ROLAND DR55
Drummachine/Module + simple sequencer Roland
DR55
SPECS
Boss DR55
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Drummachine/Module
ROLAND DR55 built in 1979
4 Voices / Stimmen
4x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher presets
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 120 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do analog drums
subtractive - and of course its nature is drum
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes 4 drums
4 OSCs
0 Filter
0 LFOs
0 Envelope Generators
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via NO
0 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer simple sequencer
Synth ID is 475
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ROLAND DR55 built in 1979
4 Voices / Stimmen
4x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher presets
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 120 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do analog drums
subtractive - and of course its nature is drum
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes 4 drums
4 OSCs
0 Filter
0 LFOs
0 Envelope Generators
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via NO
0 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer simple sequencer
Synth ID is 475
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT preset Drumcomputer in early TR- kind of sound design.. hihats can be set (16, 8 etc.), it is originally a BOSS DR55 but for me there is no difference between Boss and Roland..
ABOUT preset Drummachine mit TR-ähnlichen analogen Sounds, 4 Stück, die HiHats kann man einstellen (16tel,8tel..)
ABOUT
DETAILS 4 instruments, all analogue
DETAILS 4 Instrumente, alle analog,
DETAILS
SOUND nice old school electronica
SOUND nette alte electronik
SOUND
ROLAND or Boss, Edirol formerly Ace, Acetone
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.
DIN SYNC: same as tb303, TR606, TR707 (also with midi)
Pins on the Roland DIN sync:
from left to right: PIN 3 tempo clock, PIN 5 fill in, PIN 2 ground, (middle pin!), PIN 4 reset & start, PIN 1 start/stop
Official Intl. Site : http://www.rolandus.com DER HERSTELLER
THE MANUFACTURER
Roland wurde 1972 von Ikutakro Kakehashi gegründet, nachdem er Ace aufgebaut hatte. Von Kakehashi gibt es ein Buch vom PPV Verlag.
Offizielle Site (D) : http://www.rolandmusik.deROLAND..