Roland E-200 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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E-200/E-100
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Superior sound source
The E-200/E-100’s sounds are based on full-length (uncom-
pressed) waveforms, which is unique in this price range. This
produces vibrant, realistic sounds quite unlike anything you
would expect from a budget-friendly arranger keyboard. The
E-200/E-100’s tone generator is 64-voice polyphonic.
Combined with the new amplification system and Digital
Bass Enhancer function, the E-200/E-100 sounds truly
amazing, with a clear high end and a powerful low range.
Stylist function
The E-200/E-100 is Roland’s first arranger keyboard to sport
the acclaimed Cover function found on the DisCover 5 and
DisCover 5M. Simply by pressing one of the STYLIST buttons,
you can change the orchestration of Standard MIDI Files –
and now also of Music Styles.
Flash memory and USB
The E-200/E-100 comes with 84 Music Styles in ROM, 19
additional Music Styles and several Standard MIDI Files. The
additional Styles and SMFs reside in the E-200/E-100’s Flash
memory area, whose contents can be expanded and man-
aged via a USB connection with your PC or Macintosh com-
puter.
New concept
The E-200/E-100 is 19-part multitimbral, with 3 parts that
can be played via the keyboard (Main, Split and Dual). The
Main part can be used to play melodies or for drumming,
while the Split and Dual parts allow you to quickly add a sec-
ond sound to your solo playing.
Furthermore, the E-200/E-100 provides a new selection rou-
tine for Music Styles, Tones, songs, and User Programs: the
FAMILY
[√][®]
buttons can be used for selecting specific
groups, while the SELECT
[√][®]
buttons allow you to choose a
setting within the selected group.
Excellent Arranger
The E-200/E-100 comes loaded with 103 all-new Music
Styles prepared by Roland’s legendary Style foundry. As
usual, several patterns are available (INTRO, ORIGINAL, VARI-
ATION, FILL and ENDING), with additional options via the
BAND ORCHESTRATOR buttons.
And much, much more…
A metronome and several educational functions are pro-
vided, while three digital effects processors (Reverb, Chorus
and MFX) can be used to further enhance the already amaz-
ing sound quality.
The E-200/E-100 can play back GM, GM2, GS and XG song
data, so that you can virtually use any Standard MIDI File
available at your Roland dealer or on the Internet.
Note:
The E-200/E-100 supports XG Light and therefore only
provides the basic set of compatible functions.
The E-200 is also equipped with a floppy disk drive (2DD/
2HD) for data management and importing Music Styles pre-
pared for older Roland arranger instruments.
Have fun!
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