Roland GI20 Guitar/Bass GK-MIDI Interface - USB-MIDI for direct computer connection, +2/-3 ... more
octave transpose, individual string muting, adjustable playing feel for optimal tracking, 50 user storage locations, guitar out. Includes power supply, 3m GK cab...
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Advantages: modifiability, portable Disadvantages: need of electricity
I have been playing the piano for several years, each week going to a class, hard training all the time, concerts, and once, I got for Christmas this new invention.
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I didn't know at all what to expect. Before, I occasionally played for fun on keyboard. So I thought that it is comparable to such quality = not having a real size of a usual wooden piano. The other thing is that the number of keys, the low bass and high tones are usually missing on such a digital piano. But as I saw it then packed out, I starred on it with an open mouth because the keys had the usual size of a USUAL piano. What I really started to like on Roland EP-77 it was the fact that it is portable. - Several times it happened to me that I couldn't play the big piano at certain occasions because I cannot just put this instrument into my pocket ...
Lirybka 31.12.2007 (30.12.2007)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Roland EP-77
Advantages: Some very realistic synthetic sounds at an affordable price. Disadvantages: Requires a lot of fine tuning.
Background:
I bought this pedal in Japan for £290. The Roland GR-20 is renowned for it's value for money. For this price you get:
The GR-20 Synthesizer
GK-3 Dedicated Pickup + Cable (to connect the GK-3 to GR-20)
Power Supply Unit
Short Guitar Lead
Instruction Manuals
Warranty
Screws, tapes etc... to attach GK-3 to your guitar
The pedal is very versatile and also comes with an in-built tuner.
Installation:
The GK-3 needs to be installed on your guitar before you can use the pedal. Ideally the GK-3 should be around 1mm away from your strings and should not be installed further than 1cm away from the bridge.
The GK-3 has two main parts. The main body, which has the up/down buttons (to scroll through the patches) and a volume knob, and the pickup itself.
The pickup can either be installed using screws ...
Darkhodge 29.10.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Roland GR-20
Advantages: TOO MANY TO LIST!!! Disadvantages: BELLOWS CAN BE A BIT STIFF WHEN NEW.
The Roland fr-3s is the little brother to the fr-7 V-accordion, yet it is no small fry having a full 120 bass section, with seven registers and keyboard of 37 treble keys with ten registers and a dazzling array of features and sounds, it is lightweight and fully portable due to the built-in speakers and battery option. (It takes ten AA size battery's if you would want to use this function, and lasts up to two and a half hours depending on the batteries used.) Although I do generally plug mine into the mains.
The electronic wizardry in this instrument means you can select from ten different accordion types, each with its own associated registers and to the ear is indistinguishable from its acoustic cousins, and as if that was not enough, it boasts several orchestral sounds including violin, steel guitar and choir. The fr-3s also has ...
The Roland GI-20 GK-MIDI Interface detects the signal from any electric guitar or bass equipped with a GK-2A or GK-2B pickup, respectively, and lets you trigger synthesizers and samplers, or even record your playing as MIDI data. With its built-in USB MIDI port, the Roland GI-20 is perfect for computer-based recording setups. The main features of the Roland GI-20 include: Powerful Guitar/Bass-MIDI interface ideal for turning your favourite synthesizer or MIDI module into a guitar synth Built-in USB MIDI port for computer connection Easy, knob-based controls and dedicated buttons for fast, intuitive operation Patch Memory lets you store user settings including Play Feel, Transpose/Mute settings for each string, and Bank Select/Program Change messages for live performance Perfect size and configuration for use with Roland XV-2020 Synthesizer Module Flexible Transpose functions + 2 / - 3 octave with optional footswitch control
