ROLAND CR-78 Analog Rhythm Box 1978 | HD DEMO

Published on Nov 22, 2015 AnalogAudio1

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The Roland CR-78 is a programmable analog rhythm box. Two rhythms can run on the same time. There are 34 preset rhythms and 4 memories for own patterns.

It has a very characteristic, outstanding analog sound. It was used by many artists: Phil Collins (In The Air Tonight), Brian Ferry (Jealous Guy), Visage (Fade To Grey), Blondie (Heart Of Glas), Gary Numan, OMD, Ultravox, and others.

I played the Roland CR-78 with a small amout of ambience from a Lexicon MPX-500. In the intro I played the CR-78 through a Korg SDD-3000 delay."

NEW CYCLONE ANALOGIC TT-78 BEAT BOT Based on the Roland CR-78

On the heels of the TT-606, Cyclone Analogic releases the TT-78. This one spotted by Doug, via Perfect Circuit Audio.

Details:

"Cyclone Analogic TT-78 Beat Bot

The TT-78, from Cyclone Analogic, is the next step in their collection of classic reproductions of iconic drum machines. The TT-78 is modelled after the classic CR-78 drum machine from Roland, produced in 1978. The TT-78 contains all the modern upgrades one would expect, while also being housed in a sleek shell, similar to the TT-303 and TT-606. It has the same intuitive sequencing functions as the previous Cyclone Analogic unit, but with a completely different sound palette, using sounds like Bongos, Congas, Maracas, and Guiro. There are seven individual outputs, providing independent jacks for most of the sounds. It also comes complete with MIDI In, Out and Thru, for synchronizing the TT-78 with all one's other gear.

TT-78 Beat Bot Features
CR-78 Modelled drum machine
21st century Transistor Technology
Same layout as other Cyclone Analogic units
Classic trigger sequencing interface
Individual audio outputs per drum circuit
64 Patterns available for storage"

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Roland Museum Germany Massive Synthesizer Selloff - Most Gear for Sale in a Single Auction

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This one in via Marko of Retrosound.de.

26.000,00 Euro gets it all.

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Someone needs to contact the Guiness Book of World Records. Longest list of gear for sale ever:

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Vintage Roland CR-78 w/ Kenton Midi SN 770490

via this auction

"In order to really take advantage of the sounds of the CR-78 I sent the unit to Kenton in London England and had them install a KADI port so I could connect the unit to a Pro Kadi unit. This allows you to control each individual drum sound via midi. I remember the first time I connected my newly retrofitted CR-78 to my Kenton and my Atari 1040st running cubase. I was blown away. To my ears, the kick on the CR-78 is better than the kick on my TR-909 and TR-808. (I still love them though.) I was drawn to the CR-78 because of the great interface that almost forces you to create new ideas. In my opinion when you add the ability to control the CR-78 via midi you get the ultimate analog beat experience. In order to use the midi function you will need one of the Kenton midi interfaces that has a KADI port. You will need a Kenton Pro-Kadi, pro solo, pro-4, or pro-2000."

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Autumus - See The Light

YouTube via AtlantisLion | July 14, 2010

"Made with Roland SH-101 synthesizer and Roland CR-78 drum machine."

Autumus - Alpha Centauri

AtlantisLion | July 14, 2010

"Made with Roland SH-101 synthesizer and Roland CR-78 drum machine."

Autumus - Operation Industrial

AtlantisLion | July 14, 2010

"Made with Roland SH-101 and Roland RS-09 synthesizers, and Roland CR-8000 and Roland TR-606 drum machines."

Update: more videos going up on AtlantisLion's YouTube channel here.

Roland CR 78 CompuRhythm Drumcomputer + WS 1 Programmer

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"The unit is in very good condition, fully checked and cleaned. Many CR 78 RAM ic's on the used market are not tested and lot's of CR 78 have dead RAM ic's ( these are expensive and hard to find ) This CR 78 RAM has been tested with a Roland WS 1 Programmer and works as it should. A new battery with battery holder has been installed and all faders and switches have been treated and checked."

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ROLAND CR-78 CompuRhythm

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"ROLAND CR-78 CompuRhythm Drum Machine. The purchase includes a TS-1 programmer pedal, manual and the CR-78... One of the best parts of this amazing unit besides being able to interface with your computer, is its ability to select more than one rhythm preset at a time (i.e. rock 1, disco 2 and samba etc.) and also mute drum sounds from a pattern using the balance knob and dedicated cancel buttons. This makes for some very interesting rhythmic patterns."

