Roland GW7 Interactive Music Workstation Keyboard

Manufacturer's Description for Roland GW7 Interactive Music Workstation Keyboard

The GW-7 carves a unique path in the arranger-workstation market with its pop-focused sound set, clean and easy user interface, and ultra-affordable price. The workstation is well stocked with mainstream sounds and accompaniment styles for covering a wide range of contemporary pop genres. If you want to add additional styles and Standard MIDI files, the GW-7's USB port allows for quick and easy file transfer.

Features
Affordable, friendly workstation with international-pop sounds and arrangements

61-key velocity sensitive keyboard, 64-note polyphony

Over 850 tones (GM2), 39 drum kits (GM2), 128 performances

47 types of multi-FX, 8 types of reverb, 8 types of chorus

USB for transferring styles and SMF songs

16-track sequencer with punch-in/out

D Beam for expressive real-time performance

Bonus newly sampled ethnic instruments and authentic styles

Easy operation
Whether you love or loathe technology, you'll find the GW-7 to be simple, straightforward, and inviting to use. No extensive knowledge of synthesis or sequencing is required to use this intuitive instrument. It's the perfect first-time workstation for standard pop, jazz, and world-music styles, but its sound quality and styles are rich and expressive enough to attract professionals as well.

Customizable styles
The GW-7 comes equipped with a wide variety of pre-programmed Styles, which can be customized. In all, there are 101 Styles onboard, with 99 User memory locations. Choose from a trio of band types: Drum & Bass, Combo, and Full Band. You can also create your own compositions from scratch with the internal 16-track sequencer. 99 song locations are provided for storing your compositions and arrangements.

USB I/O
Connect the GW-7 to a computer or USB-equipped external device with one simple USB cable, and transfer data back and forth quickly and easily. Keep your GW-7 well stocked with fresh songs and Styles by loading new Styles and Standard MIDI Files. Save your compositions and arrangements via USB.

Expressive performance features
The GW-7 is made to be played. And not just on its keyboard, this workstation offers an invisible, front-panel D Beam (wave your hands over the beam to color your sound), plus a pitch-bend/modulation lever, and a pair of control knobs. Performers will appreciate the GW-7's large backlit LCD, especially on dark stages and dimly lit studio environments.

World Music bonus
Ethnic instruments are plentiful in the GW-7. Many instruments have been newly sampled, and boast exceptional sound quality. Call up these expressive sounds and arrangements -- programmed by top musicians -- and instantly spice up your music! zZounds is an authorized dealer of Roland products.

Keyboard
61 keys (with velocity)

Sound Generator
Maximum Polyphony: 64 voices

Parts: 16 parts + keyboard part

Wave memory: 32 M bytes (16-bit linear equivalent)

Preset memory:
-- Tones: 576 + 256

-- Drum sets: 37 + 9 (GM2)

-- Performances: 101

User Memory:
-- Tones: 128

-- Drum Sets: 16

-- Performances: 32

Effects:
-- Multi-FX: 47 types

-- Reverb: 8 types

-- Chorus: 8 types

Transpose: -12 to +12

Backing Track
Tempo: 20 to 250

Tracks: 16

16-track recorder mode: 4 easy modes (ALL, Keyboard, Single, Punch In/Out)

Preset memory: 101 styles

User memory: 99 styles

Songs: 99

Band Type:
-- 3 levels: Drum & Bass, Combo, Full Band

USB (Data transfer)
Operating System:
-- Macintosh: Mac OS 9.0.4 or later, Mac OS X 10.0 or later

-- Windows: Windows 2000/Me/XP

Controllers
D Beam Controller: 1

Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever: 1

Control Knobs: 2

Display
Large backlit custom LCD

Connectors
Output jacks (L/MONO, R), headphones jack, MIDI connectors (IN, OUT), hold pedal jack, control pedal jack, USB connector

Power supply
DC 9 V (AC adapter), Current Draw 1,000 mA

Physical
Dimensions (W x D x H): 41 3/16 x 12 5/8 x 3 7/16 in.

Weight: 11 lbs 1 oz (excluding AC adapter)

Accessories: owner's manual, AC adapter (ACI Series or PSB-1U)

Options: Pedal Switch: DP-2, DP-8, Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U, Expression Pedal: EV-5