Roland FR-8X Mild to Wild #2
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- This is the second video in a series of free progressive educational videos about the Roland FR-8X V-accordion.
Table of Contents
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Apology
00:50 - The Start - A small warning
03:37 - Sound Setup
05:32 - The Main Display
07:10 - The Theory - Right hand Sound Selector
09:52 - The Theory - Left hand Sound Selector
13:55 - Real Life - Right Hand Sound Selector
25:15 - Real Life - Left Hand Sound Selector
31:13 - Fun Time! - Guantanamera
33:56 - End
For more information or to see other videos in this series, please visit www.AccordionMemories.com
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Jerry, thanks for the videos. I know that they are time consuming to make and require a lot of thought and planning, which makes them valued documents. You are doing a worthwhile job in explaining the quite complex structure of the FR8X, and your efforts are really appreciated. Great presentation style as well. Thanks once again. Ian.
Hi Ian, thanks for commenting! They do take their fair share of time, about 1-2 hours per minute, but I enjoy it and thanks to people like yourself, makes it all worth it for me.
Thank you so much for this video, I have just ordered my FR8xb and are awaiting it’s delivery. This tutorial video has given me a huge head start. I look forward to your next videos. Thanks again. Brian from New Zealand.
New Zealand, wow! Well, thank-you for the kind words and congratulations on your new purchase!
Thank you for these videos, I've played accordion for years, but learning to play the Roland has been a challenge.... I look forward to more of your tutorials!
Planning for the next one is already started... thank-you for the kind comment!
Jerry, I just purchased an 8X for the THIRD time. Long story short, this series has been exceptionally helpful and fun to view. I love your creativity and tremendous impressive musicianship at the end. Looking forward to other videos you have posted. Many thanks!
Thanks for posting Guy, SUPER appreciated it! I've just been so busy, but I am making SMALL advancements for the coming videos. My thoughts, to shorten the amount of time in between videos, is to maybe make them smaller. Thanks again!
@@JerryPH Looking forward to whatever you have time to include in future 8X videos. Just out of curiosity what drew you to playing digital accordions and do you now have a preference (acoustic versus digital) ?Thanks, Guy
Hi Guy! I started accordion at a young age and even had a good stint at the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. That said I always had a preference for acoustic accordion but had electric accordions since the early 80's, owning an Iorio and Elka Vox. When I returned back to the accordion after a 35 year hiatus, a lot of it had to do with the 8X and how I found it. I have a perfect balance of preferences between the 2, each has a strong advantage that the other has not... so why limit myself to just one? :)
JerryPH Thank you so much for such a professional and easy to understand demonstration on the 8x. I just bought one and this has been very useful to me. Thank you!!!!
From one Jerry to another... thanks so much for posting. I hope to add some more videos soon. Enjoy!
Your tip on "last button hit" when layering was something I didn't know, and I'm sure it's messed me up in live performances several times, so thanks for that! I learned pretty early on that you have to be fairly precise pressing the buttons, and sometimes that's hard to do on the fly since the buttons are so small, and that motivated me to create some user programs to avoid having to mess with the buttons.
Yes, done right it can be done during a live gig, but definitely custom UPG's are the way to go! :)
Thank you Jerry, your videos are very helpful. My dad bought an fr8x few month ago, and is still difficult for him to configure it properly and understand all the options. Cheers from Santiago, Chile!
I can remember the first week or so that I had my 8X, it was almost a horrible experience, I can see how initially people would not like the 8X, but it is the most complex digital accordion to date, and it has a lot to offer, to those that take the time and go slowly. Thank-you kindly for your comment.
JerryPH thank you Jerry for your words and for your work, it is highly appreciated
Let me know if the info makes a difference for you!
Please don't be so long between video's again. I learnt a lot from this latest edition. Many thanks.
Thank-you Phillip for your kind comment. I will try my best to get the next one out faster.
Hi Jerry loved your video also loved those fancy coloured bezels on the register tabs could you possibly direct me to where I purchase some for my ROLAND F8X Thank you Ernie
Hi Ernie, than-you for the nice post! Believe it or not, those are "plastic gems" and cost around $1 in many "Dollar Store" locations. Though they look nice and help me better find specific registers faster, they are certainly not expensive and are easy to just stick on.
