no, really, this is the name of the new "interactive arranger" from roland!
http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=985&ParentId=18

Hmmmmmm. Looks like it's merely a GW-8 with speakers to me (minus the patch modify knobs). I wouldn't be surprised to see Roland smack a $900-$1000 price tag on this thing.

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 01-15-2009).]

you're right.
also, it lacks the favorite tone.

speakers might be a selling point though.

If it's essentially a GW-8.., I thinks it's funny really. The GW-8's an arranger, Rolande has it listed under the synth section. They then appear to make a "lighter feature" model with speakers and put that in the home section.....

Any Prelude demos yet?

does it have a lyric reader unlike the GW8?

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 01-15-2009).]

Haven't you heard? If it has tone modify knobs on it, it CAN'T be an arranger! Arrangers are for fuddy-duddies and your grandparents for making that old rock and roll and soul music!

Only seriously COOL keyboards have knobs that alter the filter on a voice

You mean like the PSR-E413...

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail/0,,CNTID%25253D5014661%252526CTID%25253D205100,00.html

Which, AFAIK, no-one here actually uses...

I rest my case!

Remember, fuddy-duddies CAN'T use the knobs... they are already playing with both hands Only someone that thinks that playing ONE part with one hand while he twists knobs with his other is all he needs to do has a use for this, surely?

I can't see how you could use this if you are actually playing an arranger (in arranger mode). OTOH, if you use SMF's or mp3's, it could be useful. But we ALL know that using SMF's or mp3's is not REALLY playing an arranger, don't we?

Nice catch Ian

So diki what R U tryin to say here?