• Roland Vst Sound Libraries

Description: Following the announcement of the Roland TR-8S iron instrument with the ability to play with the sounds of classic drum machines of the past, Roland 808 and 909, but also 707, 727, 606, the Japanese manufacturer introduced the virtual instrument Roland Cloud TR-808 Rhythm Composer.

Yes, it works with any midi input.I use a small software called loopMIDI to rout all midi playback to an input which I use in my DAW (Sonar) with the Sound Canvas.I have the old Edirol Virtual Sound Canvas and the newer Editrol HyperCanvas, but none of them comes remotely close to the the new Roland Sound Canvas VA in terms of balance, accuracy and authenticity.It took Roland a long time to make a proper software of sound canvas but it finally happened.I'm still testing it, and found a few bugs here and there, but I'm sure Roland will iron them out in time. Does this thing read SysEx messages and SysEx files properly? I've seen a lot of VST plugins which have no idea how to read such things either making existing MIDIs useless or rendering an entire patch library useless as examples. Don't believe the latter applies to the SoundCanvas, can't remember as I got shot of mine years back and have no plans to use this plugin, I'm just curious and more info is always better.Also, what the heck is a DAW? People keep saying that and I'm starting to think my terminology must be out of date or something. Probably is, given I don't use a single VST. and I still rely on software from two decades ago to get things done.

Technically this is not true as I use Virtual CZ to make programming my Casio easier. This does understand SysEx messages fairly well, but has no feature to make the keyboard dump its patch bank which is mildly irritating as I have to switch back to CZLIB to do this. It is, however, the only VST I ever use and even then I rarely use it, never use it to its full extent and do not have anything beyond its own dedicated host to load it in. Credit where credit is due then, finally it seems people are starting to get on the ball with this. It's only taken, what? TOO DAMN LONG! That's how long.

Well done Roland, Casio beat you to it again, but well done for getting there.Ah, so that's what DAW stands for. Not sure I'd class my setup as that so I won't start using the term - I will stick to my clunky 'Sequencing Rig' as it better suits the complete shambles I have set up - but at least I'll know what people mean when they say it in future. I don't know if it's improved since, but I could never get into this Reason and Fruit Loops stuff, it was never very good at controlling any of my hardware and suffered terrible latency issues - not to mention issues with SysEx as I mentioned previously. This was all a long time ago though, I don't plan on changing this as Cakewalk 9 supports my stuff pretty much out of the box and is from the correct era, so logically it would be the best option for me. DX7EP wrote:Whoa, this is definitely some sweet news, and I will no doubt be giving this a try!

S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30 Disk Image Reader - v1.1(d) - This utility reads S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 and W‑30 Disk Image Files (.OUT,.IMG,.S50,.S33,.W30) from a computer hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card, etc. And will display sample information. It will display Patch Name Lists, Tone Name Lists, Unused Sample Space, Sample Frequency Rates, Disk Label, Audio Output Jack Assignments, and System Version info. This can be useful for identifying specific sound sets to help organize your sampler library and also for maximizing unused sample space on existing disks.

The cool thing is that you don't need to install any software. It's all done using Firefox, Safari, Chrome or whichever web browser you like to use. It's a new approach. This way, any computer can run the utility. Works with every browser except Internet Explorer (not really an issue for most people. I'll call it a feature!).

Another cool thing is that you can simply save the HTML file as a webpage and run it locally. That way you don't need to be connected to the Internet to use it. If you prefer to use this utility offline, easy instructions are in theOperating System: Any Computer With A Web Browser. Miscellaneous 20‑Disk Sample Collection #1 (S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30)This is a collection of unusual S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 and W‑30 samples from my library.

I am sharing these with anyone who wants them. Some will think these are completely worthless while others will think they are magical.

Most are sound effects, spoken word or sounds of nature plus a few music‑worthy samples. I created some of these from scratch and others are some I have sampled from movies, TV broadcasts, LP's and CD‑ROM's. Others are 25+ years old and I have forgotten the original source so. Apologies to the original creators. All samples are saved in the.OUT format and may be easily loaded into your S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 or W‑30 sampler by using the or SDISK utilities to create a 3.5' Roland sound library disk. You can also use these disk image files with a.

