The Roland FR-1X Piano-Type V-Accordion Black is a compact and lightweight accordion that offers a professional look and feel for players of all styles and levels. It is perfect for students and professionals, and can be used in street performances, small venues, and restaurants. The V-Accordion is suitable for various playing styles including folk rock, roots-rock, blues, zydeco, and more. It allows you to enjoy instant high-quality sound from the on-board speakers or privately through your headphones.
These compact and lightweight models, which are an upgrade from the popular FR-1 predecessors, come with additional features such as USB functionality and advanced bellows-pressure circuitry for enhanced sensitivity and precision. The FR-1X Piano type and FR-1X Button type set a powerful standard for a small accordion with their new-generation speakers and expanded display.
The FR-1X is perfect for students, young players, music studios, and schools. Despite its compact size, it does not compromise on sound quality. It is also a great instrument for professional accordionists and live performers, as its battery power and onboard speakers make it ideal for strolling performances. This accordion is suitable for musicians who play styles such as folk rock, roots-rock, blues, zydeco, and more.
You can enjoy high-quality sound from the onboard speakers or play privately with earbuds or headphones. The FR-1X is also perfect for traveling due to its compact size that fits in the overhead storage compartment of most commercial airplanes.
With the FR-1X series, you have access to over a dozen different accordion sounds instantly. It also includes orchestral instruments and virtual tone wheel organs with realistic rotary effects. The FR-1X has onboard manual drum/percussion sounds that can be played with the bass and chord buttons. It also has a USB memory port and USB computer port for storing and uploading data, managing MP3 and Wave files, and MIDI computer applications.
Thanks to Rolands sound generator that is optimized for accordion performance, the FR-1X delivers a faster response and higher sensitivity. It also comes with set editor software that allows you to create a dedicated User Set with access to all Orchestra, Orchestra Bass, and Orchestra Chord sounds.
The FR-1X comes with full range high-quality speakers, USB memory port, professional look with a user-friendly interface, standard and free bass modes, 16 accordion sets, 16 orchestral sounds, and more. It is available in black or red.
The accordion comes with various accessories including an AC adaptor, power cord, owner’s manual, reference caps for the bass buttons, straps, strip for securing the adapter, MIDI and/or audio cables. Optional accessories sold separately include an accordion soft bag, USB flash memory, audio-MIDI cable, music rest & throne, and headphones.
The FR-1X has a maximum polyphony of 128 voices and offers different tones, reed footages, additional sounds, orchestral sounds, and free bass sounds. It has dimensions of 16” width, 14-3/8” depth, and 7-11/16” height, with a weight of 6.5 kg (14 lbs. 6 oz.).
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