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Roland Prelude 61-Key Portable Arranger Keyboard

Hundreds of essential, contemporary sounds inherited from Roland's top sound modules. Plays back from USB flash: mp3, wav, aiff and smf files.

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"Not a bad way to have your cake and eat it too" submitted December 20, 2010

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Musical Background: Hobbyist, composer, music theorist
Music Style: Jazz
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Sound: I had high expectations for a Roland, even though I was sure this was a "starter" line for them. There are probably 2-3 dozen really nice sounds--too bad they're almost randomly distributed in the 1200 available. Feature: Single most annoying "feature" is that there is no way to avoid having a stupid blue light flashing--either the "Tap" button is flashing to show you that you can set the tempo by tapping the button, or the "Playing" button is flashing to show you that a rhythm is playing. I'm all for little tricks to point out cool features--but only for the first 10 minutes of use! I'll probably end up putting electrician's tape over them. Ease of Use: Not bad. I'm not trying to use it as a sequencer--just as a sound source and a luggable keyboard. It works fine for that. Quality: Seems pretty solid. It's new, so ruggedness is hard to judge, but it looks more solid than a Casio. Value: I was looking for a cheap little keyboard that would be easy to carry around. This was on some kind of special deal and I figured the extra money would be worth it for a set of nice Roland sounds. So it's hard to judge...It's a lot more than I had planned to spend, but it's a lot more machine. That said, for the money, I probably would have gotten better sounds if I'd just gotten a single-purpose synth. Manufacturer Support: Where's the "don't know; haven't needed to call" option? The Wow Factor: Looks nice. Not quite the classic Roland look, but not terribly cheesy either. Overall: If I do replace it, it will be with two devices: a smaller, lighter "fun" keyboard that I don't mind taking to friends or loaning and a smaller, specialized synthesizer for when I want to build a song,
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