CM-500

Roland CM-500

Released: 1991

MSRP: $?

Synopsis:

Combines CM-300 and CM-32L. Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Roland CM-500 is a desktop GS/GM compatible digital synthesizer (editing via MIDI only) combining the CM-300 and CM-32L engines. The CM-300 engine is (aftertouch and velocity sensitive) 24 voice (multimbral), featuring an oscillator, a resonant low-pass filter, an ADR envelope, vibrato (with delay), portamento, reverb/chorus, 128 presets, 10 drum sets. The CM-32L engine is (velocity sensitive) 8-32 voice (9 part multimbral), featuring 1-4 oscillators (sample or resonant low pass filtered saw/square), dedicated pitch/filter/amp 5 stage envelopes, LFO, reverb, 128 presets,

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
desktop	W:284mm(11.1875in) D:255mm(10.0625in) H:48mm(1.9375in)	1.75kg(3.875lbs)	no	stereo:RCA	MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU	MIDI	MIDI	no	9VDC 1A

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
CM-32L CM-64 CM-500 MT-32 LAPC-I SC-55 GS/GM	1	presets:128 preset-drum-set:10	MIDI-SysEx	MIDI-SysEx	none	none

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
16+9	32+24	no	PCM->DCF->DCA [DCO->DCF->DCA]+[PCM->DCA]+[DCO->DCF->DCA]+[PCM->DCA]

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
reverb chorus	key MIDI-CC10	MIDI-CC7 ENV velocity	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC91 MIDI-CC93 MIDI-CC100 MIDI-CC101	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
channel	no	MIDI	MIDI	no	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16bit	?	no	?	N/A	N/A	N/A	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample	digital	preset	-	no	no	Vibrato MIDI-PitchBend portamento	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
TVF	digital	?	yes	low pass	no	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
ENV	-	attack decay release	no	yes	no	no	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
Vibrato	triangle?	yes	no	no	no	MIDI-CC1	no

Rompler Models

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