Outline for E-80 Demo Tones These are tones that are great to show customers Piano Family Demonstrate the difference color of sound between the NaturalPiano and SuperiorPian E.Piano Pro Stage1 excellent Rhodes sound Wurly 1 - realistic response to different articulations Harpsichord vibrant and organic sound A.Guitar Ac.Guitar1 very accurate articulations and variations in vibrato 12 Strings very rich and full sound Strings Warm Strings seamless attack, release and sustain into next note Vocal Rich Choir 2 amazing realism captured note the different layers of vocalist depending on how hard or soft you strike the key Brass Brass Sforz. great attack, very realistic swell Sax/Trumpet Alto Sax Exp. (Page 3) great for demonstrating the different articulations of the sax Wind Flute Exp (Page 3) very full flute sound with varying breath sounds Keyboard Part (allows you to layer 6 different sounds or 3 sounds in each split) Upper 1 Piano > NaturalPiano Upper 2 Strings > Warm Strings Upper 3 Wind > Flute Exp Lower 1 Vocal > Fem Mm Str Lower 2 Pad/Ethnic > Human Pad MBS E. Guitar/Bass > Fretless Bs2 (Page 5) Exit to the Home screen Touch Split in the screen Turn on Upper Split by touching it in the screen Press the Exit button Shift the Octave of the Flute to -1 In the Mode section of the panel press Part This will allow you to adjust the level of each instrument with the faders. Saving this setup in the User Programs 1. Press List in the User Program section 2. Touch Write in the screen

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Select the destination you want to save to Name the setup Press Execute in the screen Press Piano in the Easy Setting Section Demonstrate to the customer how easy it is to recall the sound you just saved
Styles Two to three of these styles and songs should be highlighted during a demo Jazz/Blues > Bennys Big Band Sing, Sing, Sing Jazz/Blues > Breezy Swing Kiss to Build a Dream On (Dianna Krall) Jazz/Blues > Jimmys Groove The Cat (Jimmy Smith) World > Southern Twang Walk the Line World > SteamtrainCountr Devil Went Down to Georgia (Minor Intro/Var. 4) World > Western Movie The Magnificent Seven 8 Beat > Blue Pop Song Sung Blue 8 Beat > Angel Ballad Imagine (Variation 2) 8 Beat > Guitar Serenade (Page 5) Yesterday 8 Beat > Sunshine Pop You Are the Sunshine of My Life 50s & 60s > Baby RockN I Aint Got Nobody Rock > Joes Rock (Joe Cocker) You Can Leave Your Hat On Rock > Countdown Rock The Final Countdown 16 Beat > Lovely Ballad Isnt She Lovely Disco/Dance > Survive Disco I Will Survive Live Band > Strummin Rock I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For Playing with Styles The Style Control section of the panel 1. Choose one of the 4 variations 2. Press the Intro button (Variation 1 will be a one-measure intro, Variation 2 will usually be a four-measure intro where you can play your own intro, Variation 3 will be an arranged intro and Variation 4 will be arranged with a full orchestration) 3. Select One Touch 1, 2, 3 or 4 (Turn off the Main Variation Hold) 4. Play the first chord of the song remember that you should play chords for Variation 2. 5. You can scroll through the Style Variations by changing the One Touch as the style plays. 6. Press the Ending ending button and the variations work the same as the intro. Using the Music Assistant The Music Assistant can be used to find any of the songs listed above.