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Roland CR-78 CompuRythm Programmer WS-1 Sync

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"A few years back I sold my WS-1 and started looking for an alternative to program my Roland CR-78. A guy in Czechoslovakia designed such a thing, and here it is. I bought one, and successfully used it to sync up and program my CR-78. I ended up finding another WS-1 later on, so this has been sitting in a box unused."

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Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm

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"Roland CR-78 Analog Drum Machine (actually they called it a Rhythm machine or CompuRhythm) Programmable!" If you're a songwriter, just hit a preset and it just "fits' what you're playing. It's not "rigid", like a lot of electronic drums. It's not an accident it was used on all those hits. PLUS this thing sounds incredible with real drums playing along. (Everyone knows the Phil Collins part on "in the Air Tonight" where the Cr-78 gives way to that great live drum fill-kinda makes them explode) You can program it, but incredibly A LOT of artists just used the presets!

Here's a link to an alternative (and much improved) to the ws-1 programmer, hard to find and not as versatile as the new CR78-PGM ( I think it's a czech company) Any CV converter with clock out could probably program it, but for serious stuff get the programmer, it could really make this machine fly."

Links to videos at the auction while up.

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Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm Used by Arturia

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Amazing studio shot from the listing. According to it, the CR-78 is the one used by Arturia to create their plug-in. See the seller's other items for more. A few are captured in posts below. A search for Celmar Engel will bring them up.

"Selling Studio gear coming from the personnel Collection of a famous French Music Producer, Celmar Engel... This is a Roland CR-78 in an amazing condition. No scratch, everything works perfectly and comes with the start/stop pedal. It was used by Arturia to create their CR78 plug in."

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CompuTopia - Roland CR-78, Jupiter 4 and ProMars

Published on Nov 4, 2014

"Little bit of fun with the Roland 'Compu' units: CR-78 'CompuRhythm', JP-4 & MRS-2 'CompuPhonic' synths. CR-78's trigger out is controlling the bass sound from the ProMars which is fed through a Strymon TimeLine delay pedal. Meanwhile, I play the Roland Jupiter 4 fed through a Strymon BigSky reverb pedal. I'm also controlling the JP-4's filter cut-off with a Moog CP-251 with a Roland EV-5 expression pedal controlling the Moog's LFO speed and overall depth. Copyright 2014."

Roland CR-78 drum machine & WS-1 (owned by GENESIS)

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"Vintage analog gear. used, as/is, no returns, no refunds, no exchanges. Roland CR-78 works great (yes, think Phil Collins 'In the Air Tonight').

Includes the almost extinct WS-1 write switch. This WS-1 was previously owned by GENESIS and I have the purchase certificate for proof.

The CR-78 was NOT owned by GENESIS, only the WS-1."

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Roland VP 330, Roland CR-78, Roland SH-101 + Friends playing: "Moody Booty"

Published on Feb 21, 2013 djessay101·59 videos

"'Moody Booty' :-) --------- Roland Jupiter 6, Moog Minimoog, Roland CR-78, Roland SH-101, Roland VP 330 Vocoder with Hold Pedal, Roland Juno-60, Roland RE-201, Arp Odyssey"

Insice a Roland Compurhythm CR-78

via Astronauta Pingium where you'll find the write-up, additional pics, and videos featuring the CR-78.

"The drum machine Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 appeared in 1978 and stopped being manufactured in 1981. It was the first drum machine of the company that used Intel microprocessors, allowing digital control of certain functions. The main difference of the CR-78 for the previous drum machines made by Roland (and Ace Tone, the company that gave rise to it) is that it not only offers preset rhythms, but also allows programming new rhythms (through the WS-1, a device sold as an option at the time and now very rare)..."

Autumus - Fake Truth

YouTube via AtlantisLion | July 15, 2010

"Made with Roland SH-101 and Roland RS-09 synthesizers, and Roland CR-78 drum machine."

Autumus presents Furricide - Falling Through

AtlantisLion | July 15, 2010

Collaboration with a friend which was called Furricide.
Made with Roland SH-101 and Roland RS-09 synthesizers, and Boss DR-55 drum machine.
Guitar by Mark Steward

Autumus - Extasy, Devotion

AtlantisLion | July 15, 2010

Made with Roland SH-101 and Roland RS-09, and Roland CR-78 drum machine

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Synthesizerpark at springeight festival

YouTube via springfestival.
Update: previous video via springfestival is gone. Above is a new one from radio FM4.

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"Synthesizerpark at springeight festival
Graz, May 2008

Peoples, hear the oscillators!"

