Roland GAIA SH-01 - moosers's review
The Roland GAIA SH-01 is a compact virtual-analog synthesizer. While it’s technically not a true analog synth, it has all the sounds and controls you’d get with one and essentially operates just lik…
Roland JUNO-2 - "Pretty sweet rave-y synth"
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…
Roland RS-202 - moosers's review
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…
Roland D-110 - songboy's review
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…
Roland JUNO-D - moosers's review
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…
Roland D-5 - songboy's review
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..…
Roland JV-30 - Audiofanzine FR's review
(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…
Roland JX-3P - Audiofanzine FR's review
(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…
Roland JUNO-1 - Audiofanzine FR's review
(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…
Roland JV-1080 - FP User's review
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…
Roland JV-1080 - FP User's review
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…
Roland MKS-50 - " If life had a sound it would be him"
translatedPolyphonic synth (6 voices) in 1U Rack. COD 3: Forms complex built on Sawtooth, Square. Including a 1 sub based on square shapes. White noise generator. 1 LFO, VCF, VCA, ADSR (parameters in 8!) Tw…
Roland JUNO-106 - Alex Alder's review
translatedEverything is already said! UTILIZATION Very easy to use (I do not use the patch bank) handling very fast, I have no manual and I did what I want with this machine. MIDI connections handy! SOU…
Roland RS-9 - " impressive"
translatedThis synth can bleuffant is known. It certainly has its faults, but has so far sounds I do not find in my XS7. The trumpet, for example I put on two pieces, we all believe it is a true. Good piano so…
Roland JUNO-106 - " An analog "correct" but not very versatile"
translatedsee other reviews I confirm UTILIZATION Archi simple. For SOUNDS pop and electro. So let's be clear: it can produce a bass sound pretty good especially eigthies nice, after which small elect…
Roland JX-10 SuperJX - Krapod's review
translatedI have nothing to add to the detailed but two corrections to be made: - JX-10 does not have jacks for external tape backup - The ability of the sequencer is about 400 marks on a cartridge M-16C and…
Roland MKS-80 - " My synth fetish"
translatedRack Monophonic, Polyphonic noon, stereo, with two DCO per voice, resonant lowpass filter with LFO controls & Env Ability to stack two sounds UTILIZATION Configuration clear enough, except as re…
Roland MKS-80 - Mnoky's review
translatedEverything was written UTILIZATION I had no PGM, so editing is not easy without. To circumvent the problem of its prohibitive price, I turned to a master keyboard perfect for me: the novation re…
Roland XP-50 - Alternatif93's review
translatedAlready said. UTILIZATION General configuration not complicated, hence the ease of editing sounds. French manual and clear. SOUNDS Sounds quite suitable to my style of music. Sounds realisti…
Roland D-110 - A-lex's review
translatedA nice little 1U Rack, connectivity is impressive (8 analog outputs, and the bike has over 10 years). We are entitled to conventional MIDI In, Out and Through. There is also a memory card slot (which…
Roland XP-50 - JérômeB's review
translated64 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…
Roland JX-305 - wytlyt's review
translatedDerived 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…
Roland SH-101 - Xavier07's review
translatedAudio 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…
Roland XV-5080 - Bruno10's review
translatedIt 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…
Roland SH-101 - Anonyme's review
translated-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…