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24.12.2018 | KONTAKT | 850 MB<\/strong><\/p>

Roland\u2019s RS202 disco-era analogue string synth reborn<\/b><\/p>

The strings that soared above a thousand Disco hits! \u2022 Roland\u2019s classic Ensemble \/ Chorus effect gets its first outing \u2022 Warm yet gritty analogue tonality \u2013 a great contrast to more polite string synths<\/p>

Roland\u2019s RS202 hales from 1976, and was something of a landmark product for Roland. It featured the first outing of the classic Ensemble \/ Chorus effect that would later grace the Juno and Jupiter lines, and which contributed in large part to the warmth and movement of Roland\u2019s big analogue machines. You saw it here first, folks ????<\/p>

The RS202 had no ambition to be a huge polysynth, though. It was a string machine, plain and simple, albeit with a useful Brass section incorporated alongside the two String footages. It also had tone controls and two flavours of the wonderful Ensemble to liven things up \u2013 position II gives a lush chorus, while position I adds some lively modulation to create the sound that captured the imagination of a generation. Stepping neatly into the Disco scene, the RS202 pretty much defined the sound of \u2018disco strings\u2019 \u2013 its character being sweet and soaring in the top octaves, but interestingly gritty and raw in the midrange. (It\u2019s quite a contrast to Logan and Godwin in this sense: a much more rough-round-the-edges tonality until you get to the high notes.)<\/p>

The Vibrato control has a pre-delay allowing more natural-sounding swells of vibrato, and simple envelope sculpting came courtesy of an Attack Slow \/ Fast switch and a continuously-variable Release control. Rather nicely, the two Strings patches aren\u2019t just octave clones of each other: the upper violin\/viola patch is noticeably thinner, while the lower cello\/bass patch is thicker and fuzzier, so mixing them yields a useful spread of sounds. All in all, the RS202 packed quite a punch, and Disco enthusiasts in particular took to it in droves.<\/p>

Our version sticks pretty close to the original in features, letting the simplicity of Roland\u2019s design shine through. We\u2019ve added a stereo-ising Width control, a full ADSR envelope, and a block of useful effects around the back \u2013 covering a modern Chorus to complement the vintage Ensemble\/Chorus effect, a Phaser, an Echo, a Rotary speaker and a modelled Amp Cab selection. (The Amp Cab simulator really changes the tone of the sound, and is great for getting a more squashed, frequency-limited version of the sound.)<\/p>

Strings 202 of course sounds absolutely fantastic in its natural setting \u2013 soaring above Disco beats and stabbing out funky riffs with its flared jeans on \u2013 but it\u2019s also great for bedding down any track that needs a string pad that tends towards \u2018gritty and textured\u2019 rather than \u2018sweet and smooth\u2019. There\u2019s a bit of a prog-rock-y tone to it too, like it wouldn\u2019t be out of place in Watcher of the Skies. We really like it ????<\/p>

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