The third presentation of the synthesizerpark is themed "Peoples, hear the oscillators!". After two years participating at the c/o pop in Cologne the exhibition is now going to be shown in Medienkunstlabor at Kunsthaus Graz as a part of springeight.

Countless sound production units from the over 30 year old synthesizer-history are presented and ready to be tested by the festival visitors. Spontaneous live jams are welcome and form an integral part of the programme.

Ever since 2005 the synthesizerpark has presented the most important, quaintest and most interesting devices from more than 30 years of analogue synths. All devices in the synthesizer park are completely wired and ready to be used. Several devices have been linked to complete systems. Visitors are given the opportunity to enjoy a unique -- on request also guided -- experience of the world of analogue sounds and collect practical information on the functionality of the devices.

All synth-manufacturers, from ARP, Moog and Korg to Roland, Sequential Circuits and Vermona to the recent Macbeth, will be represented. Almost all of the synthesizers on display are part of Frank Husemann's and Sunny Vollherbst's collection. The two curators have launched the synthesizerpark with passion and enthusiasm. As both are not mere collectors but active musicians, they regard it as very important that the visitors are not only passive spectators but part of a continuous live-jam.

In addition to the exhibition of those analogue classics Andreas Schneider from Schneiders Buero in Berlin (www.schneidersbuero.de) will bring the newest synthesizer technology to Graz.

Moreover, there will be several workshops and a photo exhibition by renowned photographer Katja Ruge from Hamburg (www.katjaruge.de). A synthesizer slideshow will complete the broad concept of the exhibition.

Excerpt of exhibition:
Synthesizer
minimoog, moog prodigy, OSCar, jen sx 1000, yamaha cs30, yamaha cs10, yamaha cs20m, roland juno6, roland jupiter4, roland jupiter6, roland jupiter8, roland system 100 (2x), roland sh5, roland sh2, roland paraphonic 505, roland vocoder vp330, ARP odyssey, ARP Quadra, ARP pro solist, Crumar bit99, farfisa synthorchestra, Oberheim OB 8, korg lambda, korg MS 10, korg MS 20, PPG wave 2.2, kawai synthesizer 100f, MCBETH M5, etc.

Drum Machines
roland cr 78, roland cr 8000, roland tr 606, sequential drum tracks, korg minipops 7, korg minipops120, korg kpr77, aria diamond, novation drumstation, vermona DRM1 MK3, etc.

Step-Sequencer
roland system 100 (modul 104), roland CSQ 600, yamaha cs30

Workshops
The last few exhibitions have appealed to a much larger audience than initially expected. A great deal of the visitors had not had any direct contact with analogue electronic musical instruments before or had been producing music exclusively on computers with software synthesizers.
The many questions regarding functions and operating the machines showed a clear need for workshops for newcomers. Two workshop modules are to open up the world of synthesizers to interested visitors.

Workshop 1
Fundamentals of setup and operation of an analogue synthesizer using the example of the monophonic Moog Prodigy (Our "Learning Synthesizer")

Lecturers: Frank Husemann and Sunny Vollherbst
- Sound generation (Oscillator VCO)
- Sound editing (Filter VCF)
- Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO)
- Musical playground, play guides (Glide, Pitchbend, Modulation)

Workshop 2
Setup and operation of an analogue synthesizer
Conducted by Andreas Schneider with modular systems by Döpfer.
- System components (drum synthesizer, step sequencer and synthesizer)
- System connections (patching, control voltage and synchronization)
- Musical handling of the complete system

The workshops can repeatedly take place alternately during the exhibition period.


The curators:
Sunny Vollherbst works as a sound engineer for the bands Tocotronic, Blumfeld, Kettcar, for the Hamburg live clubs Fabrik, Übel & Gefährlich and Molotow.

Frank Husemann works as the executive sound engineer in the Hamburg live club Übel & Gefährlich and ran the vintage instrument store Subraum in Hamburg for seven years.

Both have been working with analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines since the 80s and are producing electronic music.

In 2007 they launched the synthesizer studio Hamburg where one can record with about 30 analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, all synchronised by Midi Clock.
www.myspace.com/synthesizerpark

Their new project Q cubic (together with Axel Kochmeier) is an Electro live-act with analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, without laptop and playbacks.
www.myspace.com/qelectro"

CR-78 Essential 80s Synthpop part 2 - Harlem Nights

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | August 07, 2010

"Blondie, Visage, Roxy Music, John Foxx... A lot of fun again recreating some fav classic new wave sounds, that were based on the Roland CR-78 drummachine. See part 1 for others

All again recreated by ear. None of the original tracks were sampled. Filmed during recording.

