types, 8 types, 10 types
MFX multi eects
MFX x 4 (84 types) for:
Accordion, Orchestra 1, Orchestra 2, Orch Chord/Orch Free Bass
Rotary for Organ sound
Slow/Fast with Vibrato, Chorus, Overdrive and VK-Rotary
“Cassotto” simulation
Yes
USER PROGRAMS
User Program Lists
Unlimited number (storage on USB memory)

Roland FR-8X Specifications

General

Manual	Yes
Operating time	8 h
Battery voltage	24 V
Battery capacity	4500 mAh
Power source type	Battery
Display type	LCD
Display diagonal	2.4 \
Display resolution	320 x 240 pixels
Headphone outputs	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	2
Type	Piano accordion
Keys quantity	41 keys
Tones quantity	16
Tuning presets	Alpine, American L/H, Classic, D-Folk L/H, Dry, F-Folk, French, German L/H, Italian L/H, North Europe, Off, Scottish
RMS rated power	50 W
Speaker diameter	90 mm
Bass reed quantity	5
Drum sets quantity	18
Chord reed quantity	3
Treble reed quantity	7
Organ sounds quantity	32
Number of bass buttons	120 buttons
User programs quantity	1400
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Orchestral sounds quantity	180
Reverberation effects quantity	8
Adjustable tone range (octaves)	-1 - 3
Bellows resistance adjustment range	-63 - 64
Housing color	Red

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	280 mm
Width	543 mm
Height	415 mm
Weight	12100 g