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Roland U-110 sample player+ case
The 99 preset Tones cover what might generally be considered a fair range of 'standard' instrument sounds, although there are a few odd choices and omissions. In all, there are 10 acoustic pianos, 5 electric pianos, 3 vibraphones, 4 bells, 1 marimba, 5 acoustic guitars, 4 electric guitars, 12 slap basses, 2 fingered basses, 1 acoustic bass, 3 synth basses, 4 choirs, 4 strings, 13 (!) electric organs, 19 assorted sax and brass sounds, 2 flutes, 2 shakuhachis and the Drums set. [Wot! No partridge in a pear tree? - Ed.]

The odd choices consist almost entirely - and certainly most notably - of the 13 electric organs. Thirteen really does seem a little excessive to me, especially when no pipe organs are offered as alternatives. Perhaps I'm missing something here, but I'd happily swap 10 of these for almost any other sounds you care to think of. As far as omissions go, why is there no nylon guitar (all the acoustic guitar Tones are metal strung)? I mention this sound in particular because I remember the D20's nylon guitar sound as being especially good, and I presume there is some similarity between the PCM samples in the U110 and the sampled partials in Roland's 'D' series of synths/expanders. Mind you, any criticism of the U110 for sounds it has missed out must be fairly muted, as the whole point of providing four ROM card slots on the front panel is to allow the user maximum sound expansion potential, at least within the limits set by Roland's U110 sound library (see panel).
U110 SPECIFICATION

• Replay-only sample module
• 6-part multitimbral
• 31-voice polyphonic
• 99 preset sample TonesKenmerken