There will most likely be a HUGE differene between the soundset on the GW-7 and the GW-8 adimatis.

Don't forget the GW-8's soundset is taken from the FantomX/SonicCell. There have also been reports that some of the sounds on the GW-8 were taken from SRX expansion boards (like what Roland did with the Fantom G).

I think you're going to hear a very notable difference between the two boards. Not only have the sounds completey changed, but there are many other features that have either increased or are completey new on the GW-8.

128 note poly (up from 64)
new screen (much better than old one)
Fantom/SonicCell sound engine
Style selection by category
Numeric Entry (GW-7 really needed this)
Style sections have now been doubled
USB memory player

The GW-8 is amost an entirely different keyboard with these upgrades they've made. Roland went all out on these uprgades and they really set the GW-8 apart from the GW-7.



[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 11-01-2008).]