8/6/23 Roland SBX-80 plays its metronome and pings General Radio 1564-A + Univox ProVerb

video upload by Cfpp0

"The Roland SBX-80 does a lot—SMPTE, for one thing, but it gives you clock on TS, clock on DinSync, clock on MIDI, manual tap tempo, and so on. It was the master clock around here until Pamela’s New Workout took over. The SBX-80 looks like a 909, and has a cool numerical grid of buttons like the old keyboards (back when mice had wires). Here the SBX-80 is playing its metronome at a lugubrious 20bpm. SBX-80 metronome audio out to Univox ProVerb for some spring reverb. SBX-80 time base out to audio input on General Radio 1564-A Sound & Vibration Analyzer, with band level at 70 3mV, then 60 1mV, then 50 .3mV, with bandwidth at 1/10th octave, and frequency at 3.5, then 4, and back."

Vintage Synth Scans

Click here for pdf scans of various synth brochures and articles. I tried to list all models below. Apologies for the long list but if you are searching for this stuff via your favorite search engine, this is the only way it'll come up, and finding that oddball rare scan can be absolute gold.


Roland
JX-8P and PG-800, JX-3P and PG-200, Jupiter-6, Juno-106, Synth Plus-60 (HS-60), SH-101 and MGS-1, EP-50, MPU-101, MPU-103, TR-707. TR-909, TR-606, TB-303, CR-8000, CR-5000, SBX-80, MSQ-100, MSQ-700, JSQ-60, BOSS Dr. Rhythm DR220A and DR-220E, Alpha-DRUM DDR-30/PD-10/PD-20, Alpha Juno-1 and Alpha Juno-2, DEP-5, DG CMU-810 Compu Synth, Juno-106, Juno-6, Super JX JX-10, MKS-100, MKS-50, MKS-7, MKS-70, SBX-80, SDE-3000/1000/2000, TR-505, Octapad PAD-8, TR-727, Jupiter-8, MC-8, System 700, CPE-800, VCA-800, System 100M, System 100, Jupiter-4, Promars, SH-2, SH-09, CSQ-600, CSQ-100, SH-1, SH-5, SH-2000, SH-7, SH-3A, SH-1000, VP-330, RS-09, RS-505, SA-09, SIP-300, SIP-301, SPA-240, SPA-120, SPV-355, SVC-350, SBF-325, SDD-320, SPH-323, SMX-880, SRE-555, RE-502, DC-30, DC-20, CR-78, CR-68, TR-66, MKB-1000, MKS-30, MKB-300, MKS-10, MKS-80, MPG-80, JX-3P, MC-4, MM-4, MC-202, MIDI-DCB, MTR-100, CV Interface, Piano Plus-400 HP-400, Piano Plus-300 HP-300, RE-150, RE-501, RT-1L, MPU-104, MPU-105, Cube-100 (CK-100), Cube-60 (CK-60), Cube-40 (CK-40), KS-2, KS05, KS-6, KS-11, KS-1000, TB Series Carrying cases, PSA AC Adapters, KS-1100, SC series soft cases, AB series resin-molded cases, MR-1, RH-10, DP-2/6, FS-1/2/3, M-16C/64C, BR-2/3, RD-1000, MKS-20, MKB-200

Yamaha (note the documentation adds the - in the descriptions. So you CS70M in the title, but CS-70M in the body). I thought that was interesting.
CP-30, CP-20, GS-1, CP-10, CP-11, CS-70M, CS-40M, CS-20M, MQ802, CP-80, SK-50D, SK-15, CS-15D, CE-20, CS-01, CS-15, CS-5, SK-30, SK-20, SK-15, SK-10, GS-2, CE-20, MA-10, MM-10, MH-10, KS-50, KS-100, E1005, E1010, MQ802, CP-80, CP-70B, CP-35, CP-25.

