New EM-25/15 Creative Keyboards from Roland
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| EM-25 (top) and EM-15 Prototypes |
March 13, 2001The EM-25 and EM-15 Creative Keyboards take interactive music-making to entirely
new levels of fun. Loaded with Roland sounds, a variety of musical
styles and new educational games, these affordable keyboards make playing music
easy through dedicated buttons and an icon-based LCD. The EM-25 goes even further
by adding a 3.5" floppy drive for playing back Standard MIDI Files (SMFs)
and saving performances.
The major features of the EM-25/15 are:
- Breakthrough-priced arranger keyboards with 61 velocity-sensitive keys and
genuine Roland sounds
- Professional 16-part multitimbral sound engine with 226 GM2/GS-compatible
sounds and 9 drum kits
- Easy-to-use; large icon-based display and dedicated function buttons
- Onboard arranger with 64 music styles and unique Style Morphing/Style Orchestrator
functions
- 3.5" floppy drive for loading Standard MIDI Files and saving User data
(EM-25 model only)
- New Game function helps students learn about music using interactive games:
Guess the Tone, Guess the Style, and Chord Finder
- Built-in stereo sound system
Keyboards with Style
Whether you're looking for drum and bass accompaniment or full-blown arrangements,
the EM-25 and EM-15 deliver with 64 new professionally programmed styles ranging
from Rock and Pop to jazz, Latin, Contemporary and more. A unique Style Morphing
feature allows users to create new styles by combining elements from two different
styles, while a Style Orchestrator makes it easy to select the instruments desired.
Professional Roland Sound
The EM-25 and EM-15 are not just arranger keyboards, but professional-quality
synthesizers with a 16-part GM/GS-compatible sound engine. In all, there are 226
genuine Roland sounds-from realistic piano, strings and brass to acoustic bass
and synthesizer sounds-plus nine dynamic drum kits. And with eight types of reverb
and chorus, you can customize any of these outstanding Tones to your liking.
Easy to Play
Boasting a completely redesigned user interface, the EM-25 and EM-15 are so
intuitive, even beginners can start playing music quickly Both models feature
a large, graphic LCD with easy-to-understand icons, making it possible to view
a variety of performance information simultaneously including Tone name, Style
name, song tempo and more. And with dedicated Piano, Organ, Arranger and Drum
buttons, entire performance setups can be changed directly without confusing menus.
Performance-Friendly Functions
With the EM-25's built-in floppy drive, you can load commercially available
SMF disks and quickly save performance settings. Additionally, the EM-25 and EM-15
make it easy to adjust the relative levels between accompaniment and melody using
dedicated buttons, while their compact design is perfect for musicians on the
go. For more information, visit their web site at www.rolandus.com. |
