Roland FR-2b owner manual Specifications

FR-2/FR-2b V-Accordion

Specifications

12.Specifications

■Keyboards

Right hand:	FR-2	34 piano-type keys, velocity sensi-
		tive (starting at a G key)
	FR-2b	82 buttons, velocity sensitive
Left hand:	FR-2/FR-2b	96 velocity-sensitive bass buttons

■Bellows

Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure (high-resolution pressure sensor)

Bellows resistance regulator

■Sound source

Max polyphony: 64 voices

Wave ROM: 16MB of waveforms

Tones: 8 accordion Sets, each including:

10 Treble registers, 5 Bass registers, 5 Orchestra Bass registers, 5 Orchestra Chord registers, 6 Orchestra sounds

Treble reed footages: 4

Bass reed footages: 5

Chord reed footages: 3

■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

Reed sound wave switching: by bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed

■Musette tuning

Micro tuning presets: 15 (Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scot- tish)

■Effects

Reverb: 8 types, Chorus: 8 types

■ Panel controls Knob: VOLUME/POWER

Registers: 5x Treble + 3x Orchestra, Set, 5x Bass

Buttons: ORCH BASS, ORCH CHORD, LEFT REGISTER, PAD/

DEFAULT, REC/LOOP, SONG/DEMO, USER PROG/DEC, METRO- NOME/INC

	■ Operation modes
	Bass & Chord modes: 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
	Treble modes (FR-2b): C-Griff Europe, C-Griff 2, B-Griff Bajan,
	B-Griff Fin, D-Griff 1, D-Griff 2
	Octave: Down (–), 0, Up (+) (for Treble and Orchestra)
	PAD: 8 drum/percussion sets, phrase recording function
	SONG function: 8 preset songs with selectable mute function for
r	left- or right-hand part
	■ Power supply
	Supplied external adaptor or optional batteries
	■ Power consumption
	500mA
	■ Expected battery life under continuous use:
	Ni-MH 2500mAh	±5 hours

This varies depending on the actual conditions of use.

Note: Carbon and alkaline batteries should not be used.

■Others

Connectors: HEADPHONE socket (stereo), OUTPUT sockets (ste- reo), MIDI socket (Out/In function adjustable via FUNCTION parameter)

Power supply: external AC adaptor (100~240V, universal) Dimensions (mm):

FR-2:425.5 (H) x 471.5 (W) x 244.3 (D) mm

FR-2b: 388.4 (H) x 471.5 (W) x 247.2 (D) mm

Weight (without straps or optional batteries):

FR-2:7.5kg

FR-2b:7.5kg

■Supplied accessories External AC adaptor Owner’s Manual

Reference caps for the treble buttons (FR-2b) Straps

Battery holder (pre-installed in compartment) Replaceable “traforo” covers: 6

■Options

Accordion soft bag

AA-type batteries (8) from third-party suppliers

Note: In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/ or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice.

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