Korg
PS-3300, PS-3200, PS-3100, PS-3010, PS-3040, PS-3050, PS-3001, VC-10, MS-10, MS-20, MS-50, SQ-10, MS-03, MS-02, MS-01, 800DV, 700S, 900PS, M-500SP, PE-2000, PE-1000, KA-180, FK-3, FK-1, V-C-F, Mr. Multi, SE-500, SE-300, EM-570, SP-2035, SM-20, Mini Pops 120W 120P, Mini Pops 7, Mini Pops 45, Mini Pops 35, Mini Pops Junior, Korg Quartz, WT-10A, GT-6, RT-10,

Vintage Synth Story - magazine scans
Crumar DS2, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, RSF Kobol, Roland TB-303 and TR-606, TR-808, PPG Wave Computer, PPG Wave 2, Oxford Synthesizer Company OSCar, EMS Polyvoks, Oberheim OB-X, Octave-Plateau Voyetra Eight, EMS Polysynthi, Moog Minimoog, LinnDrum, Korg PS-3100, Korg MS20, EMS Synthi AKS, ELKA Synthex, ARP Sequencer, ARP Quadra, Korg Polysix, Korg PS-3200, Moog System 3P, Korg Trident mkII, Moog Liberation, Memormoog, Mutron Bi-phase, Oberheim 2 Voix, Oberheim Xpander, PPG Wave 2.3, Roland CR-78, Roland VP-330, RSF PolyKobol, Moog 960 and 961, Sequential Circuits Prophet 10, Vox Super Continental, Yamaha CS-15, ARP, Chroma, Sequential Circuits Drumtraks, EMS Vocoder 5000, E-MU Drumulator, Korg Story, Yamaha CS70M, Korg, Synton Syrinx, Roland MC-4, Oberheim 6 voix, Simmons SDS V, Simmons SDS.3, PolyKobol RSF, Keyboards Synthe Story Part 1 and Part 2.

Roland SBX-80 and TB-303

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"The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation in 1982 and 1983 that had a defining role in the development of contemporary electronic music. The TB-303 (named for "Transistor Bass") was originally marketed to guitarists for bass accompaniment while practicing alone. Production lasted approximately 18 months, resulting in only 10,000 units. It was not until the mid- to late-1980s that DJs and electronic musicians in Chicago found a use for the machine in the context of the newly developing house music genre. At the time they were very cheap, which helped to contribute to their popularity. The TB-303 is considered a collector's item today, often valued at US $1000 to $3000. An example recently sold on eBay for US $2,275.00. Phuture's "Acid Tracks" is widely acknowledged to have been the first Acid House recording to incorporate prototypical TB-303 sounds. Earlier recordings featuring the TB-303 can be traced back as far as the early Electro scene, including artists such as Ice T, Newcleus, and Mantronix, as well as pop musicians such as Heaven 17 and Section 25. In the early 90's, as new Acid styles emerged, the 303 was often overdriven, producing a harsher sound. Examples of this technique include Hardfloor's 1992 EP "Acperience", and Interlect 3000's 1993 EP "Volcano". The well-known "acid" sound is typically produced by playing a repeating note pattern on the TB-303, while altering the filter's cutoff frequency, resonance, and envelope modulation. The TB-303's accent control modifies a note's volume, filter resonance, and envelope modulation, allowing further variations in timbre. A distortion effect, either by using a guitar effects pedal or overdriving the input of an audio mixer, is commonly used to give the TB-303 a denser, noisier timbre--as the resulting sound is much richer in harmonics. The head designer of the TB-303, Tadao Kikumoto, was also responsible for leading design of the TR-909 drum machine. " No details on the SBX-80. If you know more, feel free to comment. via ni hao in the comments of this post.

