Originally posted by Uncle Dave:
I had rather low expectations of the DisCover5 since I saw an on line demo a few months ago. First thing I noticed was the key length and feel. It's got short keys, and they are very light weight. Not terrible, but they seem to be mismatched with the rest of the look and construction on the kb.
Sounds were Roland usual(great) but the general idea is not aimed at a player like me. There are some very cool real time toys for tweaking sequences, but that sort of defeats the purpose of playing a definitive arrangement of a particular song in the first place.
Fran and I think that this is a stepping stone to the next arranger entry. It misses the boat as a pro insturument, and it's clearly not a "home" instrument, or arranger ..... so it must be a test of the market.
It's a nice looking board ... a little wasted space on the sides of the keys, but it's not too big. It's not too heavy. It's gold (yuk)metalic flake. It's got huge buttons ... easy to find, and my all time WORST feature (not the popular opinion, however) THAT STINKIN' TOUCH SCREEN !
It always looks filthy when it's turned off. I hate that about my VA76.
In summary - I spent all of 3 minutes with it, so I can't say much about the depth of the instrument, but my first impressions rarely steer me wrong for my own needs. There is no DisCover5 in my future, but it's a nice keyboard for around $1000. It doesn't cost MORE than that, does it? 
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