- Roland CM-32P
The Roland CM-32P is a
MIDI synthesizer module first released byRoland Corporation in 1989. Its appearance is identical to theCM-32L with the exception of aPCM card slot at the front. The front included a volume knob, a power switch and two leds indicating power and MIDI data. On the rear panel there are three MIDI connectors (IN, OUT and THRU), abalanced 1/4" jack connector for headphones and twounbalanced 1/4" jack connectors for a mono/stereo output (-10 dBu ).The
synthesis used is PCM (Pulse Code Modulation ) which allowed for more realistic sound reproduction of musical instruments than the LA (Linear Arithmetic synthesis ). The sounds included are partly of the same origins as the professionalU-110 ,U-220 modules and theU-20 synthesizer keyboard. These sounds cover the spectrum of acoustic pianos, reeds, brass,string instrument s and other sounds where the PCM technology showed its brilliance.The internal engine contains 64 PCM sampled sounds and 64 more could be accessed from the optional memory cards. These cards were the same as those used with the U-110/U-220 modules and the U-20 synthesizer.The CM-32P module had fixed
MIDI channels 11 through 16 and was intended as an add-on to an existing CM-32L module giving the user the full spectrum of sounds needed for MIDI orchestraion. The CM-32P had apolyphony of 31 notes and contained an effects unit providingreverb and a chorus to colorize the sounds."This information is based on various pamphlets and brochures from Roland Corporation and personal user experience"
See also: Modules:
Roland MT-32 ,Roland CM-32L ,Roland CM-64 ,Roland CM-300 andRoland CM-500 . Sequencers:Tentrax ,Roland Ballade ,Roland Ballade GS ,Musicator References
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