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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 | 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> | 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> | ||
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!colspan=1| Notes and links | !colspan=1| Notes and links | ||
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|SRX-01 Dynamic Drum Kits | |SRX-01 Dynamic Drum Kits||719||41||79|| | ||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-01_OM.pdf Owner's Manual] | * [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< | |SRX-02 Concert Piano<br>SRX PIANO 1 (VST)||48||50||—|| | ||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-02_OM.pdf Owner's Manual] | * [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< | |SRX-03 Studio SRX<br>SRX STUDIO (VST)||522||128||12 or 9|| | ||
12 Rhythm Sets for Fantom/XV/Juno-G/MX-200 synths.<br>9 Rhythm Sets for RD series/MC-909/VR-760/G-70 synths. | 12 Rhythm Sets for Fantom/XV/Juno-G/MX-200 synths.<br>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://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< | |SRX-04 Symphonique Strings<br>SRX STRINGS (VST)||196||128||—|| | ||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-04_OM.pdf Owner's Manual] | * [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 | |SRX-05 Supreme Dance||818||312||34|| | ||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-05_OM.pdf Owner's Manual] | * [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< | |SRX-06 Complete Orchestra<br>SRX ORCHESTRA (VST)||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://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< | |SRX-07 Ultimate Keys<br>SRX KEYBOARDS (VST)||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://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 | |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://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< | |SRX-09 World Collection<br>SRX WORLD (VST)||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://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< | |SRX-10 Big Brass Ensemble<br>SRX BRASS (VST)||261||100||—|| | ||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX-10_OM.pdf Owner's Manual] | * [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] | |||
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|SRX-11 Complete Piano< | |SRX-11 Complete Piano<br>SRX PIANO 2 (VST)||40||42 or 30||—|| | ||
42 patches available for Fantom, XV, Juno-G and MX-200 synths<br>30 patches available on RD series, MC-909, VR-760 and G-70. | 42 patches available for Fantom, XV, Juno-G and MX-200 synths<br>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://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<ref> | |SRX-12 Classic EPs<br>SRX ELECTRIC PIANO (VST)<ref>Only includes the 50 patches available for non-Fantom products.</ref>||168||105 or 50||—|| | ||
105 patches available for Fantom-X series, Fantom-S series and Juno-G.<br>50 available for all other SRX-compatible models. | 105 patches available for Fantom-X series, Fantom-S series and Juno-G.<br>50 available for all other SRX-compatible models.<br>Adds additional panels to the Fantom-X user interface (see Roland page). | ||
* [https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SRX- | * [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 === | === Other === | ||
SRX- | 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.<br>Incompatible with any other synth. | |||
|- | |||
|SRX-98 “Analog Essentials” Special SRX Board 2006||78||78||—|| | |||
Was not available for sale.<br>Only functional with Fantom-X, Fantom-S,<br>JUNO-G, FA-76 and<br>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 == | ||
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== External links == | == 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://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]) | ||
[[Category:Roland expansion boards and cards]] |
Latest revision as of 17:09, 10 October 2024
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.[1] 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.[1]
The Roland INTEGRA-7 has the content of all 12 mainline SRX boards built-in.[2]
Boards
Mainline
Model | Waveforms | Patches | Rhythm Sets | Notes and links |
---|---|---|---|---|
SRX-01 Dynamic Drum Kits | 719 | 41 | 79 |
|
SRX-02 Concert Piano SRX PIANO 1 (VST) |
48 | 50 | — | |
SRX-03 Studio SRX SRX STUDIO (VST) |
522 | 128 | 12 or 9 |
12 Rhythm Sets for Fantom/XV/Juno-G/MX-200 synths.
|
SRX-04 Symphonique Strings SRX STRINGS (VST) |
196 | 128 | — | |
SRX-05 Supreme Dance | 818 | 312 | 34 |
|
SRX-06 Complete Orchestra SRX ORCHESTRA (VST) |
512 | 449 | 5 |
Bundles the following SR-JV80 cards:[3]
Links: |
SRX-07 Ultimate Keys SRX KEYBOARDS (VST) |
860 | 475 | 11 |
Bundles the following SR-JV80 cards:[3]
Links:
|
SRX-08 Platinum Trax | 950 | 448 | 21 |
Bundles the following SR-JV80 cards:[3]
Links: |
SRX-09 World Collection SRX WORLD (VST) |
873 | 414 | 12 |
Bundles the following SR-JV80 cards:[3]
Links: |
SRX-10 Big Brass Ensemble SRX BRASS (VST) |
261 | 100 | — | |
SRX-11 Complete Piano SRX PIANO 2 (VST) |
40 | 42 or 30 | — |
42 patches available for Fantom, XV, Juno-G and MX-200 synths |
SRX-12 Classic EPs SRX ELECTRIC PIANO (VST)[4] |
168 | 105 or 50 | — |
105 patches available for Fantom-X series, Fantom-S series and Juno-G. |
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.
Model | Waveforms | Patches | Rhythm Sets | Notes and links |
---|---|---|---|---|
SRX-99 Special SRX Board 2004 | ? | ? | ? |
Promotional item bundled with Fantom-X/Fantom-S synths. |
SRX-98 “Analog Essentials” Special SRX Board 2006 | 78 | 78 | — |
Was not available for sale. |
SRX-97 JON LORD'S ROCK ORGAN | 14 | 12 | — | |
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
External links
- SR-JV80 and SRX Series Expansion Board Compatibilty [sic] (Roland support article)
- Roland SRX-06, SRX-07, SRX-08, SRX-09 brochure (also archived here)