tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post7473815686915948356..comments2024-03-27T10:06:45.689-07:00Comments on MATRIXSYNTH: The Roland S-50 on wire to the earmatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-9291349486327268852007-11-28T10:12:00.000-08:002007-11-28T10:12:00.000-08:00For years the Roland S-330 was my main axe. It ha...For years the Roland S-330 was my main axe. It had the same architecture as the S-50 with a few more features. What a sweet sounding unit, and Roland's sound library was free for anybody who wanted to provide media (aka floppy disks).<BR/><BR/>The S-50 is one of the sexiest keyboards ever - I will never forget when I first laid eyes on one at Exceltronix - later "XL Electronics" - in Toronto.nebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200575863367171104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-79711095089917533502007-11-28T07:18:00.000-08:002007-11-28T07:18:00.000-08:00It was Brian Guitars in New Haven, CT, by the way....It was Brian Guitars in New Haven, CT, by the way. Any New Englanders remember this place at all? Eddie was a real snaggle-toothed looking guy. Completely pompous ass, too....Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293686077626475760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-23990495511244997712007-11-28T07:16:00.000-08:002007-11-28T07:16:00.000-08:00I remember seeing the S-50 in my local music shop ...I remember seeing the S-50 in my local music shop in 1985 (I was 15), and the snot-nosed salesman not letting me anywhere near it (probably because we were both snot-nosed).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I remember him saying "the S-50 would be better if it was your third or fourth synth. Why don't you go check out those Casios over there."<BR/><BR/>His name was Eddie.<BR/><BR/>Why do I remember all of this Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293686077626475760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-77943122159501012332007-11-27T22:29:00.000-08:002007-11-27T22:29:00.000-08:00An interesting bit is that the S-750/770 had the a...An interesting bit is that the S-750/770 had the ability to import S-50 samples. What was interesting about it is that these later units, although they only actually sampled on a 44.1 or 48 KHz clock, did have the ability to play back at 15/30 so that they could play S-50 imported samples at their native rate rather than converting them. And: if you poke through the menus enough, you'll find Dave Cornutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769989714705003390noreply@blogger.com