Create Music Instantly with Loop Mix
No musical experience? No problem! Anyone can start creating cool music right away with the Loop Mix function in GO:KEYS. Unlike accompaniment features in other keyboards that require knowledge of chords, Loop Mix offers a completely new approach that even beginners can enjoy. By triggering loop phrases from the keyboard, you can intuitively construct professionally produced songs in real time with drums, bass, and various instruments. And with a simple touch of the performance pads, you’re able to manipulate your songs like a DJ, adjusting pitch, filtering, and more.
Pro-Quality Sounds Make Your Music Shine
GO:KEYS also functions as a normal keyboard instrument with over 500 ready-to-play sounds derived from Roland’s acclaimed pro synthesizers. With the category buttons, it’s easy to call up pianos, synths, strings, brass, and many other sound types. You can play the sounds over your Loop Mix jams, and use GO:KEYS as a high-quality portable synth as your playing skills improve.
Make Music Anytime and Anywhere
Thanks to its compact, lightweight design and built-in speakers, you can enjoy music nearly anywhere with GO:KEYS. Play in your bedroom, around the house, or at the office with the included AC adapter, or pop in six AA batteries to use GO:KEYS during camping trips, backyard parties, and other outdoor adventures. Plugging in headphones automatically mutes the speakers, allowing you to get lost in music without disturbing others nearby.
Use GO:KEYS with ScratchX and Encourage Children to Create Interactive Stories, Games, and Animations
With its high-quality sounds and Loop Mix function, GO:KEYS is an ideal companion for ScratchX*, a free educational programing language. With ScratchX and the GO:KEYS ScratchX Extension, kids can create original interactive stories, games, and animations with authentic sounds and music accompaniment from GO:KEYS. In addition, it’s possible to use GO:KEYS as an interactive controller for animation and other content created with ScratchX. Together, GO:KEYS and ScratchX is a unique and powerful platform for inspiring children and helping them explore their creativity.
*ScratchX is a browser-based platform for working with experimental extensions built by developers for the visual programming language Scratch. Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is used by millions of children around the world.
To be used with ScratchX, GO:KEYS must be running System Program 1.20 or higher. You also need the GO:KEYS ScratchX Extension. Both are available at the links below.
ScratchX and the GO:KEYS ScratchX Extension are compatible with Google Chrome for Windows and Mac.
Learn more about Scratch at the Scratch website.
GO:KEYS System Program latest version
GO:KEYS ScratchX Extension: https://rolandcom.github.io/gokeys-scratch-extension/
*Note: Adobe has announced that Adobe Flash Player will no longer be supported after December 31, 2020. As a result, availability and support for GO:KEYS ScratchX will end at the same time.