Roland RS-5
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| W × H × D (mm) | RS-5 1033 x 103 x 294 RS-9 1395 x 108 x 294 |
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| Weight | RS-5 6 kg RS-9 10.8 kg |
| Type | Fully-editable ROMpler keyboard |
| Keyboard | RS-5 61 Keys (with Velocity) RS-9 88 Keys (with Velocity) |
| Manufacturer | Roland |
| Release date | 2000 |
| Standards | General MIDI General MIDI 2 |
| Parts | 16 |
| Max polyphony | 64 |
| Normal presets | 640 (total) 256 (128 x 2 Banks) 128 (User) 256 (General MIDI 2) |
| Drum presets | 22 (total) 11 (Original Tones) 2 (User) 9 (General MIDI 2) |
| Effects | Reverb (8 types) Chorus (8 types) MFX (42 types) |
| All above information taken from the RS-5/RS-9 Owner's Manual, pg. 173.[1] | |
Not to be confused with the original Roland RS analog string synthesizers from the 1970's/1980's
The Roland RS-5/RS-9 is a synthesizer keyboard released by Roland in 2000, released as a budget much lower spec XV-based tone generator option. Its 32MB wave sample contents are derived from Roland SR-JV80 and the XV.
The front panel is quite bare, having only 6 knobs[1] (4 assignable). It also has the Roland XV-88 arpeggiator. The RS-9 specifically features a "Piano button" that pulls up a unique Piano performance instantly, likely for ease of use[2]. It would be followed up by the RS-50 in 2003.