NAMM 2016 VIDEO: Roland's System-500 modules to be sold as a Complete Set

By Ben Rogerson
( Future Music )
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Get all five in a custom case

NAMM 2016: Roland has announced that you'll soon be able to buy all of its new System-500 modules and their companion case in what the company is calling (appropriately enough) the System-500 Complete Set.

As you probably know by now, the modules are inspired by Roland's classic System-700 and System-100M modular hardware. The Set includes the following:

  • 512 module with two voltage controlled oscillators featuring saw, sine and square waves
  • 521 module with two voltage controlled filters featuring selectable high-pass filters
  • 530 module with two voltage controlled amplifiers, each featuring multiple CV inputs
  • 540 module with two ADSR envelopes and invertible LFO
  • 572 module with classic phase shifter, delay, gate delay and LFO
  • The wood and metal case, meanwhile, can sit flat or be tilted, and the Complete Set also comes with some all-important patch cables.

Find out more on the Roland website. The System-500 will cost £1,600, though we don't yet know exactly when it'll be available.

Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.