A6 vs System 100M | System 100M vs A6

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Via Javier:

"Hi Matrix,
I did a comparison between the A6 and Roland System 100M after reading some people´s comments about the A6 not sounding "vintage". I posted it here [electro-music.com]. and the link is this [Twango embedded above]. To make it more fun, I´m not going to tell which is which, and I´ll let people decide. If you want you can post it in your site, with a poll or something. One synth´s on the left, the other on the right. One of the sides has a little beep at the beginning for avoid confusion between left and right channel. So, which synth´s on the click side??? (there´re some cues that may help, because I did it very fast and left some details unpolished)"

Vote for which yuo think sounds more vintage, aka the Roland.

GLOW IN THE DARK ROLAND SYSTEM 100M SLIDER CAPS

YouTube via redmartian.

via synthwood.

Syntar at :35.

"Technology Transplant's glow in the dark slider caps for the Roland System 100M"

You can find one more image on sys100m.org, the Roland System 100m Forum.

Roland System 100M w/ 184 CV Keyboard

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"This auction for a rare Roland System 100m includes the highest model 191-J 5-module rack with patchbay, along with the top model control keyboard, the 184 Polyphonic. The 184 keyboard has 49 keys, onboard arpeggiator, portamento, and pitch bender that aren't included on all keyboard models for the System 100m.

Included modules:
112 Dual VCO
121 Dual VCF
130 Dual VCA
140 Dual Envelope and LFO
150 Ring Mod/Noise Gen/Sample&Hold/LFO"

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Roland System 100m

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"The whole Schabang Kit and Kaboodle System 100m. Three 5 unit standard system 100m with VCO, VCF, VCA, Eg, LFO/White Noise in original rack/PSU Case, One 3 unit with 2 VCO/VCF/VCA modules and 1 EG in original rack (EU power), 1 custom made 5 module rack with mults and US psu with rare modules: Portamento, 2 Phaser/delay, 1 sequencer and 1 Mixer.

191 keyboard
4 cv keyboard
Mc4
Op-8"

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Roland System 100M

via this auction

"Excellent condition Roland System 100M with: 112, 121, 130, 140, and 150 modules in a 191-J rack."

System 100M keyboard here.

Roland System-100m 132 and 172 Scans

Two scans via synth ollie.

Roland System-100m 132
Roland System 100m 172

E-licktronic Modular System 100m M-118A

building process video upload by e-licktronic

"Here is a short video that show you the assembly process of the M-118a, first drum module of the system 100M serie. -All informations about the M-118a: http://www.e-licktronic.com/home/2-1-...

"M-118a is a part of our M-100 Series modules fully compatible with the Roland System 100M series rack. M-118a is a full analog drums modules combined with a dedicated sequencer. Drums are analog bassdrum and analog snaredrum inspired by the famous Roland TR-808 Drum computer combined with a two tracks trig sequencer inspired by the unique Mutable instrument GRIDS sequencer. Many thanks to Emilie GILLET, creator of Mutable instruments, to let me use and customize his sequencer.

M-118a is sold as a partial kit or preassembled kit"

Roland System 100M module 132 Dual Voltage Mixer

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"Working System 100M module 132 Dual Voltage Mixer
One of the rarest modules for the System 100M
Each mixer can mix four signals and provide two non-inverted and two inverted outs
Module also has a + and - variable 10 volt source."

Together at last! All of Roland's Analogue Systems

video upload by Alex Ball

"I had an opportunity to put together all of Roland's analogue, modular (or semi-modular) synthesizers in the same place at the same time.

System 100 Model 101 (1975)
System 700 Blocks 1, 6 and 7 (1976)
System 100m Complete (1979) except 182 replaced with Ryk 185
System 500 "Complete Set" (2016)

0:00 Intro
0:41 60 seconds with the System 100
1:54 60 seconds with the System 700
3:11 60 seconds with the System 100m
4:25 60 seconds with the System 500
5:32 Oscillators
6:22 Filters, Filter Bank and EQ
10:45 Envelopes
12:10 Effects
16:16 Specs and Summary
17:02 Outro Jam

With thanks to Roland, the owners of the 700 and 100 and Jake at Ryk Modular."

Roland System 100m

via Craigslist Nashville

Roland 100m 191-J
Roland 100m 112 Dual VCO
Roland 100m 121 Dual VCF
Roland 100m 130 Dual VCA
Roland 100m 140 Dual ADSR w/LFO
Roland 100m 150 Ring Mod - S&H - White Noise x2, Pink Noise x2, LFO
Rland 100m 181
5-8 Pin DIN connectors
Keyboard Plug

Roland System 100m Modular System

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"Original vintage Roland system 100m modular synthesizer in excellent functional condition. She’s just been to the tech, and has been fully serviced, cleaned, calibrated, and is ready for battle.

