Product Description
Roland E-500 Intelligent Keyboard
Complete with Music Stand, Power Cord & Manual
About This Keyboard
This keyboard came to us as a trade-in and I don't know a lot about it but from what I can tell, everything is working just as it should. It has a nice bright screen, and all of the buttons and knobs seem to be working well. It includes a power cord, music stand and manual on CD. Cosmetically it just shows normal wear and tear for a used keyboard with just a couple of scuffs here and there. I've included a lot of pictures and a video which should pretty much speak for themselves. These keyboards are a lot of fun with lots of rhythms and sounds built in.
Features
Three instruments in one
The E-500 can be used as piano, organ, or "keyboard" (i.e. a synthesizer with automatic accompaniment) - all at the touch of a button
270 Tones (sounds) and 111 Styles built in
Support for a wide range of musical genres
Piano Tones rely on stereo sampling
The technology used ensures that your E-500 provides some of the finest concert grand piano sounds available on electronic musical instruments
64-voice polyphony
Up to 64 voices can be played simultaneously
Simple yet versatile Composer
Simple recording.
Playback of commercial music data.
A comprehensive Composer menu:
- 16 track sequencer
- Chord sequencer
- Song edit
- Style composer
- Style converter
Microphone input jack
Microphone signals can be processed with a dedicated echo effect
GM (General MIDI) and GS compatible
- The General MIDI system is a set of recommendations which seeks to standardize the MIDI support features of sound generating devices
- Roland developed the GS Format to standardize the response of sound generators when MIDI is used for the production of music.
The E-500's tone generator fully supports both the General MIDI system and the GS format - so you can use music data that is designed for either
Reads and writes SMF Music Data
The E-500 is capable of playing Standard MIDI Files, such as "SMF Music Data"
Specifications
Keyboard
61 keys (synthesizer-action mechanism)
Keyboard Modes
Whole, Split, Layer, Split Arranger, Piano Style Arranger, Manual Drum/SFX
Velocity sensitivity
Super Light, Light, Medium, Heavy, Super Heavy
Maximum polyphony
64 voices
Tones
8 Groups, 124 Variations
(Tone Expansion Mode: 270 variations)
Music styles
Internal: 111 Styles
Manual Drum / SFX Sets
Drum Set: 8 / SFX Set: 1
Programmable Music Styles
Yes
Effects
Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types), DSP (32 types)
Melody Intelligence
18 types
User Programs
Internal: 32 memories
Composer
Tracks: 16 (Easy Mode: 5 tracks)
Song: 1
Recording methods: Realtime, Step (in Chord Sequencer Mode)
Playback: Standard MIDI File
Edit: Setup, Copy, Quantize, Erase, Delete, Insert, Transpose, Track Exchange, Track Copy
Disk drive/data storage
3.5 inch micro floppy disk drive
Display
240 x 64 dots, graphic LCD with CFL backlighting
Rated Output Power
10W x 2
Speakers
Two way stereo system, in Bass Reflex boxes
