Have you ever imagined a keyboard with sounds so real and music styles so alive that it seems like a real band? A music workstation that allows you to play at your best your favourite songs? And how about an attractive industrial design that is a pleasure to look at and use. Now stop looking for such a keyboard! It’s time to discover the latest Roland Music Workstation: the E-80!
A variety of “lively” sounds
Breathtaking musical contents
High quality playback of your SMF
Powerful onboard speaker system
Attractive cosmetic design
Vocal Harmonist built-in
Guitar Mode
User-Friendly interface
2 x Expansion slots
Text and Image Viewer
Mastering Tools
An easy computer connectin
Keyboard
61 keys velocity sensitive with aftertouch
Sound Source
Max polyphony 128
Tones 1100 panel tones, 54 Drums kits, dedicated EQ for each Oscillator (on Realtime/Style/Song parts) and for each drum instrument on Styles and Songs
SRX Expansion Board slots 2 (for SRX series and SR-G01)
Multitimbral parts 32
Realtime Effect Processors REVERB section: 12 Reverb; CHORUS section: 6 Chorus;MFX section: 84 Multi-FX;MASTERING TOOL section: Parametric EQ, Multi-Band Compressor;HARMONIC BAR section: Rotary, Vibrato and Overdrive; EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT: 84 effects; MIC INPUT section: Noise Gate, Compressor, 9 Reverb, 9 Delay;VOCAL HARMONIST section: 9 Reverb, 9 Delay, 9 Chorus
Style/Song Effect Processors REVERB section: 8 Reverb; CHORUS section: 8 Chorus; 3 x MFX section: 84 Multi-FX; MASTERING TOOL section: Parametric EQ, Multi-Band Compressor
Compatibility GM2/ GS/ XG Lite
Styles
Preset styles more than 350 styles on 12 families
Style Variations 4 Main / 4 Intro / 4 Ending / 6 Fill In / Break Mute on ASSIGN SW
Sync Start / Sync Stop Yes
User Style Composer 8 Tracks with Micro editing / Piano Roll editing / Guitar Mode Programming / SRX tones selection
Direct Media Link Yes
One Touch Setting 4 for each Style with customization
Cover
For Songs and Styles, 30 ALL, 18 Drum, 24 Bass
Makeup Tools easy editing
For Songs and Styles with SRX/SR-G01 tones selection;Makeup Tools Freeze Data function;Independent 3-band EQ (with Q) management for each instrument (including each drum instrument);3 dedicated MFX for each Style/Song.
Panel Controls
Multi-function sliders 9
Rotary Encoder with push switch Yes
Cursor Inc, Dec, Up, Down, Right, Left
Pitch Bender and Modulation Yes
D Beam Yes, (4 modes)
Knobs 3 dedicated knobs for:Master VolumeKeyboard / Accomp balanceExternal Source Volume
Keyboard Part / Part Assign Switches Upper1, Upper2, Upper3, Lower1, Lower2, Manual Bass
Display Color Touchscreen with selectable beep
Player / Recorder
Mark / Jump Yes, 4 locations for each Song
Sequencer 16-Track Sequencer, with Micro Event List / Piano Roll editing, Vocal Harmonist control track, Guitar Mode programming, SRX Tones selection, SMF to Style Converter
DigiScore Yes
Lyrics Display Yes, with automatic Chord Extractor and Text Import/Export possibility
Viewer Yes, for .txt and .bmp files
Harmonic Bar
Virtual ToneWheel technology9 bars: 16’, 5-1/3’, 8’, 4’, 2-2/3’, 2’, 1-3/5’, 1-1/3’, 1’ for Upper1 / Lower1;2 bars: 16’, 8’ for Manual bass.
Percussion On, Off, 2-2/3’, 4’, Slow, Fast
Leakage level Min - Max
Harmonic Bar effects Rotary, Vibrato, Overdrive
Registrations 8 sets
Vocal Harmonist
Mode 4 Modes: Talk, Voice-FX, Auto Pitch, Singer
Programmable Harmony 3 Types: 30 Small, 30 Ensemble, 24 Vocoder
Control possibility Realtime, on 16-Track Sequencer, via MIDI IN
Music Assistant / User Program registrations
Music Assistant unlimited number (approx. 580 as preloaded factory data), programmable
User Program unlimited number, 144 User Program links on each set
Data Storage
FDD 3.5” 2HD/2DD
Internal SSD (Solid State Disk) 62,4MB (approx. 35,3MB as preloaded factory data)
PC Card Slot 1 PCMCIA slot for: Microdrive (1.0-inch hard disk drive)*,Compact Flash*, Memory Stick*,SmartMedia**using Card adaptor*the E-80 system manages up to 4 GBytes of the above storage Media
Type of files managed Style, Song (.mid /.kar files), User Program, User Program set, MIDI Set, Play List, File.txt, File.bmp
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, 18 Types, Melody Intelligent 2nd Tone customization
New dynamic Split function Yes, two modes
Tap Tempo Yes
Transpose with Singer Key Adapter Yes, -6 ~ +5
Song Chord Extractor Yes
Fade IN/OUT Yes, programmable
Assignable SW Yes, 2 programmable with Break Mute selection
V-LINK Yes
Updating system Yes, on Flash
Connectors
USB / MIDI 1 USB socket for File transferMIDI IN, OUT, THRU sockets
Audio Output / Audio Input Audio Output: Main (L/mono, R)‚ Metronome Output; Audio Input: External Audio Input (L, R), Vocal Harmonist Input (XLR / TRS, Phone balanced / unbalanced)
Jacks 1 x Hold Pedal, 1 x Assignable Switch, 1 x Expression Pedal, 1 x FC-7 Control Pedal
Video Output Yes, for Lyrics and Chords (2 types),Text and BMP files viewer
Phones 2
Internal Amplification
Speakers: 2 x 13 cm (woofer), 2 x 6,6 cm (tweeter)Rated Power Output: 2 x 35 W, 2 x 12 W (with Bass Reflex system)Dedicated speaker off switch: yes
Others
Owner’s Manual, Power Cord, Music Rest, bundled CD-ROM (it contains E-80 backup data image, USB-MIDI driver (for Mac/PC), DATABASE MANAGER software)
Size and Weight
Width
1,176 mm 46-5/16 inches
Depth
489 mm 19-1/4 inches
Height
198 mm 7-13/16 inches
Weight
22.5 kg 49 lbs. 10 oz.
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