Roland GW8
Keyboard Workstation with 61 keys

GW8

The GW-8 workstation offers an intelligent backing-track functionality. With its fresh, contemporary sound-set and expressive musical styles from pop to rock, plus authentic ethnic styles and a multi-format USB Memory Player feature, the GW-8 will bring a world of music to your fingertips. It comes loaded with hundreds of the freshest and most essential sounds culled from Roland's top sound modules. The GW-8 is equipped with many user-friendly control devices, such as the expressive D BEAM and the Analog Modify knob, which instantly adjusts sounds to suit your taste.

The GW-8 is packed with a huge collection of styles representing a broad range of music genres, from contemporary rock, pop, dance, jazz and beyond. In addition to the excellent library of contemporary sounds and styles, the GW-8 is equipped with ethnic instrument sounds and authentic regional musical styles, with special focus on Latin American genres. Each backing style has four intros, four main patterns, and four ending progressions for you to craft your own arrangements live.

Bundled with each GW-8 is Roland's Style Converter software for PC, which lets you convert your own MIDI data into GW-8 backing styles via commercially available USB Flash memory devices. Also included is the Playlist Editor for customizing the order of songs. Users can easily create a dedicated Playlist for each gig.

Features:

• Contemporary music workstation with high-quality128-voice sound engine derived from Roland's renowned sound-modulelineup 
• Wide variety of contemporary sounds and intelligentbacking styles, plus additional banks of ethnic sounds and styles from aroundthe world 
• USB Memory Player feature allows direct playback ofMP3, WAV, AIFF, and SMF files from USB key; Center Cancel feature for audiofiles enables karaoke-style sing-along 
• Newly designed graphical display, plus Style Selectbutton, Analog Modify knob, and D BEAM 
• Style Converter and Playlist Editor softwareincluded 
• Onboard 16-track sequencer for saving your interactive performances

Specifications:

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, FavoritePerformances: 100, Favorite Tones: 100
• Effects: MFX: Upper and Lower / 78 types, Chorus: 3 types, Reverb: 5types

Backing Track

• Backing type: Style, Song, USB Memory Player 
• Tempo (MIDI): 20 to 250
• Style Variations: 4 Intro, 4 Main, 4 Ending, 4 FillIn, 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, AudioFile: WAV/AIFF/MP3 
• Preset Memory: Styles: 130 + World 
• User Memory: Styles: 100, Songs: 200

Other

• Controllers: D BEAM Controller x 1, PitchBend/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,Headphones Jack, MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT), Hold Pedal Jack, Control PedalJack, USB Connectors: COMPUTER (supports USB MIDI) / MEMORY (supports USB 2.0Hi-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, PlaylistEditor), AC Adaptor (PSB-1U), Music Player Pad, USB Memory Protector

USB (MIDI)

• Operating System: Windows: XP Home SP2 or later/Windows XP ProfessionalSP2 or later/Windows Vista*
  This does not work with the 64-bit Edition ofWindows Vista.

Size and Weight  

• Width: 41-3/16 inches 
• Depth: 12-9/16 inches 
• Height: 4-1/16 inches 
• Weight: 13 lbs. 4 oz.

Our Part #  GW8