Roland E-60 Music Workstation Keyboard

Great Sounds, Performance, and Price

The Roland E-60 (76 keys) offer advanced music styles and excellent sound quality derived from the famous G-70, perfect for both beginners and advanced musicians alike.

• Incredible sound
• Fresh musical content
• Attractive and lightweight design
• Powerful built-in Audio system
• Intuitive user interface

Roland E-50 was designed to offer a massive set of functions: a 76-note keyboard features a 64-voice polyphony, a large selection of sounds (guitars, drums, basses, pianos) and an additional drum collection (34 sets), a monochrome touch screen (3D-SG), a large number of buttons (located on the front panel) that provide direct access to the most necessary functions. Besides, this model got the patented "D-Beam" controller.

It also has 2 modes for recording: the "Recorder" function with simple rec/start/stop options and a full-function 16-track sequencer with the possibility of detailed macro/micro editing. All sounds can be processed with such effects as: reverb (8 types), chorus (8 kinds), and 41 types of multi-effects.

E-60 provides functions: Style Converter, which is responsible for creating styles based on MIDI files or songs, guitar mode with guitar sounds, Cover/Makeup Tools for quick parameter change in songs, Music Assistant for automatic selection of sounds and styles for Current songs. In addition, the synthesizer supports video management technology V-Link.

The Best Sound

With their 64-voice polyphony sound engines, the E-60 and E-50 deliver impressive, first-class sound quality. With 512MB WAVE ROM onboard each, they boast the best sounds from the Roland library. Many new studio sampled guitars, accordions, and much more provide an ultra-realistic experience.

Fresh Musical Content

E-60/50 provide more than 100 fresh styles created by a professional team of international programmers who captured their local musical preferences. All these styles sound incredibly “live,” and expertly mixed and mastered.

Attractive, Lightweight Design

Prepare to be impressed by the look of the E-60/50 keyboards, created by a top Italian design team.

Powerful Built-in Audio System

Thanks to their powerful 4-speaker, bi-amped sound systems, complete with a Bass Reflex System and a Digital Bass Enhancers, the E-50 and E-60 both deliver incredible, high-impact sound.

Intuitive User Interface

Both the E-60 and E-50 incorporate a large 16 gray-scale display with a touchscreen for quick and simple operations. Moreover a multitude of buttons has been included on the control panels for ease of use. The acclaimed Guitar Mode is now available together with dedicated Guitar Mode button.

Style Converter

The Style Converter is an easy and intuitive tool for creating custom Music Styles based on one of your own songs or a pre-made Standard MIDI File.

16-Track Sequencer / Style Composer

The 16-Track Sequencer and internal Style Composer data can be edited in precise detail using the Microscope functions.

DigiScore®

Both the E-60/E-50 feature a high quality 4-stave score display for chords and lyrics.

D Beam

The light-sensing D Beam controller can be used for real-time changes to a wide range of parameters. (E-60 Only)

Try the full Roland range including the E60 Arranger Keyboard and compare it with Yamaha, Casio and Korg all under one roof. Whatever you're playing standard our knowledgeable and friendly experts will help guide you through the Keyboard buying process and make sure that you are buying the right instrument for your needs. As ex teachers we are ideally placed to advise and answer any questions you may have. Lifetime support and product tuition with ALL digital pianos.

Keyboard
76 keys with velocity sensitive
Sound Source
Max polyphony
64
Tones
over 1000 Panel Tones, 34 Drum Sets
Multi timbre parts
32
Effect Processors
8 Reverb, 8 Chorus, 41 Multi-FX
Compatibility
GM2 / GS / XG Lite
Styles
Preset styles
136 styles
Styles variations
4 Main / 4 Intro / 4 Ending / 6 Fill In
Sync Start/Sync Stop
Yes
User Style Composer
8 Tracks with Micro editing / Piano Roll editing / Guitar Mode programming
Direct Media Link
Yes
One Touch Setting
4 for each Style with customisation
Cover
For Songs and Styles, 26 ALL, 16 Drum, 24 Bass
Makeup Tools
For Songs and Styles, Makeup Tool Freeze Data function
Panel Controls
Rotary Encoder with push switch
Yes
Pitch Bender and Modulation
Yes
D Beam
Yes
Keyboard / Accomp Balance
Dedicated knob
Keyboard Part / Part Assign Switches
Upper1, Upper2, Lower, Manual Bass
Display
16 gray-scale graphic LCD with touchscreen
Player / Recorder
Mark / Jump
Yes, 4 locations for each Song
Sequencer
16-Track Sequencer, with Micro Event List / Piano Roll editing, Guitar Mode programming, SMF to Style Converter
DigiScore
Yes
Lyrics Display
Yes, with automatic Chord Extractor
Text Import / Export
Yes
User Programs
144
Music Assistant
more than 300 presets, programmable
Data Storage
FDD
3.5” 2HD / 2DD
Internal SSD (Solid State Disk)
15,5 MB (approx. 14,1 MB as preloaded factory data)
PCMCIA Slot
1 PCMCIA slot for: Microdrive (1.0-inch hard disk drive)*,Compact Flash*, Memory Stick*,Smartmedia* *using Card adaptor*the E-60 system manages up to 4 GBytes of the above storage Media
Type of files managed
Style, Song(SMF), User Program, MIDI Set, Play List, File.txt
Other functions
Guitar Mode
Yes, for Acoustic and Electric Guitars with Stereo doubling function
Finder
Song, Style, User Program
Easy Setting
Arranger, Organ, Guitar, Piano
Chord Alteration System
Adaptive Chord Voicing
Melody Intelligent
Yes, 18 types, Melody Intelligent 2nd Tone customisation
Tap Tempo
Yes
Transpose
Yes, -6 ~ +5
Song Chord Extractor
Yes
Fade IN / OUT
Yes, programmable
V-LINK
Yes
Updating system
Yes, on Flash
Connectors
MIDI
IN, OUT
USB
for data transfer and MIDI
Audio Output
Main (L / mono, R)
Jacks
Hold, Foot Switch / Expression
Phones
2
Internal Amplification
Speakers
2 x 10 cm (woofer), 2 x 3 cm (tweeter)
Rated Power Output
2 x 8 W + 2 x 2 W (with Bass Reflex System)
Others
Supplied accessories
Owner’s Manual, External AC adaptor, Music Rest, bundled CD-ROM (it contains E-60 backup data, USB-MIDI driver (for Mac/PC), DATABASE MANAGER software)
Size and Weight
Width
1,260 mm
49-5/8 inches
Depth
374 mm
14-3/4 inches
Height
335 mm
13-3/16 inches
Weight
13.0 kg
28 lbs. 11 oz.
Height includes Music Rest