This definitely looks like BK body construction and design... Very light, but probably not as durable as their previous generation WS's.
And no touch screen? How could Roland have got it SO right, then stepped back so far? It seems that cost trumps everything, and these idiots are willing to compromise function to save a few dollars. That's the sort of short term thinking that gave us the BK series.
Price is what is going to determine how well this does. The MotifXF series is king of the roost at the moment, I don't see this supplanting it... Unless it is more in the range of a MOXF series.
Just like the arranger line, it seems Roland are doubling down on abandoning the TOTL, $3000 range WS market.
Motif XF is far from being king of the Roost.... did you never hear of the Korg Kronos?
And for $800 that FA61 is a big deal... the best you probably can get for so few dollars... Obviously Roland left the top segment of Keyboards back in the past... And they are trying as much as possible, reusing the same old technollogy over and over..
But then, it is probably the best workstation you can buy for that low price..
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