Roland System 700
The Roland System 700 was a professional monophonic modular synthesizer for electronic music manufactured by the Roland Corporation and released in 1976 and was followed by the Roland System-100M in 1978.Modules
The System 700 range included the following modules:
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:
- Rhett Lawrence
- Isao Tomita
- Matthias Becker
- Eric Carmen
- Vince Clarke
- Paul Davis, singer/songwriter and owner of Monarch Sound Atlanta GA
- Eloy Fritsch
- Depeche Mode
- :de:Carlos Futura|Klaus Netzle
- The Human League
- Visage
- Hans Zimmer
- Giorgio Moroder
- Richard Barbieri of Japan
