Roland GW-8 E Workstation
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Roland GW-8 E Workstation Product Details
The GW-8 is the next generation of Roland's unique GW-series workstations with 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's especially well suited for "one-man-band" performance.
Features:
- Contemporary music workstation with high-quality 128-voice sound engine derived from Roland's renowned sound-module line up
- Wide variety of contemporary sounds and intelligent backing styles, plus additional banks of ethnic sounds and styles from around the world
- 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
- Onboard 16-track sequencer for saving your interactive performances
Specifications:
- Keyboard: 61 keys (with velocity)
- Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices
- Parts: 16 parts + Keyboard part
- Wave Memory: 256 MB (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 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
- 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, Headphones 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)
- 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.)