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Rare Chance To See and Hear Roland System 700
  13-May-09

That is amazing

13-May-09 08:18 AM

So damn Creamy.........sigh

13-May-09 08:46 AM

Watching this actually made me drool... :)

13-May-09 11:09 AM

Stunning! Someone's gonna sample that last sequence...

13-May-09 02:40 PM

Wow... Those filters sound amazing... What a fantastic piece of gear! Also: I'm now resigned to the fact that at some point I'm going to get a modular synth (albeit not one in this pricerange).

13-May-09 04:34 PM

totally envious of whoever owns that beauty.

13-May-09 07:29 PM

this im pretty sure, was used on OCTOPUS. When they were 10k or so, i regret not buying one then, cause 20k plus is too much for these imo. Kent serviced two of them for richard and hans zimmer bought both a few years ago...they are mega! there were about 50 or so made.

you cant compare the system 100m to these, as they have a MUCH BIGGER AND CREAMIER sound. I remember even when i had 4x5 system 100m modules with about 6 oscillators, it still couldnt compete :-)

14-May-09 01:28 PM

great find Nick!

i'm pretty sure one member of depeche mode also has this. they used it 100% on their record "songs of faith & devotion" 1993.

15-May-09 02:00 PM

Actually I think Flood has one who was producer on it - top chap and by all accounts a real whiz on the modualr stuff.

16-May-09 01:35 PM

the one DM use, is daniel miller's. Flood's got shedloads of gear, including a moog system 55 or 3c

17-May-09 07:23 AM

That's unreal!!

How much did it go for in the end on ConBay???

31-May-09 04:11 AM

I had the use of a System 700 back in 1980 for 6 months.... I was so sad to see it go.. boohoo. When the more manageable 100M (the compact version with mini-jack connectors), I bought a system with 15 modules which I had built into a case with a bunch of Oberheim SEMs. I lent that out to a "friend" who lived in Blackpool UK, who was being harassed by Scientology thugs for money, and he ended up selling it to someone in London. Ouch.

05-Jun-09 11:10 PM

the said system is back on sale yet again..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROLAND-SYSTEM-700-MODULAR-SYNTHISIZER-FLIGHTCASED_W0QQitemZ300320912876QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Pro_Audio_Synthesisers_CV?hash=item45ec8575ec&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1688|240%3A1309|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

18k is a LOT of vig..

09-Jun-09 04:14 AM

The wonderfulness of this remarkable synth is matched only by the dreadfulness of the camera work. I puked fifteen times as the lens zoomed and swirled. It would have been lovely to actually see this beast as well as hear it!

17-Aug-09 03:59 PM