Digital accordion Roland FR-4X Black

Digital Accordion

• Manufacturer: Roland
• Model: FR-4X BK

Keyboard, Bass & Bellows

• Right hand: 37 keys (with velocity sensitivity)
• Left hand: 120 bass buttons (with velocity sensitivity)
• Bass & Chord Mode (Left-Hand Keyboard Note Layout): 2 Bass Rows, 3 Bass Rows A-7th, 3 Bass Rows A-5dim, 3 Bass Rows B-7th, 3 Bass Rows B-5dim, 3 Bass Rows Bx-7th, 3 Bass Rows Belgium
• Free Bass Mode (Left-Hand Keyboard Note Layout): Minor 3rd, Bajan, Fifth, North Europe, Finnish
• Bellows:
  • High-resolution pressure sensor for the detection of bellows pressure
  • Bellows resistance regulator: wheel with fine adjustment
• Bellows curve: Fixed Low, Fixed Med, Fixed High, X-Light, Light, Standard, Heavy, X-Heavy, Close, Open, Tango, Traditional, Jazz, Classic, Dynamic1, Dynamic2

Sound source

• Max polyphony: 128 voices
• Tones (Accordion Set):
  • 100 Accordion Sets
  • Each Accordion Set includes (number of sounds that can be assigned to the register buttons):
  • Right Hand Registers: 14 Accordion registers, 14 Orchestra registers, 14 Organ registers
  • Left Hand Registers: 7 Bass & Chord registers, 7 Free Bass registers,
  • 7 Orchestra Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Chord registers, 7 Orchestra Free Bass registers
• Reed Footages: 7 Treble, 5 Bass, 3 Chord, 2 Free Bass
• Orchestral sounds: 162 (Orchestral sounds can also be used with orchestral bass sounds, orchestral chord sounds, and orchestral free bass sounds)
• Organ sounds (Virtual Tone Wheel):
  • 32 presets for Treble, Orchestra Chord and Orchestra Free Bass sections,
  • 16 presets for Orchestra Bass section
• Drum Sets: 3
• User Programs: 98: 7 User Program Bank x 14 registers

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
• Bellows opening/closing sound change: By bellows opening/closing detection

Musette Tuning

• Micro-Tuning Presets: 16 Types: Off, 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 to 0 to +100

Effects

• Reverb: 8 types (Includes delay type)
• Chorus: 8 types (Includes delay type)
• Rotary for Organ sound: Slow/Fast
• “Cassotto” simulation
• 4 Band EQ for Internal Speakers

Panel Controls

• Knob controls & Registers:
  • Volume, Balance, Reverb, Chorus,
  • Right hand register buttons 7 x 2
  • * Use the A/B button to switch between sounds assigned to the register buttons.
  • Left hand register buttons 7
• Navigation switches: Menu/Write, Exit/No, Enter/Yes, Cursor , Value -/+ (Set Down/Up)
• Other switches:
  • Right Hand Parts switches (Accordion, Orchestra, Organ)
  • Left Hand Parts switches (Drums, Orch Bass, Orch Chrd/F.Bass, F.Bass, Bass&Chrd)
  • User Program, Song List, Play/Pause, Rec, Power
• Additional switches: 6 user assignable function switches on last row of bass buttons

Operation Mode

• Right Hand Keyboard Mode: Layer (Zone), High, Low
• Octave Shift:
  • -3, 0, +3 for Orchestra
  • This setting can be saved individually for each set.
  • -1, 0, +1 for Treble, Orchestra, Organ (Right hand)
  • This setting can be saved individually for each user program
• Orchestra Chord Guitar Mode: Gtr Table1, Gtr Table2, Gtr Table3
• Sound Edit (The dedicated editor allows full editing)
• Bass to Treble
• Part Mute: Accordion, Orchestra, Organ, Bass&Chord, Free Bass, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Orch Free Bass
• Bass & Chord with drum/percussion sounds: Programmable drum/percussion sounds for Bass/Orch Bass rows, Chord/Orchestra Chord rows
• Audio Player and Audio REC: MP3/WAV file playback from a USB flash drive, WAV file recording to a USB flash drive
• Speakers On/Off
• Left-hand Button Keyboard Layer

Other

• Display: Custom LCD (8 characters + 16 segments x 4)
• Rated Power Output: 2 x 11 W
• Speakers:
  • 2 x 10 cm
  • 1 x Tweeter
• Wave Expansion: 4 internal areas (8 MB each) to load new sounds (When shipped from the factory, sounds are pre-installed in two areas)
• Power supply:
  • AC adaptor
  • Batteries (AA-type rechargeable Ni-MH x 10)
  • Expected battery life under continuous use: 5 hours speaker ON mode, 9 hours speaker OFF mode
• Current Draw: 2 000 mA
• Onboard connectors:
  • Output jacks L/Mono (Treble), R/Mono (Bass): 6,3mm type
  • Phones jack: Stereo 6,3mm type
  • Input jack: Stereo 3,5mm type
  • MIDI (in or out) connectors
  • USB memory port
  • USB computer port (USB Hi-Speed MIDI support)
  • DC in jack
• Accessories:
  • AC Adaptor
  • Power cord (for connecting the AC adaptor)
  • Owner’s Manual
  • Reference caps for the bass buttons
  • Straps
  • Accordion cover
  • Attachment strip
• Option (sold separately):
  • USB Flash memory
  • Soft case for accordion (BAG-FR-3)
  • Headphones
  • MIDI foot controller (FC-300)
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 481 x 270 x 430 mm
• Weight: 8.9 kg

Power and Portability: The V-Accordion Revolution Continues

There’s plenty to love about the traditional accordion, from its expression to its portability. But if you’ve ever wondered where Roland’s acclaimed range of digital V-Accordions could take your performances, the new Roland FR-4x is your chance to find out. With its light and compact design, responsive pressure-sensing bellows, and full-range onboard speakers, this latest model feels as familiar as your favorite acoustic accordion. But with the same powerful sound engine as Roland’s flagship FR-8x, this digital accordion goes even further. Choose from a wide selection of accordion sounds from around the world, and play in silence using headphones or connect to a PA for live performance. Control other electronic musical instruments via the MIDI connector, or record your playing to a connected USB stick and share your music with the world. While its sounds and playing feel are reassuringly traditional, the Roland FR-4x is an accordion for the modern age.