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Roland GO:KEYS (GO-61K)

Legacy
Released 2017

The original GO:KEYS, built around Loop Mix: pick a style and trigger drum, bass and chord loops from the keys to build a track, then play over it with 554 GM2-compatible tones. It has two small speakers, Bluetooth audio and MIDI, a micro-USB MIDI port and runs on six AA batteries. The GO:KEYS 3 and 5 replaced it in 2024.

Replaced by GO:KEYS 3

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Roland
Status
Legacy
Released
2017

Keyboard

Keys
61
Key action
Synth-action
Aftertouch
None
Keybed
61 box-shaped velocity-sensitive keys

Sounds

Sections
Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback
Drawbars
None
Sound engine
554 GM2-compatible tones with the Loop Mix pattern player (22 sets, 1,232 patterns)
Organ models
None
Polyphony
128 voices

Connections

Outputs
Headphones, 2-speaker stereo system
MIDI ports
USB
Pedal inputs
Sustain

Features

Features
Loop Mix (22 sets, 1,232 patterns), Ten performance pads, Bluetooth audio and MIDI, Aux input, SMF song recorder, Battery powered

Size & weight

Dimensions (W × D × H)
877 × 271 × 82 mm
Weight
3.9 kg

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