Roland MKS-50
MKS-50 (copyright 2012)
Released: 1985
MSRP: $695US
Synopsis:
Rack Alpha Juno, with guitar mode.
Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).
Ebay Description:
The Roland MKS-50 is a 1U rack (aftertouch sensitive), 6 voice polyphonic hybrid (digital/analog) synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator (saw/pulse/square waveforms with PWM and sub-oscillator), noise, high-pass and resonant low-pass filters, 4-stage envelope, LFO, portamento, chorus, 128 presets (64 editable), guitar mode, and MIDI.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
1U rack
W:480mm(18.875in)
D:290mm(11.4375in)
H:44mm(1.75in)
3.5kg(7.75lbs)
no
stereo
MIDI IN/OUT/THRU
MIDI
MIDI
sustain
program-inc/chord/portamento
16W AC
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
Juno-1
HS-10
Juno-2
HS-80
MKS-50
N/A
preset:64
user:64
MIDI SysEx
tape
MIDI
menu based
LCD
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
no
6
no
DCO->HPF->VCF->VCA
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
chorus
no
EG
aftertouch
MIDI-CC7
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-CC100
MIDI-CC101
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
MIDI RX
yes
MIDI
MIDI
yes
1
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
DCO
digital
noise
pulse
square
saw:5
sub:square/pulse
4-32'
HASH(0x562b21514948)
PWM
LFO
portamento
MIDI-PitchBend
HASH(0x562b21a50310)
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
HPF
analog
opamp
no
high pass
no
no
no
VCF
analog
IR3R05
yes
low pass
LFO
key
aftertouch
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
EG
3
4
no
DCO VCF
no
no
key
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
triangle?
yes
no
no
no
aftertouch
MIDI-CC1
no
