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Alesis Nanosynth

2024-09-24T00:49:38Z

ThornDust:

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{{Infobox module
| name = Alesis Nanosynth
| image = [[File:Alesis_Nanosynth.jpg|320px]]
| dimensions = 139 × 38 × 114<ref group="infobox">Alesis Nanosynth Manual, page 25 - "The Specs"</ref>
| rackunits = 1U, 1/3 width
| weight = 0.56 kg
| manufacturer = Alesis
| releasedate = 1997
| standards = [[General MIDI]]
| maxpoly = 64
| numparts = 16
| numpresets = 512 factory + 127 user
| effects = Variable, see [[Alesis Quadrasynth#Effects]]
| image2 = [[File:Alesis_Nanosynth_Rear.jpg|320px]]
| notes = <references group="infobox" />
}}

The '''Alesis Nanosynth''' is a 16-part, 64-voice [[General MIDI]] synthesizer based on the same architecture as the [[Alesis QS6]]. There is no display for this unit, or any sort of buttons whatsoever, so any sort of front panel controls is done by turning the knobs to very specific directions.

There are four banks of 128 sounds each, plus one user bank which is loaded with GM-compatible sounds by default (with exception to the last program). All of the sounds in each bank are mapped to the General MIDI map, just with different variations on the instruments.

For more information, refer to the [[Alesis QS6|QS6 article]].

==Front panel controls==
* '''Playing the demo song''' - Set the "channel", "category" and "program" knobs to the 12 o'clock position (straight up), then set the "effect" knob all the way to the left, and then quickly turn it all the way to the right.
* '''Stop playing the demo song''' - Quickly turn the "effect" knob all the way to the left, or power cycle the unit.

* '''Factory Reset''' - Set the "channel" and "effect" knobs all the way off, and set the "channel", "category" and "program" knobs to the 12 o'clock position. Then create a feedback loop with a MIDI cable from the device's MIDI IN to it's MIDI OUT/THRU. Power the device, and you should hear a loud beeping tone, indicating that the device has been reset. Turn the device off again and remove the MIDI cable and it will be reset to factory. Note that this does not reset the user bank to default.

==Oddities==

* User program 127, which is the last assignable user sound, cannot be modified and is intentionally left silent. This is a hack from the developers to disable a channel from being processed.<ref>Alesis Nanosynth Manual, page 26 - "What's So Special About User Bank Program 127"</ref>
* From the front panel, only the primary General MIDI bank (Bank 0) and the user bank (Bank 1) can be accessed. Using the other banks requires using CC#0 to select the bank, and then using program change instructions from the sequencer to select the instrument.

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Alesis Quadrasynth devices]]
[[Category:General MIDI devices]]

User:ThornDust

2024-09-11T00:06:46Z

ThornDust:

Hi, I'm ThornDust!
I currently own the following synths:
* [[Roland SC-8850]]
* [[Roland SC-D70]]
* [[Yamaha MU1000]]
* [[Alesis NanoSynth]]
* [[Roland JV-1080]] (with SR-JV80-02 Orchestral, SR-JV80-10 Bass&Drums, SR-JV80-09 Session and SR-JV80-05 World, as well as an extra SR-JV80-17 Country Collection)
* [[Edirol SD-80]]
* [[Kawai K4]]
* [[Korg Trinity]] (with [[Solo-Tri]])

User:ThornDust

2024-09-10T23:53:42Z

ThornDust:

Hi, I'm ThornDust!
I currently own the following synths:
* Roland SC-8850
* Roland SC-D70
* Yamaha MU1000
* Alesis NanoSynth
* Roland JV-1080 (with SR-JV80-02 Orchestral, SR-JV80-10 Bass&Drums,
SR-JV80-09 Session and SR-JV80-05 World,
as well as an extra SR-JV80-17 Country Collection)
* Edirol SD-80
* Kawai K4
* Korg Trinity (with Solo-Tri)

User:ThornDust

2024-09-10T23:53:27Z

ThornDust: Created page with "Hi, I'm ThornDust! I currently own the following synths: * Roland SC-8850 * Roland SC-D70 * Yamaha MU1000 * Alesis NanoSynth * Roland JV-1080 (with SR-JV80-02 Orchestral, SR-JV80-10 Bass&Drums, SR-JV80-09 Session and SR-JV80-05 World, as well as an extra SR-JV80-17 Country Collection) * Edirol SD-80 * Kawai K4 * Korg Trinity (with Solo-Tri)"

Hi, I'm ThornDust!
I currently own the following synths:
* Roland SC-8850
* Roland SC-D70
* Yamaha MU1000
* Alesis NanoSynth
* Roland JV-1080
(with SR-JV80-02 Orchestral, SR-JV80-10 Bass&Drums,
SR-JV80-09 Session and SR-JV80-05 World,
as well as an extra SR-JV80-17 Country Collection)
* Edirol SD-80
* Kawai K4
* Korg Trinity (with Solo-Tri)

Roland SRX series

2024-09-10T23:38:29Z

ThornDust:

The '''Roland SRX''' series is a line of expansion boards produced by Roland for [[Roland XV series]] synths. Some other Roland products are also compatible with them.<ref name=support-compatibility>SR-JV80 and SRX Series Expansion Board Compatibilty [sic] (Roland support article).</ref> Each board provides new waveforms (multisamples) and instrument patches, and usually also rhythm sets (drumkits).

