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Originally posted by Fran Carango:
Roland's new workstation incorporates all the goodies.A 76 key with initial and aftertouch. It has semi weighted "waterfall" keys..It has interchangable synth modules [boards] including a VK8 to utilize the 9 drawbars.Also additional modules available. The unit will hold 4 different synth modules, as well as 6 SRX series expansion boards..

Polyphony, full for organ and 256 for synth.The new arranger section has a total of 16 parts, 3 endings ,3 intros, 4 fills and 6 variations..Morphing feature is in place,as is the chord sequencer from the G series..The new harmonizer is also standard..The newly developed SMF features of the DisCover series is also incorporated..

The unit has stereo outs plus 6 separate outs for keyboard and a pair of stereo outs for vocal/harmonizer, a new idea, a sample and hold function, in real time you can sing a phrase and use it as a arranger part starting with the downbeat of the next measure when you desire, keyed to the chord change..

The unit has a 64 meg sampler [standard, and can be upgraded to 512]..The storage media is twin 512 Smart media[1028]. The big surprize is the 16 track[128 virtual]digital on board recorder complete with CDRW[MP3 player/recorder] drive..Besides the twin insert effects[140 each] you have access to cosm effects[2 effect units]..The weight will be around 44 lbs, not bad for all the goodies..

Another feature, although the unit has no speakers,it does have a built in 100 watt stereo amp with a seperate sub woofer and stereo outs..You can attach any combination of 8 ohm speakers. On board EQ ..Almost forgot the Drawbars also doulble as volume and data controls for the arranger section.

What, What who woke me up,,darn just a dream..Roland you listening?
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While searching for my conversation with Bob Lee..I came across this "dream" machine posting I made... pre G70....Pretty close..huh?


Sorry, Fran, but your dream is/was my nightmare Pretty close on some things, pretty far off on others!

3 endings, 3 intros, 4 fills and 6 variations... One step forward (6 variations) three steps back. G70 has four Intro, four ending and seven fills. MY dream would be 4 In and Out, 4 variations, but 16 fills (one for each possible route) and four Break/Fills...

And forget the sampler... unless you could load it as fast as a computer, forget it. Nothing short of a computer loads fast enough for practical usage (at LEAST 40 minutes to load up that 512MB )

Forget that DAW, too. It will only add to the cost, and suck compared to a computer DAW. Even the Oasys got this wrong, and it's over 8 grand!

And, for shame! Why replace the G70/G1000's keybed with some organ weighted waterfall rubbish? It's already perfect for both organ AND piano... Mind you, I wouldn't mind another set of contacts that trigger very shallow, for the B3 stuff

Varios has already been tried and it was a DOG

Six separate outs only work if you can route effects to them as well. Roland seem mired in this scheme of no effects on the Direct outs... Mind you, if you could route the VK organ to one, that would be a BIG improvement for those of us with real spinners!

And any stereo 100 watt amp will make the weight well over 44 lbs. or sound like ass!

But keep the Chord Sequencer, Morphing Styles and six SRX boards! Funny, but the main things I like here are the things Roland DROPPED from the G70

But in many ways, it WAS very close to the truth. Had to laugh at Ensnareyou's price estimate. He's too used to being ripped off by Wersi The G70 does have all those realtime controls, at at least a third the Wersi's price. Sure, it's got those DAW things, and the sampler, etc., but I'm not sure they are worth six thousand extra

I can put together a laptop system to do that for about two grand (or less)...

Now, back to sleep, and try to dream something we can afford!
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An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!