Roland FR7

Roland FR7 Roland FR7 Description: Roland is pleased to introduce another milestone in digital musical instrument history -the V-Accordion. Models FR-7 and FR-5 are the first instruments of their type to successfully integrate powerful digital technology such as new Physical Behavior Modeling (PBM) into a traditional accordion design, offering performance features and authentic sounds that appeal to a wide range of musical styles. Roland FR7 Features: PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling) enables true sound reproduction and dynamic expression Realistic tone and expressive simulations of a wide range of traditional accordions. 22 onboard Orchestral sounds and 7 Orchestral Bass sounds that can be mixed together with traditional accordion sounds. Control of the Orchestral sounds via the Orchestral Chord and the Orchestral Free Bass sections. Portable, lightweight and expandable via MIDI. Expand creative possibilities and explore new performance options not achievable using traditional instruments. The FR-7 is a complete, all-in-one model with powered speakers. Physical Behavior Modeling (PBM) At the heart of the FR-7 is Roland's new, proprietary PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling) sound engine and sound modeling technologies. Physical Behavior Modeling uses complex algorithms (as opposed to sampled sounds) to accurately model an acoustic accordion's sound characteristics. The result is a faithful recreation of the actual physical behavior and expressive nuances of an acoustic instrument. Unique, All-in-One Portable Instrument Lightweight and portable, the FR-7 uses an onboard digital amplifier with rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack to power a pair of neodymium woofers and tweeters for a consistent, full range low-end to high-end output. The right and left hand velocity sensitive keyboards integrate with the high-resolution bellows pressure sensor to deliver an amazing level of expressiveness and playability. Super Realistic Accordion Simulations The FR-7 can simulate up to 30 different accordion sound sets, each including 14 Treble Registers, 7 Bass & Chord Registers and 7 Free Bass Registers. To create these high quality sounds, Roland engineers sampled scores of popular traditional acoustic accordions, resulting in a single instrument that can faithfully reproduce various models of traditional accordions, including their different tuning characteristics. As a result, the V-Accordion can switch instantly from an Italian Jazz to a German Folk, French Musette, or historic Bandoneon. Variety of Orchestral Sounds Combined with Traditional Accordion Sounds Along with stellar onboard accordion sounds, the FR-7 incorporates Roland's acclaimed orchestral sounds. Traditional and orchestral sound combinations can be easily created and played back, complete with full bellows articulation and unique keyboard modes such as Solo, Dual and High/Low. Seven high quality bass sounds can be played separately by the left hand, including: Acoustic Bass, Bowed Bass, Fingered