Roland System 700

The Roland System 700 was a professional monophonic[1] modular synthesizer for electronic music manufactured by the Roland Corporation and released in 1976 and was followed by the Roland System-100M in 1978.[2]

Modules

The System 700 range included the following modules:[3]

  • 701A Keyboard controller
  • 702A VCO-1
  • 702B VCO-2
  • 702C VCO-3
  • 703A VCF-1
  • 703B VCF-2
  • 703G VCF (Block 8)
  • 704A VCA-1
  • 704B VCA-2
  • 704D VCA (Block 8)
  • 705A Dual envelope generator
  • 706A LFO-1
  • 706B LFO-2
  • 707A Amplifier / envelope follower / integrator
  • 708A Noise / ring generator
  • 709A Sample and hold
  • 710A Multiple jacks
  • 711A Reverberator / panning / standard oscillator / phase shifter
  • 712A Monitor / external keyboard controller / voltage processor / keyboard CV output / gate output
  • 713A - Gate delay
  • 714A Interface
  • 715A Multi-mode filter/Audio mixer
  • 716A Mixer (Signal/CV)
  • 717A Analog sequencer
  • 718A Power Supply
  • 720B 2 Channel Phase Shifter
  • 721A 2 Channel Audio Delay
  • 723A Analog Switch

Blocks

The following blocks were offered, as suggested combinations of modules:

  • Block 1: The main console 702A, 702B, 702C, 708A, 703A, 703B, 704A, 704B, 711A; 712A, 705A, 706B, 709A, 707A, 705A, 716A, 710A, 718A
  • Block 2: Keyboard controller 701A
  • Block 3: Analog sequencer 717A
  • Block 4: VCO bank 3x 702D, 3x 702E; 716A, 710A, 706B, 709B, 705A
  • Block 5: VCF / VCA bank 2x 703C, 3x 704C; 713A, 2x 705A, 710A
  • Block 6: Interface / mixer 714A, 704C, 715A
  • Block 7: Phase shifter / audio delay 710B, 723A, 720B, 721A
  • Block 8: 'Lab' configuration 702A, 702B, 702C, 708A, 703G, 704D, 716A, 706A, 709A, 705A, 718A

Documentation

  • 101 Synthesizer instruction manual
  • 101 Synthesizer patch book
  • 102 Expander unit instruction manual
  • 102 Expander unit patch book
  • 103 Audio mixer instruction manual
  • 104 Sequencer instruction manual
  • System 700 Synthesizer Service Notes
  • System 700 Synthesizer Service Supplement

Notable users

The System 700 was used by many artists, including:[4]

References

  1. "Roland System 700". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. Forrest, Peter (1996). The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers, Part Two: N-Z. Devon, England: Susurreal. pp. 96–98. ISBN 0-9524377-1-6.
  3. "Roland: System 700 Synthesizer Instruction Manual".
  4. Mark Jenkins (2007), Analog Synthesizers, page 91, Taylor & Francis
  5. Giorgio Moroder Gear Guide, Dolphin Music


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