Presented in 1980 by the Japanese manufacturer Roland TR-808 rhythm machine actually seemed to be, doomed to failure at the very beginning of its journey. It was the main competitor to the so much superior LM-1 Drum Computer on the market. Compared to...
SYSTEM-500 Complete Set was the novelty of 2015, which was greeted and saluted by fans with "Roland’s back finally" shout outs. System-500 is the result of Roland and Malekko Heavy Industry (known for its synthesizer modules and guitar effects)...
SYSTEM-500 530 DUAL VCA - two Voltage Controlled Amplifiers in one housing. In fact the unit represents two three-channel mixers. The control of the input signal level is carried out with small faders. With the same faders, the mixing of the control...
The analog module 540 of the new System-500 comprises two independent envelope generator units and one low frequency oscillator unit. The envelope generator provides control of ADSR parameters (attack, decay, sustain, release) - this allows receiving...
The module 572 combines three independent blocks - Delay, Phaser and Low Frequency Oscillator. The five-stage phaser has frequency and resonance tuning. There are two inputs for external control signals (CV), which can control the ratio of the dry signal...
The Roland SH-2000 is a monophonic analog synthesizer released by Roland in 1972. It features two oscillators, a low-pass filter, and an envelope generator. The SH-2000 was one of the first synthesizers to feature a built-in spring reverb unit, as well...
The Roland SH-1000 is an analog monophonic synthesizer released by Roland in 1973. It was the first synthesizer released by Roland and was the first commercially available synthesizer in Japan. The SH-1000 featured one VCO (voltage-controlled oscillator)...
Analog monophonic synthesizer module from the Roland Boutique Designer series, created in cooperation with Studio Electronics. It’s the first after a 30-year break strictly analog Roland synthesizer (apart from the on/off digital delay circuit). It has 3...
Except the name, SH-201 has nothing to do with the series of SH analog synthesizers made by Roland. This is quite simple and yet easy-to-use budget synthesizer with all the main functions of a virtual analog instrument - 10-voice polyphony, a wide choice...
The Roland SH-5 is a monophonic analog synthesizer released by Roland in 1975. It is a two-oscillator synthesizer with a 24 dB/octave low-pass filter, an ADSR envelope generator, and a noise generator. It also features a unique "cross modulation" circuit...