Its predecessor is the [[Roland SR-JV80 series]], which is incompatible. Some synths have slots for both SR-JV80 and SRX expansions.<ref name=support-compatibility></ref>

The [[Roland INTEGRA-7]] has the content of all 12 mainline SRX boards built-in.<ref>[https://www.roland.com/us/products/integra-7/ Roland INTEGRA-7 product page].</ref>

== Boards ==
=== Mainline ===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=1| Model
!colspan=1| Waveforms
!colspan=1| Patches
!colspan=1| Rhythm Sets
!colspan=1| Notes and links
|-
|SRX-01 Dynamic Drum Kits||719||41||79||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-01_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://synthmania.com/srx-01.htm SynthMania page] (demos etc)
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-01 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-02 Concert Piano||48||50||—||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-02_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-02 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-03 Studio SRX||522||128||12 or 9||
12 Rhythm Sets for Fantom/XV/Juno-G/MX-200 synths. 9 Rhythm Sets for RD series/MC-909/VR-760/G-70 synths.
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-03_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://synthmania.com/srx-03.htm SynthMania page] (demos etc)
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-03 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-04 Symphonique Strings||196||128||—||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-04_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-04 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-05 Supreme Dance||818||312||34||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-05_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://synthmania.com/srx-05.htm SynthMania page] (demos etc)
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-05 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-06 Complete Orchestra||512||449||5||
Bundles the following [[SR-JV80]] cards:<ref name=brochure>Roland SRX-06, SRX-07, SRX-08, SRX-09 brochure.</ref>
* SR-JV80-02 "Orchestral"
* SR-JV80-13 "Vocal"
* SR-JV80-16 "Orchestral 2"
* Selected content from SR-JV80-07 "Super Sound Set"
Links:
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-06_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-06 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-07 Ultimate Keys||860||475||11||
Bundles the following [[SR-JV80]] cards:<ref name=brochure></ref>
* SR-JV80-04 "Vintage Synth"
* SR-JV80-08 "Keyboards of the '60s & '70s"
* SR-JV80-10 "Bass & Drums"
* Selected content from SR-JV80-03 "Piano"
* Selected content from SR-JV80-09 "Session"
Links:
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-07_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://synthmania.com/srx-07.htm SynthMania page] (demos etc)
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-07 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-08 Platinum Trax||950||448||21||
Bundles the following [[SR-JV80]] cards:<ref name=brochure></ref>
* SR-JV80-11 "Techno"
* SR-JV80-12 "HipHop"
* SR-JV80-19 "House"
* Selected content from SR-JV80-15 "Special FX"
Links:
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-08_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-08 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-09 World Collection||873||414||12||
Bundles the following [[SR-JV80]] cards:<ref name=brochure></ref>
* SR-JV80-05 "World"
* SR-JV80-14 "Asia"
* SR-JV80-18 "Latin"
* Selected content from SR-JV80-17 "Country"
Links:
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-09_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-09 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-10 Big Brass Ensemble||261||100||—||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-10_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-10 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-11 Complete Piano||40||42 or 30||—||
42 patches available for Fantom, XV, Juno-G and MX-200 synths 30 patches available on RD series, MC-909, VR-760 and G-70.
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-11_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-11 Roland product page]
|-
|SRX-12 Classic EPs||168||105 or 50||—||
105 patches available for Fantom-X series, Fantom-S series and Juno-G. 50 available for all other SRX-compatible models. Adds additional panels to the Fantom-X user interface (see Roland page).
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-12_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
* [https://www.roland.com/us/products/srx-12 Roland product page]
|}

=== Other ===
These SRX boards were specifically bundled with new Fantom synths Roland released between 2004 and 2008, there were four boards made in total. They were not available for sale unlike the other SRX boards.
Given the relative rarity of these boards the information provided is incomplete and may be inaccurate.
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=1| Model
!colspan=1| Waveforms
!colspan=1| Patches
!colspan=1| Rhythm Sets
!colspan=1| Notes and links
|-
|SRX-99 Special SRX Board 2004 ||?||?||?||
Promotional item bundled with Fantom-X/Fantom-S synths. Incompatible with any other synth.
|-
|SRX-98 “Analog Essentials” Special SRX Board 2006||78||78||—||
Was not available for sale. Only functional with Fantom-X, Fantom-S, JUNO-G, FA-76 and XV5080/5050.
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-98_OM.pdf Owner's Manual]
|-
|SRX-97 JON LORD'S ROCK ORGAN||14||12||—||
* [https://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?p=114995#p114995 Forum post on Roland Clan]
|-
|SRX-96 World Collection and Legendary XP Essentials||?||?||?||
|}

== Roland Cloud VSTs ==
This article mainly focuses on the hardware SRX boards, however it is also worth mentioning the Roland Cloud VSTs.
Roland started to provide these sounds in software using VSTs via Roland Cloud, the same subscription platform used to distribute many of their other analog and digital recreations of their legacy.
However, the Roland Cloud SRX VST plugins have a few oddities worth noting:
* '''Platinum Trax''' and '''Supreme Dance''' got combined into one SRX, '''Dance Trax'''. This is presumably because Roland did not have a licence to distribute some of the samples used on the board in software form.
* Because each SRX board is its own VST plugin, you can't just combine sounds from multiple SRX to create a custom patch.
* Also because of the above, each SRX plugin provides the full XV VST waveform set, meaning one could purchase just one SRX card and load factory XV patches by editing the patch/bank files accordingly.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [https://support.roland.com/hc/en-us/articles/201960709-SR-JV80-and-SRX-Series-Expansion-Board-Compatibilty SR-JV80 and SRX Series Expansion Board Compatibilty] [sic] (Roland support article)
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/srx_series.pdf Roland SRX-06, SRX-07, SRX-08, SRX-09 brochure] (also archived [https://melonadem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/srx_series.pdf here])