Roland Canada Product Specialist Jacob Watters shared this series of video tutorials that explore the basics of subtractive synthesis. The tutorials are created on the Roland System-1, but they are general enough to apply to most subtractive synths. The first video, above, looks at making string synth sound.
Alba Ecstasy has released Structures, a new patch library for the Roland System-1.
At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, Roland will be showing version 1.2 of the System-1 software. The video above is an overview of the Version 1.2 update for SYSTEM-1 Plug-Out Synthesizer and SYSTEM-1m Semi-Modular Synthesizer.
2015 Summer NAMM Show: Roland has announced the System-1 Software Synthesizer, a software version of the AIRA System-1 synth. The System-1 Software Synthesizer with Librarian features many of the same functions as the hardware System-1/1m version. It offers the same sound quality as its hardware counterpart, making it ideal for musicians who either work solely in… Read More Roland Intros System-1 Software Synth At 2015 Summer NAMM Show
Alba Ecstasy has released a new sound library for the Roland Aira System-1 synthesizer.
BURG – ghosts part I (System-1, TR-8, KORG volca) was uploaded by: ollilaboratories
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Roland has announced a priced drop on the Aira System-1 Plug-out Synthesizer. The System-1 is a hardware keyboard to features swappable firmware, letting the synth take on the audio ‘personality’ of a variety of vintage Roland synths.
AIRA SYSTEM-1 Sound Bank Volume 1 was uploaded by: RolandChannel
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Roland has released the PROMARS Plug-Out Software Synthesizer – a reproduction of the rare PROMARS synthesizer (introduced in 1979). Designed for Roland System-1, as well as Mac and Windows, the new PROMARS uses Analog Circuit Behavior to recreate the ‘incredibly warm, dense sound’ of the original. Here’s a video overview, with audio demos, from the 2015 NAMM Show:
NAMM 2015 – Roland Promars Plug-Out synth for System-1 was uploaded by: Future Music Magazine
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