• The Roland GR-500 is a guitar synthesizer. Manufactured by the Roland Corporation and FujiGen in 1977, it was one of the first guitar synthesizers. The...
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  • The Roland GR-300 is an analog guitar synthesizer manufactured by Roland Corporation. It was introduced to market in 1980. The GR-300 was considered the...
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    Roland or Axon systems that can convert a guitar's output to MIDI via 13-pin cables and outboard devices or older systems such as the Roland GR-500....
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  • term coined by Roland Corporation for their GR-500 "Paraphonic Guitar Synthesizer" released in 1977 (continued in 1978 with the Roland RS-505 "Paraphonic...
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  • and some of the keyboard parts on Green were played by Hillage with a Roland GR 500–an early guitar synthesizer. Hillage enjoyed "the hybrid sounds" he...
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  • done a great job." This is the second album for which Hackett used a Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer. It can be heard on two tracks: "The Virgin and the...
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  • with many time signature changes that features prominent use of the Roland GR-500 guitar synthesiser. Hackett originally pitched the song for Genesis...
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  • keyboards, piano, backing vocals, co-lead vocals (8) Neal Schon – guitars, Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, Moog bass...
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  • The Roland GR-1 is a guitar synthesizer that was manufactured by Roland Corporation. It was introduced in 1992. The GR-1 can be played through a divided...
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    catalogue. The actual instruments utilized on these tracks included a Roland GR-500 with Eventide Harmonizer and multiple analogue tape delays. Textural...
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  • "Leaving," "The Toast", "The Show," Optigan on "Sentimental Institution", Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer Pete Hicks – lead vocals on "Leaving," "The Show...
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  • comparable tone generators include Roland CM-300, Roland CM-500 and Roland SC-155 sound modules. CM-300 and CM-500 models lack the LCD screen and extended...
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  • harmonics, and allows the guitar to sound like a string section. A Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer was also used on this track. In a contemporary review...
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    sequencers, the MC-8 MicroComposer, and the first guitar synthesizer, the GR-500. Just one year later, they introduced the CompuRhythm CR-78, the first drum...
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  • Chris O'Leary: David Bowie – lead and backing vocal Chuck Hammer – Roland GR-500 guitar synthesiser Carlos Alomar – rhythm guitar Andy Clark – Minimoog...
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    The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 909, is a drum machine introduced by Roland Corporation in 1983, succeeding the TR-808. It was...
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    The Roland MC-505 is a groovebox conceived in 1998 as a combination of a MIDI controller, a music sequencer, a drum machine, and a desktop synthesizer...
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    The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 808, is a drum machine manufactured by Roland Corporation between 1980 and 1983. It was one of...
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    The Roland Juno-60 is an analog synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation between 1982 and 1984. It followed the Juno-6, an almost identical synthesizer...
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    MPU-401 (redirect from Roland MPU-IPC-T)
    MIDI-equipped electronic music hardware to personal computers. It was designed by Roland Corporation, which also co-authored the MIDI standard. Released around 1984...
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    The Roland Space Echo is a line of tape delay units introduced by Roland Corporation in 1974. Whereas prior tape delay effects used tape reels, the Space...
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    Japan only. Roland CM-500: A combination of the CM-32LN with the Roland GS-compatible Roland CM-300, the "computer music" version of the Roland SC-55. Released...
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    by the Roland MC-505. It is the predecessor to the Roland JX-305, Roland D2, Roland MC-307, Roland EG-101, Roland MC-09, Roland MC-909, Roland MC-808...
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    The Roland E-20 is a keyboard instrument introduced by Roland in 1988. Described by Roland as an "Intelligent Synthesizer," the instrument was the first...
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    time, however. The PG-200 programmer also served to edit patches for the Roland GR-700 Guitar Synthesizer, which shares the same voice architecture and sound...
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    analog subtractive synthesizer introduced by Roland Corporation in early 1981. The Jupiter-8 was Roland's flagship synthesizer for the first half of the...
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  • 1970s when he became interested in music synthesis and purchased a Roland GR-500. Drawn to the possibilities afforded by this emerging technology, he...
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    The Roland JP-8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the Roland Corporation in 1996. The Roland JP-8000 was released in early 1997 as part...
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    The Roland TB-303 Bass Line (also known as the 303) is a bass synthesizer released by Roland Corporation in 1981. Designed to simulate bass guitars, it...
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    The Roland TR-606 Drumatix is a drum machine built by Roland Corporation from 1981 to 1984. It uses analog synthesis rather than samples to produce sound...
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