You will still need to use official Roland Startup Disks to boot your sampler because these are only Sound Disks1. LSD - 'Blue Boy' 1967 Episode From 'Dragnet' 11.

Loony Pond - Nature Sounds2. Buzzer + Freakquenzy 12. Reverse Yamaha TX81Z3. 'Mission Impossible' - TV Series Sound FX 13. Reverse Roland JX-104. Mellotron - The Reason I Bought An S-50 In 1987 14. Halloween Sound FX5.

Ministry - 'The Mind Is A Terrible Thing' 15. Ronald Raygun Speech6.

' Psych-Out!' 1968 Movie + 'Twilight Zone' Episode 16.

Cosmos And Space Ensemble7. Expander TX81Z And Strings 17. Bizarre Stuff8. Covered Wagon, Bell Voices And PPG 18. Banshees And Ominous Stuff 19. TX81Z Patches10. Technical Difficulties - NBC's Don Pardo 20.

Tangerine DreamMiscellaneous 68‑Disk Sample Collection #2 (S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30)This is a 68‑disk collection from various sources on the Internet. Most are W‑30 disks converted over to the S‑50, S‑550 and S‑330 formats. If you don't own an MKS‑70, JX‑10 or a Jupiter‑6, some of these samples are sure to please. Mellotrons, Fairlights and plenty of drum kits from the 80's fill up the rest of the list. Another donation from a generous online visitor.

This is a unique collection of Early 16th Century Instruments created by David Munrow, a major authority on early music. Munrow has one of the largest collections of authentic and reproduction early instruments in the world. A total of fifteen S‑50 sample disks are here which include these instruments and more:Bowed Psaltery, Alto Crumhorn, Bombarde Bagpipe, Crumhorn, Sackbut, Psaltery Organ, Cornet, Fiddle, Cornettino, Lute, Recorder, Harp, Chamber Organ, Cornetto Curtal, Wood Pipes, Gemshorn, Regal Organ, Renaissance Flute, Shawm Regal and Various Bells. You will still need to use official Roland Startup Disks to boot your sampler because these are only Sound Disks.

Back in the 80's and 90's, Roland offered new sampler owners a great bonus perk. You could drop by any authorized store which sold Roland gear and copy 3.5' floppy disks from their library of samples for free. My experiences with doing that were mixed. I had three stores I used but they never had the complete library available. Sometimes they had a good selection of disks but they were damaged after years of use and they could not be copied. Below are the three libraries which Roland distributed to S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 and W‑30 owners for free (RSB‑50x / RSB‑550x / L‑Series). The highly sought after contains the entire collection of all three libraries, almost.

Unfortunately, there are a few library disks absent from the CD‑ROM. Luckily, they're ALL here! If you are fortunate enough to have an external CD‑ROM connected to your S‑550 or W‑30, it really makes things convenient. Loading samples is a breeze when usinga CD‑ROM. A matrix of external CD‑ROM's and mechanisms compatible with the S‑550 and W‑30 isS-50 RSB 80‑Disk Library (S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30). These links contain the complete 80‑disk S‑50 RSB sample library in S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 and W‑30.OUT disk image formats. You will still need to use official Roland Startup Disks to boot your sampler because these are only Sound DisksRSB-501 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-505 (Disks 1 - 10)RSB-502 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-506 (Disks 1 - 10)RSB-503 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-507 (Disks 1 - 10)RSB-504 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-508 (Disks 1 - 10)Be prepared to wait.

These are BIG files!Same files but included are all the samples converted to.wav and Akai.akp formats.This compilation was originally created by D‑Collector and posted at vintagesynth.com but the download links have since died. A special thanks to D‑Collector for all the work he did with these!S-550 RSB 60‑Disk Library (S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30). These links contain the complete 60‑disk S‑550 RSB sample library in S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 and W‑30.OUT disk image formats. You will still need to use official Roland Startup Disks to boot your sampler because these are only Sound DisksRSB-5501 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-5504 (Disks 1 - 10)RSB-5502 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-5505 (Disks 1 - 10)RSB-5503 (Disks 1 - 10) RSB-5506 (Disks 1 - 10)Be prepared to wait. These are BIG files!Same files but included are all the samples converted to.wav and Akai.akp formats.This compilation was originally created by D‑Collector and posted at vintagesynth.com but the download links have since died. A special thanks to D‑Collector for all the work he did with these!L‑501 To L‑509 Series (S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30). This 45‑disk set was released in 1987 and also appears on the original L-CD1 CD-ROM.

Roland Vst Sound Libraries

Some of these samples are not in the original S‑50, S‑550, S‑330 or W‑30 RSB Libraries. You will still need to use official Roland Startup Disks to boot your sampler because these are only Sound DisksSERIES DISK # ROLAND P/N DESCRIPTIONL-501 01 X6-S050-01 ELECTRIC PIANO 1L-501 02 X6-S050-02 ELECTRIC PIANO 2 & CLAVI 1L-501 03 X6-S050-03 HARPSICHORD 1, 2 & PIPE ORGAN 1-3L-501 04 X6-S050-04 ELECTRIC ORGAN VOL. 1L-501 05 X6-S050-05 SYNTHESIZER VOL. 1L-502 06 X6-S050-06 BRASS VOL.

1L-502 07 X6-S050-07 SAX VOL. 1L-502 08 X6-S050-08 SAX VOL. 2L-502 09 X6-S050-09 WOODWIND VOL.

1L-502 10 X6-S050-10 WOODWIND VOL. 2L-503 11 X6-S050-11 LATIN PERCUSSION VOL. 1L-503 12 X6-S050-12 MALLET VOL. 1L-503 13 X6-S050-13 ORCHESTRA VOL.

1L-503 14 X6-S050-14 EFFECTS VOL. 1L-503 15 X6-S050-15 STEREO EFFECTS VOL. 1L-504 16 X6-S050-16 ACOUSTIC GUITAR VOL.

1L-504 17 X6-S050-17 ELECTRIC GUITAR VOL. 1L-504 18 X6-S050-18 ELECTRIC BASS VOL. 1L-504 19 X6-S050-19 WOOD BASS 1 & HARP 1, 2L-504 20 X6-S050-20 STRINGS VOL. 1L-505 21 X6-S050-21 KOTO VOL.

1L-505 22 X6-S050-22 SHAMISEN VOL. 1 (HOSOZAO, TSUGARU)L-505 23 X6-S050-23 SHAMISEN VOL. 1 (FUTOZOA, CHUZAO)L-505 24 X6-S050-24 SHAKUHACHI VOL.

1L-505 25 X6-S050-25 YOKOBUE VOL. 1L-506 26 X6-S050-26 TAIKO VOL. 1L-506 27 X6-S050-27 TAIKO VOL. 2L-506 28 X6-S050-28 BIWA VOL. 1L-506 29 X6-S050-29 GAGAKU VOL. 1 (BUGAKU)L-506 30 X6-S050-30 GAGAKU VOL. 2 (KANGEN)L-507 31 X6-S050-31 INDIAN STRINGS VOL.

1L-507 32 X6-S050-32 INDIAN STRINGS VOL. 2L-507 33 X6-S050-33 INDIAN PERCUSSION VOL. 1L-507 34 X6-S050-34 INDIAN PERCUSSION VOL. 2L-507 35 X6-S050-35 INDIAN PERCUSSION VOL. 3L-508 36 X6-S050-36 WESTERN STRINGS VOL. 1L-508 37 X6-S050-37 WESTERN WIND VOL.

1L-508 38 X6-S050-38 MIDDLE EASTERN PERCUSSION VOL. 1L-508 39 X6-S050-39 INDIAN WIND & THAI GONG VOL.

1L-508 40 X6-S050-40 GAMELAN VOL. 1L-509 41 X6-S050-41 EASTERN FLAVOUR VOL. 1L-509 42 X6-S050-42 ANDEAN WIND VOL. 1L-509 43 X6-S050-43 AFRICAN PERCUSSION VOL. 1L-509 44 X6-S050-44 LATIN PERCUSSION VOL.

2L-509 45 X6-S050-45 LATIN PERCUSSION VOL. 3The Missing L-CD1 CD-ROM Disks. This set contains 2 oddball disks I've never seen before plus 14 JPL Series disks which appear to be duplicates of disks already found in the S‑550 RSB library.

