Roland Prelude 61-Key Portable Arranger Keyboard
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Roland's 61-key Prelude portable keyboard provides hundreds of high-quality sounds and musical styles and built-in amplification, all at an affordable price.
Overview
Prelude(TM) represents Roland's next generation of home-entertainment keyboards, featuring high-quality sounds and musical styles, built-in amplification, and an affordable price. Prelude is portable, and packed with an impressive library of contemporary sounds and authentic ethnic styles.
Features
Hundreds of essential, contemporary sounds inherited from Roland's top sound modules
Multi-format song player that allows song data to be played directly from USB Flash memory (MP3, .WAV, AIFF, and SMF format)
Stylish, lightweight design
Built-in speakers with impressively powerful sound
Flagship Sounds
Don't let Prelude's affordability mislead you -- it sounds like a keyboard costing twice the price. Prelude is equipped with hundreds of top-quality sounds derived from Roland's famous sound modules. It also features 128 polyphonic voices for smooth performance, even with stacks of sounds playing at the same time.
Play-Along Styles
Prelude is packed with a wide variety of contemporary sounds and intelligent backing styles, plus loadable banks of ethnic sounds and styles from around the world. Style Converter and Playlist Editor software is included so you can customize and arrange your songs via PC.
Fun, Friendly Features
Prelude's USB Memory Player allows direct playback of MP3, .WAV, AIFF, and SMF files from a USB key. For karaoke fun, the Center Cancel transforms your favorite pre-recorded songs into "minus one" type sing-along tracks. For dazzling performance effects, wave… read more your hand over Prelude's invisible D Beam to manipulate your sounds in unique and exciting ways.
Power Supply: Power Cord (Included) read less
Features
Hundreds of essential, contemporary sounds inherited from Roland's top sound modules
Multi-format song player that allows song data to be played directly from USB Flash memory (MP3, .WAV, AIFF, and SMF format)
Stylish, lightweight design
Built-in speakers with impressively powerful sound
Flagship Sounds
Don't let Prelude's affordability mislead you -- it sounds like a keyboard costing twice the price. Prelude is equipped with hundreds of top-quality sounds derived from Roland's famous sound modules. It also features 128 polyphonic voices for smooth performance, even with stacks of sounds playing at the same time.
Play-Along Styles
Prelude is packed with a wide variety of contemporary sounds and intelligent backing styles, plus loadable banks of ethnic sounds and styles from around the world. Style Converter and Playlist Editor software is included so you can customize and arrange your songs via PC.
Fun, Friendly Features
Prelude's USB Memory Player allows direct playback of MP3, .WAV, AIFF, and SMF files from a USB key. For karaoke fun, the Center Cancel transforms your favorite pre-recorded songs into "minus one" type sing-along tracks. For dazzling performance effects, wave… read more your hand over Prelude's invisible D Beam to manipulate your sounds in unique and exciting ways.
Power Supply: Power Cord (Included) read less
Specs
Keyboard: 61 Keys (with velocity)
Sound Generator
Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices
Preset Memory:
- Tones: 896+256 (GM2)+World
- Rhythm Sets: 32 + 9 (GM2) + World
- Performance: 128
User Memory:
- Performances: 128
Effects:
- MFX: 78 types, Reverb: 5 types, Chorus: 3 types
Backing Track
SMF Song: Yes
Audio Files: MP3, WAV, AIFF
Style: 4 Intro, 4 Main, 4 Ending, 6 Fill In
USB Memory Player: Yes
Preset Memory: Styles: 130 + World
User Memory:
- Styles: 100
- Songs: 200
Others
Rated Power Output: 11W + 11W
Controllers: D BEAM, Pitch Bend/Modulation
Display: 240 x 64 dots graphic LCD
Connectors: Output Jacks (L/MONO, R), Ext Input, 2 Headphones, MIDI connectors (IN, OUT), Hold Pedal, Control Pedal, USB Connectors: COMPUTER (supports USB MIDI), USB Memory (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Flash Memory)
Accessories Included: Owner's Manual, Tone
Size and Weight
Width:
- 1,044 mm
- 41-1/8 inches
Depth:
- 317 mm
- 12-1/2"
Height:
- 121 mm
- 4-13/16"
Weight:
- 7.8 kg
- 17 lbs. 4 oz.
*The specifications are subject to change without notice.
