Roland
G-1000 Intelligent Arranger Workstation
January
29, 1998Taking its acclaimed G-Series of intelligent arranger keyboards to a new level
of power and playability, Roland unveils the flagship G-1000 Arranger Workstation.
With a full 76-note velocity and aftertouch-sensitive keyboard, innovative new
auto arrangement features and powerful 32-bit RISC-based effects, the G-1000 is
set to redefine the intelligent arranger category. It is also the first product
of its kind to incorporate a built-in Iomega® Zip(tm) drive, as well as a
SCSI port for immense data storage.
The 1,152 newly developed onboard sounds
offer superb fidelity and expressiveness. Many previous G-Series sounds have been
completely redesigned to make use of the G-1000's new expression capabilities;
the string sounds, for example, now offer realtime legato control, while popular
sounds like piano and nylon string guitar offer unprecedented richness and depth.
Forty-three onboard drum sets include Orchestral, Jazz, Ethnic, Oriental, Techno,
Hip-Hop and Jungle sounds, just to name a few. And to make the most of these striking
sounds, the G-1000 has full 64-voice polyphony and is 32-part multitimbral. At
the heart of the G-1000 are 128 high-definition onboard preset music styles ranging
from Classical and Acoustic to Rock and Techno. Each style contains six divisions:
Intro, Original, Variation, Fill-In to Original, Fill-In to Variation and Ending.
Basic and advanced versions can be programmed for each, selecting Major, Minor
and Seventh chords with their own multi-instrument accompaniment. With the specially
developed Acoustic styles, users can even simulate popular "unplugged"-style performance,
with simple guitar- and piano-based solos, duets trios, and more. The onboard
styles can be used as is, or modified using the User Style Composer, which lets
musicians quickly create their own styles and songs via division copying and microscope-style
editing. New styles can also be created automatically by using the G-1000's
unique SMF-to-Style Converter, which pulls selected parts from Standard MIDI Files
into brand new User styles, greatly enhancing the style-creation process. And
once a style has been modified or created, it can then be stored and later recalled
in realtime from the built-in Zip drive, the 3.5-inch floppy drive or any connected
SCSI drive. Up to 16 custom styles can be stored and instantly recalled from the
G-1000's internal flash EP-ROM even after power-off, while a helpful Disk Style
Link function allows users to instantly call up any one of up to 111 favorite
styles from the Zip disk. Other G-1000 firsts include a convenient Style Database
with a unique "Play & Search" function that finds a particular style or song simply
by playing a musical phrase on the keyboard in realtime. After a user has played
the musical phrase, the G-1000 then searches the Zip drive to locate the song
that most closely matches the phrase. Using the Style Database, musicians can
also locate styles and songs simply by entering the style number, song title,
author, genre or file name. For singers and accompanists, the G-1000 displays
Standard MIDI File (SMF) lyrics on the onboard display or on an external television
or monitor using the optional LVC-1 Lyrics Video Converter. G-1000's elegant
user interface is built around a large 240 x 64 dot backlit graphic LCD and a
host of dedicated control knobs and sliders that make operating the G-1000 a pleasure.
Six separate MIDI connections (MIDI A/B In, Out, and Thru), a dedicated metronome
output, four audio outputs and four foot switch jacks make the G-1000 a very capable
MIDI controller. Overall, the G-1000's innovative features and wealth of sounds
and styles is set to redefine the high-end arranger workstation market. Roland
is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of electronic musical
instruments, professional audio equipment, multimedia products and music accessories. For more information, contact Roland Corporation
U.S., 7200 Dominion Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90040, 213.685.5141, www.rolandus.com.
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