Specifications
V-Accordion
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Specifications
■ Keyboards
Right hand: 92 buttons, with velocity (aftertouch via Mas-
ter bar)
Left hand: 120 velocity-sensitive bass buttons,
Modes: Standard, Free Bass, Orch.Bass, Orch.Chord, Orch.
Free Bass
Treble button modes: C-Griff Europe, C-Griff 2, B-Griff
Bajan, B-Griff Fin, D-Griff 1, D-Griff 2
Free Bass modes: Minor 3rd, Bajan, 5th, North Europe,
Finnish
Bass & Chord modes: 2 Bs Rows, 3 Bs Rows (A-7th, A-5dim,
B-7th, B-5dim), 3 Bs Row Bx
■ Bellows
Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure (high-resolu-
tion pressure sensor)
■ Sound source
Max polyphony: 128 voices
Wave ROM: 32MB of waveforms
Tones: 40-user programmable accordion Sets, each one
including: 14 Treble registers, 7 Bass registers, 7 Free Bass
registers, 7 Orchestra Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Chord reg-
isters, 7 Orchestra Free Bass registers, 22 Orchestra sounds
Treble reed footages: 7
Bass reed footages: 5
Chord reed footages: 3
Free Bass footages: 2
■ PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)
Noises: stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left but-
ton noise
Individual reed simulation: hysteresis threshold, Expression
curve, pressure-variant filter, pressure-variant pitch devia-
tion
Reed sound wave switching: by bellows acceleration, by
note repetition speed
■ Musette tuning
Micro tuning presets: 16 (Off, Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American
L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/
H, French, Scottish)
■ Effects
Reverb: 8 types, Chorus: 8 types,
Delay: 10 types, Rotary for orchestral organ sounds (slow/
fast)
“Cassotto” and “Sordina” simulation
■ Panel controls
Knobs: Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus, Delay,
Encoder: [DATA÷ENTER]
Panel Switches: 14 Treble registers + Master* + Orchestra,
7 Bass registers
Navigation switches: UP/DOWN, MENU/WRITE, EXIT/JUMP
Other switches: SET UP/DOWN, SORDINA ON/OFF, POWER
(*) The Master bar can also generate aftertouch messages.
■ Display
48 x 84 graphic, backlit LCD
■ Rated power output (FR-7b)
2 x 25W RMS
■ Speakers (FR-7b)
2 x 10cm speakers (neodymium transducer magnets),
2 tweeters
■ Others
Connectors on instrument: HEADPHONE socket (stereo),
OUTPUT sockets (stereo), multi-connector (towards exter-
nal FBC-7 power supply/footswitch unit/battery charger)
Power Supply: rechargeable Ni-Mh battery pack (24V-
4500mAh) (optional for FR-5b)
External FBC-7 power supply/battery charger: AC 117 V, AC
230 V, AC 240 V (50/60 Hz), AC 220 V (60 Hz)
Power consumption: 96W
Dimensions (mm): 405 (H) x 506 (W) x 270 (D) mm
Weight: FR-7b: 11.7kg (without straps, with battery),
FR-5b: 9.5kg (without straps, without optional battery)
■ Supplied accessories
External FBC-7 power supply/battery charger: 5 program-
mable foot switches (SET UP/DOWN, REGISTER UP/DOWN,
SUSTAIN), multi-core connector cable (towards accordion),
expression pedal socket, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU sockets, OUT-
PUT sockets (L/Mono, R), connector for charging a battery,
AC inlet
Owner’s Manual
Power cable
Reference caps for the Treble & Bass buttons
19-pin multicore cable
Accordion cloth
Straps
Battery (FR-7b)
■ Options
Accordion soft bag
Battery (for FR-5b, spare part for FR-7b)
Pedal Board Soft Bag
Note: In the interest of product improvement, the specifica-
tions and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change
without prior notice.