A 4-part
multi-timbral sampler with an 8-voice
polyphony and a 49-note
keyboard. Released in
1986.
The S-10 is basicially a
cheap consumer-level version of the
Roland S-50. Only 256k of
RAM is available, with a total sampling time of 4.4 seconds using the highest possible
quality (12-bit, 30KHz,
mono). This means only 1.1 seconds per each
sample bank, which can be
split and
layered over the
pressure and
aftertouch sensitive keyboard.
Sample editing
parameters include
trimming,
looping,
reverse,
tuning, envelope editing,
filtering. Both low- and high-pass
VCFs are available. There is also an auto-
loop function, which is regarded as being one of S-10's best
features.
Delay and
detune effects are included, and the latter can be used for
phaser sounds.
Saving your samples and accessing
commercial sound
libraries is done via a 2.8"
Quick Disk interface. Unfortunately this
format is completely
dead nowadays.
MIDI implementation is included for external control.
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