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Roland hits a milestone with the introduction of the G-70, an unparalleled music workstation that incorporates technologies from across the entire Roland product range. The G-70’s sound engine uses the largest internal wave ROM in Roland keyboard history, featuring the best sounds from the Roland library. The G-70’s arranger section includes 285 completely new styles with new intelligent chord voicing technology, each with four variations, four intros, four endings, and six fill-ins. For performers and songwriters, the G-70 represents the crown jewel of professional arranger workstations.

Maximum Sound Quality
The G-70 is equipped with Roland’s most powerful sound engine ever. With a lightening-fast processor, stellar soundset, 128-voice polyphony, and six realtime performance parts, the G-70 takes sound and performance to new levels of realism. The G-70 uses the largest internal wave ROM in Roland keyboard history — 192 MB — and brings together the most coveted collection of instruments for songwriters and performers. It also boasts one of the latest and most expressive pianos from Roland, derived from the famous Fantom-X series. The G-70’s soundset can be further expanded via Roland’s SRX library.

Authentic, Expressive Feel
The keyboard on the G-70 features a superb weighted professional action with aftertouch, which has a longer stroke and a more natural, responsive feel. Whether you’ve selected a grand piano, classical guitar, or an accordion sound, you’ll be delighted with the nuance and sensitivity that can be coaxed from this keyboard. Organ players can also tap into the expressive power of the G-70 thanks to its authentic Virtual ToneWheel technology ported from Roland’s popular VK organ range. Nine front-panel sliders correspond to the 3D animated Virtual Harmonic Bars on the G-70’s full-color LCD, providing the feel and response of a real harmonic-bar organ.

Power Arranger
From jazz and pop ensembles to full-scale classical orchestrations, the G-70 puts a concert’s worth of sound under your fingertips. The built-in arranger section includes 285 completely new styles that exploit the full potential of the powerful sound engine. Many of these styles have been recorded using live studio musicians to create top-quality professional backings. The G-70 also includes the Cover and Makeup Tools from the DisCover™ series, allowing you to customize instantly any part of your style or song. For added realism, the innovative “Adaptive Chord Voicing” (ACV) Technology enables each accompaniment instrument to play smooth, musically pleasing lines, instead of jumping to awkward intervals each time the chord is changed.

Expand Your Performance
The G-70 offers a powerful lineup of vocal assistant features, including the Vocal Harmonist, with over 90 settings and effects such as Auto Pitch Correct and Vocoder. There are seven independent effects blocks on the G-70, including dedicated sections for the Harmonic Bars, Harmonist, and the External Audio Input. Mastering tools are included for creating polished, professional mixes. Moreover the G-70’s full-color LCD provides easy navigation for performance, and can display 4-stave music scores, chord charts, and lyrics. Chord and lyric data even be viewed on an external TV screen using the video output.

Do It Yourself or Seek Help
The G-70 lets you get personal with your sounds and compositions. Its full 16-track sequencer and internal style composer can be edited in precise detail using the Microscope edit functions, and every sound can be sculpted and saved to your specification. But for those who appreciate technological assistance, the G-70 is loaded with features such as the Music Assistant database, which automatically selects musically correct sounds, styles, tempos, and effects for the hundreds of music titles. The Quick Search and Finder features help expedite the process of finding specific songs, sounds, and styles.

File Exchange & Storage
For fast and easy file exchange, data backup, and MIDI transfer to PC, a USB connector is provided. The G-70 also provides a large 50MB internal memory (Solid State Disk), a floppy disk drive, and a memory card slot that supports many current devices, such as Smart Media and Compact Flash.

Specs

Keyboard

76 key Pro-Action Keyboard with aftertouch

Sound Source

Max polyphony

128 voices

Tones

1596 panel tones, 48 Drums kits. Dedicated 3-band EQ (with Q) for each Oscillator (on Realtime/Style/Song parts) and for each drum instrument on Styles and Songs

Harmonic Bar

Based on Virtual ToneWheel technology

SRX Expansion board slot

1

Multi timbre parts

32

Effect Processors

7 dedicated effects processors for:
Realtime section - 12 Reverb, 6 Chorus / 84 Multi EFX
Backing(Song/Style) - 8 Reverb, 8 Chorus
Harmonic Bar section - Rotary, Vibrato and Overdrive
External Audio Input - 84 effects
Mic Input - Noise Gate, Comp. 9 Reverb, 9 Delay
Harmonist section - 9 Reverb, 9 Delay, 9 Chorus
Mastering section - Parametric EQ, Multi Band Comp.

Compatibility

GM2/ GS/ XG Lite

Styles

Preset styles

285 styles on 12 families + 14 on the Custom Area. All 299 Styles are completely refined.

