NEW Red Roland FR-8X-RD Digital Piano Accordion 41 120
Flagship piano-type V-Accordion, filled with many enhancements requested by pro accordionists
Newly developed Dynamic Bellows Behavior technology emulates the true bellows response of an acoustic accordion in every register
Simple and convenient onboard battery charging with an AC adapter
A large selection of accordion sounds from around the world, plus 180 orchestra and percussion sounds and world-class Virtual Tone Wheel organs
Four powerful multi-effects engines (MFX), with dedicated MFX for Accordion, Orchestra 1, Orchestra 2, and Orchestra Chord sections
All-new user interface, featuring a large, easy-to-read color display, intuitive panel layout, and three programmable chin switches for hands-free control of a variety of functions
1,400 user program memories allow players to save custom setups for every performing situation
Onboard looper for creating instant backing accompaniment
Recording, audio playback, and more via convenient USB memory; USB COMPUTER port for integrating with MIDI music software
Available in red and black finishes
KEYBOARD, BASS & BELLOWS
Right hand
41 keys: piano type with velocity sensitive and aftertouch
Left hand
Piano type/Button type 120 bass buttons velocity sensitive. Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass
100 Accordion Sets, each one including: 14 Treble Registers, 7 Bass/Chord registers, 7 Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Free Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Bass registers, 7 Orchestra Chord registers, 180 Orchestral sounds (28 real time + others selectable by MENU), 18 Drum Sets
Reed Footages
7 Treble, 5 Bass, 3 Chord, 2 Free Bass
Additional sounds
Upload from USB memory and saved on internal memory
Orchestral sounds
180: 28 real time (14x2) the others selectable by MENU
Organ sounds (Virtual Tone Wheel)
32 presets for Treble, Chord and Free Bass sections, 16 presets x Bass section Up to 28 Harmonic Bar combinations customizable, can be controlled and shaped by bellows.
Orchestral Bass sounds
180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
Orchestral Chord sounds
180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
Orchestral Free Bass sounds
180: 7 real time, the others selectable by MENU
Drum Sets
18
User Programs
1,400: 100 User Program Bank x 14 registers
APBM (ADVANCED PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR MODELING)
Noises
Stopping-reed growl, Closing valve noise, Left button noise
Full parameters for each section – New Graphic User Interface
MIDI FUNCTIONS
Ext. Seq. Playback (MIDI IN) or USB Computer
Accordion, Bass&Chord, Orchest1, Orchest2, Organ, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Orch Free Bass, ALL (Local Off function)
Start/Stop MIDI TX
Send Start/Stop by pushing Alpha dial
OTHER
Display
Color LCD 2.4”, 320 x 240 dots
Rated Power Output
2 x 25 W
Speakers
2 x 9 cm neodymium speakers 2 x Tweeters
Wave Expansion
4 internal areas (8 MB each) to load new sounds
Power supply
AC adaptor Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24 V – 4500 mA
* Expected battery life under continuous use: 8 hours speaker ON mode, 11 hours speaker OFF mode
Onboard Connectors
OUTPUT jacks L/Mono (Treble), R/Mono (Bass): 1/4” phone type PHONES jack: 1/4” phone type MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors USB MEMORY port: type A USB COMPUTER port: type B DC IN connector
Accessories
AC Adaptor Power cord (for connecting the AC adaptor) Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24 V – 4500 mA Owner’s Manual Reference caps for the bass buttons Straps Accordion cloth Accordion soft bag
Option (sold separately)
Wireless USB Adaptor (WNA1100-RL) USB flash memory (M-UF2G) Headphones: RH-200, RH-300 Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack 24 V – 4500 mA Footswitch