For Immediate Release

Rebecca Eaddy
Marketing Communications Manager
Roland Corporation U.S.
(323) 890-3718
Rebecca.Eaddy@RolandUS.com

ROLAND INTRODUCES POWERFUL NEW ARRANGER KEYBOARDS

New EXR-5/3 Offer Outstanding Sounds and Interactive Control

Anaheim, January 15, 2004—Roland is proud to announce the EXR-5 and EXR-3 Interactive Arrangers. These 61-note keyboards sport the latest professional sounds, 64-voice polyphony, and over 100 music styles with Roland’s unique “Cover” function for realtime orchestration. These impressive specs—along with powerful onboard speakers, USB and V-LINK video control—put these affordable arrangers miles ahead of the competition.

The EXR-Series boasts a range of high-quality tones taken from Roland’s legendary sound library. These include amazing stereo-sampled piano sounds, brass, strings, organ, bass and more—playable with 64-voice polyphony. The sound engine also includes tone maps compatible with GM2/GS/XG-format songs. And of course, these keyboards are easy to use: the large LCD display keeps everything at a glance, while dedicated buttons and a numeric keypad make selecting sounds and styles a snap.

The professional arranger features 100 music styles recorded by professional musicians, giving the EXR-Series incredibly rich and realistic styles in a variety of music genres. Variations can be created with the Style Orchestrator, while Standard MIDI Files can be re-arranged in real time using preset “Covers.” Both models also sport Flash memory for loading in new songs and styles. The User memory has room for up to 99 new styles and 99 songs (1.5MB total), which can be loaded in via the built-in USB port (the EXR-5 model also has a floppy drive). And with Roland’s V-LINK technology, it’s easy to integrate exciting visuals with the music.

Both the EXR-5 and –3 come with powerful speaker systems with deep low end via new Digital Bass Enhancer technology. The EXR-5 goes even further with a Bass Reflex cabinet for maximum punch. Connections include a stereo 1/4-inch Line output, two stereo 1/4-inch Headphones jacks, a Sustain pedal jack, MIDI In and Out, and USB.

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.RolandUS.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.