Roland SN-U110 Series - Revision history

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	The [[Roland SN-U110 Series]] of expansion cards are small, card-shaped expansions meant for use with the Roland [[U-20]], [[U-110]], [[U-220]], [[CM-32P]], [[D-70]] and [[MV-30]] synthesizers. This allowed users to expand their synthesizers with sets of sounds not available in the ROM.		The [[Roland SN-U110 Series]] of expansion cards are small, credit card shaped expansions meant for use with the Roland [[Roland U-20\|U-20]], [[Roland U-110\|U-110]], [[Roland U-220\|U-220]], [[Roland CM-32P\|CM-32P]], [[Roland D-70\|D-70]] and [[Roland MV-30\|MV-30]] synthesizers. This allowed users to expand their synthesizers with sets of sounds not available in the ROM, and would serve as a predecessor to other expansion card formats that Roland would introduce with the [[Roland JV series\|JV synthesizers]] and so on.

	~~How these sounds can be accessed differs per synth used. Some pick them up straight away while others require manually loading~~ the ~~sounds in,~~ and ~~how many expansions could be utilised also differs between models~~.

			How these sounds can be accessed differs per synth used. Some pick them up straight away, while others require manually loading the sounds in, and how many expansions could be utilised also differs between models.
	==List of cards==		==List of cards==
			{\| class="wikitable"
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			! Card Number
	~~SN-U110-13, 14, 15 Stereo Sound Cards series used larger amounts of memory for extremely rich sound quality. Some~~ tones ~~were designed to be panned in stereo Patches to express subtle nuances. These sounds were especially useful for acoustic music.~~		! Name
			! Extra tones
	SN-U110-01 Pipe Organs and Harpsichords		! Additional information
			\|-
	SN-U110-02 Latin and FX Percussion		\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-01
			\| Pipe Organs and Harpsichords
	SN-U110-03 Ethnic including Tabla, Sitar, Koto, Balafon etc.		\|
			\|
	SN-U110-04 Electric Grand Pianos and Clavi		\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-02
	SN-U110-05 Orchestra Strings including Violins, Cellos and Harps		\| Latin and FX Percussion
			\|
	SN-U110-06 Orchestra Winds including Oboes, Bassoons, Clarinets, Horns, Tuba and Timpani		\|
			\|-
	SN-U110-07 Electric Guitars including Jazz, Overdrive and Distortions Guitars		\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-03
			\| Ethnic including Tabla, Sitar, Koto, Balafon etc.
	SN-U110-08 Synthesizers *1		\|
			\|
	SN-U110-09 Guitar and Keyboards *1		\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-04
	SN-U110-10 Rock and Electronic Drums *2		\| Electric Grand Pianos and Clavi
			\|
	SN-U110-11 Sound Effects		\|
			\|-
	SN-U110-12 Trombones and Saxes		\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-05
			\| Orchestra Strings including Violins, Cellos and Harps
	SN-U110-13 Super Strings *3		\|
			\|
	SN-U110-14 Super Acoustic Guitars *3		\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-06
	SN-U110-15 Super Brass *3		\| Orchestra Winds including Oboes, Bassoons, Clarinets, Horns, Tuba and Timpani
			\|
	*1 Already in the U-~~20/220 and D~~-~~70's internal ROM~~.		\|
	*2 Not compatible with the D-~~70.~~		\|-
	*3 From the JV-~~80.~~		\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-07
			\| Electric Guitars including Jazz, Overdrive and Distortions Guitars
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-08
			\| Synthesizers
			\|
			\| Already included in the [[Roland U-20\|U-20]]/[[Roland U-220\|U-220]] and [[Roland D-70\|D-70]]'s internal ROM.<ref name=SN-U110-Roland-Site>https://web.archive.org/web/20251010154952/https://support.roland.com/hc/en-us/articles/201942119-SN-U110-Series-Sound-Cards</ref>
			\|-
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-09
			\| Guitar and Keyboards
			\|
			\| Already included in the [[Roland U-20\|U-20]]/[[Roland U-220\|U-220]] and [[Roland D-70\|D-70]]'s internal ROM.<ref name="SN-U110-Roland-Site/>
			\|-
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-10
			\| Rock and Electronic Drums
			\|
			\| Not compatible with the [[Roland D-70\|D-70]].<ref name="SN-U110-Roland-Site/>
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-11
			\| Sound Effects
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-12
			\| Trombones and Saxes
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-13
			\| Super Strings
			\|
			\| Taken from the [[Roland JV-80\|JV-80]], uses larger amounts of memory for richer sounds.<ref name="SN-U110-Roland-Site/>
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-14
			\| Super Acoustic Guitars
			\|
			\| Taken from the [[Roland JV-80\|JV-80]], uses larger amounts of memory for richer sounds.<ref name="SN-U110-Roland-Site/>
			\|-
			\| style="font-weight:bold;" \| SN-U110-15
			\| Super Brass
			\|
			\| Taken from the [[Roland JV-80\|JV-80]], uses larger amounts of memory for richer sounds.<ref name="SN-U110-Roland-Site/>
			\|}
	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
			Roland's website lists the last retail price at $84.95 per card. It is unclear which period had this pricing.<ref name="SN-U110-Roland-Site/>
	Roland's website lists the last retail price at $84.95 per card. It is unclear which period had this pricing.		==References==
			<references/>
	== References