Thank you Jerry for your kind reply I'm afraid that I'm at the other end of the pond so I will just look around the UK!
@@JerryPH
Dude, YOU ROCK! Both of your videos from Mild to Wild are outstanding! Getting my 8X delivered tomorrow, looking forward to checking it out and making the learning curve as quick as possible. Looking forward to M2W3. How was the backup done for the fun part of this video? I didn't see a USB stick in the USB slot, but I'm not sure how it all works yet.
Thanks for your kind words and congrats on your new 8X, may it give you all the fun and pleasure I've received from mine! When I make recordings I usually go from the 8X to an external recorder for highest quality and best opportunity for post production editing.
That was a brilliant explanation as I am thinking of getting one.
Where did the percussion sound come from at the end?
Can it be programmed to sound like an Alpine Accordion?
Ie...Austrian and Slovenian music?
The backing track comes courtesy of the Roland BK-7m arranger on this video, and to answer your question, yes, there is a way to get the 8X to have a very nice Alpine sound. Thanks so much for posting!
Hey friends, I decided to not make you wait to see if I could help you make using your 8X a little easier to play. Please try the settings that I made in this blog post and let me know if it helped any, ok?:
www.AccordionMemories.com/?p=3932
Enjoy!
Good that you are back with more info Jerry. Perhaps in the future you could do something about the bellows.I hate the bellows on my FR8X and have to use them in ‘fixed mode’.no matter how I adjust them they never feel right.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
John, first, thank-you for your comment. Concerning the bellows, this is going to always be a point of contention with many. Though the accordion has great latitude to accommodate most users via it's settings, it won't please everyone 100% because we have to remember that it is a digital accordion and doesn't work in the same way. That said, though it won't ever feel 100% the same as an acoustic accordion, there are some settings that we could look at in a future video that touch on the needs of different people that could help make things a bit better. Thank-you for the great suggestion!
@@JerryPH i totally agree with John, for my dad, the bellows is a problem without a solution. I saw in the video you use dinamic bellow behavior on, with resistance +20, so it is super hard. My dad use DBB off, resistance -20, and still feels the bellow too rigid and unnatural.
@@JerryPH This is an issue I hope you address in the near future. At factory settings it takes a good deal more pressure to push/pull and I tire out quickly..... When I reset to where it is comfortable to play, I get a bothersome hissing of air bypassing the bellows.... HELP!!! :)
@@raider2119 Wow, a couple of comments about the bellows! Ok, lets see if I can help a bit. First, that little hissing is the dynamic valve inside and is completely normal. Once you start playing it becomes less noticeable. As for making the bellows easier, for you and Fernando Gallardo's father, I will see if I can make a mini-video and blog posting on my website, and add that info in a future video. I am out of town this week, but please give me 2-3 weeks and I will do something for you gents! :)
@@GalacticoUC Check out the comment in the reply to @raider2119, it involves you/your dad! :)
I have an FRx8. Bought last year and I love it. How do you clean it? Especially on top where I am breathing on it all the time. I don’t want to spoil it or mark it with anything. What shall I use? 👍😁
Hi Barry, just a soft microfibre cloth and a VERY light misting of a non-streaking glass cleaner does the job. Thanks for posting!
JerryPH thank you 😊👍🇬🇧
Lol! A couple years ago I had to take my FR-8X in to the guy who sold it to me (and is a fantastic accordion tech) for an issue on the left hand. I had just finished a nine day Oktoberfest playing up to ten hours a day, and the LCD and top of the accordion was pretty spotted up. He gave me hell for it, saying "It looks like you spilled something on there, you really need to be careful about that!" I said, "That's spit! I'm playing professionally and I sing...a lot! What do you expect?" But, of course, when I got it home I cleaned it thoroughly. 😉
What are the settings for your bellow?
My is closed all the time, please help
Extra-light but practice to keep a gentle hand else it sounds "wrong"
Hello Jerry , Thank you very much for taking time to explain the functionality of the the V accordion to us . I greatly appreciate it! I sure learned alot. Do you have a email address I can send you a email with regards to the Wireless MIDI . Please advise
I’ve made a separate video that touches on wireless aspects of the v-accordion including wireless midi, thanks so much for taking the time to post!
@Antonio Adreana, If you are still experiencing challenges, leave your email here, I'l reach out to you.
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