Yamaha 2009 E75 Blade Runner Variation

Published on May 12, 2016 Barry Warne KJX

"just saying goodbye to the E-75 Electone ... had to move and downsize considerably. Old place had basement big enough for E-70 and E-75 ... new place had attic music space ... up narrow stairs.

So. Time to sell."

Roland Piano Plus HP-450 PB-300 PR-800 MIDI Creation System

Published on Feb 20, 2019 Barry Warne KJX

Playlist:

1. Roland Piano Plus HP-450 PB-300 PR-800 MIDI Creation System

"A walk through of the Piano Plus system which for 1983-1984 was an introduction into what would develop into the 'Workstation' keyboard where you could record a composition and then add additional parts.

This is a much simpler technology but still very fun to create on.

I've hooked it up to a Nord Rack 2 to garnish more synth sounds."

2. Roland PR-800 MIDI recorder quick one-hand demo with PB-300 Piano Plus HP-450

"I hit record and play on the Roland Piano which goes into the PR-800 and gets recorded. Then I hit stop, go back to the start of the measures/bars and hit play.

The PR-800 then outputs the recorded digital sequence to the Nord Rack 2. I can change the tempo on the PR-800 or change the sound on the Nord of course. Can also play along with the Roland HP-450 piano to add a melody. All sound can go through the HP-450 amp and speakers.

A very simple but effective early MIDI recorder/sequencer, the 1983-1984 Piano Plus system by Roland consisted of the HP-450 Analog piano (great keyboard feel), the PB-300 analog drum machine and the PR-800 "Piano Recorder."

Together they gave your MIDI keyboard setup the ability to record a song in MIDI event capture, then play it back either via the HP-450 or to any external MIDI tone generator. The drum machine supplied preset "home organ" type of beats but also created arpeggiator out back to the piano or to an external MIDI device.

Consider this a home organ broken out into separate components you could mix and match with other gear in your MIDI setup. Or consider this perhaps the first Keyboard Arranger ever, certainly the first from Roland - later taking the form of the RA-90, RA-95 and so on.

The arpeggiator provided either note-runs or comping chords and there was a separate analog oscillator that created bass lines within the PB-300 as you held down a chord in your left hand.

Lastly, you could run outputs of the PB-300 or other MIDI gear through the HP-450 system to create a cohesive instrument via the HP-450 amplifier and speakers.

A rare and unique piece of MIDI history during the early days of MIDI and home Personal Computing as well.

I had not previously come across a basic demo of what the Roland PR-800 does, so here is one finally. There is also provision on the back to save your digital MIDI recordings via cassette tape!"

Yamaha Electone E-70 Demos

Published on Feb 26, 2008 Barry Warne KJX

Playlist:
E-70 g) demo drum machine
E-70 h) demo auto bass slim shady
E-70 i) demo organ element
E-70 j) demo CS80 heart
E-70 k) demo preset program drawer
E-70 q) Inside the front
E-70 r) Inside the Back
E75 Inside the E75
2008 E70 chord filter sweeps
2008 E70 eminence runner
2008 E70 Leibert's Leather Pants Split at the Disco

Vintage Analog Roland PB-300 Rhythm Plus & PR-800 Piano Recorder Set

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated. Roland PB-300 preset analog drum machine demo f. arpeggiator to Nord Rack 2 via MIDI

video upload by Barry Warne KJX

"working through the various PB-300 analog drum machine beats, bass lines and arpeggiators that this unit is capable of"

Note this video is from 6 years ago.

via this Reverb listing

"Early 80’s Roland PB-300 Rhythm Plus and PR-800 Piano Recorder Combo Set , both units 117v with MIDI, MIDI out can control other synthesizers via CHORD, ARPEGGIO and BASS settings on the PB-300, the PR-800 is basically an old school Roland sequencer.

Both units working as it should and in great cosmetic condition overall, there’s a tiny crack on the plastic frame on the PB-300 unít that can be seen in the last picture, it can be glued and fixed easily."

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