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DJ-70 - SynthWizard - 12-30-2019
DJ-70
<div><span>DJ-70</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Polyphony" data-content="The number of voices (notes) a device can produce simultaneously. Typically, a monophonic device can only play one note at a time. A Duophonic device can play two notes at a time. A polyphonic device can play two or more notes at a time." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Polyphony - </span>
<span class="specification-value">24 Voices</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Multitimbral" data-content="A synthesizing instrument that can play two or more timbres (also called sounds or patches) at the same time. A typical multitimbral tone generator can play, for example, the brass, piano, and violin parts all at once." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Multitimbral - </span>
<span class="specification-value">31 Parts</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="VCF" data-content="Voltage controlled filter. A filter whose cutoff frequency can be changed by altering the amount of voltage being sent to its control input." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">VCF - </span>
<span class="specification-value">LPF / HPF / BPF</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="LFO" data-content="Low Frequency Oscillator. An oscillator especially devoted to applications below the audible frequency range, and typically used as a control source for modulating a sound to create vibrato, tremolo, trills, and so on." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">LFO - </span>
<span class="specification-value">1 LFO with Sine, Triangle, Saw-up, Saw-down, Square, Random, peak-hold</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Envelope" data-content="A shape that changes as a function of time. The shape of a synthesizer's envelope is often controlled by Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release parameters (ADSR). Envelopes can be applied to various aspects of a synth sound, such as pitch, filter cutoff frequency, and overall amplitude." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Envelope - </span>
<span class="specification-value">2 EGs</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Controls" data-content="On-board rotary knobs, linear sliders, and push-buttons or switches that may be used to edit various parameters." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Controls - </span>
<span class="specification-value">MIDI In/Out/Thru</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Sequencer" data-content="A hardware device, software application or module used to arrange/sequence timed events into musical patterns and songs. An analog sequencer uses control voltages and gate triggers to control vintage analog devices. A digital sequencer usually uses MIDI and has more advanced capabilities than an analog sequencer." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Sequencer - </span>
<span class="specification-value">8-track Sequencer</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Keyboard" data-content="A set of keys or levers, arranged in order of ascending pitch, which enables a piano, organ or synthesizer to be played by hand." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Keyboard - </span>
<span class="specification-value">37 keys with velocity and aftertouch</span>
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erson" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Naomi Bolton</a></span><span>Tue, 12/24/2019 - 10:02</span>
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The DJ-70 is a sampling workstation that Roland Italy released in 1992. They followed it up in 1996 with the Roland DJ-70MKII, which added a few more powerful features to the original hardware.<br><br>
The DJ-70 features 37 keys with both velocity as well as aftertouch and a 64 x 240 pixels backlit display. To the right of the keys, you'll find a scratch wheel, which is used to simulate the scratch effect of analog turntables and vinyl records as popularized by DJs. To the left of the keys is a lever that can be used to bend up or down or to modulate the sound while situated above the keys are the pad buttons that can be used to play patches. Above these are the function switches, the cursor switches for manipulating the display, as well as switches for selecting the sound mode, switching to performance mode, opening the command window, etc. To the right of the LCD, there is a value dial used to modify the values at the cursor location on the screen.<br><br>
On the back of the DJ-70, you'll find the power switch, an AC inlet for connecting the AC power supply cable, the LCD contrast knob and the sustain jack. The MIDI connectors are also situated on the back along with the Stereo out jacks, and input jacks. The headphones jack and phones volume knob can be found on the side of the DJ-70.<br><br>
According to the user manual, the DJ-70 was designed for use in the dance market and to provide DJs with everything they need. It came with 2 megabytes of memory, which was expandable up to a maximum of 4 megabytes while offering complete compatibility with Roland S-770/750/55/330 and W30 samples. The scratch wheel is definitely a very novel feature, but more of a gimmick than anything else. The DJ-70 also came with a built-in 3,5 floppy disk drive unit, which was intended for recording studios, television and broadcasting stations, as well as pure hobbyist use.<br><br>
The DJ-70 streamlined the sampling process by allowing users to connect their audio source of choice to the audio-input and then pressing the Start/End sample key to start recording. Once the process is complete the sample patch is automatically created and assigned to a key on the keyboard as well as one of the pads and the scratch dial. To make the DJ-70 more appealing to DJs, it also has a "Load While Playing" function which allows for uninterrupted playing while loading samples from the disk drive.<br><br>
Unfortunately, the DJ-70 failed to make much of an impact on the market and has since been all but forgotten by most synth enthusiasts. It had a lot of potential, but things like the obtuse edit interface limited its appeal.</p></div>
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<div class="field--item">1992</div>
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<div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.polynominal.com/Roland-dj70/roland-dj70-user-manual.pdf">http://www.polynominal.com/Roland-dj70/roland-dj70-user-manual.pdf</a></div>
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