Roland E-5 Digital Synthesizer Keyboard (works)

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Roland E-5 Intelligent Synthesizer.Functionally everything works. Physically in great shape, except that the stick on the modulation wheel has broken off. The wheel still works fine and is raised above the rest of the frame such that you can get a good grip on it - you just don't have the part that sticks up to enable you to use the side of your finger. I don't know much about this model, but from using it, I would say that the drum sounds are where it stands out as using the keyboard in "manual drums" mode gives you about 3 octaves worth of different drum sounds.The power supply I will include is not original. In fact, it's a switching supply meant for an LCD screen, so I was worried it might be noisy, but I haven't noticed any noise from the power supply bleeding into the audio output, so I will include it. It needs a 12V 1.6A supply with a normal 2.1mm circular connector, negative center polarity.A multiple language manual is at: /doc/roland-e-5-owner.pdf Features:61 note, 32 partial polyphonic synth with dynamic keyboard64 tones30 percussion sounds32 "styles" (prearranged drum beats)Can be split into upper, lower, bass sectionsBalance controls for upper, lower, bass, accomp., drumsAccompaniment, arranger, "chord intelligence"Pitch blender / modulation lever3 reverb effectsMIDI2 x 5W speakersMusical style card slot Jack for sustain pedal Stereo outputsThe wikipedia page for the superior Roland E-20 gives some useful information:-----------------------------The Roland E-20 is a keyboard instrument introduced by Roland in 1988 . Described by Roland as an "Intelligent Synthesizer", the instrument was the first product of Roland Europe SpA , which had been set up after a takeover of the SIEL company of Italy the previous year. The new venture was a strategic move by Roland to enter the lucrative high-end home keyboard market which had hitherto been dominated by Yamaha and Technics .Featuring auto accompaniment, and built in speakers the E-20 used the advanced LA Synthesis system as used on the legendary Roland D-50 its core sound engine. The E-20 set a new standard for the amateur keyboardist, with high-quality sounds, innovative drum patterns and backings which were widely recognised as being significantly more advanced than both Yamaha's PSR and Technics's KN instruments.As well as the E-20 itself, the cheaper E-5 and E-10 were subsequently launched as "cut down" versions, while the enhanced E-30 debuted in 1990 . There was also a modular version (the RA-50 Realtime Arranger), and the Pro-E Intelligent Arranger, which was basically half an E-20 minus speakers with only the arranger and drum unit.In 1989 the German company Quasimidi produced a popular retrofit upgrade kit that greatly expanded the capabilities of the keyboard. It doubled the number of sounds available from 64 to 128 by unlocking hidden patches previously only available via MIDI. It also doubled the number of user programs that could be stored and enabled the layering of two sounds in the right hand section. Another feature was the removal of the system exclusive control on the automatic accompaniment, allowing this to be controlled by other non-Roland keyboards. Roland would go on to dominate the home keyboard market in the 1990s with subsequent generations of the E-series line, and would later introduce the closely related professional G-series line (the G-800 , G-1000 and later, the G-70 ) as what were to become known as "arranger" keyboards began to gain acceptance and recognition within the professional user community. However, all of these products retain the same basic architecture of the E-20.The current top-of-the-line E-Series keyboard is the E-80.--------------------------------------Shipping:No shipping charge for local pickup. Open to other shipping options.Item: 38" x 13" x 4", 16 lbs.Box: figure on 20 lbs, 44" x 17" x 8". read more

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