Roland
In 1972 the Roland Corporation was founded by engineer Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka, Japan.
Early synths
| Model |
Year |
Type |
Synthesis |
LFO |
VCO |
VCF |
ENV |
MIDI |
| SH-1000 |
1973 |
Mono |
Subtractive |
1 |
1 |
LP |
1 |
- |
| SH-2000 |
197? |
Mono |
Subtractive |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- |
| SH-3 |
197? |
Mono |
Subtractive |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- |
| SH-3A |
1975 |
Mono |
Additive+Subtractive |
2 |
1 |
LP |
1 |
- |
| SH-5 |
197? |
Mono |
Subtractive |
2 |
2 |
LP/BP/HP+BP |
2 |
- |
| Jupiter-4 |
1978 |
Poly 4 |
Subtractive |
1 |
1 |
HP + LP |
2 |
- |
| SH-7 |
1978 |
Mono |
Subtractive |
2 |
? |
? |
? |
- |
| SH-1 |
1978 |
Mono |
Subtractive |
1 |
1 |
? |
2 |
- |
| TB-303 |
1981 |
Mono |
Subtractive |
- |
1 |
HP+LP18 |
1 |
- |
| Jupiter-8 |
1981 |
Poly 8 |
Subtractive |
1 |
2 |
HP+LP12/24 |
2 |
- |
| SH-101 |
1982 |
Mono |
Subtractive |
1 |
1 |
LP24 |
1 |
- |
| [Juno-60] |
1982 |
Poly 6 |
Subtractive |
1 |
1 |
LP24 |
1 |
- |
| Jupiter-6 |
1983 |
Poly 6 |
Subtractive |
2 |
2 |
LP/BP/HP |
2 |
Y |
| Juno-106 |
1984 |
Poly 6 |
Subtractive |
1 |
1 |
HP+LP 24 |
1 |
Y |
| D50 |
1987 |
Poly 16 |
Sample+Subtractive |
3PV |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Y |
Early drum machines
| Model |
Year |
Voices |
Synthesis |
MIDI |
| CR-78 |
1978 |
14 |
Analogue |
- |
| TR-808 |
1980 |
12 |
Analogue |
- |
| TR-606 |
1981 |
6 |
Analogue |
- |
| TR-909 |
1983 |
11 |
Analogue+Sample |
Y |
| TR-707 |
1985 |
10 |
Sample |
Y |
| TR-505 |
1986 |
8 |
Sample |
Y |
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