Roland ProMars Compuphonic (MRS-2)
The ProMars CompuPhonic is essentially a classic, monophonic version of the Jupiter 4. It has 10 preset sounds (not too great) and 10 user programmable preset patches. The preset sounds include Bass, String, Clavi, Piano, Voice, Trombone, Sax, Trumpet, Synth I and Synth II. A very standard and well laid out set of knobs, sliders and edit controls give you the power to create some really cool sounds.
There are two individual VCO oscillators that can be de-tuned, a nice VCF filter with its own ADSR, a typical VCA envelope section, a nice LFO and a pitch/mod wheel that can effect the LFO, VCF or VCA. It even has a noise generator.
The Promars Compuphonic makes a unique alternative to other Roland SH-type synths since, although it has very SH-type controls and layout, its sound and preset capabilities are more like the famous Jupiter synths and at a fraction of the cost. Nice wood casing and Vintage appeal. It has been used by Vangelis, Spandau Ballet, Add N To (X), Jethro Tull, and Depeche Mode.
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- Demos & Media
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Audio Clip 1 - Bass and synth sounds, submitted by Moimir Papalescu.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - Monophonic
- Oscillators - 2 VCOs
- LFO - 1 LFO (sine, square, ramp up and ramp down)
- Filter - HP filter, LP rez filter with ADSR which can be inverted
- VCA - ADSR envelope gen
- Memory - 10 presets, 10 user patches, 8 performances, 1 user performance
- Keyboard - 37 keys
- Control - CV / Gate
- Date Produced - 1979 - 1982
- Est. Value - $100 - $300
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Its a Depeche Mode performance in 1982.
You can see Alan playing on some live vids in 1982