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#259882 - 03/17/09 05:29 AM Roland Prelude info
MacAllcock Senior Member Registered: 03/02/02 Posts: 1221 Loc: Preston, Lancashire, England	http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=985 _________________________ John Allcock
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#259883 - 03/17/09 05:32 AM Re: Roland Prelude info
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	GW8 with speakers ? NO Lyric reader either. [This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 03-17-2009).]
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#259884 - 03/17/09 05:36 AM Re: Roland Prelude info
squeak_D Senior Member Registered: 10/08/00 Posts: 4715 Loc: West Virginia	GW-8 with speakers, NO patch modify.., and it cost more. Save a few bucks.., buy the GW-8 and with the money you save you can buy a nice set of studio speakers that would make the internal speakers on the Prelude sound like a joke. GW-8 looks nicer too IMO. _________________________ GEAR: Yamaha MOXF-6, Casio MZX-500, Roland Juno-Di, M-Audio Venom, Roland RS-70, Yamaha PSR S700, M-Audio Axiom Pro-61 (Midi Controller). SOFTWARE: Mixcraft-7, PowerTracks Pro Audio 2013, Beat Thang Virtual, Dimension Le.
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#259885 - 03/17/09 05:26 PM Re: Roland Prelude info
Burkels Member Registered: 02/06/04 Posts: 319 Loc: Alkmaar, The Netherlands, Euro...	Quote: Originally posted by squeak_D: GW-8 with speakers, NO patch modify.., and it cost more. Save a few bucks.., buy the GW-8 and with the money you save you can buy a nice set of studio speakers that would make the internal speakers on the Prelude sound like a joke. GW-8 looks nicer too IMO. I'm curious as where this model "fits in" in Roland's range. Is it above E-50? GW-8? Looking at the price, I'd say it's competing with E-50, which is - as far as I know - still in the market... ------------------ - THE DUTCH KEYBOARD FORUM http://www.keyboardforum.nl Happy owner of a Roland E-80 V2 _________________________ - THE DUTCH KEYBOARD FORUM http://www.keyboardforum.nl Happy owner of a Roland E-80 V2
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#259886 - 03/17/09 07:31 PM Re: Roland Prelude info
squeak_D Senior Member Registered: 10/08/00 Posts: 4715 Loc: West Virginia	Granted the Prelude has a more up to date patch set..., I would still take the E-50 over the Prelude any day. The E-50 has much more going for it IMO. Plus the E-50 has many other features that put it above the Prelude. I'd say the Prelude is really the step up from the E-09, but a step down from the GW-8. _________________________ GEAR: Yamaha MOXF-6, Casio MZX-500, Roland Juno-Di, M-Audio Venom, Roland RS-70, Yamaha PSR S700, M-Audio Axiom Pro-61 (Midi Controller). SOFTWARE: Mixcraft-7, PowerTracks Pro Audio 2013, Beat Thang Virtual, Dimension Le.
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#259887 - 03/17/09 09:37 PM Re: Roland Prelude info
DonM Senior Member Registered: 06/25/99 Posts: 16735 Loc: Benton, LA, USA	Haven't seen a Prelude (except Honda) or GW8, but I feel the E50 is the most under-rated arranger around. It sounds good, has many features, is light-weight. I just got it as a fill-in until the Audya arrives, but I like it more and more every night. Can't see parting with it any time soon, even after I get something else, if that ever happens. DonM _________________________ DonM
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#259888 - 03/17/09 10:40 PM Re: Roland Prelude info
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14194 Loc: NW Florida	If you fall in love with the Prelude's styles and sounds, you are good to go. But if you want to edit ANYTHING, you are boned, basically. Volume or mute, and that's IT. You can't even change the sound a style part uses. It's a preset machine. Not even a software editor, just extract from MIDI. Horribly time consuming to do even basic stuff (want more or less chorus on a style part? Probably take you over half an hour with GOOD computer skills ) Get the E50/60, and buy a Sonic Cell... _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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#259889 - 03/18/09 04:29 AM Re: Roland Prelude info
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Quote: Originally posted by DonM: I feel the E50 is the most under-rated arranger around. It sounds good, has many features, is light-weight. I just got it as a fill-in until the Audya arrives, but I like it more and more every night. Can't see parting with it any time soon, even after I get something else, if that ever happens. DonM E50 I agree with you Don.
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#259890 - 03/18/09 05:27 PM Re: Roland Prelude info
cassp Senior Member Registered: 03/21/03 Posts: 3748 Loc: Motown	How's that E50 working for you, Donny? Are you using it or what? How would you compare it with the E60 and G70? _________________________ Riding on the Avenue of Time cassp50@gmail.com
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#259891 - 03/18/09 10:26 PM Re: Roland Prelude info
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14194 Loc: NW Florida	I think that functionally and sonically, the E50 and E60 are identical other than the keyboard, aren't they? _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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