The 100m and 700 were roland’s most powerful synthesizers, and have much of the vibe of the sh101, sh09, sh5 synths, with the flexibility and power of a modular system. Pro level studio ready piece, will not disappoint."

Module SNs:

112
121 162394
130 162394
140 153098
150 122322

191 142766

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Roland System 100m vs MFOS - DIY modular VCF shootout

Audio comes in at :18
YouTube via hnydell — June 15, 2010 — "Comparison between Roland System 100m 121 VCF module and the Music From Outer Space 4-pole VCF.
Setup: MFOS 16 step sequencer driving two MFOS VCOs. Each VCF is fed a sawtooth and a pulse wave from the VCOs, slightly detuned. An MFOS AR envelope controls the VCA (Sys 100m 130), an MFOS ADSR controls the two filters. The sequencer is in 2x8 mode, where the second half later is patched in to the VCF control.
Since the 100m uses 15 volts, the MFOS adsr (12V) cannot really sweep through the full VCF frequency span on the 121. This is not very apparent though."

Roland System 100m Complete System

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"Roland Studio System 100M modular synthesizer comprising two full 191J cabinets plus 181 CV Keyboard in good condition.

A rare chance to purchase this true classic Roland full modular system With six VCOs and three LFOs, this system makes a very powerful two voice system for example. Having four VCAs allows for VC controlled modulation rather than just audio duties. This system sounds truely massive with just two or three VCOs running, let alone six! The module compliment included gives greater variation than the standard set, not being two duplicate racks.

There are two pairs of stunning Lamond Design real wood endcheeks that will be supplied along with the original Roland laminate affairs.

Included is a Kenton Pro 2 Dual channel MIDI to CV converter to allow easy integration with modern technology.

The system contains:

3 x M112 Dual VCO (Six VCOs in total)

1 x M121 Dual VCF

2 x M130 Dual VCA

1 x M132 Dual CV/Audio mixer & voltage processor

2 x M140 Dual ADSR with LFO

1 x M150 Ring modulator, noise, sample & hold & LFO

2 x 191J 5 slot powered cabinet

10 x DIN power cables

Assorted 3.5mm patch cables

1 x 181 49 note keyboard

1 x DIN Keyboard cable

1 x Kenton Pro-2 Dual Channel MIDI/CV Converter"

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Roland System 100m 5 module D set analog modular synth

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"An unbelievably rare chance to get hold of a fully refurbished Roland System 100m in near perfect condition. Synth fully serviced and power supply (in 191J) replaced, this is a 240V model.

'I had already tried the System 700; the 100M sounded just as good to me, and offered great build quality, beautiful filters and damn fine oscillators. It was much cheaper than the System 700' Chris Carter in Sound on Sound

Cant say better than that, this is a fantastic synthesiser and is truly modular and sounds amazing..

modules:
module 112 dual VCO
module 121 dual VCF
module 130 dual VCA
module 140 dual envelope
module 150 clock / LFO
191J 5 module rack with multiple connectors and power supply"

Sytem 100m with custom Steiner-Parker Synthacon VCF clone

YouTube via dracena — October 04, 2009 — "http://www.myspace.com/sarculator
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A demonstration of Steiner-Parker Synthacon VCF clone (Curetronic Steiner VCF) put in a custom made system 100m module enclosure. I named it "m-128".

All sounds in this demo (including drum and percussion sounds) were programmed on system 100m.
For the "self propelled" sound example in the second part of this video an additional LFO was trans-patched from Korg MS-20 to Sys-100m.

Modules in my system100m:
181 - 49key keyboard
112 - dual oscilator x 2 (that's 4 VCOs altogether)
121 - dual filter
130 - dual VCA
140 - dual envelope generator & LFO
150 - ring modulator, sample&hold, noise,LFO
128 - custom Steiner-Parker VCF clone (by Curetronic)
440 - custom SSM2040 VCF clone (by MOTM)

more at:

http://www.myspace.com/sarculator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zMKD_..."

Roland System 500 Eurorack Modular Workshop Coming to Analogue Zone, Budapest

via @analoguezone

Monday, November 23at 4:00pm in UTC+01

Analogue Zone - Analogue Modular Store

Scroll down for the English Description!

A Roland már a 2015-ös Musikmessén elkápráztatott minket a SYSTEM-500 eurorack sorozatával, mely az AIRA modulokkal ellentétben teljesen analóg, a klasszikus Roland SYSTEM-700 és SYSTEM 100M rendszereken alapuló modulokból áll.
A klasszikus Roland-hangzás modern eurorack környezetben született újjá.

A workshopot Vayo, a Roland Europe Csoport termékmenedzsere tartja. Most se feledjétek, hogy a showroom férőhelyeinek száma limitált, érkezzetek korán!