Power Supply: Power Cord (Included)
Sound Generator
Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices
Preset Memory:
- Tones: 896+256 (GM2)+World
- Rhythm Sets: 32 + 9 (GM2) + World
- Performance: 128
User Memory:
- Performances: 128
Effects:
- MFX: 78 types, Reverb: 5 types, Chorus: 3 types
Backing Track
SMF Song: Yes
Audio Files: MP3, WAV, AIFF
Style: 4 Intro, 4 Main, 4 Ending, 6 Fill In
USB Memory Player: Yes
Preset Memory: Styles: 130 + World
User Memory:
- Styles: 100
- Songs: 200
Others
Rated Power Output: 11W + 11W
Controllers: D BEAM, Pitch Bend/Modulation
Display: 240 x 64 dots graphic LCD
Connectors: Output Jacks (L/MONO, R), Ext Input, 2 Headphones, MIDI connectors (IN, OUT), Hold Pedal, Control Pedal, USB Connectors: COMPUTER (supports USB MIDI), USB Memory (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Flash Memory)
Accessories Included: Owner's Manual, Tone
Size and Weight
Width:
- 1,044 mm
- 41-1/8 inches
Depth:
- 317 mm
- 12-1/2"
Height:
- 121 mm
- 4-13/16"
Weight:
- 7.8 kg
- 17 lbs. 4 oz.
*The specifications are subject to change without notice.
Power Supply: Power Cord (Included)
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.
(26 ratings)
Submitted December 20, 2010 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Not a bad way to have your cake and eat it too"
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If I do replace it, it will be with two devices: a smaller, lighter "fun" keyboard that I don't mind taking to friends or loaning and a smaller, specialized synthesizer for when I want to build a song,
Sound
I had high expectations for a Roland, even though I was sure this was a "starter" line for them. There are probably 2-3 dozen really nice sounds--too bad they're almost randomly distributed in the 1200 available.
Features
Single most annoying "feature" is that there is no way to avoid having a stupid blue light flashing--either the "Tap" button is flashing to show you that you can set the tempo by tapping the button, or the "Playing" button is flashing to show you that a rhythm is playing. I'm all for little tricks to point out cool features--but only for the first 10 minutes of use! I'll probably end up putting electrician's tape over them.
Ease of Use
Not bad. I'm not trying to use it as a sequencer--just as a sound source and a luggable keyboard. It works fine for that.
Quality
Seems pretty solid. It's new, so ruggedness is hard to judge, but it looks more solid than a Casio.
Value
I was looking for a cheap little keyboard that would be easy to carry around. This was on some kind of special deal and I figured the extra money would be worth it for a set of nice Roland sounds. So it's hard to judge...It's a lot more… read more than I had planned to spend, but it's a lot more machine. That said, for the money, I probably would have gotten better sounds if I'd just gotten a single-purpose synth.
Manufacturer Support
Where's the "don't know; haven't needed to call" option?
The Wow Factor
Looks nice. Not quite the classic Roland look, but not terribly cheesy either.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist, composer, music theorist
Musical Style:
Jazz read less
Sound
I had high expectations for a Roland, even though I was sure this was a "starter" line for them. There are probably 2-3 dozen really nice sounds--too bad they're almost randomly distributed in the 1200 available.
Features
Single most annoying "feature" is that there is no way to avoid having a stupid blue light flashing--either the "Tap" button is flashing to show you that you can set the tempo by tapping the button, or the "Playing" button is flashing to show you that a rhythm is playing. I'm all for little tricks to point out cool features--but only for the first 10 minutes of use! I'll probably end up putting electrician's tape over them.
Ease of Use
Not bad. I'm not trying to use it as a sequencer--just as a sound source and a luggable keyboard. It works fine for that.
Quality
Seems pretty solid. It's new, so ruggedness is hard to judge, but it looks more solid than a Casio.
Value
I was looking for a cheap little keyboard that would be easy to carry around. This was on some kind of special deal and I figured the extra money would be worth it for a set of nice Roland sounds. So it's hard to judge...It's a lot more… read more than I had planned to spend, but it's a lot more machine. That said, for the money, I probably would have gotten better sounds if I'd just gotten a single-purpose synth.
Manufacturer Support
Where's the "don't know; haven't needed to call" option?
The Wow Factor
Looks nice. Not quite the classic Roland look, but not terribly cheesy either.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist, composer, music theorist
Musical Style:
Jazz read less
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