The RealPiano Expander was succeeded by the GEM RP-X half-rack module in 2006. The device also has a few bugs related to key velocity that were never corrected in the upgradable EPROM firmware. A damaged LCD ribbon wire does not affect sound quality or other functions at all. Users have replaced the LCD ribbon wire themselves. To prevent damage to the LCD ribbon wire, users should not place heavy objects on top of the module. This is due to the internal placement of the LCD ribbon wire in proximity to the top front edge of the plastic front bezel. The RealPiano Expander has a delicate LCD readout that is prone to failure. It featured realistic, physically modelled grand pianos with continuous damper pedal functionality. The S2 was similar to a Kurzweil K2000 for its functionalities such as optional sampling, and layout and patch manipulation.įrom the 1990s to 2000, Generalmusic made a physically modeled, digital half-rack piano module called the RealPiano Expander.

The company also offered more sophisticated versions of the WX series as S series synthesizers. Although designed as arranger workstations, WX series had some professional synthesizer capabilities like filter and cutoff (resonance) editing with an integrated powerful 16-track sequencer. The WX series (released in 1993) did implement General MIDI, offered a large blue LCD display, a user-friendly interface and some vintage synth sound presets like Oberheim, ARP 2600, Prophet or Elka Synthex. This limited easy interoperability with other devices. Featuring a 5-track sequencer, 32 built-in arranger styles, and 32 user-programmable styles, they predated the General MIDI standard. Generalmusic's first arranger workstation models were their WS series, released in 1990.

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