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HS-60

Roland HS-60

HS-60
HS-60 (copyright 2012)

Released: 1985

MSRP: ?

Synopsis:

(a.k.a SynthPlus 60) Repackaged Juno-106s (probably aimed at the home market). Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Roland HS-60 is a 61 key, 6 voice polyphonic hybrid (digital/analog) synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator (saw/pulse waveforms with PWM and sub-oscillator), noise, high-pass and resonant low-pass filters, ADSR envelope, LFO, portamento, chorus, 128 presets, stereo speakers and basic MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
61 keys W:992mm (39.0625in) D:320mm (12.625in) H:120mm (4.6875in) 10kg (22lbs) no stereo speakers tape MIDI filter MIDI MIDI sustain program-inc 25W AC

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
- N/A 128 no no buttons/sliders LED

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
no 6 no VCO->HPF->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
chorus no Env yes

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A no N/A N/A bender MIDI-CC1 pedal

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
no no no pedal no no

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
DCO digital pulse saw square:sub 4-16' no PWM:LFO bender LFO portamento no
Noise analog noise - no no no no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
HPF analog opamp no high pass no no no
VCF analog 80017A yes low pass bender key Env LFO pedal no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Env sustain attack decay release no no no no no

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
LFO triangle yes no button no bender MIDI-CC1 no
Conventional Models
RS-101 RS-202 RS-505 RS-09 SA-09 VP-330 SH-3 SH-5
SH-1000 SH-2000 SH-7 SH-1 SH-2 SH-09 SH-101 MC-202
CMU-810 TB-303 CMU-800 Juno-6 Juno-60 MKS-10 Juno-106 Juno-106s
HS-60 MKS-7 Juno-1 HS-10 Juno-2 HS-80 MKS-50 Jupiter-4
MRS-2 Jupiter-8 Jupiter-6 MKS-80 JX-3P MKS-30 GR-700 JX-8P
JX-10 MKS-70