Roland G 1000 (sound and styles)

The G-1000 Arranger Workstation from 1998 was the flagship model of Roland’s G-Series of intelligent arranger keyboards. It offered exciting features like a built-in Zip drive, a truly elegant user interface, smart panel layout, and of course, a full complement of this time latest expressive music styles developed by professional musicians worldwide. 76-note velocity-sensitive intelligent arranger keyboard w/ aftertouch Newly-developed sound palette featuring 1,152 sounds and 43 drum sets Full 64-voice polyphony and 32-part multitimbral capability 128 onboard music styles ranging from Classical to Jazz, Rock, Pop, Techno and Reggae, including 16 Acoustic styles Style Database, Disk Style Link, User Style Composer and SMF-to-Style Converter allow quick song/style creation 89 onboard digital effects with front-panel slider control New Play & Search function lets users locate songs by playing a musical phrase on the keyboard Internal Iomega® Zip™ drive and external SCSI port Smart user interface with two programmable function pads Note that this product is no longer in production. Similar capabilties can be found in the VA-5/7/76 V-Arranger Keyboards. Like its predecessor, the G1000 is a sturdy‑looking, imposing instrument with the sort of serious, professional demeanour traditionally the preserve of the workstation synth. Rounded out by a 76‑note keyboard, it&a look which marks this keyboard out as a player&instrument. The keyboard itself has synth‑style plastic keys and a...