I think you have these the wrong way around...

MB is the abbreviation for Megabyte
Mb is the abbreviation for Megabit

You can see how confusing it all can get.

I'd STILL like to hear where anyone got these 'definitive' figures....

And sorry, guys, but my friend got his back (and is returning it to the store). So, no demos, yet....

well, the confusion is not mine!
indeed, some websites would list as MB, some as Mb; as far as i know, the correct, or at least the most common term is MEGABYTE, when reffering to storage capacity.
anyway, it is clear for me that the E60 is not 512 Mb, while the previous keyboard i had, korg pa50 is only 32 Mb; rather, they want to say 512 MB/8= 64 Mb, which I can take.
also, GW8 no way it is 8 times more PCM Wave ROM than GW7...

see it for yourself: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/E60/print/
http://www.zzounds.com/item--KORPA50
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLGW8
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLGW7
(just roll down to the technical specifications)

there is a great deal of confusion, solely because of the notation. MB or Mb? i believe roland took advantage of this, by saying the biggest value (512), add MB (not Mb) and doing the marketing for it.

as i said, the confusion is not mine!

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and this is the last on this (off the) topic:
http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=657&ParentId=83#
(go to the "specs" tab, just bellow the image, wave memory)

and compare to this: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=968&ParentId=83
(the same)

i think we all agree GW8 does not have 8 times larger wave memory than GW7. the sounds i am sure are not 8 times better.
MB vs. Mb isn't really the issue, but maybe their marketing thought they can impress by high values.

Hw does it match up with to the PA50. They are selling well here. I though the PA 50 is a real nice board at that price point. Even though it only has he Triton sounds i it which aren't bad.

Is this true what I've been told about the GW-8?

....that you don't have the capabilities to set up a (pre-set) registration/patch that you can call up instantly and it will have the dance style, tempo, and instruments all ready to go.

In other words, if you're playing this live on stage and you want to play the BB Polka, you have to first hit the dance style button (for Polka), then set the tempo, then hit the instrument you want to start out with.

This is what I was told. Is that true of the GW-8?

Lucky

Pa 50 sounds better except for the piano.
GW's keys are better.
PA is floopy disk technology.GW has USB to device and host plus plays wav and mp3.(great for playback).

PA is sound and style editing is second to none.Loads Triton programs (minus extra efx) ofcourse.

Pa 's all styles are RAM (more than 300), Great Sax(better than Triton) and pads, drums and bases with punch and so on.

GW's is so light and compact, looks more like a synth than a arranger.

Gw's LCD, knobs, buttons are more solid.




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From page 38 in the manual:

By selecting a preset Performance, you can quickly recall
settings that are appropriate for the song you’re playing.
When you select a preset performance, settings for the
following items will be recalled.
• Keyboard mode
• Upper Tone/Lower Tone settings
• Style settings
• Song settings
• Effects settings
• Transpose
• Octave shift
• D Beam settings
• Keyboard touch
• Chord mode
• Melody Intelligence

There are 128 Preset Performances, 128 User Performances, and 100 Favorite Performances.

Hope this helps!

Michael

Let's not forget
Quote:
The box is marked GW8L (Latin Version)

There are so few great Latin styles with authentic Latin drums and for those who are making a living playing for dancers may be more than happy to pay the price. My guess is if it was used for that reason, and the styles and drum sounds are as I hoped them to be, the unit would pay for itself.

A friend of mine has a Latin sound unit (by who I don’t remember). It’s about 12 years old. The drum sounds are so very Latin, and some of the loops are as real as I have heard. Why they stopped making them is beyond me.

Latin, Latin, Latin

John C.

John, the Generalmusic WK6latino was probably the latin keyboard from 12 years ago. I had sold a few of them but they were very expensive. The styles and sounds were all done very well. The GW8 Latin comes very close to this old Generalmusic model. There are many more styles and sounds in the GW8 but not the "loops" you remember from the WK6Latino. These loops were what made this keyboard stand out. However, the WK8 does the best job i've heard in authentically producing Styles from Mexico and other Latin American countries.

I can also guarantee that you can save performances with all your style, sound, tempo, etc. in the GW-8. I've already done this many times. And besides haveing 100 user performances, you can also save 100 favorite tone setting as well.



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