Gear used:
- Korg Electribe SX (CR 78 sounds, Linndrum additional sounds)
- Korg Minikorg 700S (Visage, John Foxx)
- Roland Juno 60 (most pads, strings)
- Roland Juno 106 (most basses)
- Crumar Performer (Roxy Music strings)
- Boss GX-700 and SE50 (fx)

Tracklist:
* Blondie - Heart of Glass
* Visage - Fade to Grey
* Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
* Roxy Music - Dance Away
* Buggles - I am a Camera
* John Foxx - Plaza
* John Foxx - Underpass
* Blondie - Atomic"

1972 ACE TONE Rhythm Ace FR-7L Video Demo

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"1972 ACE-TONE FR-7L Rhythm Ace Vintage Analog Drum Machine Roland TR-77 CR-78

Has scratch on front of folding music stand on top but works and sounds great (see video)!

I'm not sure when this model came out. It's nearly identical (in layout and sound) to the Roland Rhythm 77 (TR-77) which came out in 1972. But it adds a few extra patterns and several sounds heard on the Roland CR-78 years later. It also features cancel buttons very similar to the CR-78.

The Ace Ton Rhythm Ace FR-7L features:

33 rhythm patterns which can be combined by pressing multiple buttons simultaneuosly to get more personalized patterns
Cancel buttons for cymbal, guiro, snare and bass drum - one cap is missing but switch works fine
Cymbal/bass drum balance knob
Pedal start/stop trigger input on back
High and low outputs"

Vintage Synth Scans

Click here for pdf scans of various synth brochures and articles. I tried to list all models below. Apologies for the long list but if you are searching for this stuff via your favorite search engine, this is the only way it'll come up, and finding that oddball rare scan can be absolute gold.


Roland
JX-8P and PG-800, JX-3P and PG-200, Jupiter-6, Juno-106, Synth Plus-60 (HS-60), SH-101 and MGS-1, EP-50, MPU-101, MPU-103, TR-707. TR-909, TR-606, TB-303, CR-8000, CR-5000, SBX-80, MSQ-100, MSQ-700, JSQ-60, BOSS Dr. Rhythm DR220A and DR-220E, Alpha-DRUM DDR-30/PD-10/PD-20, Alpha Juno-1 and Alpha Juno-2, DEP-5, DG CMU-810 Compu Synth, Juno-106, Juno-6, Super JX JX-10, MKS-100, MKS-50, MKS-7, MKS-70, SBX-80, SDE-3000/1000/2000, TR-505, Octapad PAD-8, TR-727, Jupiter-8, MC-8, System 700, CPE-800, VCA-800, System 100M, System 100, Jupiter-4, Promars, SH-2, SH-09, CSQ-600, CSQ-100, SH-1, SH-5, SH-2000, SH-7, SH-3A, SH-1000, VP-330, RS-09, RS-505, SA-09, SIP-300, SIP-301, SPA-240, SPA-120, SPV-355, SVC-350, SBF-325, SDD-320, SPH-323, SMX-880, SRE-555, RE-502, DC-30, DC-20, CR-78, CR-68, TR-66, MKB-1000, MKS-30, MKB-300, MKS-10, MKS-80, MPG-80, JX-3P, MC-4, MM-4, MC-202, MIDI-DCB, MTR-100, CV Interface, Piano Plus-400 HP-400, Piano Plus-300 HP-300, RE-150, RE-501, RT-1L, MPU-104, MPU-105, Cube-100 (CK-100), Cube-60 (CK-60), Cube-40 (CK-40), KS-2, KS05, KS-6, KS-11, KS-1000, TB Series Carrying cases, PSA AC Adapters, KS-1100, SC series soft cases, AB series resin-molded cases, MR-1, RH-10, DP-2/6, FS-1/2/3, M-16C/64C, BR-2/3, RD-1000, MKS-20, MKB-200

Yamaha (note the documentation adds the - in the descriptions. So you CS70M in the title, but CS-70M in the body). I thought that was interesting.
CP-30, CP-20, GS-1, CP-10, CP-11, CS-70M, CS-40M, CS-20M, MQ802, CP-80, SK-50D, SK-15, CS-15D, CE-20, CS-01, CS-15, CS-5, SK-30, SK-20, SK-15, SK-10, GS-2, CE-20, MA-10, MM-10, MH-10, KS-50, KS-100, E1005, E1010, MQ802, CP-80, CP-70B, CP-35, CP-25.

