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Roland U20 Vst Download Torrent; Features. A stunning sounding VST version of the superb Roland U20 RS-PCM Synthesizer. All 64 factory presets have been meticulously sampled across the keyboard to emulate the U20's superb and classic tone as c. May 10, 2016 A stunning sounding VST version of the superb Roland U20 RS-PCM Synthesizer. The famous U-20/220 piano. At the time of the release of this synth, the piano sound was considered one of the best for a mid-price ROMpler. Compared to the Korg M1, this was much more realistic and expressive. It still holds its own! 02 Chorus Piano: Classic pop piano: 03 E.Piano: Very nice, sparkly, polished Fender Rhodes: 04 Bright EP. May 10, 2016 A stunning sounding VST version of the superb Roland U20 RS-PCM Synthesizer.All 64 factory presets have been meticulously sampled across the keyboard to emul.

U-220
RS-PCM Sound Module

And here's one of the classic early ROMplers, the Roland U-220. The U-220 is the successor to the original Roland U-110, and it's the rack version of the U-20 synthesizer. Both instruments came out right after the world-famous Korg M1 had raised the bar quite a bit for sample-based synthesizers, and, like the E-mu Proteus/1 (that came out at around the same time), were meant to provide the users with a solid base of 'bread and butter' sounds for pop, rock and dance music.

The U-series uses a type of synthesis called RS-PCM - which stands for ReSynthesized Pulse Code Modulation, and it's Roland's 2nd generation sampling technique. It is based on high-quality samples.

The structure of this synth reminds of the D-50 and its tones, partials and patches. Here we have 128 basic components called 'tones', that can be used to build 'timbres'. Timbres can then be combined in various ways to build 'patches'. This is a fairly elaborate process which seems daunting at the beginning, but fairly easy once you are used to the way the U-220's OS works.

Besides instrument waveforms/tones, the U-220 also features drum samples. They are fairly punchy and typically with an 80s feel. You can certainly use these percussion tones to form patches - indeed, some of the more creative factory patches use drum sounds as starting points.

One drawback of the U-series is that there are no filters. The editing options are few and limited to choosing tone, setting level, pitch, vibrato, and effects parameters - so clearly the U-series is not the best option if you want a full-fledged synthesizer that you can edit to the max.

This is definitely a plug 'n' play, performance synth: this module responds beautifully to velocity messages, and also the aftertouch is incredibly responsive and guarantees 'felt' performances. It's also 6+1 (for rhythm) polytimbric, so you can use it to compose full songs.

The U-series can also be expanded thanks to two slots for the SN-U110-series of PCM cards, which really open up all kinds of possibilities for this machine.

It's also interesting to note that - from what I can hear - many of the waveforms in the U-series ROM ended up in the hugely successful Sound Canvas series - which largely contributed to the success of the GM (General MIDI) standard in the early 90s.

Let's listen to the two on-board factory Roland U-220 demo songs:

HIGHLANDER by Marvin Sanders - probably inspired by the movie 'Highlander' that came out a couple of years before, this is a very nice cinematic tune that represents well the U-series' versatility.

U MIGHT BE THE 1by Eric Persing - A classic late 80s/early 90s number. I love the bass line on this song. This is a nice insight on the U-220's more exotic sounds.

Let's now go ahead and take a listen to the 64 preset patches on the U-220:

Patch name with audio demo	My comments
01 Acoust Piano	The famous U-20/220 piano. At the time of the release of this synth, the piano sound was considered one of the best for a mid-price ROMpler. Compared to the Korg M1, this was much more realistic and expressive. It still holds its own!
02 Chorus Piano	Classic pop piano
03 E.Piano	Very nice, sparkly, polished Fender Rhodes
04 Bright EP	Classic FM e. piano
05 Vibraphone	Beautiful sampled vibraphone - with excellent pan pot/tremolo effect
06 Marimba	Superbly sampled
07 Bell	Classic sampled bell
08 Fanta Bell	A nod to the D-50, this was one component (partials in one of the tones) of the classic 'Fantasia' patch.
09 A.Guitar	Short samples and all, still a very good tone for this steel acoustic guitar.
10 E.Guitar	Nice picked electric guitar.
11 Heavy Guitar	Still very much an '80s sound, with digital distortion, chorus and delay.
12 E.Organ 1	Very nice electric organ
13 E.Organ 3	Classic B-3, with excellent slow Leslie sim.
14 E.Organ 7	Woody jazz B-3.
15 E.Organ 9	Incredible electronic organ!!! Reminds of certain Wurlitzer 'cinema' organs of the past.
16 Mad Organ	Nicely tube distorted.
17 Strings	Beautiful, full and expressive string ensemble
18 Syn.Strings	Still a bit digital sounding.
19 JP8.Strings	Much better: good analog strings sampled from Roland's own Jupiter-8.
20 Choir	Very good sampled choir - I remember being very impressed with this sound when the U-20 came out!
21 Syn.Vox 1	FAIRLIGHT!!!!!!! The classic vox patch.
22 Syn.Vox 2	Variation of the patch above, very hypnotic...
23 Syn.Choir 1	Probably sampled from the D-