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"This is a rare one: a 360 SYSTEMS Keyboard. It was the first manufactured Rompler - a ROM-based memory that stored samples, just like a Mellotron or Chamberlin but without the tapes. It's very similar in sound, however, I know as I own both Mellotrons and Chamberlins.
Each sound starts and stops immediately like those tape instruments and has about 8 seconds of length; they were definitely using the new technology of the era to try to replace the Mellotron! This does have some extra features though, like transpose, a Mod wheel to add Vibrato, you can stack 2 sounds on top of each other, or split the keyboard. It's sexy looking and perfect on top of a 400 Mellotron, with an old Minimoog on top, as it has a flat top for stacking keyboards!
SOUNDS: Each sound was a set of chips you bought from the company, no stock sets. Some of them were VERY expensive and some were less so. Strings were the most expensive and desirable, which are included here. This keyboard has the following sounds installed (quite a good, useable set, more than typical on these).
FLUTE
NYLON GUITAR
ELECTRIC BASS
CLARINET
OBOE
LOW STRINGS
FRENCH HORN
BRASS
SAX1
SAX2
BACH TRUMPET
STRING SECTION
All these sounds are demonstrated on a clip I just recorded today - you can hear them- I tired to link here to SoundCloud but ebay will not let me. Look for a link there maybe, or send me a message; I'll send you the audio link.
The last sets you hear there (after the strings) are stacks - two sounds layered together. These really have a great sound, I've used it on tons of records, especially the French Horn sound, which is amazing."
Each sound starts and stops immediately like those tape instruments and has about 8 seconds of length; they were definitely using the new technology of the era to try to replace the Mellotron! This does have some extra features though, like transpose, a Mod wheel to add Vibrato, you can stack 2 sounds on top of each other, or split the keyboard. It's sexy looking and perfect on top of a 400 Mellotron, with an old Minimoog on top, as it has a flat top for stacking keyboards!
SOUNDS: Each sound was a set of chips you bought from the company, no stock sets. Some of them were VERY expensive and some were less so. Strings were the most expensive and desirable, which are included here. This keyboard has the following sounds installed (quite a good, useable set, more than typical on these).
