ROLAND EM-50 OR
A keyboard instrument released by Roland in 1999 for the Middle Eastern market, this is a regional variant of the EM-50. It adds a selection of Middle Eastern tones and rhythms to the EM-50, along with the addition of tuning adjustment buttons.
Overview
| Item | Specifications |
| General | |
| Keyboard | 61 keys, velocity sensitive, velocity sensitivity adjustable in 3 levels |
| Display | Custom graphic display (backlit) |
| Output Power | 2x 10W, bass reflex speaker system |
| Memories | 64 User Programs (with Style Hold), 8 Custom Style memories (Flash ROM) |
| Special Music Style functions | Style Morphing (6 levels), Style Progression (6 steps) |
| Effects | Digital Reverb (8 types), digital Chorus (8 types) |
| Disk drive | Save & Load User Programs, Custom Style Sets, Song (save only), Operating system, playback of Format 0 & 1 Standard MIDI Files (Songs are saved as Format 0 Standard MIDI Files) |
| Modes | Arranger, Whole Upper, Organ, M.Drums |
| Melody Intelligence | 18 types |
| Sound Source | |
| Tone generator | GM/GS compatible, 395 Tones, 15 Drum Sets |
| Polyphony | 24 voices, 16 multichiral parts |
| Music Styles | |
| ROM | 96 Music Styles with Style Progression (6 levels) & Style Morphing (6 steps); these are comprised of 64 western and 32 oriental Styles. |
| One Touch | 8 One Touch memories (automatic registrations) per Style |
| Disk User | 1 memory (RAM) |
| Custom Styles | 8 (Flash ROM) |
| Controllers | |
| D Beam Controller | Yes |
| Bender/Modulation lever | Yes |
| Oriental Scale/Scale memory buttons | Yes |
| Connections | |
| Output | L/Mono, R (1/4“ phone jack) |
| Input | RCA phony (L, R) with LEVEL control |
| Headphones | 2 connectors (1/4” phone jacks) |
| MIDI | IN, OUT (MIDI/Joystick cable supplied for direct hookup to PC) |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 1016 x 400 x 142 mm (40 x 15 3/4 x 8 5/8 inch) |
| Weight | 8.5kg (18.7 lbs) |
| Power supply | AC adapter (included) |
| Supplied Accessories | |
| Supplied accessories | Owner's Manual, AC adapter, MIDI/Joystick cable, Sticker with lists of the Styles & Tones |
| Options | |
| Options | RH series headphones, DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch, KS-12 keyboard stand, Music Rest |
Demos
The demo song is taken from a recording by user Ömer NARİN.
| 1-OR Perc. | |
|---|---|
| 2-Gelbab | |
| 3-Oud | |
| 4-Kanoun | |
| 5-Accordion | |
| 6-Bozouki | |
| 7-Nay | |
| 8-Rababa | |
| 9-Kawala | |
| 10-Mizmar | |
| 11-OR Sax |
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