Roland E-50

Keyboard

6 keys with velocity sensitive
Sound Source

Max polyphony
64
Tones
over 1000 Panel Tones, 34 Drum Sets
Multi timbre parts
32
Effect Processors
8 Reverb, 8 Chorus, 4 Multi-FX
Compatibility
GM2 / GS / XGlite
Styles

Preset styles
36 styles
Styles variations
4 Main / 4 Intro / 4 Ending / 6 Fill In
Sync Start / Sync Stop
Yes
User Style Composer
8 Tracks with Micro editing / Piano Roll editing / Guitar Mode programming
Direct Media Link
Yes
One Touch Setting
4 for each Style with customization
Cover

For Songs and Styles, 26 ALL, 6 Drum, 24 Bass
Makeup Tools

For Songs and Styles, Makeup Tools Freeze Data function
Panel Controls

Rotary Encoder with push switch
Yes
Pitch Bender and Modulation
Yes
Keyboard / Accomp Balance
Dedicated knob
Keyboard Part / Part Assign Switches
Upper, Upper2, Lower, Manual Bass
Display
6 gray-scale graphic LCD with touchscreen
Player / Recorder

Mark / Jump
Yes, 4 locations for each Song
Sequencer
6-Track Sequencer, with Micro Event List / Piano Roll editing, Guitar Mode programming, SMF to Style Converter
DigiScore
Yes
Lyrics Display
Yes, with automatic Chord Extractor
Text Import / Export
Yes
User Programs

44
Music Assistant

more than 300 presets, programmable
Data Storage

FDD
3.5 2HD / 2DD
Internal SSD (Solid State Disk)
5,5 MB (approx. 4, MB as preloaded factory data)
PCMCIA Slot
PCMCIA slot for: Microdrive (.0-inch hard disk drive)*,Compact Flash*,Memory Stick*,Smartmedia*, *using Card adaptor *the E-50 system manages up to 4 GBytes of the above storage media
Type of files managed
Style, Song(SMF), User Program, MIDI Set, Play List, File.txt
Other functions

Guitar Mode
Yes, for Acoustic and Electric Guitars, with Stereo doubling function
Finder
Song, Style, User Program
Easy Setting
Arranger, Organ, Guitar, Piano
Chord Alteration System
Adaptive Chord Voicing
Melody Intelligent
Yes, 8 types, Melody Intelligent 2nd Tone customization
Tap Tempo
Yes
Transpose
Yes, -6 ~ +5
Song Chord Extractor
Yes
V-LINK
Yes
Updating system
Yes, on Flash
Connectors

MIDI
IN, OUT
USB
for data trasfer and MIDI
Audio Output
Main (L / mono, R)
Jacks
Hold, Foot Switch / Expression
Phones
2
Internal Amplification

Speakers
2 x 0 cm (woofer), 2 x 3 cm (tweeter)
Rated Power Output
2 x 8 W + 2 x 2 W (with Bass Reflex system)
Others

Supplied accessories
Owners Manual, External AC Adaptor, Music Rest, bundled CD-ROM (it contains E-50 backup data, USB-MIDI driver (for Mac/PC), DATABASE MANAGER software)
Size and Weight

Width (W)
1,020 mm40-3/6 inches
Depth (D)
356 mm4 inches
Height (H)
327 mm2-7/8 inches
Weight
8.8 kg9 lbs. 7 oz.
Height includes Music Rest