Hi

Having received my Roland E80 today after P/Xing my Korg PA800 I must say I love the new board. Personally, I find the E80 far easier to work with than the PA800.

My question: Can I load midifiles from a USB flashdrive directly into the E80 using the USB port on the keyboard? If so, how would I achieve this?

Thanks to all for any answers.

You can't... (simple answer)

The E80 (and all Roland arrangers) only operate as USB slaves, NOT masters.

This means, to transfer files into an E80, you either have to hook to a computer or laptop, or load the data into a card, and then transfer from the card into the E80's memory disk, or leave the card in and work directly from that.

Yes you can, into internal memory, but better yet..get a pc card[external memory]..
All you need to do is connect the USB cable to the E80 and PC..Go into menu and select USB..there you make the connection to either internal or external..

Copy SMF's to the folder that says "put new songs here"...like wise you can add styles to "put new styles here"..

Any help you may need ..email me..

Sorry I just noticed you asked about flash card..Diki is correct..

you can use yout flash drive as a source and transfer via your PC..

Fran wrote:

but better yet..get a pc card[external memory]..

Great with software but not with installing hardware due to visual challenges. Suppose I could just use floppies Must admit, this is where the Korg scores one.

Thanks guys

Hi Runedog,

The E-80 can accept PCMCIA Type II cards , so what does that mean ?

1 ) You can get a PCMCIA flash drive adapter and use flash cards.

2) PCMCIA flash drive memory cards ( getting harder to find.

3) PCMCIA flash drive adapter , and use a "micro drive" either 2 Gig or 4 Gig.
I found one on eBay here is a link , but you need the type II adapter >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250192565294&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015

Or you could use floppies as the E-80 won`t do MP3`s , you can fit quite a few midi files on a floppy.

Getting your info from USB flash drive to E-80 , create a folder on your PC and load ALL flash drive info to that
folder , then take a USB cable with 2 different connectors and plug the square one into the E-80 and the rectangular one into your PC.
Power up the E-80 then turn on your PC .
On the E-80 there is a Solid State Disc or SSD , that needs to be unlocked , in back of the E-80 there is a small switch to unlock the internal memory. Once that is done you can permanently store your flash drive info to the E-80 SSD.

I hope this info helps !!

Now my friend , please help me !

I don`t have an E-80 , I have just read the manual.
Can you please describe in great detail the key-bed of the E-80.
1 ) How is the action ( key feel )
2 ) How is the quality of the key-bed , can you compare it to the Tyros key-bed ,
3 ) is there very much lateral "play" ( sideways )in the keys.

Last how are the buttons ?
Do they have a good tactile feel and solid construction ?

How are the sliders ? tight and true or a little sloppy ?

I truly wish you all the very best with your E-80 . I have been looking at the E-80 / Pa800 / Tyros 2 / S900.

Although I have only been able to actually play the Tyros and the S900.

So your reply will be very help full .

I have had many folks say the key-bed is good , what`s good ? I need the nitty gritty !!

Take care and again I hope I have helped and Good Luck !!

Gary 

Jedi wrote:

1 ) How is the action ( key feel )
2 ) How is the quality of the key-bed , can you compare it to the Tyros key-bed ,
3 ) is there very much lateral "play" ( sideways )in the keys.

Last how are the buttons ?
Do they have a good tactile feel and solid construction ?

How are the sliders ? tight and true or a little sloppy ?

I truly wish you all the very best with your E-80 . I have been looking at the E-80 / Pa800 / Tyros 2 / S900.

Although I have only been able to actually play the Tyros and the S900.

So your reply will be very help full .

I have had many folks say the key-bed is good , what`s good ? I need the nitty gritty !!

Jedi, post your PM address and I'll send you full rundown.

Thanks very much for your help.

Hi Runedog,

Thanks for your help , looking forward to a review !!

My e-mail should be available now , many thanks.

Take care ,
Gary 

Why not post that review here, Runedog?

Then possibly some Roland users can double check to see if all the facts are correct (there are many aspects to Roland's which may not be realized by a recent owner)...

Several other E80 reviews here, too, if you use the search.