MATRIXSYNTH: Roland MT300s Portable Synth Boombox


Thursday, December 18, 2014

Roland MT300s Portable Synth Boombox

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Here's an interesting one from Roland's past. I don't believe one has ever been featured on MATRIXSYNTH before. Curious how editable the synth engine is and if it's based on one of their PCM based rack synths. If anyone knows, feel free to comment. It's actually a cool portable design, although it doesn't appear to be able to run on batteries.  Regardless, if it is fully editable, pair it up with an iPad editor or external knob box and you could have a convenient setup for exploring its sounds.

"This great item can be used as a stereo speaker system for your whole setup as it has a nice pair of drivers with great clarity and decent loudness. There is also a built-in synth with pretty impressive specs as shown below. You can also play your voice or any other instrument through it like a guitar amp. There's a separate gain control and a dedicated delay effect specifically for this purpose.

So if you've got a midi controller keyboard, the MT300S provides everything else you need to access great sounds, hear them out loud and even record them to midi. All in a very portable package.
You're really getting 3 items in 1:

A strong synth with great specs
An amp / desktop monitor system
A midi sequencer to record, save and playback your music

The unit is in excellent condition and the cable and manual are included.

Official specs from Roland:

Max. Polyphony64
Tones369
Drum Sets9 (8 + 1 SFX set)
EffectsReverb, Chorus
Tracks16
TempoQuarter note = 20 to 250 bpm
Rhythm Pattern30 types
Disk Drive3.5” FDD
Speakers4” (10 cm) x 2
DisplayLarge custom LCD
ConnectorsMIDI (In, Out), Output (Stereo/RCA phono type), Microphone (with echo), Computer Connector, Expression Pedal, Headphones, Start/Stop Control, AC In

AccessoriesPower Cord, manual
Size and Weight
Width (W)394 mm
Depth (D)223 mm
Height (H)207 mm
Weight4.2 kg"


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