Korg
PS-3300, PS-3200, PS-3100, PS-3010, PS-3040, PS-3050, PS-3001, VC-10, MS-10, MS-20, MS-50, SQ-10, MS-03, MS-02, MS-01, 800DV, 700S, 900PS, M-500SP, PE-2000, PE-1000, KA-180, FK-3, FK-1, V-C-F, Mr. Multi, SE-500, SE-300, EM-570, SP-2035, SM-20, Mini Pops 120W 120P, Mini Pops 7, Mini Pops 45, Mini Pops 35, Mini Pops Junior, Korg Quartz, WT-10A, GT-6, RT-10,

Vintage Synth Story - magazine scans
Crumar DS2, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, RSF Kobol, Roland TB-303 and TR-606, TR-808, PPG Wave Computer, PPG Wave 2, Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar, EMS Polyvoks, Oberheim OB-X, Octave-Plateau Voyetra Eight, EMS Polysynthi, Moog Minimoog, LinnDrum, Korg PS-3100, Korg MS20, EMS Synthi AKS, ELKA Synthex, ARP Sequencer, ARP Quadra, Korg Polysix, Korg PS-3200, Moog System 3P, Korg Trident mkII, Moog Liberation, Memormoog, Mutron Bi-phase, Oberheim 2 Voix, Oberheim Xpander, PPG Wave 2.3, Roland CR-78, Roland VP-330, RSF PolyKobol, Moog 960 and 961, Sequential Circuits Prophet 10, Vox Super Continental, Yamaha CS-15, ARP, Chroma, Sequential Circuits Drumtraks, EMS Vocoder 5000, E-MU Drumulator, Korg Story, Yamaha CS70M, Korg, Synton Syrinx, Roland MC-4, Oberheim 6 voix, Simmons SDS V, Simmons SDS.3, PolyKobol RSF, Keyboards Synthe Story Part 1 and Part 2.

Roland Announces New JUPITER-X Series

Published on Sep 5, 2019 RolandChannel

1499 Euros for the Xm, available soon. The Xm demo from sonicstate in the playlist sounds like my Jupiter-8. No four-voice limit like the Boutique series. Added XV-5080, & TR engines. This will be tempting.

Playlist:
Roland JUPITER-X Series Synthesizers: JUPITER-Xm and JUPITER-X - RolandChannel
ROLAND JUPITER-Xm - 4 Layers Performance by Gattobus
Roland Jupiter Xm | Roland 1909 Launches - sonicstate

"Since the release of the JUPITER-4 in 1978, the name JUPITER has marked the pinnacle of Roland sound and playability. With the new JUPITER-X series (available as 61-note JUPITER-X and 37-note portable JUPITER-Xm), classic Roland design and a powerful new sound engine combine to faithfully recreate sought-after instruments from our long history of genre-defining sounds—JUPITER-8, JUNO-106, SH-101, XV-5080, JX-8P, modern RD pianos, TR-808, TR-909, CR-78… and always expanding with more inspiring sounds.

Experience the next-generation arpeggiator, I-Arpeggio, that uses artificial intelligence to not only accompany you... but to inspire you. I-Arpeggio takes your input—notes, rhythms, phrases—and creates complementary drum parts, basslines, chords, and arpeggio lines, simultaneously.

Both the JUPITER-Xm and JUPITER-X feature metal construction for durability.

Both the JUPITER-Xm and JUPITER-X can "layer up to five parts, four for synths and one for drums. Its engine can power multiple authentic Roland classics like the JX-8P or JUPITER-8 with enough polyphony to create thick layers and complex backing parts. Create the perfect bass and lead split with an SH-101 and JUNO-106, layer a rich RD piano with lush JX-8P strings, or make a monster stack of JUPITER-8s."

Both the JUPITER-Xm and JUPITER-X are "equipped with our latest sound engine, capable of morphing into legendary synths from our long history of genre-defining sounds. It’s so flexible that it can reproduce our highly sought-after analog classics like the JUPITER-8, JUNO-106, and SH-101, as well as digital machines like the vintage XV-5080 and modern RD pianos. You also get the many Roland drum machines that are the foundation of electronic and dance music like the TR-808, TR-909, CR-78, and more. It’s like a studio full of vintage gear, with modern capabilities and a deep synth engine so you can explore unmapped sonic territory.

Both the JUPITER-Xm and JUPITER-X are "part of an expandable platform, so it can be updated with fresh new content as it becomes available. It can also directly share sounds and other contents with the highly-mobile JUPITER-Xm."

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