Roland System 700

From an interview with David Burraston of [Noyzelab](http://www.noyzelab.com/). Dave: "wow, great stuff, thats a whole bunch of top modular racketing! hey that reminds me, ow's the System 700?! i rem u showing it me when i came over before i came to oz, first time i'd ever seen one in the flesh." Rich: "I mean as far as analogue synths go, all you really need is a system700, If I had to keep only one synth it would be that, absolutely the most beautifully designed synth of all time, it's the best for all the conventional type synth sounds, you can go weird on it but it really begs you to set it up and play it like a proper instrument. Its so inspiring to look at and use, system100m's are absolutely gorgeous but 700's sounds and look 4 times as good, and about tht many times heavier. Ive got 2 of the sequencers for it which are just ridiculous to look at, the size of them! and are actually pretty unique."

”A lot of big, maximalized electronic music now is kind of easy to make, and we were trying to find a different sound.”

*Keyboard Magazine* shows a slide show of "all the enviable synths in Vince Clarke's Cabin Studio, followed by a complete gear list." One of the items in this list is the Roland System 700. [Source](http://www.keyboardmag.com/miscellaneous/1265/vince-clarke-and-martin-gore-supplement-may-2012/30956).

From the 'Life In Tokyo' promotional video, circa 1978. The Roland System 700 can be seen 2:45 into this video.

gear mentioned in paragraph 17 and line 3

Roland System 700 is included in the list of synths at Daniel Miller's home studio.

Included in this list of Martyn's Roland gear.

Isao Tomita use the Roland System-700 to record the album Daphnis et Chloe - The Ravel Album

Spectrasonics Studio List The equipment list for the Spectrasonics studio reads like a gear-head's dream. Favourites amongst Eric's sizeable synthesizer collection include the Access Virus, the Prophet VS, his collection of Waldorf synthesizers, and a 1976 Yamaha CS80. "It's my favourite axe to play, because of the awesome polyphonic aftertouch and that sensuous ribbon," explains Eric. For effects processing Eric is a fan of the Roland SRV330 reverb, an item that "gets missed by most people, mainly because it doesn't say Lexicon on the front panel." For distortion tricks Eric often uses a rare Boss GL100 guitar preamp: "It's basically the history of Boss pedals in one rack space." Mixing, until recently, was done on some "very odd, custom-made analogue mixers made by a guy named Mo West," reveals Eric. He recently purchased a Roland VM 7000-series mixer, however, taking him one step closer to an all-digital setup. SAMPLERS • Roland S760 and S770 • Kurzweill K2000 • Bitheadz Unity DS1 (running on an Apple Macintosh G4) SYNTHESIZERS/DRUM BOXES • Access Virus • Clavia Nord Lead • Doepfer modular synth • Emu modular synth • Moog Minimoog (modified by Studio Electronics) • Oberheim SEMs • Polyfusion modular synth • Roland JP8000 prototypes & production units • Roland JP8080 • Roland JD800/990 • Roland Jupiter 8 • Roland JV1080 and 2080 • Roland MKS50 Alpha Juno • Roland MKS80 Super Jupiter • Roland System 700 and 100m modular synths • Roland MC303 • Roland MC505 • Roland TB303 • Roland TR808 • Roland TR909 • Korg EX8000 • Korg M1R • Korg Mono/Poly • Sequential Circuits Prophet VS • Waldorf Wave, Microwave, Microwave XT • Yamaha CS80 SOFTWARE • Alchemy • Arboretum HyperEngine • Arboretum Hyperprism plug-in pack • Arboretum Ionizer • Arboretum Raygun noise-reduction plug-in • Antares Infinity • BIAS Peak audio editor • BIAS SFX machine effects • Emagic Logic Audio Platinum • Emagic Sound Diver synth editor/librarian • Fireball • GRM Tools plug-in pack • Metasynth • Opcode Vinyl, Vocode & Filter plug-ins • Propellerheadz Rebirth soft synth • Prosoniq SonicWorx Artist effects • Steinberg Magneto tape-saturation emulator • Steinberg ReCycle sample editor • Thonk soft synth • RAIFF • Region Munger • Transfer Station • Samplifier sample transfer software • Saturator • Sound Morph • Sound Hack audio editor • Unisyn synth editor • Waveboy Voder SIGNAL PROCESSORS • AMS RMX reverb • API 5502 equaliser • Boss GL100 guitar driver • Boss SE70 multi-effects • Dimension beam controller • Euphonics mixing console • Eventide DSP4000 & H3500 harmonizers • GML stereo parametric EQ • Innovonics compressors • Langevin passive equalisers • Lexicon PCM70/80/480 reverbs • MXR Distortion Plus • Quest custom mixers • Roland Dimension D & C processors • Roland RSP550 multi-effects • Roland RSS10 3-dimensional effects • Roland SDE330 delay • Roland SDX330 chorus • Roland SRV330 reverb • Roland SVC330 vocoder • TC Electronics Fireworx multi-effects • Summit tube mic preamps

as listed by tim simenon used for ULTRA lp of DEPECHE MODE

Bon sites the System 700 when Nitzer Ebb first worked with Flood

Despite this set back, this experience helped Rushent realise that music production moving towards being more computer-driven, so he bought a Roland MC8 Micro-composer along with a Roland System 700 and Jupiter 4.

"Opposite the left-hand mirrored wall are the two isolation booths, one of which contains Flood and Alan’s collection of vintage analogue synthesizers, including the Roland System 700 modular, EMS VCS3 and Moog Minimoog. There are also a couple of guitar racks, one holding a Fender bass, identical to the one owned by U2’s Adam Clayton."

Info fom the 1993 Album Cover . air liquide - air liquide . (1993 blue 006) cd Arp 2600 EML Electro comp 101/EML 400 EMS VCS 3/ Vocoder 3000/ Hifli E-mu Emulator 1/ Modular/ SP 1200 Korg MSM/ PS 3100/ PS 3300 Moog 55/ adv. Memory Moog/ Prodigy Oberheim SEM/ SEM 4 Voice/ DMX/ Matrix12 OSCar Rhodes Chroma RMI Keyboard Computer II Roland System 700/ System 100M/ SH101/ JD800/ TR909/ TR808/ TR727/ TR606/TB303 (3x)/ SH09/ SH5/ MKS7/ MKS30/ MKS50/ MKS80/ S750/ SVC350/ SPV350/ JX3P/ Jupiter 8 RSF Kobol Exp.II SCi Prophet10/ P600/ Pro One/ DrumTraks Steiner Parker Modular/ Synthecon Synthanorma Octavfilter Synergy II+ Synton Syrinx Yamaha CS 30L/ CS 15/ CS 80

Eloy Fritsch use the Roland System-700 Modular Synthesizer to record the album Mythology.

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