Update via burstgenerator in the comments: "the SBX-80 was good for syncing sequencing hardware to tape machines via SMPTE that it would then translate into midi-clock or roland sync, etc. link"

[Caknobs] Monosynths Dub モノシンセダブ

YouTube Uploaded by Caknobs on Jun 7, 2011

"4つのモノシンセからの出音をメインにして作ったdubトラック。エフェクトの広がりもゆるりと感じられるとより楽しめるスタイルです。youtubeにアップしたクリッ­プでは初めてRolandのSBX-80というシンクボックスを使用しています。

This clip is electricdub track that uses four analog oscillators. Roland SBX-80 is used for master of this system.

【使用機材・Machines】
Roland : SBX-80 （シンクボックス Syncbox）
Roland : TR-707 （ドラムマシン Drummachine）
Roland : TR-606×2 （ドラムマシン Drummachine）
Roland : SH-101 （アナログモノシンセ Monosynth）
RolandDG : CMU-810 （アナログモノシンセ Monosynth）
FUTURERETRO : REVOLUTION （アナログモノシンセ Monosynth）
YAMAHA : ED-10 （アナログ音源ドラムパッド AnalogDrumPad）
audio-technica : AT-DS30 （サンプラー＆サイレンマシン sampler n' sirenmachine）
CASIO : SK-1 （カシオトーン casiotone）
Pioneer : CDJ-1000 （CDJ）
TechnoSaurus : Cyclodon（アナログシーケンサー analogsequencer）"

[Caknobs] COCKPIT (KORG Ryhtnm55B Master system)

YouTube Uploaded by Caknobs on Jul 29, 2011

"コクピットを作りました。KORGが1982年に発売したRyhthm55B（KR-55B）をマスターにしてRoland SBX-80をsyncさせ、そこから更にKORG KMS-30をsyncさせました。詳細はブログにて。
Enjoy in my cockpit.KR-55B is master of this set.Signal control:KORG KR-55B Roland SBX-80 KORG KMS-30.
KORG KR-55B master with his friends.

....are

[使用機材/Machines]
KORG RHYTHM55B ( KR-55B )
KORG KMS-30
Roland TR-606
Roland TR-707
Roland TR-727
Roland SBX-80
YAMAHA EMT-1
YAMAHA ED-10
Technosaurus Cyclodon
DOEPFER MS-404
FUTURERETRO REVOLUTION
Boss RPQ-10
Boss RCL-10
ALESIS NANOVERB
AKAI mfc-42

and more some FEXbox.

セッティングや機材の詳細についてはcaknobsのブログにて。
Please confirm details of this setting by my blog.
http://caknobs.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/07/kr55btest.html"

Roland SBX-1000 sync box and midi sequencer

via @psilosamples


Anyone know where to find the system disk for an SBX-1000? I'm not seeing it on the Roland FTP site here.

This MySpace page mentions someone that did obtain a copy.

Below is a pic of what an original SBX-1000 looks like.

Also see the SBX-10 and SBX-80.

ROLAND SBX-80

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"RARE VINTAGE ROLAND SBX-80 SYNC BOX FOR DIN MIDI TAPE ANALOG GREAT FOR SYNC TR-909-TR-808 TR 707 TB-303 SH-101

IN GOOD WORKING AND COSMETIC CONDITION

2 SYNC OUTPUTS
MIDI IN-OUT-THRU
AUDIO INPUT AND SMPTE INPUT
RECIEVE MIDI AND TRANSMITS FOR 2 OUT SYNC DIN MACHINES"

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ROLAND SBX 80 SYNC BOX

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"The SBX-80 is a powerful link in syncing drum machines and/or synthesizers between each other or to tape

GREAT TO SYNC VINTAGE SYNTH, DRUM MACHINES, SEQUENCERS,..GET THE MOST OF YOUR VINTAGE SEQUENCERS ARPEGGIATORS ETC, SYNC YOUR ROLAND TB-303, TR 808 YOUR JUNO 60, JUNO 6, TR 808, TR 606, 707, OR GREAT FOR SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS INSTRUMENTS, OBERHEIM, KORG, AND MANY MORE..."

