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Roland GW-8 PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 28 June 2008

 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.

Keyboard

61 keys (with velocity)


Sound Generator

Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices
Parts: 16 parts + Keyboard part
Wave Memory: 256MB (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 Track

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


Other

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
USB (MIDI)
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.

 


Size and Weight

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.

 

See various GW-8 pictures.

 

 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 June 2008 )