The JPL Series disks are included here for completeness because these files combined with the L‑Series and RSB libraries above are all the files contained on the L-CD1 CD-ROMSERIES DISK # ROLAND P/N DESCRIPTIONL551 02 unknown CELLO (SOLO)L551 10 unknown CLASSIC PERCUSSIONSJPL-5xx - unknown 14 DISKS (RSB DUP's).IMG File Sets For Use With A USB/FDE (S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330 / W‑30). A very generous online visitor sent me some samples which definitely need to be shared with other S‑750 / S‑760 / S‑770owners. This is a fantastic set of S‑7xx samples created by David Marshall who was a Roland UK Product Specialist back in the 1990'sThe description states, '. A selection of samples from various sources all superbly looped.

Of particular note are rarely sampled synths like the Mini 700s now in full poly glory. The Emu Emulator II selection, particularly the choirs are again wonderful in full stereo.' A big collection here with samples from the TB‑303, Mini Korg 700s, JD‑800, Moog Bass, Emulator II, D‑50, Juno‑106, Hohner D6, MC‑4, U‑20, Choirs, Acoustics, Strings. Plenty of new stuff to completely trash your already planned weekend!To use these after unzipping the download, add an.IMG or.OUT extender, depending what media you are using (i.e. GOTEK, OmniFlop, etc.). There are three loner files: An MP3 demo, a PDF description and an extra S‑7xx sample disk which contains sampled synth sounds from the Roland U‑20. You will still need to use official Roland Startup Disks to boot your sampler because these are only Sound Disks.

Back StoryThese samples were created by David Marshall, now of Sound Technology Ltd, to promote sales of Roland Samplers for Roland UK. Back then, in the early ‘90s, Roland had a sizable presence in the UK with stores and distributors and they were called ‘Roland System Houses’ and some ‘premium’ products like the S-770 and the E-660 Parametric EQ were only available from the System House.

The lack of a substantial back catalogue of samples, that came with competing products from Akai, also motivated the distributors to become active in producing samples. Details of the author of these samples are below and he has given his consent for these samples to be distributed freelyDavid Marshall BSc (Hons)Managing DirectorSound Technology Ltd. MKS-100 / S-10 / S-220 Samples90+ QuickDisk samples for use with the MKS‑100, S‑10 and S‑220. These files are all in the.SYX format so you will need to somehow figure out a way to send them to your sampler via MIDI cable80MB ZIP Disk And 80MB Hard Drive Cloning/Archive ProjectOne of the problems with using S‑550 and W‑30 ZIP Disks and 80MB Hard Drives is they are a Roland proprietary format. This means you can't back them up easily.

This is a cool way to archive and/or clone Roland proprietary format ZIP disks and 80MB Hard Drives., and are the first in a series of 80MB cloned ZIP Disk and 80MB Hard Drive image files each containing 64 RSB Sound Disks. To use these disk image files to create your own cloned ZIP disk or 80MB hard drive for the S‑550 or W‑30. CD-ROM'sWay, way back in the old days. Around Windows version 3.1, Gabor Pikacs wrote a cool program which amazingly still works today on a Windows 7 (32‑bit) computer. Obviously a programmer who follows the rules! I've been using his program to create CD‑ROM's which can be read by the W‑30.

The program creates.iso disk image files of 80MB hard drives. It's very easy to burn your own CD‑ROM's by downloading and using these.iso image files. COPYRIGHT AND PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE'The Roland Sound Bank was a file library of Sounds for the S‑50, S‑550, S‑550 and W‑30 Digital Samplers that was available to our customers through our dealers. Over the years it becamedifficult for Roland Corporation U.S.

To distribute the Sound Bank library in this manner due to our dealers no longer having the actual instruments in stock to make copies of the library in thestores. In order to still have the Sound Bank library available to our customers, Roland Corp U.S. Is setting up several sites on online services around the country.

The files that are online are image files of the actual Sound Bank disks. In order to convert these image files intoreadable sampler disks you will need an IBM or Macintosh computer and the appropiate program for that platform.

Jim Norman - Roland Product Specialist - Roland Corporation U.S.' - SOURCE: sgroup.caIf you find some of this information useful, please consider donating a small amount. All donations are used for future sampler development.