Roland U-110


The Roland U-110 is a ROMpler synthesizer module, it was produced by Roland Corporation in 1988.

General information

The predecessor of the more successful U-20 keyboard and U-220 module, the U-110 was Roland's first dedicated sample playback synth. It used ROM to store sounds rather than loading them from disks into RAM, hence it was not a true sampler as it could not sample sounds.
The U-110 contained a base 2MB of sounds stored in ROM. It could be expanded with up to 4 Roland SN-U110 sound library cards, unlike the more popular Roland U-220 that could only accommodate two. It had six individual outputs.

Specifications

FeatureValue
Polyphony31 Voices
Sound GeneratorDC-PCM Sound Generator
Base Sample ROM2MB Consisting of 99 Sounds
Patch Storage64 Internal memory locations
Expansion2MB of extra sounds can be added by using up to 4 Roland SN-U110 PCM Cards
Outputs1 Stereo mix output and 6 individual outputs also a headphone socket is attached to the mix output
MultimbralYes. 6 Parts splitting the polyphony with each part i.e. no dynamic voice allocation
EffectsBasic Digital Chorus and Tremolo
FilterNONE
Display16x2 LC Display
Control6 Front panel buttons and a volume dial for the mix/headphone output.

List of SN-U110 ROM Cards