Roland Synthesizers/Racks/Modules user reviews

This is a vintage synthesizer from the 80s. Though it is an analog synth, it has some digital controls, which made it a unique hybrid of the technologies. There are 64 presets as well as 64 user memo…

The Roland RS-202 'Strings' is a vintage string synthesizer that gives you a great variety of string synth sounds. The keyboard spans five octaves and comes in a suitcase kind of casing for easier t…

This is just the rack synth edition. There is no keyboard attached, you have to get a midi controller to use this device. There are several audio 1/4" outs, and Midi in/out/thru. Yes, you can edit…

The Roland Juno-D is a 61 key synthesizer that can be used in a variety of situations and applications.  It can be used as a typical synth or as an emulation system for acoustic instruments.  The syn…

What type of keyboard (synth, piano...)? How many octaves? This is a synth board.  It does have piano patches but they in no way sound like real piano's. What controlers (pitch, modulation, sustain..…

(Originally written by jm16s/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Digital synthesizer. Five octaves. Small joystick for pitch and modulation control. Standard connections: - MIDI (in, out, th…

(Originally written by Il Sorpasso/translated from Audiofanzine FR) This keyboard is really nice but it has some limitations due to its old technology (for example it's impossible to use Mi…

(Originally written by vanpet/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Analog synth with 6-voice polyphony, three digitally controlled oscillators (digital/analog hybrid synth)? Basic routing and s…

Good Midi implementation and 8 outputs. 32 notes poly was a fairly good amount for 1986. Memory card slot on the front allows addition of extra sample waveforms for use in programming your own sounds…

It's a bread n' butter module. 64 voices, 16 parts, a whole bunch of effects, 6 outs and 4 expansion card slots. I guess that covers the most important features. Price paid $400 UTILIZATION I rea…

I can't really say that there's anything missing that I'd need, but I've yet to find a decent easy-to-use PC based editor for the module. Price paid $1875 US UTILIZATION I haven't read the manual…

Im very satisfied Price paid $800 UTILIZATION It can be either really hard or really easy...if you dont have the software librarian Sound Diver 2.0 which should come with your keyboard, then inte…

Seriously missing: more MIDI features: the machine is only 2 parts multitimbral - only 2 MIDI parts, and should have the capacity of 16 MIDI-parts (or at least 8). I really don't know why Roland made…

It is only bi timbral and is only 8 polyphony. Also the lack of distortion and reverb still bothers me, maybee a third oscilator would be nice but isn't a must. Price paid 1245 EURO (2750 dutch gil…

This is an amazing workhorse of a synth. The only gripe I have is 3 master effects. Thats why I've not given it a 10 as I'd like to have seen maybe 5 master effects.... Price paid £1500 UTILIZATIO…

I am satisfied with the features. I wouldnt mind having more MIDI ports though (only 16) Price paid $999 UTILIZATION Well the screen is small and I find the menus confusing. The manual is very we…

I am very satisfied with the features it has. 16 track sequencer (MRC Pro), 16-part multitimbral, 64 voice polyphony,onboard effects, groove quantize, RPS, four wave expansion slots for JV series exp…

Pretty good features--BUT they only hold 2 expansion cards! That's a negative! Price paid $900.00 UTILIZATION Pretty easy to use but can be complicated for a beginner-def. not a newbie synth. Bu…

As a sound module nothing is missing, there are some filters, effects, etc. on it, but you have to go thu menues and mess with numerical values, which takes a lot of time, so that would b nice to hav…

64 Note polyphony 16 parts multi 4x Expansion slots, 4 layers per voice, 3 effects blocks. Drum Kits = 2 user, 6 presets. 512 sounds in banks A,B,C,GM plus 128 user. For the time this came out it was…

64 voice polyphony, 16 multitimbral parts. 128 sounds User 4 expansion slots his 2 inputs + foot pedal input hold A floppy drive (backup format roland, midi 0, 1 + sounds) UTILIZATION The gen…

Derived from the keyboard groove box 5 octave keyboard, controllers adsr cutoff + resonance depth arpeggiator with realtime editing 1 output stereo audio + midi in / out / thru many sounds that ar…

Audio signal CSOs with a PWM pulse sorting and mixable + Sub + Noise-> Q + VCF-> VCA Control signals 1 LFO 1 ADSR + lever Roland Pitch & Mod + Porta 1 + step sequencer arpeggiator Synthesizer f…

It is a weak point: at the time of USB and Firewire is still with the XV 5080 SCSI (not ULTRA WIDE) without direct connection to the computer (except MIDI, but for samples .. .). The RAM is expandabl…

-Monophonic analog synthesizer. -Controller core (mod, bend) Noon-No .. it's CV / Gate synths like all vintage. -A single audio output (mono) Edit-developed enough .. it indeed the interest of an…