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Roland System-500 Complete Set modular Eurorack system

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Roland System-500 Complete Set modular Eurorack system
Product no: 9000-0023-6081 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

When Roland first released the System-500 modules, each module could be bought individually, and there was also a matching Eurorack case to mount them in. Roland's System-500 Complete Set combines all of the System-500 modules that can be easily mounted in the included stylish Eurorack housing. Its warm analogue sound, impressive looks and hands-on controls will have you hooked in no time! This modular synth comes with ten patch cables, and is a great way of learning all about sound synthesis.

The components of the Roland System-500 Complete Set

A typical synthesizer always features a number of specific components, all of which are represented in this set. There's a VCO module with classic waveforms (with pulse width modulation and sync), for instance, while a VCF module with low-pass and high-pass filters adds a little colour. Loudness is determined by a VCA module, and an envelope/LFO module breathes life into your productions. The 512 VCO module, the 521 VCF module, the 530 VCA module and the 540 ENV/LFO module are all dual modules. The synth's fifth module, the System-500 572 effects module, isn't a dual module, but as the effects are usually applied to your final output, that shouldn't be a problem. To please the eyes as well as the ears, the System-500 Complete Set comes in the beautiful Roland SYR-E84 Eurorack case.

Tips or comments about this product

Please note: comes as separate modules with a case.

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size	not applicable
Europack HP amount	niet van toepassing
Number of keys	none
Arpeggiator/sequencer	none
Control	none
Synthesizer inputs	none
Sound source	analogue
MIDI & other	CV/gate in, CV/gate out
Synthesizer outputs	line out jack
Eurorack module type	delay / reverb, gate, LFO, phase shifter, VCA, VCF, VCO / DCO
Type of keys	not applicable
Synthesizer type	desktop module

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,9 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	61,0 x 35,0 x 25,0 cm

Product specifications

Roland System-500 Complete Set
modular Eurorack system
System-500 512 VCO
- two analogue oscillators, both featuring:
  - square wave (with adjustable pulse width/modulation)
  - triangle
  - sawtooth
  - sync (hard and soft), in/out
  - range
  - finetune
  - key input
  - two modulation inputs
- patch holes: mini jack
- control: CV (control voltage)
- power consumption:
  - 70 mA (+12 V)
  - 55 mA (-12 V)
System-500 521 VCF
- two analogue filters, both featuring:
  - three signal inputs
  - frequency (LPF)
  - resonance (LPF)
  - HPF switch (choice of two fixed frequencies)
  - key input
  - two modulation inputs
- patch holes: mini jack
- control: CV (control voltage)
- power consumption:
  - 40 mA (+12 V)
  - 40 mA (-12 V)
System-500 530 VCA
- two analogue amplifiers, both featuring:
  - three signal inputs
  - gain
  - choice of linear and exponential response
  - outputs: out, sum
  - three modulation inputs
- patch holes: mini jack
- control: CV (control voltage)
- power consumption:
  - 50 mA (+12 V)
  - 35 mA (-12 V)
System-500 540 ENV-LFO
- generators, consisting of:
  - ADSR envelope (2x)
  - LFO (1x), square wave, triangle wave, saw wave, inverted saw wave, sine wave
- patch holes: mini jack
- control: CV (control voltage)
- power consumption:
  - 85 mA (+12 V)
  - 50 mA (-12 V)
System-500 572
- effects, consisting of:
  - phase shifter
  - analogue delay
  - gate delay
  - LFO
- patch holes: mini jack
- control: CV (control voltage)
- power consumption:
  - 110 mA (+12 V)
  - 90 mA (-12 V)
included accessories:
- System-500 manual
- SYR-E84 manual
- System-500 safety instructions
- SYR-E84 safety instructions
- patch examples
- 4HP cover panel
- ten patch cables
- AC adapter
- power cable
compatible with other CV-based synthesizers
dimensions: 481 x 135 x 157 mm
weight: 3.4 kg

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