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    The Roland MC-202 (MicroComposer) is a monophonic analog synthesizer and music sequencer released by Roland in 1983. It was the first groovebox. Its synth...
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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, and...
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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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    improvisation. The term "Groovebox" was originally used by Roland Corporation to refer to its MC-303, released in 1996. The term has since entered general...
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  • Pistols song "Pretty Vacant" using an octave pattern sequenced on a Roland MC-202 synthesiser. The lyrics describe a young man who is bullied and decides...
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  • The Roland RS-202 was a polyphonic string synthesizer, introduced by Roland in 1976. It was the successor to the Roland RS-101, released in 1975. The...
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    The Roland MC-4 MicroComposer was an early microprocessor-based music sequencer released by Roland Corporation. It could be programmed using the ten key...
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    the Roland MC-202 for his electronic music, saying that he was at the point "where I thought as much like a 202ist as I did a guitarist." The MC-202 has...
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    The MC-808 is a groovebox introduced by Roland in 2006. It is the successor to the late Roland MC-303, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-505 and Roland MC-909...
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  • autoharp (2), Stratocaster (2), traps (6) Mike Zanghi – drums, percussion, Roland MC-202, bells, bowls, bi-phase treatments Adam Granduciel – recording; mixing...
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    The discontinued Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox combines the features of a synthesizer, sequencer, and sampler, with extensive hands-on control of both...
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    The Roland MC-8 MicroComposer by the Roland Corporation was introduced in early 1977 at a list price of US$4,795 (¥1,200,000 JPY). It was one of the earliest...
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  • The Roland MC-307 is a combination of MIDI music sequencer, synthesizer, drum machine and control surface produced by the Roland Corporation. This combination...
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  • (1980)—a forerunner of TB-303 Roland TB-303 (1981) Roland SH-101 (1982)—monophonic keytar synthesizer with sequencer Roland MC-202 (1983)—monophonic tabletop...
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    Control Bus, was Roland's pre-MIDI interface that allowed the JP-8 to talk to other DCB enabled hardware, such as the Roland MC-4 and MC-8 microcomposers...
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  • The Boss Dr. Sample SP-202 is a discontinued sampling workstation made by Boss Corporation, a division under Roland Corporation. Released in the year of...
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    Boss SP-303 (redirect from Roland SP-303)
    successor of the Boss SP-202 Dr. Sample. The SP-303 was revamped and redesigned in 2005, and released as the SP-404, by Roland Corporation. While the Dr...
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  • Zimmer. The MC-8 was the first in the Microcomposer family of sequencers, including the Roland MC-4 Microcomposer and Roland MC-202. The Roland MC-8 had a...
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    instruments such as the Roland MC-8 Microcomposer, and Kakehashi realized they could be used to program drum machines. In 1978, Roland released the CompuRhythm...
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    confusion. Boss SP-202 (1998) Roland SP-808 GrooveSampler (1998) Roland SP-808EX E-Mix Studio (2000) Boss SP-303 (2001) Boss SP-505 (2002) Roland SP-606 Sampling...
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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 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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    Roland Corporation (ローランド株式会社, Rōrando Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment...
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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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  • The Roland Juno-106 is a synthesizer released by Roland Corporation in February 1984. The Juno-106 is a polyphonic synthesizer with six voices. It is...
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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 SC-55 (Sound Canvas) is a GS MIDI sound module released in 1991 by Roland. The SC-55 was the first sound module to incorporate the new General...
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  • (including a Korg Mono/Poly and Korg MS-20), sequencer (Roland MC-202), drum machine (Roland TR-808), and various effects units. "At first, there wasn't...
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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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  • played/controlled with a Roland G series guitar controller (Originally offered with the G-303, G-505 and G-808, later the G-202 and it was backward-compatible...
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