If TR-808 was the "rhythm" godfather of hip-hop and electro music, then TR-909 meant the same for techno and house music. TR-909 was released 3 years after its predecessor, which offers an partially analog and kind of a hybrid sound generation. After a...
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)...
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...
The Roland MV-8080 is a digital production studio and sampler. It is a powerful all-in-one production tool that combines a 64-track digital audio recorder, a 24-bit/96kHz audio interface, a 16-track MIDI sequencer, and a powerful sampler. It also features a wide range of effects and an intuitive user interface.
The Roland MV-8000 is a digital production studio and sampler released in 2003. It is a powerful all-in-one production workstation, combining a sampler, sequencer, effects, and a mixer in one unit. It is capable of recording and sequencing audio and MIDI...
The Roland MKS-70 Super JX is a synthesizer module released by Roland in 1987. It is a rack-mounted version of the popular JX-10 and JX-8P synthesizers. It features two DCOs per voice, four-stage envelopes, and a 24dB low-pass filter. It also has a...
Jupiter-8 is an iconic performing synthesizer with an all analog signal path (VCO + VCF + VCA) created by Roland in 1981. It has 8 voices of polyphony, 2 parts of timbrality and features 2 VCOs per voice. The LFO produces triangle, square, saw and random...
Super JD-990 is a module version of JD-800 though it features some specs not introduced in the keyboard prototype. The module was released in 1993. The instrument offers 24 voice of polyphony and its core is represented with digital sample-based...
JD-800 is a Roland’s digital synthesizer launched in 1991. The instrument provides 24 voices when one tone is used and reduces the polyphony to 6 notes when 4 tones are active (a patch can include up to 4 tones). The synthesis is based on proprietory...
