Bad Gear - Roland System-8

Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Roland System-8. Is this soon abandoned flagship synthesizer, little sibling of System-1, part of the Roland Aira range, virtual analog synth, Roland Cloud plugout host and overall eye-sore a future classic or just another expensive plastic toy? Is it worthy of the rich Roland Jupiter-8 and Roland Juno-106 legacy? Thanks to Klangfarbe for helping me out with one of their Roland System 8 floor models: Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:58 Overview Roland System-8 01:35 System-8 vs. System-1 01:43 Native System-8 Engine, ACB Models 02:00 Main Oscillators (SuperSaw, PWM, FM, Cowbell) 02:37 Sub Oscillator, Noise, Sync, Ring Mod 03:00 Filter Section, Self-Oscillation, Filter Types 03:40 Modulators (Envelopes, LFO) 03:55 FX Section (Reverb, Delay, Modulation, Distortion) 04:15 Vocoder 04:26 One-knob-per-function UI 04:41 Vintage Emulations (Jupiter-8, Juno-106, JX-3P) 05:06 Roland Cloud, Boutiques, Polyphony 05:26 Condition, Polyphonic Sequencer, Parameter Automation 05:57 Arpeggiator, Multitimbrality, Performance Mode 06:22 What Else??? (Pricing, Thanks) 06:48 Hate 07:13 Jam 1 (Futuristic Bass) 08:04 Jam 2 (Vintage Drum’n’Bass) 09:02 Finale (Synth Rock) 09:31 Verdict