Roland GW7 Interactive Music Workstation Keyboard

    61-key velocity sensitive keyboard. Over 850 tones. 39 drum kits. 128 performances.

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    Roland GW8 Interactive Music Workstation Keyboard

    $999

    The GW8 is the next generation of Roland's unique GW-Series workstations with intelligent backing-track functionality. With its fresh, contemporary sound-set and expressive interactive musical styles from pop to rock, plus authentic ethnic styles and a multi-format USB Memory Player feature, the GW8 will bring a world of music to your fingertips. It's especially well-suited for "one-man-band" performance. > More

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    Product Description

    The GW-7 carves a unique path in the arranger-workstation market with its pop-focused sound set, clean and easy user interface, and ultra-affordable price. The workstation is well stocked with mainstream sounds and accompaniment styles for covering a wide range of contemporary pop genres. If you want to add additional styles and Standard MIDI files, the GW-7's USB port allows for quick and easy file transfer.

    Features
    Affordable, friendly workstation with international-pop sounds and arrangements

    61-key velocity sensitive keyboard, 64-note polyphony

    Over 850 tones (GM2), 39 drum kits (GM2), 128 performances

    47 types of multi-FX, 8 types of reverb, 8 types of chorus

    USB for transferring styles and SMF songs

    16-track sequencer with punch-in/out

    D Beam for expressive real-time performance

    Bonus newly sampled ethnic instruments and authentic styles

    Easy operation
    Whether you love or loathe technology, you'll find the GW-7 to be simple, straightforward, and inviting to use. No extensive knowledge of synthesis or sequencing is required to use this intuitive instrument. It's the perfect first-time workstation for standard pop, jazz, and world-music styles, but its sound quality and styles are rich and expressive enough to attract professionals as well.

    Customizable styles
    The GW-7 comes equipped with a wide variety of pre-programmed Styles, which can be customized. In all, there are 101 Styles onboard, with 99 User memory locations. Choose from a trio of band types: Drum & Bass, Combo, and Full Band. You can also create your own compositions from scratch with the internal 16-track sequencer. 99 song locations are provided for storing your compositions and arrangements.

    USB I/O
    Connect the GW-7 to a computer or USB-equipped external device with one simple USB cable, and transfer data back and forth quickly and easily. Keep your GW-7 well stocked with fresh songs and Styles by loading new Styles and Standard MIDI Files. Save your compositions and arrangements via USB.

    Expressive performance features
    The GW-7 is made to be played. And not just on its keyboard, this workstation offers an invisible, front-panel D Beam (wave your hands over the beam to color your sound), plus a pitch-bend/modulation lever, and a pair of control knobs. Performers will appreciate the GW-7's large backlit LCD, especially on dark stages and dimly lit studio environments.

    World Music bonus
    Ethnic instruments are plentiful in the GW-7. Many instruments have been newly sampled, and boast exceptional sound quality. Call up these expressive sounds and arrangements -- programmed by top musicians -- and instantly spice up your music!

    Technical Description

    Keyboard
    61 keys (with velocity)

    Sound Generator
    Maximum Polyphony: 64 voices

    Parts: 16 parts + keyboard part

    Wave memory: 32 M bytes (16-bit linear equivalent)

    Preset memory:
    -- Tones: 576 + 256

    -- Drum sets: 37 + 9 (GM2)

    -- Performances: 101

    User Memory:
    -- Tones: 128

    -- Drum Sets: 16

    -- Performances: 32

    Effects:
    -- Multi-FX: 47 types

    -- Reverb: 8 types

    -- Chorus: 8 types

    Transpose: -12 to +12

    Backing Track
    Tempo: 20 to 250

    Tracks: 16

    16-track recorder mode: 4 easy modes (ALL, Keyboard, Single, Punch In/Out)

    Preset memory: 101 styles

    User memory: 99 styles

    Songs: 99

    Band Type:
    -- 3 levels: Drum & Bass, Combo, Full Band

    USB (Data transfer)
    Operating System:
    -- Macintosh: Mac OS 9.0.4 or later, Mac OS X 10.0 or later

    -- Windows: Windows 2000/Me/XP

    Controllers
    D Beam Controller: 1

    Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever: 1

    Control Knobs: 2

    Display
    Large backlit custom LCD

    Connectors
    Output jacks (L/MONO, R), headphones jack, MIDI connectors (IN, OUT), hold pedal jack, control pedal jack, USB connector

    Power supply
    DC 9 V (AC adapter), Current Draw 1,000 mA

    Physical
    Dimensions (W x D x H): 41 3/16 x 12 5/8 x 3 7/16 in.

    Weight: 11 lbs 1 oz (excluding AC adapter)

    Accessories: owner's manual, AC adapter (ACI Series or PSB-1U)

    Options: Pedal Switch: DP-2, DP-8, Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U, Expression Pedal: EV-5

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