Yamaha Tyros2 and the Korg PA1x need to make space for the mighty Roland E-80 flagship workstation. Breathing new life into the keyboard market this powerful music workstation not only offers the top class efforts of programmers around the globe so that the home user can press a button and sound like a full live band but it also allows the product to have the functionality of a workstation with 16 track sequencing, notation and lyric display, colour touch screen, pattern recording, vocal harmonisation and USB file transfer - but only if you want to use it!!! The power of the E-80 lies in its astounding ease of use whilst utilizing the full benefit of its feature packed unit at the touch of one button.

Digiscore, Lyrics and Vocal Harmoniser:

The Roland E-80 has the amazing digiscore feature allowing users to see music on the screen as if you were looking at a book. Full display shows score for songs you may have recorded or downloaded as MIDI files. You can even see lyrics large and clear for a karaoke experience. The Vocal harmoniser means total control and flexibility for those of us who can not sing in tune at all. The clever system adds harmonies based upon the chord/ notes being played and will make anyone sound like they can sing. Fancy sounding like a barbershop quartet or Frank Sinatra? No problem.

Breathtaking musical styles and sounds at the touch of a button:

The E-80 has an amazing choice of 350 styles to cater for everybody. Each style has 4 one touch settings which automatically set-up sound selection, tempo, eq's, volumes and more at the touch of a button. The high quality on-board sounds derived from the world renowned fantom x series sound processors means nothing but the highest quality playback and satisfaction when you are playing. Full harmonic drawbars, multi-layered sounds and splits, with amazing effects really do create an experience to remember.

Specifications
Keyboard	61-note synthesizer-action keyboard with aftertouch
Sound source:	New WX sound engine
Max. polyphony	128 voices
Sounds	1100 tones,54 Drum Sets	Dedicated EQ for each oscillator (Keyboard/Style/Song parts) and for each drum instrument (Style/ Song)
	SRX-series expansion (boards optional)	2 slots
	Compatibility	SR-G01 compatible 32 GM2/GS/XG Lite
Effects	Reverb:12 types	Chorus: 6 types
		MFX: 84 types
		multi-band compressor
		Overdrive
Mastering Tools	parametric EQ,Harmonic Bar: Rotary, Vibrato,MFX: 84 types
External audio input MIC input section	Noise Gate Compressor Reverb: 9 types Delay: 9 types
Organ Drawbars	9 harmonic bars (16', 5-1/3', 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', 1-3/5', 1-1/3', Y)	Adjustable via assignable sliders
	Organ Effects	Slow, Fast Leakage Level, Overdrive, Vibrato/Chorus (On, Off, V1,C1, V2,C2,V3,C3), Rotary Speaker Simulation (Slow/Fast, Motor on/off via MODULATION lever]
Styles	More than 350 Styles in 12 families	120 programmable links to additional Styles (CUSTOM]
		Unlimited access Internal memory, memory card, floppy disk (via FINDER)
Style Cover	18 Drum Covers	24 Bass Covers
		Instrument-oriented editing
One Touch	4 programmable registrations per Style
Songs:	Real-time SMF player	4 programmable MARK & JUMP locations
Song Cover	18 Drum Covers	24 Bass Covers
		Instrument-oriented editing
Song Makeup Tools	Lyrics & chord display,	score display,
	VIEWER display (TXT and BMP),	DigiScore
Other functions	PLAY LIST function (99 steps)NEXT SONG function	Text Import/Export & lyrics syn­chronization
	Song Finder	Manages up to 99,999 songs Play & Search function
Sequencer:	16-track sequencer with microscope and macro editing functions,	Style Converter
Display type & controls	Color 1/4 VGA	Touch-screen with 3D-SG (3D simulated graphics)
	Contrast potentiometer
Other Controls	PITCH BEND/MODULATION lever, D Beam controller (with macro settings),
User Programs:	144 Set List references for access via front pa nel
Music Assistant registrations:	More than 650 factory registrations	Unlimited number of programmable entries
Vocal Harmonist:	4 presets 2 Harmony modes Singer Key Adapter	Vocoder Effects Talk, Voice-FX (12 presets), Auto Pitch. Singer (programmable) Small (30 macros), Ensemble (30 macros) 24 presets
		Noise Gate, Compressor, Reverb (9 types], Delay [9 types), pro­grammable Reverb (9 types), Delay (9 types], Chorus (9 types), programmable Adjustable input gain, Level switch
Data storage	Floppy disk drive Internal memory Memory card	,5",2HD/2DD Solid-State Disk PCMCIA (Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Smart Media, Micro-drive)
Type of files managed	Styles, Songs (SMF), User Pro­grams, MIDI Sets, Play Lists, .txt files, .bmp files
Keyboard Modes	Split (2 split points), Whole, Dynamic Split	Arranger, Organ, Piano, Guitar Mode
Chord voicing Melody Intelligence	ACV (Adaptive Chord Voicing) 18 types, customization of the second sound
Internal amplification	2x 35W, 2x12W (with bass reflex system)	2x 13 cm (woofer) 2x 6.6 cm (tweeter)
	Dedicated SPEAKER OFF switch
Dimensions	1176(W)x489(D)x 198 (H)
Weight	22.5kg
Supplied accessories	Owner's Manual, power cord, metal music stand. CD-ROM
Options	PK-5A Dynamic MIDI Pedal, FC-7 Foot Controller, MSA/MSD/MSE series floppy disks (Roland & third-party), RH-25/50/200 Headphones,	DP-2 Pedal switch, DP-6 Pedal switch (piano type), BOSS FS 5U Foot switch, EV-5/7 Expression pedal, BOSS FV-300L Volume/Expres­sion pedal, KC-150/350/550 Keyboard amplifiers Memory cards (third-party manufacturers)
	Wave Expansion boards (SRX-series and SR-G01)
Connectors	Headphone sockets 2 Pedal & footswitch sockets FC-7 (programmable) FOOT PEDAL	HOLD FOOTSWITCH FOOT SWITCH (programmable)
Audio connections	Vocal Harmonist (with MIC/LINE switch]	Input: XLR&TRS phone (bal­anced/unbalanced
	Audio inputs:	Left & Right, line level (with separate effects pro­cessor] (RCA/phono)
	Outputs	L/Mono, R (1/4") Metronome OUTPUT (for headphones), LEVEL control Video output Composite, PAL & NTSC
USB port	(data storage & MIDI communication]
MIDI IN/OUT/THRU
	Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice