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Roland SYSTEM-1 PLUG-OUT Synthesizer, 25-key

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
25 Keys
Color Black
Brand Roland
Model Name SYSTEM-1
Item dimensions L x W x H 25 x 15 x 5 inches
Item Weight 5.3 Pounds

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  • Four oscillators for buckets of fat synth tones
  • Oscillator colors create continuous waveform changes from simple to complex
  • All parameters can be controlled with physical knobs and sliders with LED indicators
  • Advanced arpeggiator with Scatter function
  • Innovative thin keyboard with 25 normal-sized keys
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    Back in the 1970s, Roland launched the SYSTEM 100, SYSTEM 100M, and the now almost mythical SYSTEM 700. These modular and semi-modular synthesizers are heralded to this day for their flexibility and character of sound. In the spirit of its predecessors, the SYSTEM-1 breaks new ground with remarkable flexibility and access to a vast palette of tones with the bold, unmistakable character associated with Roland synthesizers for nearly four decades. Meet the SYSTEM-1, a synthesizer that’s probably unlike any you’ve encountered before. At its heart is Roland’s new Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology, which we use to carefully analyze every aspect of analog circuits and then faithfully recreate them down to the finest details. This technology fills the SYSTEM-1, creating a fusion of beautifully classic and utterly modern synthesizer tones. The SYSTEM-1 not only sounds amazing, but also has a totally innovative design with performance-ready controls, quality construction, and a dizzying array of lights and knobs and sliders that proclaim unashamedly: “I am synthesizer. Hear me roar. ” Sound good? There’s more Back in the 1970s, Roland launched the SYSTEM 100, SYSTEM 100M, and the now almost mythical SYSTEM 700. These modular and semi-modular synthesizers are heralded to this day for their flexibility and character of sound. In the spirit of its predecessors, the SYSTEM-1 breaks new ground with remarkable flexibility and access to a vast palette of tones with the bold, unmistakable character associated with Roland synthesizers for nearly four decades. Meet the SYSTEM-1, a synthesizer that’s probably unlike any you’ve encountered before. At its heart is Roland’s new Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology, which we use to carefully analyze every aspect of analog circuits and then faithfully recreate them down to the finest details. This technology fills the SYSTEM-1, creating a fusion of beautifully classic and utterly modern synthesizer tones. The SYSTEM-1 not only sounds amazing, but also has a totally innovative design with performance-ready controls, quality construction, and a dizzying array of lights and knobs and sliders that proclaim unashamedly: “I am synthesizer. Hear me roar. ” Sound good? There’s more Back in the 1970s, Roland launched the SYSTEM 100, SYSTEM 100M, and the now almost mythical SYSTEM 700. These modular and semi-modular synthesizers are heralded to this day for their flexibility and character of sound. In the spirit of its predecessors, the SYSTEM-1 breaks new ground with remarkable flexibility and access to a vast palette of tones with the bold, unmistakable character associated with Roland synthesizers for nearly four decades. Meet the SYSTEM-1, a synthesizer that’s probably unlike any you’ve encountered before. At its heart is Roland’s new Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology, which we use to carefully analyze every aspect of analog circuits and then faithfully recreate them down to the finest details. This technology fills the SYSTEM-1, creating a fusion of beautifully classic and utterly modern synthesizer tones. The SYSTEM-1 not only sounds amazing, but also has a totally innovative design with performance-ready controls, quality construction, and a dizzying array of lights and knobs and sliders that proclaim unashamedly: “I am synthesizer. Hear me roar. ” Sound good? There’s more

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    Sounds With Character And Loads Of Controls In A Plug-out Capable Synthesizer

    Back in the 1970s, Roland launched the SYSTEM 100, SYSTEM 100M, and the now almost mythical SYSTEM 700. These modular and semi-modular synthesizers are heralded to this day for their flexibility and character of sound. In the spirit of its predecessors, the breaks new ground with remarkable flexibility and access to a vast palette of tones with the bold, unmistakable character associated with Roland synthesizers for nearly four decades. With all parameters able to be controlled with physical knobs and sliders with LED indicators, the System-1 is comfortable to play, yet the most compact Roland synth ever.

    • Four oscillators for buckets of fat synth tones
    • Oscillator colors create continuous waveform changes from simple to complex
    • -12 dB and -24 dB filter types with independent high-pass filters
    • Innovative thin keyboard with 25 normal-sized keys

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    73 Physical Controls. 100% Synth.

    Meet the SYSTEM-1, a synthesizer that’s probably unlike any you’ve encountered before. At its heart is Roland’s new Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology, which we use to carefully analyze every aspect of analog circuits and then faithfully recreate them down to the finest details. This technology fills the SYSTEM-1, creating a fusion of beautifully classic and utterly modern synthesizer tones. The SYSTEM-1 not only sounds amazing, but also has a totally innovative design with performance-ready controls, quality construction, and a dizzying array of lights and knobs and sliders that proclaim unashamedly: “I am synthesizer. Hear me roar.”

    Plug in and Plug Out

    The SYSTEM-1 can control—and even host—software recreations of classic Roland synthesizers. That’s right—the SYSTEM-1 gives you access to plug-in versions of legendary Roland synths, and they can be hosted in the SYSTEM-1 itself, with no computer required. You can even switch between the SYSTEM-1’s internal sounds and those of the hosted plug-in. We call this wizardry “PLUG-OUT,” and we’re pretty excited about it. We think you’ll be excited too once you experience the supreme authenticity of the upcoming SH-101 soft synth, with the SYSTEM-1 providing an intuitive and fully automatic one-to-one control interface that just work.

    A Few More Things

    The SYSTEM-1 looks great, and is designed to work seamlessly with other products in the AIRA series. In addition, you can connect the SYSTEM-1 to your computer via its USB jack to send and receive both audio and MIDI data, including MIDI clock information to sync with external devices and other AIRA units. Let’s be honest: who could make a better plug-in version of a classic Roland synth than Roland? And the upcoming SH-101 soft synth is just the beginning—more PLUG-OUT synths are on the way.

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    awesome first hard synth
    5 Stars
    awesome first hard synth
    This is my first hard synth and it is amazing to play with! Only wish i could see the wave form i'm creating so lots of guessing on what i'm actually creating, lol. I haven't connected it to my Mac book pro yet so that is my next task (i don't anticipate any issue since the system 1 has all the midi and usb ports needed and lots of good reviews to do that). I purchased my system 1 from Amazon used for around $380 plus tax, great deal. Box was beat up but keyboard is in brand new shape, looks like a return. Some wishes for the system 1 ... 1) how about a disk or download of popular patches to be included with the system 1 package, 2) include a Roland tutorial dvd or link on the basics of synth signal flow and operation (the included user manual diagram is tiny text and very hard to read).
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    Raven235711
    5.0 out of 5 stars awesome first hard synth
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    This is my first hard synth and it is amazing to play with! Only wish i could see the wave form i'm creating so lots of guessing on what i'm actually creating, lol. I haven't connected it to my Mac book pro yet so that is my next task (i don't anticipate any issue since the system 1 has all the midi and usb ports needed and lots of good reviews to do that). I purchased my system 1 from Amazon used for around $380 plus tax, great deal. Box was beat up but keyboard is in brand new shape, looks like a return. Some wishes for the system 1 ... 1) how about a disk or download of popular patches to be included with the system 1 package, 2) include a Roland tutorial dvd or link on the basics of synth signal flow and operation (the included user manual diagram is tiny text and very hard to read).
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    Raven235711
    5.0 out of 5 stars awesome first hard synth
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019
    This is my first hard synth and it is amazing to play with! Only wish i could see the wave form i'm creating so lots of guessing on what i'm actually creating, lol. I haven't connected it to my Mac book pro yet so that is my next task (i don't anticipate any issue since the system 1 has all the midi and usb ports needed and lots of good reviews to do that). I purchased my system 1 from Amazon used for around $380 plus tax, great deal. Box was beat up but keyboard is in brand new shape, looks like a return. Some wishes for the system 1 ... 1) how about a disk or download of popular patches to be included with the system 1 package, 2) include a Roland tutorial dvd or link on the basics of synth signal flow and operation (the included user manual diagram is tiny text and very hard to read).
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    ALPHA1337
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brand,Sound, Quality, Look,feel.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    I'm trusting the Roland Name and brand, I'm old school and Roland has always produced quality IMHO. Part1 of 3
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    Augustus H. Honders
    3.0 out of 5 stars $650 of you want proper DAW integration
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    It’s a really great piece of gear, however, the fact that you need to fork an additional $150 to get the software for proper DAW integration makes this thing overpriced.
    6 people found this helpful
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    unitedguy01
    4.0 out of 5 stars roland digital synth
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015
    Sounds very good. Easy to program. There are only 8 presets...this is not true analog...and only 4 voices from a digital synth. Those are my thoughts. I think it should be a little cheaper...say around 300 usd new.
    6 people found this helpful
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    Jon Dillinger
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heck yes!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2016
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    Amazing. I like this more than the equipment that paid I lot more for. Great sounds and I love that you can download updates to it.
    6 people found this helpful
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    Shaun B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds amazing
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2019
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    Sounds amazing
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    BEN MINTY
    5.0 out of 5 stars I can make House Music 😊
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2020
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    I like it
    I did some research and feel this was the right choice for my needs
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    cayman
    1.0 out of 5 stars Even A Stopped Clock Tells the Right Time Twice a Day
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2022
    Size: 25 Keys
    The Roland AIRA system as a set of instruments is fundamentally flawed. If you were thinking that being a family of instruments from one manufacturer would complement each other you would be mistaken;
    The System-1 & 1m have NO sequencers.
    The System-8 has two FOUR bar sequencers but cannot sequence either of the above.
    The TB-3 has SIXTEEN bars of sequencing and can sequence the 1's but is monophonic.
    The Mixer (MX-1) has ONE bar of sequencing but has no ability to EQ nor compress. It has a variety of bizarre plugs on the back but not enough for all the AIRA family. It has send and returns via RCA jack (!) but the AIRA modular FX are too wacky to compensate for the lack of reverb and delay on the 'mixer'
    The AIRA modular FX are AIRA in name only, and the expensive box Roland charges to put all four in block the units' external ports so you cannot save settings to PC. You can still use the app to send settings but you'll have to dig up an old smart device because Roland stopped updating the app years ago and it barely works on a compatible device of Android or iOS.
    The original drum machine has TWO bars of sequencing (two bars on a drum machine, really?) and only 16 memory slots.
    The updated drum machine has EIGHT bars and 128 slots for kits and patterns but has no eq, so if you send all the channels you can out of the outputs (7) you can eq them on a mixer BUT you will now have excluded scatter from the signal flow (when I discovered this I removed it from my setup and boxed it and put it in a cupboard).
    Although the MC-707 is not an AIRA it is on its micro-site and does have AIRA link but has no input ports on the back! You CAN eq instruments through it but you'd be pushing it to do two as there is only one external in (you can also try 'returning' another). You are limited to TWO physical MIDI output ports. If there were 4/6/8 AIRA link ports on the back you could MIDI, eq, compress and send all your AIRA's to master reverb and delay which begs the question - why can the MC707 do all this but has no convenient ports when the MX-1 is the only AIRA with ports but can do nothing that a mixer can??? Oh, the MC-707 has EIGHT bars of sequencing - were all these instruments designed on different continents and the the 'development' teams forbidden from communicating from each other?
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    Little Peter esse dj
    5.0 out of 5 stars e un sinth alla grande
    Reviewed in Italy on November 13, 2020
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    lo consiglio a tutti e un prodotto per produzioni sia house che deep ma anche techno si possono fare tantissime cose con effetti e modifiche suoni e un prodotto alla grande la Roland al mio avviso non sbaglia mai
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    吉田浩司
    1.0 out of 5 stars 最悪
    Reviewed in Japan on April 28, 2024
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    荷物が届いて開封して音を出したら音が出る鍵盤と出ない鍵盤がありました。
    残念です。返品致しました。
    販売者様も一度点検して販売して頂いたいです。
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    marcel
    1.0 out of 5 stars miserabel support und versteckte kosten
    Reviewed in Germany on April 13, 2016
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    das gerät an sich geht macht auch viel spass.

    es wird von Roland damit geworben das der SH-101 kostenlos mit dabei ist. DAS IST NICHT SO ! ! !
    auch die Software für zusätzliche patches ist nochmal mit 145,-€ zu entlöhnen.
    USB-Kabel ist nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten. (richtig mies)
    der Support ist nur per mail zu erreichen und sehr dürftig
    Roland Homepage ist nicht vollständig auf deutsch.

    da könnte sich Roland mal eine scheibe bei NATIVE INSTRUMENTS abschneiden

    das war glaube das letzte gerät was ich mir von Roland gekauft haben.
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Roland Aira system 1 the expandable VA synth that sounds as good as real Analogue.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2015
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    The roland Aira System 1, perfect hands on synthesis and some of the most excellent plugouts, I got the free SH-101 plus i've bought the Sh-2 and along with the system1 synth engine with it's extra selection of waves with the free 1.2 firmware update you get a TON of capability in such a compact synth, works great with Logic pro X and also alongside my roland FA-06. simply Stunning and Roland have done a great job supporting and expanding the capabilities all year long. This offers users new and exciting synths as options, it's not a closed system..expect more as time goes on..I'm currently looking at adding the Pro Mars plugout as well..great time to get into making your own sounds.
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    pierpaolo
    3.0 out of 5 stars Roland system 1
    Reviewed in Italy on October 18, 2020
    Size: 25 KeysVerified Purchase
    Qualità sonora... pur non essendo analogico.....è digitale e plug.out cosa che non mi piace molto.....qualità costruttiva discreta essendo totalmente di plastica...made in ????...ma suona suona
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