Showing posts with label Roland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roland. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Roland - System 700 Modular Synthesizer


  • Brand : Roland
  • Model : System 700
  • Year : 1976
  • Technology : Analog Modular
  • Synthesis Method : Subtractive , Additive.....
  • Polyphony : Monophonic / Polyphonic


Rare Chance To See and Hear Roland System 700




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  • So I get an email from a friend saying "Have you seen this?" I check the link and am confronted by the wonderful Roland System 700 - a beast of a modular from the late 1970's that's in immaculate condition. Of course, I'd love to buy it I say, but I suspect the final price is likely to be a tad out of my reach (it was at £18k when I looked). But its in Bath came the reply. Right then, a quick message to the seller and off I went to take a look.

    Kindly, Mark who is selling this as part of a collection for Ian Stanley, a former Tears for Fears keyboard player and producer with a long list of credits (Human League, Aha etc), invited me round to take a last look at it before it heads off to it's lucky new owner

      System 700 Facts
    • Made from 1976-1982
    • Weighs over 160KG in case
    • Originally cost over £10,000
    • Full system has 9 oscillators
    • Power is distributed using standard mains IEC connectors, but the voltage is much lower – so don't plug it in to the the mains!

    • Users include: Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Isao Tomita and Pink Floyd

    Many thanks again to Mark for letting us take a look around. Keep an eye on some of the other stuff coming up from this collection at Mark's merchant link on eBay.

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Friday, July 2, 2010

Synthesizer Performance - abertronic

Roland Re-201 and Jupiter 4




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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Roland - Jupiter-4


Roland Jupiter-4 , one the firsts polyphonic synths and the first one of the Jupiter family. Enjoy this demo created by retrosound72



Roland Jupiter-4 Analog Synthesizer pt.1





Roland Jupiter-4 Analog Synthesizer pt.2




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  • Roland Jupiter-4
    4-Voice Analog Synthesizer from the year 1978.
    The JP-4 sound is very warm and organic. The 4 VCO`s are always a bit out of tune but this is the typical JP-4 sound. A very nice analog synth!
    Unfortunately a bit underrated. Not compared to the bigger JP-6 or JP-8. For me the best sounded Jupiter.

    the demo shows some sound settings, arpeggiator and unisono mode
    FX: Lexicon MPX for delay and reverb

    used by: Human League, Depeche Mode (Vince Clark), Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Vangelis, Thomas Dolby....

    more info: http://www.retrosound.de and
    http://www.myspace.com/retrosound72

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Monday, April 12, 2010

Roland - JP-8000


The JP-8000 was the first VA ( Virtual Analog ) synthesizer made by Roland. This synth was the first one that included the Supersaw wave that became very popular on the Trance music scene.



Roland JP-8000 | demo (1 of 2) by syntezatory.prv.pl



Roland JP-8000 | demo (2 of 2) by syntezatory.prv.pl




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  • Demo of 1996 Roland JP8000. All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb.

    Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer.

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Roland - CR-78

The Roland CR-78 it's an analog drum machine from the late 70s. It's a preset based drum machine but it also has user memories that allow the user to save his own patterns.

ROLAND CR-78 - HQ DEMO vintage drum machine 1978 + Sequential TOM



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  • The Roland CR-78 came out 1978 and was the first programmable drumbox with a microprocessor. The sounds are analog. 4 own rhythms are programmable, the other are presets. The CR-78 allows to combine 2 rhythms. Also you can cancel BASSDRUM, SNARE, CYMBAL, COWBELL / CLAVES. A little mixer allows adding GUIRO, CYMBAL and METAL BEAT.

    The CR-78 was used by Phil Collins (in the air tonight), Roxy Music (jealous guy), Visage (fade to grey), OKAY (education), and many others.

    Int the second half of the film you see the CR-78 synchronized with a Sequential Circuits TOM.
    I also used reverb from the Yamaha ProR3.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Moslab 915 - Roland 715A Clone

Mos-Lab has released a new module the Moslab 915. This module is a clone of Roland 715A multi-mode filter, that was part of the Roland 700 modular system.

MOS-LAB 915



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  • Roland 715 module clone from System 700

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Roland TR-808

Good video review of the functionality of this classic drum machine

A close up look at the Roland TR-808 part 1



A close up look at the Roland TR-808 part 2



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  • A close up look at the Roland TR-808 features and programming.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Synthesizer Performance - Schokokontrol

Amazing synth-pop song and great video with a lot of clasic synths :)

Sell Your Soul - Yamaha CS-80



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  • An (almost) all analogue recording

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Synthesizer Performance - mik300z - voyager

Another great song ( and video ) by mik300z

voyager



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  • A track I put together a few months back. Wasn't quite happy at the time, but I quite like it now, tweaked it a little bit and put together a video using old footage, so excuse the usual "he's not playing it" parts! Also threw in my cd front and back cover which I hope to have finished soon. Been spending very little time in the studio this summer (too hot!) Some of the patches are from the CS80v I was experimenting with with . Thanks again to all you people who subscribe ,support and inspire my youtube channel! :)

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Roland - TR-66

Analog preset drum machine fron the early 70s.

Roland TR-66 Rhythm Arranger



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  • Demo of preset rhythms

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Roland - JD-800 patches demo

The Roland JD-800 it's a digital synth from the beginning of the 90s. His oscillators are sample based , 24 voices of polyphony and 6 parts multitimbral. One of the main characteristics of this synthesizer is that it has dedicated sliders for sound editing.


