Roland System 101 STAND ALONE?

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Roland System 101 STAND ALONE?

Post by chimney chop » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:48 pm

i know the Roland system 100 is highly regarded but how is the 101 as a stand alone synth?

is it great by itself or does its greatness only appear with the other modules?
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Re: Roland System 101 STAND ALONE?

Post by Sir Ruff » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:15 am

It sounds good, but is VERY basic, even after the patching. Fine on it's own if you don't pay too much for it, but they tend to be overpriced.
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Re: Roland System 101 STAND ALONE?

Post by chimney chop » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:51 am

Sir Ruff wrote:It sounds good, but is VERY basic, even after the patching. Fine on it's own if you don't pay too much for it, but they tend to be overpriced.
i have an sh-2.

would getting a 101 be redundent?

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Re: Roland System 101 STAND ALONE?

Post by Ned Bouhalassa » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:01 am

Yes. Try to score a Source or a MonoPoly for the same price.
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Re: Roland System 101 STAND ALONE?

Post by Hybrid88 » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:29 pm

Yep, I concur with everything that has already been said, very basic and similar sounding to the SH-1/09/2 bunch.

But a classic Roland, but yes just don't overpay too much because or the "collector" factor ;)

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