Product Description
Roland W-30 Sampling Workstation
About This W-30
This is a really nice W-30. Everything on it is working perfectly. I've tested all of the buttons, data wheel and cursor wheel and they work well. All of the keys play just as they should.. The floppy drive and joystick work well and cosmetically it is in near mint condition with the minor exception of a small chip on the bottom edge of the lowest F key that has no effect on the playability. The screen is bright and clear and it comes with the OS disk. I've included a lot of pictures and a video which should pretty much speak for themselves. Power cord is not included.
Features
The W-30's "Workstation" title stems from its incorporation of synthesis, sampling and MIDI sequencing capabilities. The W-30's onboard sequencer was a practical way to arrange music in lieu of a (typically much more expensive) computer-based system.Unusually, while sounds are sampled with 12-bit resolution, they are played back through a 16-bitD-A converter[1]which, in theory at least, improves the sound quality. Nonetheless, the slightly "gritty" nature of the samples could be considered one of the instrument's charms.The W-30 is compatible with the sound library of Roland's S50, S330 & S550 dedicated samplers, which is now in the public domain.
Technical specifications | |
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Polyphony | Yes (16-voice polyphonic) |
Timbrality | 16 |
LFO | Yes |
Attenuator | ADSR envelope |
Aftertouch | Yes |
Velocity sensitive | Yes |
Effects | No |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 61 keys |
Left-hand control | Combined Pitch bend and modulation switch |
External control | MIDI |
It is important to remember that when buying a used keyboard it may not operate or look exactly like a new one. Used keyboards develop wear over time that can cause such items as function buttons, knobs, sliders etc. to fail to operate as smoothly or easily as when they were new. Our technician does check these items and if they are deemed unusable they are replaced but some function buttons may require more pressure or manipulation to make the appropriate changes. Cosmetically your used keyboard may have scuffs, scratches, cracks to plastic pieces, discolored keys or other visual impairments that might not show up in the photos. We try to mention any obvious visual imperfections but may not consider them serious enough to post in the listing.