Background Modulars No.9 Roland 'System'

video upload by Memetune Studio

"Don’t have a real Roland System 100 plus SH5 to hand? No worries! Just put this video on in the background (in full-screen mode), and have the next best thing 😁

Here is 10 minutes of self-playing modular synthesiser randomness. Why not put it on loop - then you can have it bubbling away in the background while you do other things

A note on the patch: My Roland 'System' is made up from a full compliment of the System 100 units (101 main synth with the keyboard removed - NOT MODIFIED BY ME! - 102 expander synth, 103 mixer / reverb, and 104 sequencer, which have been removed from their original boxes - NOT BY ME!! - in other words this is a totally unique System 100 and uses up a lot less space than a stock one 😁), the SH5 dual VCO mono synth with specially designed modular breakout panel, the 201 tape delay, Boss delay unit, ALM ASQ1 sequencer based on the Roland SH101, and some Behringer 100M cloney modules - 2 x 180 sequencers, the dual mixer and 4 x analog switches

The patch uses 3 distinct 'voices' - the 101, 102 and SH5, all being sequenced by a combination of all the sequencers mentioned above. The switches are being used to split the voltages going to the 101 and SH5 so that they alternate and don't play together, which kind of keeps some space in the patch

Lastly I use the 103 mixer to pan the 3 voices, and add the 2 delay units in various amounts - including the amazing sounding spring reverb built in to the mixer - this really does sound special for some reason and when I first got the system 100 it made me really happy. There are no other effect in this recording - just some compression from the Neve desk"