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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

2608.0. "ROLAND ROM CARDS" by ISIDRO::ISIDRO () Fri Apr 05 1991 07:00

	 I' m interested in ROLAND ROM cards such as PN-D10-01 etc..

	 Is anybody using them?. Are nice new patches, timbers and rythm tones?
	 
	 Also, please, reply with some dealer addres to buy them by mail or fax.
I have not found in my country.							

	 What about prices over there? RAM cards like M256D are also in my list.

	 Thanks in advance.
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2608.1I've got one...MSTRD::MURRAYFri Apr 05 1991 16:019
    I bought the SN-U110-01 rom card that's got pipe organ and harpsichord
    on it. The voices are pretty good, but the organ lacks the
    window-rattling bass I'd expect from a real church organ. But I'm
    incredibly fussy, and my expectations are about 20 years ahead of the
    technology, maybe more.
    
    Anyhow, i bought the card at Wurlitzer's for $65, but you can get them
    for less than that at Caruso's. Dealer addresses appear in one of the
    early notes in this file.
2608.2Use the NotesfileCHEFS::BAINAlex Bain @REOMon Apr 08 1991 10:385
    I think this note should have been posted in 1200.*  You will also find
    comments on D10 cards in note 1396, and you might try 1219 and 1409.
    
    Note that you must get the right ROM cards for your Synth.  I don't
    think U110 Rom cards can be used on a D110.
2608.3D70 and PROM cardsRICKS::SHERMANECADSR::SHERMAN 225-5487, 223-3326Mon Apr 08 1991 12:5437
    I think I'll reply here until the mods move things.
                                         
    As far as the D70 goes, here are some details.  The D70 can't use cards
    for other D models (D5/10/20/50/110/550).  These are the PN-D50 series.
    The D70 uses SN-U110 cards except for the following:
    
    	- LATIN SETUP and F.X.SETUP from Card SN-U110-02 (Latin and FX
    	  Percussion)
    
    	- 28.N.DANCE from Card SN-U110-08 (Synthesizer)
    
    	- The Card SN-U110-10 (Rock Drums)
    
    There is only one card that has been released especially for the D70
    which is the SN-SPLA-01 card.  Beacause of software restrictions it
    appears that there can only be as many as 32 cards in each of the U110
    and SPLA series. 
    
    Lisa Ventriglia of Wurly's tells me that the only U110 card that really
    works well for the D70 is the Sax card.  I think it's SN-U110-11 or
    -12.  There are two cards that have orchestral stuff that I might be
    interested in.  But, it seems that using U110 cards for a D70 is just
    an interim solution.  For example, the D70 doesn't use multiple
    original tones for a sound while some cards do.  So, you waste a whole
    PCM as a result.  I suspect there are other incompatibilities that lead
    to disappointment with using U110 cards in a D70.  The single SPLA card
    that's available seems to focus on more synth sounds and not acoustics.
    What I'd like to see are orchestral and latin percussion cards for the
    D70.  That's probably when I'll jump to get some PROM cards.
    
    The RAM card for a D70 seems to me to be great for someone that will be
    doing gigging.  I don't think you really need that kind of power very
    often in the studio as the internal memory seems sufficient for
    individual songs and you can probably afford the time to download a new
    configuration over MIDI.
    
    Steve