I used to use this delay all the time but it has been pushed aside by the Lexicons. Not a bad delay for its time. It has a little hum to it though.
Acquired 1980s Read More
Category The Compound Studio
Acquired 1980s Read More
Just like the MDX-1400, this one sat unused. One thing I will say about them, they make nice looking rack spacers.
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This unit sounded good but I never really synced with it. I prefer my delays to be straight delay units. I don’t need a bunch of presets and crazy stuff.
Acquired: 2008 / Dumped: 2010
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I found this crazy thing on ebay for about $60-70. I dropped it by a repair shop and asked how much to restore it. He thought it would make a better lamp than a clarinet but I insisted. I said if all the old horns were turned into lamps we’d have no old playable horns.
I think he took pity on the old thing and charged me a measly $100 to restore it.
It is hard to play, but very solid and has a cool sound – not quite a clarinet and not quite a soprano saxophone.
(The picture above is not my horn – but mine looks just like it)
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If you ever feel the need to use samples from the Roland S-series samplers, the U-110 is a better replacement.Read More 
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This synth was used on the song The Best Is Yet To Come (Voice choir sound) |
I wanted the S-50 when they first came out. The monitor, tablet and mouse features were the bees knees at the time. I ended up getting the S-330 first, then this S-550, and then even later I stumbled on a S-50. By the time I bought the S-50, it was sort of old hat. I think I got it for the sake of finally owning one. I rarely use the S-550 or S-330 anymore.
All three units share the same 12-bit samples.
The monitor output is a damn cool feature and I wish other keyboards included this for editing.
Specs? We don’t need no stinking Specs….
Polyphony – 16 voices
Sampler – 12-bit, 30kHz, variable
Multitimbral – 4-parts, 4 outputs
Memory – 1500kb, 46 seconds total sample time
Filter – Hi-pass, Low-pass digital fi...Read More
I wanted the S-50 when they first came out. The monitor, tablet and mouse features were the bees knees at the time. I ended up getting the S-330 first, then this S-550, and then even later I stumbled on a S-50. By the time I bought the S-50, it was sort of old hat. I think I got it for the sake of finally owning one. I rarely use the S-550 or S-330 anymore.
All three units share the same 12-bit samples.
The monitor output is a damn cool feature and I wish other keyboards included this for editing.
Specs? We don’t need no stinking Specs….
Polyphony – 16 voices
Sampler – 12-bit, 30kHz, variable
Multitimbral – 4-parts, 4 outputs
Memory – 1500kb, 46 seconds total sample time
Filter – Hi-pass, Low-pass digital filters
Acquired: 1998
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This synth was used on the song Arabia (Horn section) |
The M-OC1 Orchestra module contains patches and waveforms from the SR-JV80-02 Orchestral Expansion Board. It is a nice, general orchestral sound bank unit with usable effects. Nice strings and horns. 4 outputs!
Tech Notes: To reload factory default settings, hold the F3 and power on.
Roland-MOC1-Patch List (PDF 16k)
General Specs..
28-voice polyphony; eight-part multitimbral capabilities
8 Mbyte wave memory: 226 patches
Two complete rhythm kits
11 onboard digital effects: eight reverb, three chorus
Stereo audio inputs to eliminate the necessity of external mixers
Acquired: 1999
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