Product Description

Roland GW-8 Workstation with Latin Collections Version 2

Comes Complete with Power Adapter

About This Keyboard

This keyboard is in excellent condition with everything working exactly as it should and it includes a power adapter. Cosmetically there are just a few very small scuffs and scratches here and there but you have to look hard to see them. I've included a lot of pictures and a video which should pretty much speak for themselves.

The World in a Workstation

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 interactive 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.

With Roland’s world-leading sound technology at its core, the GW-8 rivals any workstation on the planet with its rich, expressive sound. The GW-8 comes loaded with hundreds of the freshest and most essential sounds taken from Roland’s top workstations. In addition to its authentic sound set, the GW-8 is equipped with many user-friendly controls, such as the expressive D BEAM and the Analog Modify knob, which allows instant adjustments of sounds to suit your taste. The GW-8 is perfect for live entertainers who play multiple roles in their performances.

The GW-8 is packed with a huge collection of styles representing a broad range of music genres, from contemporary rock, pop, dance, jazz and beyond. In addition to the excellent library of contemporary sounds and styles, the GW-8 is equipped with ethnic instrument sounds and authentic regional musical styles, with special focus on Latin American genres. Each backing style has four intros, four main patterns, and four ending progressions for you to craft your own arrangements live.

One of Roland’s most popular new features is built into the GW-8: the multi-format Song Player that allows song data to be played directly from USB Flash memory (accepts MP3, .WAV, AIFF and SMF format). In addition, the GW-8’s Center Cancel function can minimize main vocals from pre-recorded songs, great for karaoke-style performances or music practice.

Bundled with each GW-8 is Roland’s Style Converter software for PC, which lets you create and convert your own MIDI data into GW-8 backing styles and install them via commercially available USB Flash memory devices. Also included is the Playlist Editor for customizing the order of songs. Users can easily create a dedicated Playlist for each gig.

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
Headphone 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.

It is important to remember that when buying a used keyboard it may not operate or look exactly like a new one. Used keyboards develop wear over time that can cause such items as function buttons, knobs, sliders etc. to fail to operate as smoothly or easily as when they were new. Our technician does check these items and if they are deemed unusable they are replaced but some function buttons may require more pressure or manipulation to make the appropriate changes. Cosmetically your used keyboard may have scuffs, scratches, cracks to plastic pieces, discolored keys or other visual impairments that might not show up in the photos. We try to mention any obvious visual imperfections but may not consider them serious enough to post in the listing.