Variation/ Intro/ Ending/ Fill In

4 variations/ 4 Intro/ 4 Ending/ 6 Fill In/ Break Mute on Assign Switches

Sync Start/
Sync Stop

Yes

User Style Composer

8 Tracks with Micro editing/ Piano Roll editing/ Guitar Mode programming/ SRX tones selection

Direct Media Link

Yes

One Touch Setting

4 One Touch settings for each single Styles (including MFX and independent EQ settings)

Cover

For Songs and Styles, 30 ALL, 18 Drum, 24 Bass

Makeup Tools

For Songs and Styles
SRX expansion sounds in Styles and Songs
Make up Tool Freeze Data function
Individual 3-band EQ for each sound

Panel Controls

Multi-function sliders

9

Rotary encoder with push switch

Yes

Cursor

Inc, Dec, Up, Down, Right, Left

Pitch Bender and Modulation

Yes

D Beam

Yes, (4 modes)

Keyboard/ Accomp Balance

Yes

External Source Volume

Yes

Keyboard Part/ Tone Assign Switches

Upper1, Upper2, Upper3, Lower1, Lower2, Manual Bass

Display

Color Touch Screen with click noise

Player/ Recorder

Mark / Jump

Yes, 4 locations for each Song

Sequencer

16-Track Sequencer, with Micro Editing/ Piano Roll editing, Harmonist control, Guitar Mode programming, SRX Tones selection, SMF to Style Converter

DigiScore

Yes

Lyrics Display

Yes with Chord Extractor

Text Import/ Export

Yes

Harmonic Bar

Virtual ToneWheel technology

for Upper1/ Lower1

9 bars: 16’, 5-1/3’, 8’, 4’, 2-2/3’, 2’, 1-3/5’, 1-1/3’, 1’

for Manual bass

2 bars: 16’, 8’

Percussion

On, Off, 2-2/3’, 4’, Slow, Fast

Leakage level

Min-Max

Registrations

8 set

Vocal Harmonist

Mode

4 Modes: Talk, Voice-FX, Auto Pitch, Singer

Programmable Harmony

3 Types: 30 Small, 30 Ensemble, 24 Vocoder

Control

On 16-Track Sequencer, via MIDI IN

User Programs

Yes

Music Assistant

about 500 presets, programmable

Data Storage

FDD

3.5” HD/DD

Internal SSD (Solid State Disk)

62,4 MB (approx. 27,4 MB as preloaded factory data) - new FAT DISK optimization

PC Card Slot

1 (supports : Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Smart Media, Microdrive, using Card adaptor)

Type of files managed

Style, Song(SMF), User Program, MIDI Set, Play List, File.txt

Other functions

Guitar Mode

Yes, for Acoustic and Electric Guitars, with Stereo doubling function

Finder

Song, Style, User Program

Easy Setting

Arranger, Organ, Piano, Guitar Mode

Chord Alteration System

Adaptive Chord Voicing. ACV code insertion facility on User Style. Improved Repitch algorithm

Melody Intelligent

Yes, 18 Types
Melody Intelligent 2nd Tone customization

Tap Tempo

Yes

Transpose with Singer Key Adapter

Yes, -6 ~ +5

Song Chord Extractor

Yes

Fade OUT/IN

Yes, programmable

Assignable SW

Yes, 2 programmable with Break Mute selection

V-LINK

Yes

Updating system

Yes, on Flash

Connectors

USB

1, for File transfer / MIDI

MIDI

IN, OUT, THRU

Audio Output

Main (L/mono, R), Direct (L, R), Vocal Harmonist (L, R), Metronome Output

Audio Input

External audio input (L, R), Vocal Harmonist Input (XLR/TRS, Phone balanced/unbalanced)

Jacks

1 x Hold Pedal, 1 x Assignable Switch, 1 x Foot Pedal, 1 x FC-7 Control Pedal

Video Output

Yes, for Lyrics and Chords (2 types)

Phones

1

Others

Supplied accessories

Owner’s Manual, Power cord, Music Rest

Size and Weight ( Size and Weight )

Width

1,295 mm

51 inches

Depth

437 mm

17-1/4 inches

Height

157 mm

6-3/16 inches

Weight

20.5 kg

45 lbs. 4 oz.

*The specifications are subject to change without notice.

Insider

Accessories

Downloads & Updates

Downloads & Updates

G-70 System Update Version 2.02

This is the latest operating system for the G-70. Please refer to the "Instructions ver.2.02-1.pdf" document for the update procedure.

NOTE: The update files that you download and save to your computer from the link above are enclosed in a compressed zip file. You must un-zip them before you can use them. You can do this by using the WinZip application on your PC running Windows XP, or by using Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh (needed for OS 10.2.x or below). If you are using Mac OS X 10.3.x or above, then you will not need Stuffit Expander.

When you double-click on the downloaded file that you saved to your computer, WinZip or Stuffit Expander should startup automatically. If you do not have WinZip (PC) or Stuffit Expander (Mac) installed, then you must download it, install it, and extract/unzip the update files folder before you can complete the update procedure.

You can get WinZip from the following link:http://winzip.com

You can get Stuffit Expander from the following link:http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/

G-70 Version 2 Manual (PDF)

G-70 USB Drivers (PC)

This is an updated USB driver for computers running Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP.

G-70 USB Drivers (MAC)

This is an updated USB driver for Macintosh OS-9 and OS X for both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs(Universal Binary.)

G-70 Database Manager (Mac OS X)

This software allows you to organize G-70 internal data--songs, styles and user program registrations--on your computer. You can create databases for such situations as live performances, dance party, wedding party etc.

G-70 Database Manager (PC)

This software allows you to organize G-70 internal data--songs, styles and user program registrations--on your computer. You can create databases for such situations as live performances, dance party, wedding party etc.

Support

If you have questions about operating your Roland, BOSS or Edirol product, please check our Knowledge Base for answers to the most common questions.

You can also contact our Product Support department by phone or email.

In addition, we have a library of Product Manuals and Support Documents that you can download and reference. If Support Documents are available for this product, they will be listed below.

Support Documents

G-70 Version 2 Brochure (PDF)

G-70 Brochure (PDF)