What are the differences between the Roland AT80SL and Roland AT90S?

[lparsons21]

Since I seem to have the bug to get something new to me, I've run across both a Roland AT80SL and AT90S. The AT90S is offered here for a very attractive price, the AT80SL is at a local dealer and I don't expect the price to be one I'm willing to pay.

thanks

[andyg]

The obvious difference is that the 90S is a console, with 25 radiating pedals.

The 90S will have the individual footage buttons above the regular buttons and screen, allowing you to add Hammond, theatre Tibia and classical organ Flute to your sounds.

The S to SL upgrade added quite a few new voices, digital on-screen drawbars, a new rhythm section (new styles and an improved way of working) plus an uprated operating system.

Both fine instruments.

[lparsons21]

Thanks Andy.

Even though I had seen pictures of both, I actually had forgotten the 90s was a full console. That rules it out as I'm a little space limited for another organ, a spinet would fit much better. The OS differences are more than I had thought it was, thanks for the description.

I think I read somewhere, possibly here, that the Americana update was a software only update for the 80SL. I wonder what the availability of that update is now.

thanks.

[andyg]

IIRC it wasn't much of an update, merely adding more factory set presets, to try to match the Lowrey 'model'. It won't be available now.

The 80SL should make a nice complement to the Lowrey.