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Posted on 06/11/1983

Amdek CMU-800 CompuMusic

After having used – and loved – the Roland MC-4B Microcomposer for quite a few years, I was looking for something similar, but with better editing facilities and file system. The arcane cassette interface for the MC-4B was slow and unreliable unless you had the dedicated hardware cassette unit, which was quite expensive. So when […]

Posted on 01/01/1981

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Roland MC-4B Microcomposer

A big - and more expensive - step up from the standard monophonic digital sequencers of the days were the multichannel MicroComposers from Roland. THE BIGGER BROTHER First launched was the MC-8 MicroComposer, which was big, bulky and very expensive. Prominently used by e.g. Kraftwerk, Human League, Giorgio Moroder, Isao Tomita and other heavyweight electronic [...]

Posted on 20/07/1980

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Roland System 100M 182 Sequencer

Roland System 100-MSequencers The sequencer module made for the legendary Roland System 100M Modular Synthesizer, is actually quite basic, but still very useful indeed. It can be used as 2 individual rows of up to 8 steps - or serially for up to 16 step operation. Each row has a separate CV output, with a range switch [...]

Posted on 02/10/1976

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Roland System-104 Sequencer

I started my sequencing career in 1976 using the Roland 104 Analog Sequencer, hooked up to the Moog Sonic Six – my first synthesizer. The sequencer was originally part of the Roland System 100 Synthesizer system, but could be purchased individually, too. I hooked it up via a piece of copper wire to the Moog’s […]

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Amdek CMU-800 CompuMusic

Roland MC-4B Microcomposer

Roland System 100M 182 Sequencer

Roland System-104 Sequencer

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