My guess , they would be multi function up/down buttons, or sliders..
George mentioned sliders, under the display window...If they were drawbars , I am sure they would have placed them to the left side of the board[VR760]..

A little disagreement: Even though Em-2000 has a model name that starts with EM it doesn`t mean that it`s in line with Em-25/15... Em-2000 is exactly the same as G-1000 but 62 keys and speakers and some other munor differences..

A question (to all) How many MBs of sound ROM does G-70 will have? and how about the sounds? Will the sequencer have the same "Working..." problem as G-1000/VA-76/7/Em-2000?


No Sampler, good, no need to pay extra money for stuff not needed....

Any pictures of G-70?

Will there be VariPhrase, touch controller?

I think that that G-70 will be a down- version of G-1000, if it would be an upgrade it would be someting like G-1500 or VA-100... but that`s just my opinion.

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[This message has been edited by Vadim (edited 09-11-2004).]

Vadim, when I mentioned the EM2000, it was intended to show it as the top of the line model..showing the other models as lower end models of the series..

There are major differences between the EM2000 and the G1000, not the basic sound engine, but things like seperate outs, source sliders, seperate midi ins and outs, and the overall quality of the EM2000 does not match the G1000..

Roland in the past has always designated "70" and "1000" as their top models...I am sure this G70 is a grade or two above the G1000..

Also a reminder, Variphrase is a sampler...

Vadim BTW, most EM2000's have 61 keys[just kidding with you]..

Fear not ,Roland will always incorporate aftertouch on flagship models..

The D-Beam is very useful , especially with organ parameters and style control parameters..

I would like to see Roland continue the VariPhrase on the G70..it is so easy to use and assign to any realtime part and/or sequence part...It's a shame the vast majority of VA owners never really got into this feature, especially with the Version 2 upgraded VA-7..With that 50mg internal ram, the Variphrase could be a highlight...of course most would still not use it[fear of something new]..

[This message has been edited by Fran Carango (edited 09-11-2004).]

Yes, the VariPhrase is a sampler. But I would even be happy if the G70 used the VP engine to edit resident sounds or files (or sounds in memory). I probably would not use it to record my own samples, but others could. The VariPhrase is a great tool.

There will be faders directly under the screen as well as virtual faders in the screen just above the faders. There will not be a variphrase sampler.
The sequencer will be deeper in the editing than previous models.


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George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

At a previous keyboard festival I spoke to the Italian designer about Variphase. He stated it was intended mainly for the vocals it does very well and although you can record vocal samples yourself, the Variphase was not intended in the design parameter or of the quality to sample other instruments.

G70. I Just received this info from a Roland contact today.
There's a world wide embargo on all spec until 1st October....

Graham UK.

As far as I know , you can not multi sample with VariPhrase[at least on the VA-7]...This still makes it okay for vocals, but for a sample with dynamics[piano], you will get poorer results..But, most people don't have a clue how to multisample..they can sample a pot thrown into a sink, or a car horn etc..This is why I think most would not miss a sampler on the G-70..

Fran,
You've never held a pot and I'm sure you have no idea where the sink IS in your kitchen. ( That's the room that most families cook in ! )

Hint:
The sink is next to the big, brown, heat-making, boxy shaped thingee.

UD, you will stir-up Fran and things will never be the same.