Roland GO:KEYS Electric Keyboard

Roland GO:KEYS Electric Keyboard

If you're looking for a fun and inspiring way to start playing music, Rolands GO:KEYS is the answer! With its innovative Loop Mix function, anyone can build fully produced songs right away, even with no previous music experience. There's also a diverse range of pro sounds to explore, plus an easy-to-use recorder to capture and share your creations. And with Bluetooth connectivity, you can jam along with music from your smartphone or tablet and work with all sorts of great music apps. Compact and battery powered, GO:KEYS lets you enjoy the magic of musical creativity everywhere you go.

Jam Along with Your Favorite Online Music Streamed from Your Smartphone

GO:KEYS is a fun, easy-to-use keyboard that lets you play along with your favorite music—streamed wirelessly through its powerful onboard speakers. Just connect your smartphone via Bluetooth®, pick a song, and play along! And with sound quality that beats most standalone Bluetooth speakers, GO:KEYS is great for just listening to music too.

GO:KEYS uses your smartphone to access free online musical content, so you’ll never run out of songs to play along with. You can also work with dedicated apps that teach you how to play the latest songs or classical pieces, or get vocal with some karaoke. And when you’re ready to start creating your own music, the built-in Loop Mix function lets you jam with over 500 pro-quality onboard sounds. Compact, portable, and battery-powered, GO:KEYS can be played wherever you get the urge. A world of music is waiting for you—start the journey with GO:KEYS!

Connect Wirelessly to Your Smartphone and Jam with Your Favorite Music

The Bluetooth functionality in GO:KEYS makes it simple to connect wirelessly with your smartphone or tablet and get more from your new keyboard. Call up favorite songs from your music library, and access unlimited free online music content from piano lessons to karaoke. Whatever you choose, you can play along as the audio streams wirelessly through the high-quality onboard speakers, or simply sit back and enjoy the music. With GO:KEYS and a smartphone, you’ve got everything you need to practice or perform. And when you’re ready to step up to more advanced music production, GO:KEYS is a perfect partner for MIDI recording in popular apps like GarageBand and many others.

Features :

• Fun and inspiring keyboard for beginning musicians

• Loop Mix allows you to build songs by simply playing notes on the keyboard

• Manipulate the sounds of your loops with intuitive one-touch control

• Bluetooth audio/MIDI support for connecting with your smartphone or tablet

• Over 500 pro-quality sounds: pianos, synths, strings, bass, brass, and more

• Built-in song recorder with USB backup

• Play anytime with built-in speakers or headphones

• Lightweight, travel-ready, and runs on batteries


Create Music Instantly with Loop Mix

No musical experience? No problem! Anyone can start creating cool music right away with the Loop Mix function in GO:KEYS. Unlike accompaniment features in other keyboards that require knowledge of chords, Loop Mix offers a completely new approach that even beginners can enjoy. By triggering loop phrases from the keyboard, you can intuitively construct professionally produced songs in real time with drums, bass, and various instruments. And with a simple touch of the performance pads, you're able to manipulate your songs like a DJ, adjusting pitch, filtering, and more.


SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard

Keys Layout : 61 Keys (ivory-feel and box-shaped keys with velocity)

Touch Sensitivity : Key touch : 3 types

Sound Generator

Maximum Polyphony : 128 voices

Parts : 8 parts

MIDI Format : Conforms to GM2

Tones : Over 500 tones (includes GM2 sound)

Master Tuning : 415.3 to 466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)

Transpose : -5 to +6 (in semitones)

Octave Shift : -3 to +3

Sampling Frequency : 44.1 kHz

Loop Mix

Set Content : Over 12 sets

Patterns : Over 672 patterns (12 sets x 56 patterns)

Chord : Interactive chord function

Tempo : Quarter note= 5 to 300

Performance

Pad : 10 (5 x 2)

Function : Bender (Pitch bend/modulation)

Effect : Roll/Filter

Recorder

Save Features : Standard MIDI files (format O)

Number of Songs : 99 songs (within the limits of note storage)

Note Storage : Approximately 30,000 notes

Tempo : Quarter note= 5 to 300

Resolution : 96 ticks per quarter note

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Version : 4.2

Profile Supported : A2DP(Audio), GATT (MIDI over Bluetooth Low Energy)

Codec : SBC (Support to the content protection of the SCMS-T method)

Other Features

DisplayCharacter : LCD (with backlit)

Amplifier Power : 2 x 2.5 W

Speakers : Two Speakers: 4.7 x 2.4" (12 x 6 cm)

Connectors :

- Phones/Output Jack: Stereo 1/8" (3.5 mm) miniature-phone jack

- Aux In Jack: Stereo 1/8" (3.5 mm) miniature-phone jack

- Pedal Jack: 1/4" (6.3 mm) phone jack

- USB Computer Port: USB Micro-B type (MIDI)

- DC IN jack

Power Supply :

- AC adapter or Alkaline battery (AA, LR6)

- Rechargeable Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6) x 6

*Carbon-zinc batteries cannot be used.

Current Draw : 500 mA

Battery Life : Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries (AA, HR6): Approximately 6 hours

Alkaline batteries : (AA, LR6): Approximately 4 hours

Accessories : AC adaptor

Size and Weight

Dimensions (W x D x H) : 35 x 11 x 3.25" (877 x 271 x 82 mm)

Weight : 8.6 lb (3.9 kg) excluding AC adapter