OMG Flashback time! I used to own one of these and ended up selling it on Ebay to a guy in California. This is a beautiful thing but its also Roland and if you know Roland gear, you know what that statement means. Its complicated to figure out. The reason you got this cheap is probably because of Memory. These take a type of SD memory card that isnt made anymore and the space is fairly small. However you can export your sounds using Midi if I recall correctly.
Its supposed to be able to control stage lights and some infrared beam can act like a KAOSS pad. I never tried either. Making a 16 bar loop is alot of work but the built in sounds and loops are really amazing. Once you figure out sampling you can get pretty good at slicing loops and building them into songs. But it is a serious process. I would advise exporting all the sounds to your computer and then using those as WAV samples in Ableton. Im a dumb ass because I didnt think to do that before I sold it. Funny thing I got mine used off Craigslist so there is a small possibility that you have yourself a holiday fruitcake that keeps getting passed along!
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