Roland Synthesizers
Roland History - the Roland SH series
Roland was founded in 1972 by Ikutaro Kakehasi, Japan (prior companies: ace (drum machines and electronic organs and kakehashi musen), first synthesizer: 1972 - mr kakehashis biography is available as a book from robert olsen, sh1000 preset synthesizer with ADSR env and some "unconventional" parameters, not to confuse with the real preset synth sh2000, Roland SH2 (did I mention this synth sh-2 ? 2VCOs, another 1 subosc, quite typical SH with 2 ENV,
the 1978 built SH-1 was some sort of prototype for a number of SH synths to come in the mid/late 70ies.. well, the sh3, sh5 and system 100 were earlier (1974-76), but the sh1 was more "compact"..
Roland | Roland Synth overview.. |
modular pin connections and DIN SYNC 5 pole DIN:
modular pins | modular pins cont'ed | DIN SYNC ( DRUMCOMPUTER , TR series) | |
Pin 1 power/15V- Pin 2 power/15V+ Pin 3 gate Pin 4 trigger Pin 5 power/GROUND Pin 6 your CV |
Pin 1 power/15V+ Pin 2 gate Pin 3 N/A Pin 4 LED pos. Pin 5 trigger Pin 6 power/15V- Pin 7 power/GROUND Pin 8 CV Pin 9 LED GROUND |
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DIN SYNC: same as tb303, TR606, TR707 (also with midi) pins on the roland DIN sync: from left to right: 3 tempo clock 5 fill in 2 ground (middle pin!) 4 reset & start 1 start/stop |
for linking DIN 6pin | also DIN.. | the DIN SYNC Interface PINS |
THE ROLAND SYNTHESIZERS ARE (click the menu above):
Roland Digital Synthesizer
Roland | Roland Synth + Drummachines overview.. |