Product: Roland RS-202 Strings
Price Paid: 215 USED
Submitted
12/24/2008
at
03:43am
by
steve bruce
Email: stevenbruce58<at>hotmail dot com
General Features
:
7
6 octaves = F to F
Semi-weighted
Fairly slow and has extra controls for Slow Attack and Sustain in both bass and treble registers
Fully polyphonic but split into bass (2 octaves) and treble (3)
Vibrato controls for depth and delay
Tone contols for bass and treble
Ensemble control - OFF / I / II
Tuning control spans ~ one and a half tones
Additional Controls
:
7
Gate out for synthesizer
Outputs for high and low impedance (still trying to figure that one out but the high impedance gives a more powerful signal
Extra controls to mute bass and treble
Bass and treble controls for tone - BRASS / STRINGS I / STRINGS II
That's it!
This is a purely analog instrument but with a beautiful full strings sound. The strict division of controls for the two registers allows for a great variety of sounds which are limited to strings with some brass thrown in.
I noticed mine (in a second-hand store), saw the pitch tuning knob and realized this would be a great instrument for ensemble work; especially, for performance where the tuning might vary from true concert pitch.
Connectivity
:
2
No Midi.
Quarter inch jacks with Gate Out for synthesizer (which I haven't yet figured out).
Additional features
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
10
Super rugged and portable with permanently attached cord and stage for same.
In case, approximately 42" x 14" x 6" and about 35 lbs.
Perfect as it is for it's limited role.
