Roland S-760 Sampler Initial Thoughts by The Daydream Sound

Published on Aug 18, 2018 The Daydream Sound

My initial thoughts on the Roland S-760 sampler. Is it good sounding vintage hardware sampler? Let’s find out!

S-760 DIGITAL SAMPLER SPECIFICATIONS

YEAR PRODUCED:
1994

MAXIMUM POLYPHONY:
24 voice

SAMPLING METHOD:
Differential Interpolation synthesis

SAMPLING FREQUENCY:
48KHz,44.1 KHz,32KHz,24KHz,22.O5KHz, 16KHz

DATA FORMAT:
16 bit linear

SIGNAL PROCESSING
A/D Conversion: 16-bit
D/A Conversion: 18-bit
Internal processing: 24-bit linear

DISK DRIVE:
3.5'Floppy Disk Drive(2HD/2DD)

DISPLAY:
160 x 64 backlit LCD

EFFECTS:
2 band equalizer x 8

WAVE MEMORY
RAM: 2Mbytes(maximum installed:32\Mbytes)

INTERNAL MEMORY:
Volume: 1
Performance: 64
Patch: 128
Partial: 255
Sample: 512

CONNECTORS:
Headphone jack(stereo), Stereo input jack, Stereo output jacks (L(mono): 1, R:
1), Individual Output jacks x 4, MIDI connectors (IN, OUT/THRU), SCSI
connector, AC inlet.

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
(A/D - D/A)
Sampling frequency 48KHz :10Hz--23.4KHz(+0/-3dB)
Sampling frequency 44.1KHz :10Hz-21.5KHz(+0/-3dB)
Sampling frequency 32KHz :10Hz-15.5KHz(+0/ 3dB)

RESIDUAL NOISE LEVEL(IHF-A Type)
Stereo output 1 or individual output 1-2
less than -100dBm (all volume MAX)
Stereo output 2 or Individual output 3-4
less than -100dBm

INPUT LEVEL(rec level MAX):
+15dBm

MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL:
+15dBm

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:
1.6k

POWER SUPPLY:
AC117,AC230V or AC240V:25W

POWER CONSUMPTION:
AC117V,AC230V or AC240:25W

DIMENSIONS:
482(W) x 362.3(D) x 44.8(H)mm
19(W) x 14-5/16(D) x 1-13/16(H)inches
(EIA 1 U rack mount type)

WEIGHT:
4.2 kg / 9 lbs 5 0z

ACCESSORIES:
Owners Manual, 3.5 inch(2HD) System Disk, MIDI Cable

OPTIONS:
Memory Expander: SIM72-8(8Mbyte), SIM72-16(16Mbyte)
SCSI cable: C-5025-6(full-pitch 50pin and D-Sub 25pin), C-5050-6(full-pitch
50pin and full pitch 50pin)
CD-ROM Disks: L-CD series,L-CDP series
MIDI Cable: MSC-15/25/50
OP-760-01 Power Sampling Expansion