Month: July 2010

• Brand : Roland
• Model : System 700
• Year : 1976
• Technology : Analog Modular
• Synthesis Method : Subtractive , Additive…..
• Polyphony : Monophonic / Polyphonic

Text from the video :

• So I get an email from a friend saying “Have you seen this?” I check the link and am confronted by the wonderful Roland System 700 – a beast of a modular from the late 1970’s that’s in immaculate condition. Of course, I’d love to buy it I say, but I suspect the final price is likely to be a tad out of my reach (it was at £18k when I looked). But its in Bath came the reply. Right then, a quick message to the seller and off I went to take a look.

  Kindly, Mark who is selling this as part of a collection for Ian Stanley, a former Tears for Fears keyboard player and producer with a long list of credits (Human League, Aha etc), invited me round to take a last look at it before it heads off to it’s lucky new owner

  System 700 Facts
  • Made from 1976-1982
  • Weighs over 160KG in case
  • Originally cost over £10,000
  • Full system has 9 oscillators
  • Power is distributed using standard mains IEC connectors, but the voltage is much lower – so don’t plug it in to the the mains!

  • Users include: Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Isao Tomita and Pink Floyd

  Many thanks again to Mark for letting us take a look around. Keep an eye on some of the other stuff coming up from this collection at Mark’s merchant link on eBay.

  • Markostark

Source :

• Sonicstate.com

More info about Roland System 700 :

• Vintagesynth.com ( Roland System 700 info, review … )
• Synthmuseum.com ( Roland Sytem 700 info )
• Emulatorarchive.com ( Roland System 700 info )
• Sequencer.de ( Roland System 700 info )
• Aliens-project.de ( Roland System 700 audio examples )

Roland System 700 manuals :

• Roland System 700 schematics

Roland System 700 pictures :

• Flickr.com