RS-202

Roland RS-202

Released: 1975

MSRP: ?

Adds chorus and vibrato delay to the RS-101 Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

The Roland RS-202 is a 61 key, fully polyphonic bitimbral (string and brass) analog synthesizer, featuring tone control, chorus, and vibrato.

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
61 keys (F1-F6)	?	?	no	high low	no	no	gate	no	AC

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

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
2 (upper and lower regions split at F3)	Full (via octave divider)	no	[VCO->VCF]+[VCO->VCF]->VCA

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
chorus	no	EG switch	no

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	no	no

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

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Brass	analog	saw?	-	no	no	Vibrato	no
String	analog	saw?	+1	no	no	Vibrato	no

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
Brass	analog	?	no	?	no	no	no
String	analog	?	no	?	no	no	no

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
EG	-	attack:switch release	no	no	no	no	no

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