All About Accordions

Reedless Accordions from SEM

The new reedless accordion from SEM accordions is a state-of-the-art midi accordion with features like the dynamic on the bellows which gives you volume control. Includes 400 accordion sounds even before an expander is used. This version is available in a 5-row continental version also.

A new MIDI system for accordions with onboard sounds thatâs really easy to use.

Characteristics

  • 3 separate sections (TREBLE, CHORDS and BASS).
  • 2 MIDI OUT (internal sounds, external expander) with individual or simultaneous transmission, SPECIAL function.
  • Integrated high quality sound card with digital multi-effects. 400 sounds including: 130 accordion sounds (italian, french, classical, jazz, german, diatonic, etc.) all with combinations of registers for right and left hands, solo instruments, orchestral instruments, over 60 vintage sounds (Elkavox, Farfisa , etc.), sound combinations (with layers and splits).
  • 12 COMBINATIONS for instant use.
  • Volume control with leds (for treble, chords, bass and overall).
  • Separate bellows dinamic for left and right.
  • Octave change for each section.
  • Reliable magnetic contacs.

General

Thank you for choosing a SEM product. Midi is a powerful language with many functions. At SEM, after many computer simulations, we have tried to interpret this langauge in the best way for the accordionist.

We have chosen all the essential functions that are necessary for playing and programmed the rest. As a result we have produced an instrument which is complete and easy to use. We have a included a sound card with nearly 400 carefully selected sounds many of which we sampled ourselves (130 accordions and 60 old electronic accordion sounds). You will not find these samples on any other product. Also we have included solo instruments and orchestral sounds.

The possibility of connecting headphones without an external amplifier allows the possibility of silent practice. The accordionist will find all the most popular accordions on board: italian, scottish, jazz, classical, french, etc., and for each of these the different registers also. Standard bass and free bass registers as well. The 3 sections (treble, chords and bass) can control indepently or at the same time the internal sounds or an external expander.

The special function eliminates the major problems associated with Midi connections - it automatically divides the instrument which then plays internal sounds on the right hand and on the left, the sounds from the expander. It is possible to separately adjust the volume and the pitch (octave) of the 3 sections and also possible to switch on or off the bellows control for right hand or left hand or both.

Sean Garvey
Accordion Player & Accordion Builder
Walkinstown
Dublin
Ireland

Tel: + 353 (0) 1 4502189
Mob: + 353 (0) 86 172 1792
Email: allaboutaccordions@yahoo.co.uk