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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

2400.0. "Roland UX-100/220 sound modules " by VMSSG::DICKINSON (Entropy isn't what it used to be) Sun Jul 29 1990 17:32

    
    Recently I midi'ed a Roland UX-110 to my Korg piano. I now want to 
    purchase one. I understand that Roland now has upgraded the 110 to
    a 220. Does anyone have any info on these sound modules ? I would 
    like some opinion so I don't go into this blind. I have heard quotes of 
    app. $750 for the old U-110, I have no quotes for the U-220. Is there
    any caveats I should know about before proceeding to purchase one of
    these boxes ? Anyone know a good place to purchase them ?
    
    Thanks very much,
    
    Peter
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2400.1See note 2153IJSAPL::BOUWMANSMon Jul 30 1990 04:354
    
    See note 2153
    
    John.
2400.2.. and note 1671IJSAPL::BOUWMANSMon Jul 30 1990 04:374
    
    ... and note 1671.
    
    John.
2400.3220 at Sam AshRANGER::ROBERTFri Aug 03 1990 12:4110
    
    I didn't take the time to read the two notes just mentioned, but
    quickly-- I'm not sure where you got the quote of $750 for the U-110,
    that seems rather expensive for it, the U-220 is much better and I just
    picked one up for $700!  I got it at Sam Ash in NYC but they do mail
    order as well.  (In fact, I had them ship it to me so I wouldn't have
    to pay NY tax!)
    
    -Tom
2400.4DCSVAX::COTEOh wait! Oh-oh! To be!Fri Aug 03 1990 12:561
    I thought Roland squashed their dealers from doing M.O.????
2400.5a year ago they triedNORGE::CHADIch glaube Ich t�te Ich h�tteFri Aug 03 1990 18:593
that was last summer.  it didn;t last long

Chad
2400.6VMSSG::DICKINSONRide'n the MIDI busWed Aug 08 1990 15:005
    
    There was a patch on the 110 called Fantasy, I notice it's not in the 
    220. Anyone know whioh Roland PCM card contains that patch ?
2400.7Re .6 Fantasy patchIJSAPL::BOUWMANSMon Sep 17 1990 04:2822
    Victim of the Roland terminology ...
    
    Fantasy is indeed a U-110 patch, not a tone, so you won't find it
    on a card.
    You can easily reproduce this patch on your U-220:
                                               
    - set all 6 parts to MIDI receive channel 1
    - set part 1 to "BELL 1", output 1
    - set part 2 to "VIB 3", output 2
    - set part 3 to "CHOIR 1", output 1
    - set part 4 to "CHOIR 1", output 2
    - set part 5 to "A. PIANO 3", output 2
    - set part 6 to "A. PIANO 3", output 1
    
    Next, you have to play around with reverb and chorus. The U-110
    uses output mode 13 for this patch. Maybe one of the U-110
    owners can tell you what this output mode does (it's in the
    manual), and what the volume levels for each of the parts are.
                                                                    
    Good luck.
    
    John.
2400.8fantasy tonesRICKS::NORCROSSMon Sep 17 1990 13:096
Actually,   there is a TONE on one of the later cards (don't recall
           the number, but it's the SYNTHs card) which emulates
          the infamous D-series fantasy patches. Note that it is a
         tone, not a patch, and therefore consumes less voices.

/Mitch
2400.9U-220 already has these?IJSAPL::BOUWMANSWed Sep 19 1990 04:146
    Re .8
    
    I think all the tones on the SYNTHs card are already in the U-220
    (standard) and only intended to "upgrade" the U-110.
    
    John.
2400.10VMSSG::DICKINSONRide'n the MIDI busWed Sep 19 1990 22:258
    
    According to the Roland poop sheet on ROM cards, all the sounds of the
    synthesizer card (SN-U110-08) are built into the U-20 and the U-220.
    
    
    peter