Roland EXR-46 OR Interactive Arranger Keyboard

The Roland EXR-46 OR Interactive Arranger Keyboard comes with features and sounds vital to achieving the exotic micro-tonal scale sounds from traditional Middle Eastern, Indian, and Asian music. It retains many of the popular design characteristics of its predecessor (the beloved EXR-40 OR) with user-requested improvements to the fundamental elements: sounds, styles, and Music Assistant features.The EXR-46 OR has a PCM sound source that provides 650 panel sounds (107 oriental), 33 drum kits (13 oriental), phrase samples, and pre-programmed patterns from Turkey and various Middle Eastern and Arabic regions. There are plucked-instrument patches with multiple articulations based on key touch and 17 types of unique Arabic vocal phrases and one-shot drum phrases, great for reproducing Arabic dance music. The Automatic Drum-Pad keyboard-mapping feature for easy percussion performance and programming. The large backlit LCD and dedicated front-panel controls provide fast navigation through sounds, patterns, transposition, tempo adjust, and song arrangement. It also has USB/MIDI connections, high-quality stereo speaker system, effects, 149 styles, and 200 user programs.Expanded Sound BankThe EXR-46 OR is pre-installed with so many excellent sounds and patterns, there's no need for additional expansion boards, sound libraries or other costly upgrades. With over 30% more wave ROM than its EXR-40 OR predecessor, the EXR-46 OR offers dozens of authentic sounds, drum kits and phrase samples from a wide range of Arabian Gulf-region countries.One-Touch Song CreationWith dozens of authentic Music Styles preprogrammed into the EXR-46 OR, song arrangements can be created quickly and easily in real time. Thanks to the level of care and quality that went into the sound design and pattern creation, the EXR-46 OR perfectly captures the musical spirit of Turkey, Syria, Iran and other colorful locales.On-Location CreationIn order to realize the highest level of authenticity, the EXR-46 OR was designed in collaboration with musical masters from each stylistic region. Combined with the EXR-46 OR's high-resolution sound engine, these custom-made waveforms and patterns are amazingly realistic to the ear.New Drum-Pad FunctionPerforming and programming drum/percussion parts is made easy on the EXR-46 OR thanks to its automatic Drum-Pad mapping capabilities. This handy feature instantly reassigns the highest range of keyboard (F6-C7) to function as dedicated drum pads.

An oriental-themed keyboard capable of microtonal play and sounds