The G1000's front panel is crammed with features.
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The new keyboard looks strikingly similar to its predecessor - so what, if anything, have Roland come up with to update the G‑series for the late '90s? First Contact Now, three years on, the company are releasing the G1000 Arranger Workstation as a successor to the 800. While the G800 seemingly marked the beginning of a distinctive new range for Roland, it was followed by only one other model, the scaled‑down, mid‑priced G600. And at £1999, it was designed to compete in the prestigious 'flagship' price range occupied by home keyboards from many of those competitors, such as the Farfisa F1, Solton MS60, Technics KN2000 and Yamaha PSR6000, whereas the price point of the top E‑series model put it in competition with budget versions of other companies' flagships. As such, the G800 was a departure from the approach of Roland's E‑series home keyboard range, which was avowedly more traditional in presentation and less advanced in spec than the keyboards many of the company's competitors were putting out.
Roland's introduction of the G800 Arranger Workstation in 1995 marked the company's response to a home keyboard market in which the auto‑accompaniment keyboard was drawing steadily closer to the workstation synth in concept, appearance and technology. Does it have anything new to offer in an increasingly sophisticated market? Simon Trask arranges some time with the G1000. Roland's latest high‑end arranger workstation is the company's first for three years, yet it looks strikingly similar to its predecessor.
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