E-20

Featuring auto accompaniment, and built in speakers the E-20 used the advanced LA Synthesis system as used on the legendary Roland D-50 its core sound engine. The E-20 set a new standard for the amateur keyboardist, with high-quality sounds, innovative drum patterns and backings which were widely recognised as being a jump ahead of Yamaha's competing PSR line.

As well as the E-20 itself, the cheaper E-5 and E-10 were subsequently launched as "cut down" versions, while the enhanced E-30 debuted in 1990. There was also a modular version (the RA-50 Realtime Arranger), and the Pro-E Intelligent Arranger, which was basically half an E-20 minus speakers with only the arranger and drum unit.

E-20 INTELLIGENT SYNTHESIZER

An old E-10/20 Poster

LCD Display

KEYBOARD:
61 Keys Velocity Sensitive

SOUND SOURCE SYSTEM:
LA Digital Synthesis

BUILT-IN EFFECT:
Digital Reverb (8 types: Hall 1-2, etc.)

PANEL SWITCH/CONTROL

VOLUME:
Master Control Volume

BALANCE:
Upper, Lower, Accomp., Bass, Drums

FUNCTION:
Multi Function Footswitch (6 Modes)
MIDI – 9 Instrumental Sections, MIDI channel changeable 
Transpose/Master Tune/Pitch Bend Range

COMPOSER:
Record and Play (Upper and/or Lower Track) 3 Songs 
(1 song: approx. 200 measures)

ARRANGER:
On/Off, Chord Intelligence, Memory, Sync Start.

RHYTHM SECTION:
Bank 1-4, Number 1-8, Card, Tempo Slider, Variation for each Rhythm

TONE SELECT:
Upper, Lower, Bass, Bank 1-8, Number 1-8

MEMORY CARD:
From Card, To Card

REVERB:
On/Off, Part Assign (Yes/No), Type (8 Types)

REAL TIME SWITCHES:
Manual Drum, Split 1/2, Fill-In (To Variation , To Original), Intro/Ending, Arranger 1/2, Start/Stop, Melody Intelligence, User Program 1-8, Write, Demo, Pitch Bender/Modulation Lever.

DISPLAY:
16 Characters x 2 lines (LCD back lit)

REAR PANEL TERMINAL:
AUX IN (Right, Left/Mono) 
AUX OUT (Right/Mono, Left) 
MIDI (OUT, THRU, IN) 
Pedal Footswitch

FRONT PANEL TERMINAL: 
Headphones

BUILT-IN SPEAKERS:
120 mm x 2

POWER AMPLIFIER:
5W x 2 (stereo)

POWER CONSUMPTION:
30 W

DIMENSIONS:
1023mm W) x 100mm (H) x 330mm (D)

WEIGHT:
12 kg

OPTIONS:
Stereo Expression Pedal: (FV-200)
Keyboard Stand: (KS-8)
Memory Card: (M-256D, M-256E)
Style Card: (RXN-E20)