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	How these sounds can be accessed differs per synth used. Some pick them up straight away while others require manually loading the sounds in, and how many expansions could be utilised also differs between models.		How these sounds can be accessed differs per synth used. Some pick them up straight away while others require manually loading the sounds in, and how many expansions could be utilised also differs between models.

	~~###~~ List of cards		==List of cards==

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	SN-U110-01 Pipe Organs and Harpsichords		SN-U110-01 Pipe Organs and Harpsichords

	SN-U110-02 Latin and FX Percussion		SN-U110-02 Latin and FX Percussion

	SN-U110-03 Ethnic including Tabla, Sitar, Koto, Balafon etc.		SN-U110-03 Ethnic including Tabla, Sitar, Koto, Balafon etc.

	SN-U110-04 Electric Grand Pianos and Clavi		SN-U110-04 Electric Grand Pianos and Clavi

	SN-U110-05 Orchestra Strings including Violins, Cellos and Harps		SN-U110-05 Orchestra Strings including Violins, Cellos and Harps

	SN-U110-06 Orchestra Winds including Oboes, Bassoons, Clarinets, Horns, Tuba and Timpani		SN-U110-06 Orchestra Winds including Oboes, Bassoons, Clarinets, Horns, Tuba and Timpani

	SN-U110-07 Electric Guitars including Jazz, Overdrive and Distortions Guitars		SN-U110-07 Electric Guitars including Jazz, Overdrive and Distortions Guitars

	SN-U110-08 Synthesizers *1		SN-U110-08 Synthesizers *1

	SN-U110-09 Guitar and Keyboards *1		SN-U110-09 Guitar and Keyboards *1

	SN-U110-10 Rock and Electronic Drums *2		SN-U110-10 Rock and Electronic Drums *2

	SN-U110-11 Sound Effects		SN-U110-11 Sound Effects

	SN-U110-12 Trombones and Saxes		SN-U110-12 Trombones and Saxes

	SN-U110-13 Super Strings *3		SN-U110-13 Super Strings *3

	SN-U110-14 Super Acoustic Guitars *3		SN-U110-14 Super Acoustic Guitars *3

	SN-U110-15 Super Brass *3		SN-U110-15 Super Brass *3

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	~~###~~ Trivia		==Trivia==

	Roland's website lists the last retail price at $84.95 per card. It is unclear which period had this pricing.		Roland's website lists the last retail price at $84.95 per card. It is unclear which period had this pricing.

			== References

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The [[Roland SN-U110 Series]] of expansion cards are small, card-shaped expansions meant for use with the Roland [[U-20]], [[U-110]], [[U-220]], [[CM-32P]], [[D-70]] and [[MV-30]] synthesizers. This allowed users to expand their synthesizers with sets of sounds not available in the ROM.

How these sounds can be accessed differs per synth used. Some pick them up straight away while others require manually loading the sounds in, and how many expansions could be utilised also differs between models.

### List of cards

todo cleanup: taken from roland's website

SN-U110-13, 14, 15 Stereo Sound Cards series used larger amounts of memory for extremely rich sound quality. Some tones were designed to be panned in stereo Patches to express subtle nuances. These sounds were especially useful for acoustic music.

SN-U110-01 Pipe Organs and Harpsichords
SN-U110-02 Latin and FX Percussion
SN-U110-03 Ethnic including Tabla, Sitar, Koto, Balafon etc.
SN-U110-04 Electric Grand Pianos and Clavi
SN-U110-05 Orchestra Strings including Violins, Cellos and Harps
SN-U110-06 Orchestra Winds including Oboes, Bassoons, Clarinets, Horns, Tuba and Timpani
SN-U110-07 Electric Guitars including Jazz, Overdrive and Distortions Guitars
SN-U110-08 Synthesizers *1
SN-U110-09 Guitar and Keyboards *1
SN-U110-10 Rock and Electronic Drums *2
SN-U110-11 Sound Effects
SN-U110-12 Trombones and Saxes
SN-U110-13 Super Strings *3
SN-U110-14 Super Acoustic Guitars *3
SN-U110-15 Super Brass *3

*1 Already in the U-20/220 and D-70's internal ROM.
*2 Not compatible with the D-70.
*3 From the JV-80.

### Trivia

Roland's website lists the last retail price at $84.95 per card. It is unclear which period had this pricing.