Trend price : 150-250€
Preset analog drum machine originally releases to expand the HP300-400 piano keyboards system.
Company: Roland
Model: Roland PB-300
Class: Drum Machine
Weight: 2,5 kg
Dimensions: 314 (w) x 118 (h) x 172 (d)
Pads: none
Display: none
Dates: 1983
Technology: analog
N. Sounds: 8 percussions
Polyphony: 6 voices
Patterns: 16 rhythms
SYNC: Midi
CPU: UPD7811G
Demo: 1
Video: 1
Review: 1
DOWNLOAD: user manual - free sample set -
Overview
Main panel features 3 sliders, 3 switches, 2 knobs and 17 push buttons.
Back panel terminal connectors:
- main signal out
-
line input
-
Midi Clock
-
accent level knob
- 2 pedalswitch inputs
Voice
main core based on 8-bits processor model UPD7811G (same of classic TR-909).
The machine manages 6 analog channels and generates 8 instruments: kick, snare, tom (x2), cymbal, hihat and claves
Rhythm patterns
there are 16 pattern presets and no possible edit except some variations:
-
FILL IN every 2/4/8/12/16
measures
-
accent level
Sync
the internal tempo range is from 40 to 250 BPM or PB can be synched to external MIDI clock
Bass- chord functions
originally made for the HP system, this sections is a simple arranger with real-time tone transpose controlled by Midi, but It cannot be triggered directly from main panel.
Review
OK: sound / rare
NOT : no edit / Midi limited to sync
"good sound and rare! Don't get fooled by Midi connectors there are just for clock and not for triggering."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
