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Edirol PC-80

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PC-80

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61 premium full-size, velocity-sensitive keys designed to fit perfectly on your desk.

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The PC-80 is the easiest and most cost-effective way to put together your home studio or music lab. This 61-note keyboard offers power, flexibility, and a highly-expressive key mechanism. Unlike many compact USB keyboards, the PC-80 is designed to genuinely feel like a musical instrument. Each key is felt-lined and spring-loaded using a recently developed key mechanism that represents Roland’s 30 years of experience in the field. Never before has there been a USB MIDI Keyboard Controller built with the quality and technology of the PC-80. The PC-80 has built-in audio capabilities, and comes complete with a standalone GM2 software synth. This allows the PC-80 to function as a complete synth, all through one USB connection to the computer. Through this one connection, the PC-80 can draw power, send and receive MIDI, and send and receive audio.

  • 61 full-size, velocity-sensitive keys
  • High-quality keyboard mechanism
  • Split or Layer mode
  • Octave-Shift buttons
  • 12 selectable velocity curves
  • 3-digit, 7-segment LED and rotary encoder
  • Pitch-bender/modulation lever
  • Expression & Sustain pedal ports
  • USB-Bus powered
  • AC adaptor included
  • MIDI out port
  • 24-bit/96kHz audio capability
  • CoreAudio, WDM, ASIO 2.0, and OS-standard driver support
  • Powerful low-latency driver performance
  • Zero-latency Direct Monitoring
  • Audio input (L/R)
  • 2W + 2W built-in stereo amplifier and speaker
  • 2 x 1/4" headphone ports
  • Bass Enhancer
  • Subwoofer output
  • Software Synthesizer button provided
  • Mac OSX and Windows XP/2000 support
  • Up to 18-part multi-instrument playback: 2 parts for playing PC-80 and 16 parts for SMF playback
  • Up to 256-voice polyphony: 128 for playing PC-80, 128 for SMF playback
  • Built-in reverb, chorus/delay, and EQ
  • SMF player/metronome functions

About the Keyboard

The PC-80 features a keyboard mechanism derived from Roland’s newest technology. It's specifically designed to offer a wide dynamic range with incredible subtlety. The redesigned keys offer a better response to the player's touch, while also reducing mechanical noise and eliminating vertical shake in the key stroke. The PC-80 allows you to send different key ranges to different MIDI channels, effectively allowing you to split the keyboard among different instruments or layer multiple instruments.

The PC-80 is designed to adapt to anyone’s playing style by offering 12 settings for velocity. It includes four curves, each with the choice of soft, medium, and hard playing style. To further the expressive capabilities of the PC-80, we’ve included both sustain and Expression pedal connections.

Audio Interface

The PC-80 functions much like a soundcard, connected to the computer through USB. It offers incredible audio resolution up to 24-bit/96kHz. The PC-80 offers stable low-latency audio drivers for both PC and Mac, for powerful performance. You can record using the two 1/4" inputs, play out through the RCA outputs, two separate headphone outs, as well as built-in speakers. The PC-80 is equipped with a Bass Enhancer as well as a sub-out for use with 2.1 speaker systems. The PC-80 also includes Direct Monitoring, allowing you to hear audio your recordings with zero latency.

Software Synth

This premium GM2 software synth represents Edirol's finest set of GM2 sounds packed into a powerful, stand-alone application for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Mac OSX. When open, this synth can show up as a MIDI output device from your MIDI programs, offering you immediate access to incredible instruments, whether you’re using the PC-80 for notation, music education, or for sequencing. The software synth includes a standard MIDI file player and a metronome, 256 different instruments, nine drum sets, multi-timbral playback of up to 18 parts, and 256 note polyphony: two parts, 128-note polyphony for the live playback, and 16 parts, 128-note polyphony for SMF playback.

EDIROL designs its USB devices in accordance with USB specifications and has passed all compatibility tests, which are continuously held and organized by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).

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Edirol PC-80 Reviews

8/10

Edirol PC80

— Paul Sturgeon April 26, 2007

Having just bought one of these (as B stock) I can say I'm reasonably impressed. Like a lot of keyboards of this type the casing is a lightweight plastic but is perfectly ok for home use. The keyboard is nice to play (although the keys especially the black ones are a little thinner than or some other keyboards) - the velocity sensitivity can usefully be adjusted and needs to be - the default is more like an on/off switch! There are quite a range of velocity curves to choose from so anyone should be able to find a suitable range - even hamfisted keyboard thumpers like me!

The built in speakers/amp whilst not the best are useful as basic monitoring or auditioning tools. The in-built audio interface is acceptable - it does it's job without being anything special.Low latency is easily achievable with a decent PC attached. And the PC80 runs off USB bus power (even the amp/speakers) but comes with a power adapter as well.

All in all a nice product - if like me you need a all-in-one solution, it is not compact, a 61 key controller like this is quite a large item. Not really one for ultimate portabillity!

It does everything it claims to with little fuss - which is about as much as you can ask for.

Only problem I have is where to store it when not in use............



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