Roland GW-8

• Contemporary music workstation with high-quality 128-voice sound engine derived from Roland’s renowned Fantom-X Series
• Wide variety of contemporary sounds and interactive backing styles with special focus on Latin American genres, plus additional banks of ethnic sounds and styles from around the world
• Onboard 16-track sequencer for saving your interactive performances
• USB Memory Player feature allows direct playback of MP3, .WAV, AIFF and SMF files from USB key; Center Cancel feature for audio files enables karaoke-style sing-along
• Newly-designed graphical display, plus Style Select button, Analog Modify knob and D-BEAM
• Style Converter and Playlist Editor software included
• Style Composer to create and customize Styles (New on Version 2.0)
• New preset Styles added to Version 2 (New on Version 2.0)
• The NTA (Note to Arranger) function allows hands-free control of the arranger engine from external MIDI gear such as Roland’s PK-5A MIDI pedal (sold separately) and Roland V-Accordions (New on Version 2.0)
• Create multi-track rhythms for a complex drums/percussion ensemble (New on Version 2.0)
• Edit SMF files and save them as new songs (New on Version 2.0)

• Keyboard : 61 keys (with velocity)

SOUND GENERATOR

• Maximum Polyphony : 128 voices
• Parts :                  16 parts + Keyboard part
• Wave Memory :    256MB (16-bit linear equivalent)
• Preset Memory    Performances: 128
  Tones: 896 + 256 (GM2) + World
  Rhythm Sets: 32 + 9 (GM2) + World
• User Memory       Performances: 128
  Favorite Performances: 100
  Favorite Tones: 100
• Effects MFX:        Upper and Lower / 78 types
  Chorus: 3 types
  Reverb: 5 types

BACKING TRACK

• Backing type :     Style/Song/USB Memory Player
• Tempo (MIDI) :    20 to 250
• Style Variations :  4 Intro
  4 Main
  4 Ending
  4 Fill In
  Sync Start
  Stop
  One Touch Setting
• Song (16-track Recorder) : 16-track
  Rec mode (Mix, Replace)
  Count in
  Punch In-Out
  Input Quantize
• USB Memory Player :         999 songs
  SMF:  format-0/1
  Audio File: WAV/AIFF/MP3
• Preset Memory :                 Styles: 130 + World
• User Memory :                    Styles: 100
  Songs: 200

OTHER

• Controllers : D BEAM Controller x 1
  Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever x 1
  Control Knobs x 2
• Display : 240 x 64 dots white graphic LCD
• Connectors : Output Jacks (L/MONO, R)
  Ext Input Jack
  Headphone Jack
  MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT)
  Hold Pedal Jack
  Control Pedal Jack
  USB Connectors: COMPUTER (supports USB MIDI) /         MEMORY (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Flash Memory)

• Power Supply : DC 9 V (AC Adaptor)
• Current Draw : 1,000 mA
• Accessories :   Owner’s Manual
  CD-ROM (Style Converter 3.0, Playlist Editor)
  AC Adaptor (PSB-1U)
  Music Player Pad
  USB Memory Protector
• Operating System : Windows: XP Home SP2 or later/Windows                                                                    XP Professional SP2 or later/Windows Vista                                       *This does not work with the 64-bit Edition of Windows Vista.

SIZE AND WEIGHT

• Width : 1,045 mm // 41-3/16 inches
• Depth : 318 mm // 12-9/16 inches
• Height : 102 mm // 4-1/16 inches
• Weight : 6.0 kg // 13 lbs. 4 oz.