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Press the Music Assistant button Touch the Finder icon in the bottom of the screen Type in the first few letters of any of the songs above Touch Find in the bottom of the screen. Touch the song name in the list Play a chord or note below the split point and the song will start (You can select the intro of your choice before playing)
Cover Feature This allows you to have a style or song instantly transform instrumentation. 1. Select the Guitar Serenade style from the list above 2. Start the rhythm style 3. Press the Cover button 4. Now you can select different cover bands to demonstrate how easy it is to adjust the styles Makeup Tool This gives you the option of changing individual instruments in a song or style. 1. While a style or song is playing, press the Makeup Tools button 2. You will see an instrument icon appear next to the blue text field with the instrument name 3. Touch the instrument icon 4. Now you can change that instrument to any of the instruments on the E-80 5. Press Exit once you have made the selection and the new sounds icon will appear along with the tone name 6. To return to the original tone, touch the Undo Changes icon in the bottom of the screen Vocal Harmonist While playing a style or a song from the sequencer, you can harmonize your voice with the vocal harmonist. 1. Under the Vocal Harmonist section of the panel select Small for one or two background singers or Ensemble for a choir 2. Play a song or recording in the Recorder section of the E-80 and sing along you will hear your voice in harmony 3. To change to a different style of harmony press and hold the Small or Ensemble button in the Vocal Harmonist section of the panel 4. Use the screen to choose what type of background you want Special note The Vocoder feature in the Vocal Harmonist section allows you to speak into the mic or sing horribly out of tune while the E-80 will duplicate your voice and match it to the pitch of the melody.

The Guitar Mode has its own button on the E-80. It is located in the Easy Setting section of the panel. Other cool things of interest By default the E-80 only has new tones in the tone family buttons. This benefits previous Roland keyboard owners that want to see the newer tones. To see the entire list of sounds, press the Menu button, touch Utility, touch Extended under the Sound Set Mode bar in the screen. Using.txt. files You can import.txt files to the internal memory of the E-80 and have them linked to User Programs. This option allows you to play everything live and not use a MIDI file with lyrics. Viewing pictures in the viewer You can import.bmp files to the internal memory of the E-80. These can be linked to the User Programs. The images can be scrolled through during the performance. USB Link You can use your laptop to move files back and forth from a computer to the E80. This is an easy way to bring.txt and.bmp files to the E-80. Both of those files should be placed in the Text folder. It is as easy as dragging and dropping. You can do the same with User Programs and Songs.

Summer NAMM 2006 Release Contact: Tara Callahan (323) 890-3700 x3718 tarac@rolandus.com
ROLAND E-SERIES WORKSTATIONS Intuitive Editing, New World-Class Sounds
Austin, TX, July 14, 2006Roland is proud to announce the new E-Series Music Workstations: the Roland E-80, E-60, and E-50. With this new offering, Roland complements its comprehensive line of arranger pianos with a keyboard solutionfor everyone. The new flagship E-80 offers a first-class selection of sounds (considered high definition), including sampled Guitars and Pianos. Newly sampled drum kits have a realistic and natural resonance, and various "one-touch" sampled drum articulations such as Cymbal Roll bring sophisticated drum styles to your performance. Additionally, the feature-packed E-80 comes with more than 350 styles created by a team of international programmers. Each tone and drum instrument offers individual EQ, along with three dedicated multi-effects for the overall Style/Song. The E-80 allows you to play back your favorite Standard MIDI files, while the built-in Song Makeup Tools let you easily edit and customize your songs using an intuitive touchscreen interface. A Roland D-Beam allows users to manipulate a wide range of parameters for exciting and dynamic musical performances. With a gigabyte of WAV ROM memory, high-definition tones, and a powerful 4-speaker bi-amped sound system, the E-80 is a master in its class.
The new E-60 (76 keys) and E-50 (61 keys) offer many of the same advanced features as the E-80, including excellent music styles and high quality sounds, perfect for beginners and advanced musicians alike. With 120 new styles to provide fresh music content, an attractive DigiScore for lyric and chord display, 16 MByte internal memory (Solid State Disk), Floppy Disk Drive and Memory Card Slot that supports storage devices such as PCMCIA cards, the E-Series boards pack a powerful punch. ------Roland is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of electronic musical instruments, professional audio equipment, multimedia products, and music accessories. For more information, contact Roland Corporation U.S., 5100 S. Eastern Ave., P.O. Box 910921, Los Angeles, CA 90091-0921, (323) 890-3700 (x3718 - for media use only. www.bossUS.com ###