Roland Dep-5
Digital Effects Processor (1984)
Digital Effects Processor (1984)
Company: Roland
Model: DEP-5
Class: Effect processor
Rackmount: 1 unit
Dates: 1984
Country: Japan
Weight: 5 Kg
Dimensions: 482 (w) x 47 (h) x 289 (d) mm
Price : 100€
Synthesis: sampling digital
Resolution: 16 bits
Sampling Freq: 32 kHz
Algorithms: 11 models
Delay time: 2 seconds
LFO: 0,3 to 10 Hz
Equalizer: 3 bands
Memory: 99 slots
Midi: IN / THRU
DAC: BB PCM54HP
CPU: I8097
RACKMOUNT single rack unit. The main panel features fluorescent VDF display, 8 buttons, 9 knobs and a led-meter from -20 to +6 dB peak.
Back panel terminal connectors:
- Midi interface (limited to program change function)
- main signal analog stereo out
- input stereo signal, impedance switch between +4 / -20dB
- bypass pedalswitch input
- patch change pedalswitch input.
Dep5 factory restore and memory clear procedure:
Power on while holding MEMORY NO UP (^) and DOWN (v)
- No official VST plugin
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VOICE TECH main core I8097 16b its MPU at 12 mHz (at IC26) and DAC is a Burr-Brown PCM54HP.
Effect sound generation at 16 bits resolution and 32 kHz sampling frequency.
-> Roland specs claim internal 28 bits processing.
DEP5 generates 4 effects categories combined into 11 algorithms flows:
Range time from 01.s to 99 s and 4 presets with adjustable early reflection, later reverberation and pre-delay time parameters: room, hall, plate and special (like "kitchen" - lol)
Up to 2 seconds of recording with special stereo panning mode and phase invert.
A single LFO frequency range from 0,3 to 10 Hz with variable depth from 0 to 50%.
Plain 3 EQ bands:
- low: 100 Hz boost-cut from +12 dB to -12db
- high: 10 KHz +12 -12 dB
- parametric: from 300Hz to 12 KHz boost or cut +12 to -12 db.
MEMORY: 99 sound slots + 29 ROM presets can be recalled anytime from system factory [Power on while holding MEMORY NO UP (^) and DOWN (v)]
BATTERY REPLACEMENT: RAM system contains a 3V battery lithium CR-2032 soldered to the mainboard.
- limited band
- metallic sound
- obsolete
- cheap now
- real time controls
- creative sound combo
Roland DEP-5 Digital Effects Processor
