Roland E80 61-Key Music Workstation

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 favorite 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!

Features
- E-80 version 2 with MP3 Playback function

- 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 connection

Wide Variety of Sounds
A first-class selection of sounds has been "captured live" at the highest fidelity for the E-80. Enjoy a guitarist's fingers sliding on the strings of an electric guitar, the natural breath of a flutist, a gorgeous 88-key split stereo-sampled piano and newly sampled drum kits (Rock, Pop and Folk) with natural resonance.

Breathtaking Musical Content
The E-80 features 350 Styles created by a professional team of international programmers who captured their local musical preferences. All of these Styles sound incredibly "live," and are expertly mixed and mastered. Individual EQ for each tone and drum instrument is provided, plus three dedicated multi-effects for each Style/Song.

Attractive Cosmetic… read more Design
The outstanding new cosmetic design of the E-80 music workstation comes from a top Italian design studio. Truly, the E-80 is a treat for the eyes and the ears.

Powerful Onboard Speaker System
Thanks to its powerful 4-speaker, bi-amped sound system, complete with a Bass Reflex System and a Digital Bass Enhancers, the E-80 delivers incredible, high-impact sound.

User-Friendly Interface
For ease of use, the E-80 incorporates a multitude of switches, buttons, and sliders on its control panel. The acclaimed Guitar Mode is now available together with dedicated Guitar Mode button. Moreover, a full-color touchscreen is included for quick and simple operations.

Vocal Harmonist built-in
The E-80's Vocal Harmonist has over 80 different settings plus additional effects and features, including Voice-FX, Auto Pitch, Singer, Vocoder, Small/Ensemble, and Talk.

New Gold Standard Styles
Version 2 is supplied with 15 "Gold Standard Styles". These new Styles are based on versatile, sober arrangements consisting mainly of drums, bass and guitar and they can be used for a wide variety of songs. These Styles are ideal for any musicians because they can be played in a very easy and intuitive way.

2 x Expansion Slots
The E-80 provides two SRX expansion slots, allowing users to expand and customize the internal soundset. Roland's SRX and SR-G01 expansion board series offers a wide selection of the highest quality sounds produced in the world's top professional studios.

Text and Image Viewer
The E-80 is able to import and show not only text files (.TXT), but also image files (.BMP). By connecting an external monitor to your E-80, you can easily display text, lyrics or photos, and even put on slideshows making your party more enjoyable!

Dual Mastering Tools
For detailed sound control, the E-80 provides separated mastering tools (Parametric EQ, Multi-Band Compressor) for the Arranger and Solo part.

An Easy Computer Connection
A USB connector allows files (Styles, Songs, User Programs, Bmp Images, File Text) to be exchanged with PC or MAC and also provides MIDI communication. The E-80 uses the “G-70 DATABASE MANAGER” software, which allows you to manage Songs, Styles, User Programs directly from your computer. read less