Roland FR-18 Diatonic V-Accordion

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This stylish accordion from Roland allows the user to roam freely with its battery power and wireless capability.

Overview

Introducing the world's first diatonic digital accordion! With the same level of sound quality and natural, dynamic response as its award-winning V-Accordion predecessors, the Roland FR-18 diatonic is a dream for accordionists seeking a world-class diatonic instrument that can do it all. The Roland FR-18 diatonic features a sound set that lets you choose instantly from a lineup of 12 virtual diatonic accordions as well as a variety of orchestral instruments, Virtual Tone Wheel organs, percussion, and more.

Features:

- World's first digital diatonic accordion
- 12 onboard accordion models, including three user sets
Virtual Tone Wheel organs onboard with slow and fast rotary
- Four user program registrations
- Programmable keyboard and bass button layout
- Drum function for manual percussion via bass & chord buttons
- Player is free to roam with battery (AA) power and wireless capability (Wireless unit and batteries are optional, sold separately)

See the FR-18 in action with this video from Roland:

Specs

- Keyboards:

- Right hand: 37 buttons, velocity sensitive, selectable tablature and key

- Left hand: 18 bass buttons, velocity sensitive, selectable tablature and key (same as for right hand), selectable button chord behavior (full chord or omitted third)

- Bellows: Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure (high resolution pressure sensor), bellows resistance regulator

- Sound generator:

- Max polyphony: 128 voices

- Wave ROM: 64 MB of waveforms (8+8 MB expansion sounds)

- Tones: 12 accordion Sets, each including: 8 treble registers, 8 orchestral sounds, 4 organ sounds, 3 bass

- Treble reed footages: 5

- Bass reed footages: 3

- Chord reed footages: 2

- 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 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, Scottish)

- Effects:

- reverb: 8 types

- chorus: 8 types, rotary (Slow/Fast) for organ sounds

- Panel controls:

- Knobs: VOLUME

- Panel switches: 4 treble registers + ORCHESTRA/ORGAN button, SET/FUNCTION register, 3 bass registers, ORCH. BASS button, ORCH. CHORD button, LEFT REGISTER button, KEY/DEMO button, USER PROGRAMbutton, DRUMS button, TABLATURE button, POWER button

- Operation modes:

- ORCHESTRA/ORGAN modes: Solo, Dual

- Key: 12 possible keys (C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B)

- Tablatures: 12 types,

- Bass: On/Off

- Octave: Down, 0, Up (for Treble and Orchestra/Organ), 4 User Program memories

- Power supply: AC adaptor, Batteries (AA, HR6 Rechargeable Ni-MH x 8)

- Current draw: 500 mA

- Expected battery life under continuous use (using Ni-MH 2000 mAh batteries): +/-5.5 hours, *Actual battery life varies according to usage conditions, the quality of the batteries and the number of charging cycles. Be sure to use only rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.

- Connectors:

- OUTPUT jacks (L/Mono, R/Mono): 1/4 in. phone type

- PHONES jack: stereo 1/4 in. phone type

- USB MIDI connector (computer connection)

- USB MEMORY connector (storage devices)

- MIDI OUT/IN connector (function adjustable via parameter)

- DC IN jack

- Accessories: AC adaptor, Owner's Manual, Straps, 1/4 in.-1/4 in. phone (guitar) cable, Earphones (with 1/8 in.-1/4 in. adaptor plug), Strip for securing the adaptor, MIDI and/or audio cables, Hexagonal wrench, Replaceable "traforo" inlay sheets

- Dimensions (H x W x D): 375 x 365 x 195 mm, (14 3/8 x 14 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

- Weight: 5.3 kg, (11 lbs. 11 oz.)