Thank you Jonny! Nice research there! I downloaded the style converter software and installed it. In this price range, I would rather have a Casio CT-S500 or especially the CT-X3000 because of better chord recognition and a more complete feature set. I'm used to Roland's chord recognition, so its absence is a deal-breaker for me. I wonder what these sound like? Some Roland style pianos like the KR-375 from about 20 years ago also had Pianist styles, but I can't find those styles on the web, so I'm not sure that they're the same.īottom line: A 'new' entry-level keyboard bearing the Roland brand, but IMO not a real Roland at heart. One unique thing about the E-X50 (and its smaller brother the E-X30) is a good selection of 'Pianist' styles, which have not been on Roland's recent upmarket arrangers.
But a description of the style creation process, menu parameters, etc. The specifications at the back mention a Style Creator feature. I found some inconsistencies in the manual. Instead they are using Yamaha's simplified 'nearest black note to the left' system. It even lacks Roland's excellent 'Chord Intelligence' chord recognition. It seems to have very little in common with earlier Rolands.
