Products / V-Accordion / Accordions with buttons / FR-3SB-WHITE

With the FR-3s/3 Roland introduced the first compact V-Accordion. With the FR-3sb Roland launches the first compact 92-button type Accordion. The FR-3sb/3b (“b” stands for button) offer both the same flexibility and portability of the compact FR-3s/3 models and the amazing expressiveness of the Roland button type V-Accordions.and authentic sounds that appeal to a wide range of musical styles.

92-button keyboard with the ability to change the layout of the Treble button keyboard 
7 new orchestral chord/orchestral free bass registers with new sounds 
Onboard MIDI socket 
The FR-3sb has a compartment for optional AA-type batteries (rechargeable) 
Bellows Resistant Regulator 
The FR-3sb is provided with an onboard digital amplifier and two speakers
 
Available in the exclusive, pearl-white version too! The white model(FR-3sb WHITE)looks gorgeous, with a beautifully decorated bellows and genuine leather and Alcantara® straps.

A 92-button-type Accordion
 
The FR-3sb features a 92-button keyboard with 6 preset Treble button modes (C-Griff Europe, C-Griff 2, B-Griff Bajan, B-Griff Fin, D-Griff 1, D-Griff 2).
You can easily change the note assignments to the button keys and select the preset that best suits your playing style (you can even unscrew the buttons and install the buttons in the right places so as to make the button layout correspond to the notes being played)
 

Educational Features
 
The FR-3sb is the smallest accordion in the world to provide a Free Bass mode — perfect for students.
It also contains a metronome that helps you to develop your sense of rhythm and timing. Thanks to the instrument’s MIDI functionality, students can even record their performance on their computer. Practising has never been easier or more efficient!
 

Accordion Simulations and Orchestral Sounds
 
The FR-3sb boasts a 64 voices polyphonic sound engine that can simulate up to 10 different accordions, each with 12 Treble registers, 7 Bass/Chord registers, and 7 Free Bass registers (Free Bass and Bass/Chord are mutually exclusive).
Moreover this V-Accordion includes 10 different orchestral sounds (including Trombone, Trumpet, Sax, Clarinet, Flute, Violin, etc.) that can be used together with the traditional accordion sounds.
 

LED Display and Multicolor Roland Logo
 
The FR-3sb features a 3x7-segment LED for monitoring the current sound selections and for setting a host of parameters. The illuminated Roland logo is interactive: you can change the colour depending on the accordion set and section (accordion or orchestra) you select. Choose your favorite color from among 26 options!
 

INS/OUTS
 
The FR-3sb can be connected to various external devices (sequencer, arranger keyboards, etc.) using the onboard MIDI socket.
Combined with a wireless system the FR-3sb can be used on big stages as well in pubs, restaurant or even outdoor festivals while granting its player absolute freedom of movement. Moreover the FR-3sb provides a headphone jack and comes with a set of professional-quality neodymium speakers built-in.
 

The exclusive WHITE version!
 
The exclusive, limited edition, pearl-white FR-3sb is the star of the button-keyboard V-Accordion series. Lightweight, compact, and equipped with the same features as the FR-3sb, the “WHITE” model looks gorgeous, with a beautifully decorated bellows and genuine leather and Alcantara® straps.

Keyboard & Bellows

Right hand : 92-button right-hand keyboard 
Left hand : 120 bass buttons with velocity, Modes: Standard, Free Bass mode, Orch. Bass, Orch. Chord, Orch. Free Bass 
Bellows : Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure, high-resolution pressure sensor  
Bellows Resistance Regulator : Wheel with 4 positions

Sound Source 
 
Sound Generator : Max polyphony: 64 voices 
Tones : 10 Accordion Sets, each one including : 12 Treble registers, 7 Bass registers,7 Free Bass registers,7 Orchestral Free Bass registers,7 Orchestral Bass registers, 7 Orchestral Chord registers, 10 Orchestral sounds 
Treble reed footages : 4 
Bass reed footages : 5 
Chord reed footages : 3 
Free Bass footages : 2 
Orchestral sounds : Trombone, Trumpet, T Sax, A Sax, Clarinet, Harmonica, Violin, Flute, Jazz Org, Blues Org 
Orchestral Bass sounds : Acoustic, Bowed, Fingered, Fretless, Picked, Tuba, Tuba Mix 
Orchestral Free Bass sounds : Trombone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Perc Organ, Ac Guitar, Ac Piano 
Orchestral Chord sounds : St. Strings, Chorus Organ, Steel Guitar, St. Orch Brass, Choir, Harps+Strings, Guitar+Organ

PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling)

Noises : Stopping-reed growl, Closing valve noise, Left button noise 
Individual reed simulation : Hysteresis threshold, Expression curve, Pressure variant filter, Pressure variant pitch deviation 
Switching reed sound wave : 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 
“Cassotto” and “Sordina” simulation : Yes

Panel Controls

Knob controls : Volume, Treble / Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus

Panel Switches

Treble registers : 10 + Orchestra + Set 
Bass registers : 7 
Metronome : On, Off 
Other switches : Sordina Mellow/Bright, Power

Operation Modes

Orchestra mode : Solo, Dual, High, Low 
Octave : Down, 0, Up for Treble and Orchestra

Others 

Rated power output : 2 x 11 W RMS 
Speakers:  2 x 10 cm speakers (Neodymium transducer magnets 
Onboard connectors : Headphones Jack (Stereo), Output Jack: L/Mono(Treble), R/Mono(Bass), MIDI connector: OUT/IN (adjustable via MIDI parameter) 
Power supply : External AC adapter (100V~240V universal), Battery (optional): AA type rechargeable battery 
Supplied accessories : External AC adapter, Owner’s manual, Accordion cloth, Straps, Reference caps fro Treble and Bass buttons, Battery holder (pre-installed in compartment) 
Optional accessories : Gigbag (BAG-FR-3)
 
Size and Weight  
 
Width : 471 mm 18-9/16 inches 
Depth : 240 mm 9-7/16 inches 
Height : 387 mm 15-1/4 inches 
Weight : 7.5 kg 16 lbs. 9 oz.
 
*The specifications are subject to change without notice.