Roland FR-2b owner manual Features, Contents

1.Features

PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)

The FR-2/FR-2b V-Accordion is based on Roland’s sound gen- eration technology called “PBM” (Physical Behavior Model- ing) whose sonic result is very close to the sound of tradi- tional accordions.

Super realistic accordion simulations

The FR-2/FR-2b provides 8 memories called “Sets”, with 10 treble registers and 5 bass & chord registers. All sounds it produces were obtained by sampling popular traditional acoustic accordions. Different tuning systems are also avail- able.

Orchestral sounds

6 orchestral sounds are available for use instead of the tradi- tional accordion sounds. The FR-2/FR-2b also provides 5 orchestral bass and chord sounds for the Bass and Chord sec- tions.

The digital advantage

The V-Accordion includes all functions and sounds of a tradi- tional accordion, thus conveying a truly natural feel and sound. Yet it also provides the advantages only an electronic musical instrument can give you:

• reduced overall weight;

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•possibility to choose among a wide variety of sounds;

•tuning stability over time and wear resistance of all mechanical parts;

•you can sound in a different key than the one you are playing in (transpose function);

•you can play with headphones, i.e. without disturbing your neighbors or family.

Superb performance flexibility

The V-Accordion allows you to control external MIDI-com- patible instruments. The Treble keyboard and chord/bass but- tons are velocity-sensitive, while the bellows controller pro- vides more articulation possibilities than any other MIDI key- board, MIDI wind instrument, etc., you may know.

Useful accessory

The FR-2/FR-2b has a compartment for optional AA-type batteries. Consider purchasing such batteries (you will need 8) when performing on stage.

•All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or reg- istered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contents

1. Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Treble control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Bass control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Connection panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Personalizing your FR-2/FR-2b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

4. Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Switching the power on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Listening to the demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Touring the FR-2/FR-2b’s sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the orchestral sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5. Other practical functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Switching off sections you don’t need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using the metronome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pitch-related functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Song function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PAD function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6. Editing FUNCTION settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Selecting the desired function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7. MIDI parameters (FUNCTION group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MIDI parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

8. Saving your settings (User Program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

9. Changing your accordion’s behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Treble Mode (only on the FR-2b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bass & Chord Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

10. Restoring the factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

11. Using optional batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

12. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

13. Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MIDI Program change messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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