Description: Product ship with CB-B49D Keyboard Bag with Shoulder Straps. Lightweight and durable, Black Serieskeyboard bags are perfect for performers on the go. A rugged exterior and thickinternal padding shield your instrument from bumps and bruises, and theconvenient shoulder straps make carrying your gear easy. Ideal for everydayuse, the Roland Black Series protects your keyboard in style. The SYSTEM-8 is a direct result of over four decades ofsynthesizer development at Roland, including some of the most iconicinstruments ever made. It absolutely nails the sound and behavior of our mostsought-after classics, like the included JUPITER-8, JUNO-106 and JX-3Psynthesizers—and yet it does so much more. Mix and match modern and vintageoscillators and filter types with multiple dedicated effects—then split andlayer them into never-before-heard new sounds. Shape every detail with the hugearray of high-resolution controls and create fully realized musical ideas withthe onboard polyphonic sequencer with motion recording. The New Classic The SYSTEM-8 is a direct result of over four decades ofsynthesizer development at Roland, including some of the most iconicinstruments ever made. It absolutely nails the sound and behavior of our mostsought-after classics, like the included JUPITER-8, JUNO-106 and JX-3Psynthesizers—and yet it does so much more. Mix and match modern and vintageoscillators and filter types with multiple dedicated effects—then split andlayer them into never-before-heard new sounds. Shape every detail with the hugearray of high-resolution controls and create fully realized musical ideas withthe onboard polyphonic sequencer with motion recording. Beyond Vintage The SYSTEM-8’s synth architecture draws on our deephistory of research and development—and it includes authentic models of classicoscillators, filters and effects. It even has down-to-the-circuit recreationsof the JUPITER-8, JUNO-106 and JX-3P built-in, not to mention theworld of legendary synths available on Roland Cloud. But theSYSTEM-8 goes way beyond vintage. It has multiple flavors of digital andanalog-style oscillators including Saw, Square, Triangle, SuperSaw, FM and morecompletely unique waveforms. Filter options include the famous JUPITER and JUNOfilters as well as more recent designs like the unique Side Band Filter. Everwondered what a knobby, FM synth with a JUPITER-8 filter would be like? Now youcan find out. Able to split, layer and combine different synth engines, theSYSTEM-8 is unparalleled in its versatility, going from glass to growl, orpluck to punch, with just a few tweaks of its high-resolution controls. PLUG-OUT Expansion The SYSTEM-8 features three expansion slots for hostingand controlling PLUG-OUT synths, which are complete, 100-percent authenticmodels of Roland classics that you can swap in and out whenever you like.JUPITER-8, JUNO-106, and JX-3P PLUG-OUTs are included, and it’s possible tocombine the native synth engine and any hosted PLUG-OUTs to create super-synthpatches with layered voices and custom splits. The growing PLUG-OUT instrumentcollection on Roland Cloud includes the JUNO-60, SH-2, SH-101, PROMARS, SYSTEM-100,and many others, and they also work as DAW plug-ins that you can control fromthe SYSTEM-8’s panel. High-Resolution Control With one of the most expansive control layouts available,the SYSTEM-8 has dozens of knobs, sliders, and buttons for you to shape yoursound. Dimmable lights give you feedback as to which controls are active andlet you see what’s happening in dim studios and dark stages. Controls have alogical, flowing, layout with tonal tweaking in mind. You’ll get ultra-smoothparameter changes that sound great and help you find the sweet spots. Dream Sequencer The SYSTEM-8’s polyphonic sequencer is designed to bequick and flowing, keeping up with the rapid pace of your musical ideas. Theupper and lower layers of the SYSTEM-8 each have their own dedicated sequencerwhich can trigger internal sounds or devices connected via USB, standard MIDI,or CV/GATE. You can record in step or real-time modes and the sequencer caneven capture per-step or real-time parameter changes using motion recording.Keep things fresh and exciting with dedicated knobs for scale, gate, andshuffle as well as hands-on control of playback modes and direction. USB Audio and MIDI With extensive support for audio and MIDI over USB, theSYSTEM-8 integrates perfectly into your studio setup or live rig. It functionsas a high-resolution audio interface making live performance and on-the-roadproduction setups clean and simple. The 49-full size keys are responsive, andthe huge array of lighted knobs and sliders mean you can control your favoriteplugin instruments with an interface made for tweaking synthesizers, instead ofrows of generic controls. Many Roland Cloud synths even have modes that mimicthe SYSTEM-8’s layout so you get automatic and intuitive one-to-one control. CV/GATE In addition to its full complement of MIDI and USBconnections, the SYSTEM-8 also has built-in CV/GATE outputs, meaning it worksas well with analog and modular gear as it does with software plugins. In fact,it’s the ideal centerpiece to the wide world of Eurorack modules and hybridsetups. You can use the high-quality 49-key keyboard to play your modularsynths or use the advanced sequencer to send note and pitch data to externalgear in perfect sync. For more specs; https://www.roland.com/us/products/system-8/specifications
Price: 1299 USD
Location: Uniontown, Ohio
End Time: 2024-09-07T01:36:56.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Roland
Model: Roland System-8
Type of Keys: Synth
Number of Keys: 49
Type: Keyboard Synthesizer
Input/Output Ports: PHONES / OUTPUT x2 / INPUT x2 / CV/GATE OUTPUT / TRIGGER IN / x
Pedal Inputs: 2
Features: Arpeggiator, Built-in Effects, Display Screen, Faders, Flash Memory, Modulation Wheel, Pitch Wheel, USB Compatible