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stompboxjon « Hard to find »
Published on 05/22/12 at 09:04The Roland U 110 is a vintage rack mountable sound module that is acoustic oriented with a good amount of preset settings that can give you a boost of creativity. Now if you arent into vintage sounding synths especially from around the 80’s then this isn’t for you. This has a lot of vintage sounds but there are some really good ones like some of the strings. Some of the string presets are very good quality and sound full rich and very real. But besides that most of the other stuff to me is way too outdated to still be used in todays music. Also, the Roland U 110 is very hard to find now. They are actually pretty cheap units and they weren’t that expensive when they first came out but finding one today will be a difficult task.
UTILIZATION
Easy to set up, pretty basic just like most rack unit synths. Its just about getting your daw to recognize it. But the navigation on the Roland U 110 itself can get a little aggrevating. Just too much to do on it and the screen is poorly lit that it makes it un easy on the eyes.
SOUNDS
Sounds are ok for some of the presets, the others not so good. Outside of me saying the strings are good, some of the brass is good as well. Not that cheesy brass either. There are some really good brass sounds on the Roland U 110. With a little reverb you will love them.
OVERALL OPINION
Overall, decent unit and it was even better back when it first came out. There really is no need to go out and purchase this though (if you can find it) unless you are into vintage gear from 20 plus years ago. Just don’t see the need for it unless you are a collector or like having stuff like this around.
UTILIZATION
Easy to set up, pretty basic just like most rack unit synths. Its just about getting your daw to recognize it. But the navigation on the Roland U 110 itself can get a little aggrevating. Just too much to do on it and the screen is poorly lit that it makes it un easy on the eyes.
SOUNDS
Sounds are ok for some of the presets, the others not so good. Outside of me saying the strings are good, some of the brass is good as well. Not that cheesy brass either. There are some really good brass sounds on the Roland U 110. With a little reverb you will love them.
OVERALL OPINION
Overall, decent unit and it was even better back when it first came out. There really is no need to go out and purchase this though (if you can find it) unless you are into vintage gear from 20 plus years ago. Just don’t see the need for it unless you are a collector or like having stuff like this around.