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1. Introduction
The keyboard market has two very different categories: synthesizers and arrangers. Roland was the first
company to develop a keyboard joining both worlds, the GW-7. With the sound engine of their
entry-level synthesizer JUNO-D and the basic architecture of an arranger keyboard, GW-7 was a great
success around the world.
The GW-8 has other incredible features, like an audio player with Center Cancel, controller knobs to
manipulate the sound in real-time, Performances to save your settings and much more. In this Quick
Guidebook, you will see most of the main features with explanations, pictures and screenshots. With this
book, you can quickly start playing the GW-8 when you read this guidebook entirely, but it’s very
important to read the Owner’s Manual for complete and detailed information about the equipment.