Roland JD-800 demo



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  • Roland JD-800 demo

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Roland - CR-68


Roland CR-68 Preset Rhythm Pattern Demo



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  • Little brother to the famous CR-78. The 68 has the same preset rhythms as the 78, but lacks programmability, fade in/out, voice cancel and the additional "constant" percussion (Metallic Beat, Tambourine & Guiro). I have the pattern variation set to automatically change from the A pattern to the B pattern every 2 measures. Later I demonstrate the other fill in patterns and lastly combine rhythms. Be sure to subscribe to my Channel for future videos of vintage electronic instruments. I plan to make a CR-78 video after I take it to Audio Electronics in Dallas for some TLC. Special thanks to my son, SuperSane101, for making the edits at the end. (Someday, I'll learn to edit)

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Synthesizer Performance - Uralove

Great Acid House track created by Uralove

Out with the kids



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  • Me, jamming with my silver boxes.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Synthesizer Performance - Muzik 4 Machines


Nordicity 1 - Muzik 4 Machines - Micro Modular test 1



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  • MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/5dvbzv
    basicaly it's 4 songs at different tempos trying the newly composed sequences on my new micro modular
    booking: http://muzik4machines.com/book.html
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines
    Podcast: http://muzik4machines.com/2ztc7w


    gear used

    Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums

    Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-DBX266 ch2 (Compression/distortion)-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)--Mixer)

    Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-DBX266-Boss SL20-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer)

    Clavia Nord Micro Modular: Synth, bass, arpegios, pads, chords

    Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping

    Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay

    Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter

    Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer)

    Korg ER1: Distorted Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Dimebag Wha-Mixer)

    DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer)

    Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000)

    Kawai Midi Patchbay:Guess

    DBX MC 6: Output Compressor

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Synthesizer Performance - elfferichfour - external cs-10

Another great synth-pop track by elfferichfour

external cs 10



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  • The Dr-220 drumcomputer triggers the Yamaha CS-10 ( trigger in /trigger out). The Roland Juno 6 is connected to the CS-10 via the External In . At the end of this clip I explain everythng. Enjoy !!!!

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Synthesizer Performance - RetroSound - Roland + Moog

Another good synth track by retrosound72 .

Moog Taurus 1 + Roland VP-330 + TR-808



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Monday, May 18, 2009

Synthesizer Performance - Kipptumor - Din 34

Live performance by Kipptumor. Very good experimental/ambient track perfect for relax and chill out.

Din 34 Live Ambient Composition



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  • All of the MIDI gadgets plus the modular system were pre-"programmed' and I merely faded/mixed the various elements in. Din 34 is the first piece in the Din series that was created this way. the other 33 (that's right - I've got a lot of time to kill) were all created track by track using Acid Music Studio. I had to chop a portion out towards the end so that it would fit on youtube here. The gadgets used were: EMU MoPhat & Xtreme Lead Rack synths, Roland V Synth XT Rack, Future Retro Revolution sequencer/monosynth, Korg Electribe, Synthesizers.com Studio 44 cabinet with analog sequencer, Novation Supernova Rack synth, Alesis Micron, & Dave Smith Evolver. The filtered cigarette is a fine blend of Drum tobacco, Gambler (mostly for filler), and some vanilla pipe tobacco that I roll while I watch PBS and the news.

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Roland - JX-3P

The Roland JX-3P was Roland's first "MIDIfied" synthesizer. It's a six voice polyphonic synthesizer with 2 DCO per voice. One of the main characteristics is the lack of knobs and sliders that are substituted by membrane buttons. If you want to have real "analog feeling" you have to use the PG-200 programmer.

jx3p



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  • Testing out some sounds and the sequencer of my newly restored jx3p

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Korg - Electribe SX

Harlemnightsmusic uses the Korg Electribe SX to recreate some of the most well-known beats from the 80s that originally were made with the Roland TR-808

TR-808 Classic Beats on Electribe part 2



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  • Part 2 of classic 80s beats which were originally made on a Roland TR-808 drummachine. Recreated on my Korg Electribe SX sampler / synthesizer. I overdubbed the session with some live synth & bass parts on my Juno 106 synthesizer (1984)

    For the drums only 808 samples and the Electribe's internal effects were used. No actual records were sampled. All recreated by ear

    SOS Band - Just be Good to Me (kick = LinnDrum)
    Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
    Loose Ends - Hangin' on a String
    Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk
    My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
    Yazoo (Yaz) - Situation
    Yazoo - Don't Go
    Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
    2 Live Crew - Me so Horny
    Ice-T - Reckless

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Monday, April 20, 2009

Synthesizer Studio Hamburg

Amazing analog synthesizer,and drum machine collection. The "Synthesizer Studio" is located in Hamburg ( Germany ) and is available for recording.

Some of the synths that you can see on the video are :
  • ARP Quadra
  • ARP Odyssey
  • Jen SX1000
  • PPG Wave
  • Oberheim OB-8
  • Moog Minimoog
  • Yamaha CS-20m
  • Vermona Synthesizer
  • Roland Jupiter 8
  • Roland Jupiter 6
  • Roland Jupiter 4
  • Korg MS-10
  • Korg MS-20
  • Moog Prodigy
  • Yamaha CS-30
  • Polivoks
  • Roland System 100
  • Roland SH-5
  • Roland VP-330
  • Macbeth M5
  • OSC OSCar
  • Kawai 100-F
  • Yamaha CS-10
  • Maestro
Drum Machines :
  • Roland TR-606
  • Novation DrumStation
  • Korg MiniPops 120
  • SCI Drumtracks
  • Roland CR-8000
  • Korg KPR-77
  • Korg MiniPops 7
  • Vermona DRM
  • Roland CR-78
  • Korg KR-55
  • MFB Kult
  • Korg MiniPops 3


Synthesizer Studio Hamburg



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  • A walk through the SYNTHESIZER STUDIO HAMBURG.
    38 analoge synthesizer and 20 drum machines are waiting for your recording....

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