Roland TR-909 Drum Machine + SBX-80 Sync

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"Both are in exceptionally clean condition and work perfectly.

The SBX-80 is, in my opinion, the best sync box one can have for an analog studio. It has 2 DIN sync outs, 2 MIDI outs and even provides analog trigger for clocking a modular sequencer or something like an SH-101 or Pro One. It was designed by Roland to be the perfect "Father Time" of an analog studio."

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Roland SBX-80 Sync Box and MSQ-700 Sequencer

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via the description:
"Roland SBX-80 Sync Box as well as a Roland MSQ-700. Terrific vintage relics from our musical past. The Sync Box offers many options for sending and receiving different beat sources. I purchased this piece originally to (DIN)sync a TR-808 and/or Roland CR-8000 Drum machines with a tap tempo. This also works well to tap tempo for arpeggiators inputs on any period synth (Jupiter 4, 6, 8, Juno-60, Korg Mono/Poly etc...). I am including a DIN/SYNC cable with this particular piece (looks like a MIDI cable but pin-configured differently). Also included is a Roland MSQ-700."

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[caknobs] RhythmProducer FR-15's instructions (with CMU-810 FaderBoard)

YouTube Uploaded by Caknobs on Dec 30, 2011

"ACE TONE（日本ハモンド）が1975年に発売したリズムボックス『RhythmProducer〔FR-15〕』を使って作ったシステムです。音声アウトをサンプリングし­て使うのではなく、FR-15本体をスタートさせることでシステムを同期させて動かしたいという狙いがあって構築したものです。音声アウト出力を3分割し、分割した音声ア­ウトによってRoland SBX-80などをSyncさせています。
Today's main machine is "ACE TONE RhythmProducer〔FR-15〕". This RhythmBox was born in 1975. This time, I made the system, without sampling FR-15's sound.

[使用機材 / Machines]
ACETONE RhythmProducer〔FR-15〕 （RhythmBox）
Roland SBX-80（SyncBox）
Technosaurs Cyclodon（AnalogSequencer）
RolandDG CMU-810（AnalogSynth）
Futureretro REVOLUTION（AnalogSynth）
Vestax FaderBoard（FaderdSynth）
Pioneer CDJ-1000
YAMAHA ED-10"

Roland SBX-80 Sync Box

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"Roland SBX-80 Sync Box with mains cable. Serial number 752395."

Roland Museum Germany Massive Synthesizer Selloff - Most Gear for Sale in a Single Auction

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This one in via Marko of Retrosound.de.

26.000,00 Euro gets it all.

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Someone needs to contact the Guiness Book of World Records. Longest list of gear for sale ever:

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[caknobs] TAM500 Minimal (TAMA TECHSTAR TAM500 & TR-606 session)

Published on May 9, 2013 Caknobs·41 videos

"5オシレーターのアナログエレドラ音源、1985年発売のTAM500を入手しました­。こんなものが手に入るとは思っていなかったので非常に嬉しい！パッドを繋いでいわゆ­るドラムセットの形態で演奏するのが一般的な使い方ですが、今回はTR-606とTR­-727のトリガーアウトを使って発音させたミニマルテクノ的な音声です。

I obtained the TAM500 at "Hardoff(second-hand shop)" in Japan. I who was able to meet with this machine was very fortunate. This machine can make a incredible
groove, if knobs are twiddling in real time.

[使用機材 / Machines]
TAMA TECHSTAR TAM500 (Analog drum module)
Roland TR-606 (Drummachine)
Roland TR-727 (Drummachine)
Roland SBX-80 (Syncbox)
Boss BX-80 (Mixer)

なお、以下のURLでこの機材についての詳細をまとめていますので、興味のある方は是­非ご確認ください。
Please check this URL, if you want to know the details about this equipment.

http://caknobs.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2013/05/post-05a6.html"

Vince Clarke Studio For Sale

LINK via Alex.
"Due to Relocation... Vince Clarke from Erasure is Auctioning over 160 items of Audio Equipment from his UK Studio. All have been regularily serviced. Most have documentation. Five items a day will be Auctioned starting from Wednesday 24th October.

Items that will be sold:
Gentle Electric Model 101 ---------Ear 822Q --------Drawmer DS201 Gate -------Drawmer DS201 Gate-------- DBX 166A Comp------- DBX 166A Comp----- Yamaha SPX90-------- Roland SDE3000A --------Eventide H3000-D/SE------ Bel Electronics BD-80-------- Lexicon PCM70-------- Bel Electronics BA40-------- Korg Stage Echo----- DeltaLab Effectron ADM1024------ Orban/Parasound 106CX------ Korg Signal Delay----- Roland Space Echo----Lexicon Primetime-------- Peavey Reverb -----Ear 823MQ------- Drawmer DL221---- Roland GS 6 --------Otari DTR-7-------- Aiwa XK007 Excelia------ Denon DCD 595----- Furman Sound RV-1------- Astorias Classical Accoustic GTR JM155------- Martin&co Steel String Accoustic---------- Yamaha NS-10 Pair--------- Yamaha NS-10 Pair------ Ear 509mkII Amplifier-------- Ear 509mkII Amplifier ----------Ear 549 Amplifier------ Ear 549 Amplifier------- Ear 549 Amplifier-------- Ear 549 Amplifier-------- Un-named Studio Control Speakers-------- SAE P50 Amplifier----- SAE P50 Amplifier------- NAD 3020A Amplifier------- Akai S1000------ Roland A110 Midi Display-------- Alesis DATA DISK-------- Dual 505-2 Turntable------- Revox 1/4 inch 2 Track Recorder --------David 9000 Speakers ---------Studer C37 Type828 2 Track Recorder----- Studer A80 24 Track Recorder ---------EMT 140 Plate Reverb ------UMI Computers x 8 with drive and memory cards-------- Optikenetics Solar 250 Light --------Speaker Stands 45cm High --------AS Filter Bank FB3----- EMO RackLight RK1-------- Sycologic AMI------- Sycologic M16x ---------Sycologic PSP------- FriendChip SRC-------- FriendChip SRC/AT ----------Ensoniq KMX-16 ---------DAC High Capacity Storage System------- Amek Mixing Console -------Groove Electronics MC-Lites Midi Box---------- JBL M553 Crossover --------Tascam DA-P1 DAT-------- Arun Oxley Pin Patch--------- Otari Radar 24 Track Hrd Drv Recorder Plus SCSCI Drive--------- Otari RE-8E Controller--------- Amek Mice Controller----- Studer A80 VU Remote Control----- Studer AutoLocator-------- Bantam Jack Patch 6 1U units of 96 inputs--------- A/DA GTR Flanger ----------ProCo GTR FX RAT------ DaneElectro Tuner---- Signex CPM22 MIDI Patch--------- Symetrix Headphone Amplifier SX204-------- Fairlight C.M.I--------- Erasure MIDI/Gate System --------Beckmann9020 Oscilloscope------ Roland PMA-5----------- Roland PMA-5------ Roland MC-4 Micro Composer---------- Roland MC-4 Micro Composer------- Roland MC-4 Micro Composer------- Roland MC-4 Micro Composer --------Roland MC-4 Micro Composer---- Roland MC-4 Micro Composer--------- Roland CV Interface 0P-8M ----Roland CV Interface 0P-8M -----Roland CV Interface 0P-8M---- Roland CV Interface 0P-8M ------Roland CV Interface 0P-8M-------- Roland Digital Cassette Recorder MTR100------- Roland Digital Cassette Recorder MTR100 --------Roland Digital Cassette Recorder MTR100 ------Roland SBX-80 Midi Sync Box ------Roland MC-300 Micro composer-------- Roland MC-500 MKII Micro Composer---Behringer Ultra X crossover---- BSS DPR522 Gate----AB 215 EQ--- Behringer ULtra Q Pro--- BSS FCS 926 Varicurve--- BSS FCS 926 Varicurve--- BSS FCS 920 Varicurve--- Klark Teknik DN514 Auto Gate--- Behringer Multicom 4ch Compresser--- Behringer Composer Pro 2ch Compresser---- Roland SDE 3000--- AB 215 EQ--- Roland SDE 3000---Yamaha SPX90---Yamaha R1000 Reverb--- DBX 120-DS--- BSS Soundweb 9088i Signal Processer--- BSS FCS 920 Varicurve---- Yamaha SPX90MkII---- Behringer Composer Pro 2ch Compresser--- Behringer Virtualizer Pro--- Behringer Multicom 4ch Compresser---- BSS DPR502 Midi Noise Gate---- DBX 500 SubHarmonizer---- DBX 160 2ch Compresser VU Meter Version---- AB 215LT EQ---- Yamaha PM180 Rack Mixer---- Behringer Tube Ultra Q---- Behringer Tube Ultra Q---- Behringer Tube Ultra Q---- AB 231 EQ---- Roland Dimension SDD-320---- Citronic V-4.5 Conquest 2ch Amplifier---- White Parametric EQ---- White Parametric EQ--- Crest Century 24ch Mixing Console---- Crest 32ch Mxing Console---- Duke Box----"

Pictured above: Roland Space Echo RE-201 and Korg Stage Echo.
Vince Clark's hobbit / mushroom looking studio.

XBASE 888 (Digital-side), SH-101, CMU-800 demo by Jordan Passmore

Published on May 3, 2016 Jordan Passmore

"This demo is of the JoMoX XBASE 888 (utilizing solely the digital, sample-based side of the drum machine, rather than the analog voices), Roland SH-101 (doing the bassline), and Roland CMU-800 (with the arpeggio melody). The Mutable Instruments MIDIpal is sequencing the CMU and the Roland SH-101 is running off of it's own sequencer. A Roland SBX-80 is the master clock, sending MIDI clock to the XBASE and MIDIpal and triggers to the SH-101's trigger in. The mixer is a Roland M-16E and the only effect is the Boss DM-2w analog delay.

I uploaded my own samples into the XBASE 888; a mix of LinnDrum and Oberheim DMX samples. The XBASE has an 8-bit sample playback engine for 6 of it's voices and they can either be one of the stock 808/909ish samples or user uploads (via the JoMoX Win/OSX utility)."

Roland SBX 80 Sync Box MIDI SMPTE

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1985 Roland Rythm Machines & Sequencers Vol.1 Catalog Brochure

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"This catalog contains information and picture’s of the most classic Roland products of all time like the TR-909,TB-303 and a lot more."

Featured / Pictured in order:

TR-707
TR-909
TR-606
TB-303
CR-8000
CR-5000
SBX-80
MSQ-100
MSQ-700
JSQ-60

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Roland SBX-80 SYNC BOX

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"Great sync box for making your vintage (and not so) drum boxes, rhythm machines, sequencers, samplers, keyboards, synths, midi sound modules, tape machines, etc. talk to one another.
Shows cosmetic wear, but overall in good shape. (The last image is a digital advert for informational purposes).

The unit appears to work well with the following exceptions — the light in the ‘start' / 'tap' does not light up, but the button works well; the ‘set sec’ button does light up, but the button does not work (may just need a good cleaning); the two smaller rubber feet on the bottom are old / feel sticky; unit is missing 1 rubber foot which has been replaced with felt foot. Unit is older, used, and sold as-is.

Includes power cable. (and yes, has the plastic battery holder inside with two healthy AAs included).

From the web —
'Synchronize MIDI, SMPTE tape machines and Roland DIN sync for X0X machines.'"

Ad brochure scan below.

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Roland SBX-80 Sync Box SN 491496

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