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Roland had already mesmerised us with their SYSTEM-500 eurorack series, which will be a full analog series as opposed to AIRA modules released so far. These modules are based on the classic SYSTEM-700 and SYSTEM-100M modules - the classic Roland sound is finally back in eurorack.

The workshop will be held by Vayo product manager from Roland Europe Group. FYI: space is limited in our showroom, so we recommend you to get there in time.

The Top 100 Synths According to the A-Z of Analog Synths

via Ethan Callendar in the comments of this post. Thank you Ethan! Click the image to shoot Peter an email on the availability of the A-Z Books. I have them and they are very, very good - an absolute must have for synth enthusiasts.

"Here are the top 100 according to Peter Forrest's "A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers:

1. Moog Memorymoog (LAM)
2. Roland MKS-80 (w/MPG-80 + MKB-1000)
3. Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (Rev 3)
4. Moog Memorymoog Plus
5. Sequential Circuits Prophet-10
6. Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (Rev 2)
7. Oberheim Matrix-12
8. Sequential Circuits Prophet-T8
9. Moog Original Prototype
10. Oberheim Xpander

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Roland System 100M

Published on Oct 13, 2013 SyntheticMachines·31 videos

"This is a demo from the Roland System 100M. The entire track was made with this system. As usual a multitrack recording + some FX.
Roland had offered 3 modular systems. The Roland System 700, the half-modular System 100 and this one.
Beside the large expensive System 700, this was more affordable for the customers...

This is the System D with the modules 112,121,130,140 and 150."

ACL System 2 Demo

Audiophile Circuits League

"System 2 is our second complete system, offering a creamy-sounding, creative take on classic subtractive synthesis. Its ideal for powerful and creative bass and leads, with unrivalled sound quality. Plus a number of ACL-only tricks up its sleeve.

1 x ACL Multifunction Discrete VCO
1 x ACL Variable Sync VCO
2 x ACL Oktave
1 x ACL Discrete Core Ladder VCF
1 x ACL Gate Mix
2 x ACL Multi II
1 x ACL Envelope x 3
2 x ACL QLFO
2 x ACL VC Dual Amp
1 x ACL Audio Interface
1 x 2 Row 84 TE ACL Case incl.1 x ACL KAZU PSU"


via ACL

"System 2 is our second complete system, offering a creamy-sounding, creative take
on classic subtractive synthesis. Its ideal for powerful and creative bass and leads,
with unrivalled sound quality. Plus a number of ACL-only tricks up its sleeve.

Honestly, we weren′t sure we′d get as far as System 2 calling the first ‘System 1’ was a bit of a leap of faith! After all, a key point of modular is that you can mix and match components. But we realised lots of users were grouping our modules together in their racks anyway. Not only that, but many had run out of space in their main rack and still wanted to add some ACL kit. And then there were the people who wanted a complete, portable live-friendly system for gigs. So we gave it a shot it′s all modular, after all so you can still connect it however you like – and it worked!

So why this configuration? Following the success of System 1, we received many requests for a more conventional subtractive synth design (1 had a heavy focus on creative stereo sound). So the focus is on creating powerful bass and leads, with plenty of modulation options, whilst still allowing scope for experimentation, and harnessing the unrivalled power and sound quality that make our individual modules so popular. The result has some very distinct specialities and the unmistakable flavour of our modules, and is designed to slot easily into a bigger set-up too. Let′s have a walk through those modules…

The sound sources

The main sound sources come courtesy of a Multifunction Discrete VCO. This module ignores traditional designs, offering a unique and powerful sound, plus ACL-specific innovations such as multi-waveform-type sub-oscillators. These latter are modulatable and fully-syncable to the main oscillator. In fact you can even mix and match between five types of each. Having two of these allows super-phat, layered sounds, or fantastic stereo or detuned voices. Not only that, but the linear detune feature allows unique beating effects, the timing of which remain unchanged from the lowest note to the highest, rather than speeding up and slowing down proportionately to the pitch..

Reinforcing the VCO (and adding a host of additional creative possibilities) is a Variable Sync VCO. This is a precise, excellent sounding VCO, providing five simultaneous waveforms, a VC variable-sync feature (that works brilliantly with the main VCO), exceptionally powerful linear FM (you need to hear what this can do to liven up System 2 bass patches to believe it), and loads more.

Keeping these VCOs modules company are two Oktave modules allowing precise transposition of sequences and melodies up and down by four octaves, or precision detuning by +/-7 semitones.

Processing and mixing

On filtering duties, we have placed our Discrete Core Ladder VCF. If you′re building a classic subtractive monosynth-inspired system, what else to pick but a silky liquid-sounding Moog-inspired filter? This design goes much further, though, offering a unique features such as BOOST, which ensures that there′s no low-frequency loss, even at high resonance settings. Not only that, but all filter pole settings 6dB, 12dB, 18dB, and 24dB/octave have their own individual outputs which can be routed and used simultaneously for some fantastic effects (imagine, for example, an Oberheim Expander filter with Moog characteristics).

Pulling the individual oscillator sounds together is a Gate Mix module. This is our mixer-with-benefits… on steroids… allowing you to combine up to four main sound sources (complete with CV/gate muting) plus an Aux input (which could be anything from a fifth oscillator for power chords to another mixer in your modular set-up). Ideal for uber patches, there′s also the option to simultaneously tap into two groups (inputs 1+2 and 3+4) in addition to the main sum of each, making gate Mix, in addition to many other things, a simple high-quality stereo mixer.

Routing

Key to creating great modular patches is the ability to duplicate audio and CV sources for a range of parallel processing, mixing and syncing options. As such, we′ve included two Multi II modules, suitable for everything from precise synchronisation of multiple tone generating VCOs to waveform mixing and subtraction. And the inclusion of two offers up far more potential for combining your System 2 with your other modular gear.

Cutting shapes

Envelope shaping comes courtesy of an Envelope X3. This module is based on the acclaimed Roland 100M, but vastly enhanced to deliver peerless punch and consistency. It delivers three ADSR envelopes, with potential for lightning-fast response, ideal for drums, bass, and other sounds that benefit from fast and tight envelopes. But that′s not all: Long and Short modes (with overlapping ranges) mean it′s perfectly suited to pads and drones too.
LFO duties are supplied by no less than three of our prized QLFO modules. This design offers unprecedented versatility for an LFO, going far beyond conventional modulation duties, with an extraordinary frequency range from snail-slow to dog-whistle territory.

Four simultaneous outputs per module offer a sine wave and three phase-shifted copies – 90º (cosine), 180º (inverted sine), and 270º (inverted cosine) – allowing a world of fun (more on that here). The frequency of these can then be voltage controlled (with an attenuator at the input), while another CV input then allows the LFO to be pitched by volt/octave, with solid tracking good over 2-3 octaves. But that is not all the QLFO can do, it can even operate as a rudimentary sine wave VCO – and remember… System 2 includes three of them!

Twice the fun

In any modular system, VCAs are a fact of life, like shower curtains, bedsheets, and toothbrushes. But – like shower curtains, bedsheets, and toothbrushes – that doesn′t mean they can′t do a great job, look sexy and generally be a joy to use! We like to think our VC Dual Amp modules fit the bill, and so we′ve added two of them, offering up a total of four VCAs.These linear VCAs all feature unrivalled accuracy and precision, as their unique design ignores conventional designs and is based instead on circuits found in precise measuring devices, such as oscilloscopes. They also offer an uncommon level of creativity thanks to the ability to handle both audio and control signals, and with innovative features like a summed output for each pair – alongside the individual outputs – and an Aux input, enabling a range of fun effects such as modulated stereo panning and crossfading.

On the road again?

Whatever kind of noises you make with a modular set-up, at some stage you′ll want to take that audio out into the world, and our Audio Interface is the answer. Whether you want an unbeatable signal path from modular system to studio (and vice versa), or to take it on stage and combine it with other equipment (without needing an additional mixer), it delivers. The combination of a studio quality signal path, flexible routing possibilities, and a headphone amplifier – capable of driving both high and low impedance headphones, with low distortion – makes the connection between these different environments effortless and sonically transparent.

All of this is contained in an 84HP EVZ-1 case, our lightweight, high-end Eurorack cabinet. Precision crafted from , with red oak side panels to add stability and strength (and a little sex appeal) it integrates our KAZU switching PSU and is wired to our EVE-1 busboard, The result is one of the safest most consistent supplies for your modules (ensuring the longest possible life and performance), with extremely low background noise and simply outstanding sound quality.

Finally, System 2 ships with an AC adapter, and 20 patch cables, so it′s ready to use, right out of the box."

Roland System 500 versus vintage System 100m and SH-5 Synthesizers

Published on Jun 7, 2019 Alex Ball

"I’ve been leant a Roland System 500 for a video and so the first thing I wanted to try with it was a side-by-side with the System 100m (1978) and SH-5 (1976) as these are two of the heritage synths that inspired it.

The third synth it’s based on is the System 700, but I’m sure you can forgive me for not getting that one in there too!

All-in-all I think the System 500 is excellent, has the Roland family sound and stands up well against the classics that inspired it. Trying to be as impartial as possible, there are a couple of comments I had about it that could be improved which I also mention, but I genuinely think it’s a great sounding and accessible modular synth.

Let me know what you think about it."