Roland sample libraries
Here are some audio examples of the original Roland floppies for the compatible S-series samplers: S-50, S-330, S-550, W-30.
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L-501 set |
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| L-501 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| L-501_1 --- Electric Piano 1 | Awesome Fender Rhodes electric piano, with great velocity sensitivity that opens up the characteristic Rhodes "thonk". |
| L-501_2 --- Electric Piano 2 & Clavi 1 | More polished and well-produced e. pianos, plus an excellent gritty Hohner Clavinet. |
| RSB-5501 set | |
| RSB-5501 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| RSB-5501_1 --- Club E.Piano Splits w-Bass & WaveSynth | A variety of electric and DX7 pianos, bass and synths. |
| RSB-5501_2 --- Tenor & No.2 Soprano Saxophones Vol.1 | Well sampled saxophones. |
| RSB-5501_3 --- AcPiano 2 No.3 Steinway C-7 Classicalish | Beautiful amalgam of very useful piano sounds. |
| RSB-5501_4 --- Bass Vol.1 - Electric & Upright | Great bass samples. |
| RSB-5501_5 --- Ac-Guitars 2 | Warm and full bodied classical guitars. |
| RSB-5501_6 --- Solo Cello & Duo | Realistic, raspy cello samples. |
| RSB-5501_7 --- Woodwinds Vol. 1 | Many useful patches, for pop or classical - including a great Ocarina sample. |
| RSB-5501_8 --- Pop Piano 1 E.Grand & MKS-20 | Classic electro-acoustic pianos and some MKS-20 standouts. |
| RSB-5501_9 --- Grand Piano 3 | The left... |
| RSB-5501_10 --- Grand Piano 3 | The right. |
| RSB-5502 set | |
| RSB-5502 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| RSB-5502_1 --- Conga-Monga IN STEREO! | Great conga and bongo samples in stereo. |
| RSB-5502_2 --- Jet Strings IN STEREO! | An interesting idea that mixes majestic strings with the roar of a Jumbo Jet. A very powerful sound. |
| RSB-5502_3 --- Long Crash+Splash IN STEREO! | Great cymbal samples. |
| RSB-5502_4 --- Pluck Pianos Prepared 9ft Grand | Early piano sounds - great for Medieval/Renaissance music. |
| RSB-5502_5 --- Mini Moog Bass No.1 | Powerful analog bass from the king of all synthesizers. |
| RSB-5502_6 --- EQ Kits 1A Separate Outs | Studio drums, old school. |
| RSB-5502_7 --- THX No.1 In Stereo 1=L 2=R | The famous Lucas Studios movie sound. |
| RSB-5502_8 --- FM Filtered No.1 | Nice FM pianos and bass. |
| RSB-5502_9 --- Stereo Set1A 1=L, 2=R | Studio drums with nice room reverb. |
| RSB-5503 set | |
| RSB-5503 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| RSB-5503_1 --- Flute & Piccolo | Realistic flute and piccolo samples |
| RSB-5503_2 --- Bright Trumpets Solo & Section | Great brass, suitable for both pop and classical |
| RSB-5503_4 --- Orchestral Percussion No.2 | Very nice orchestral percussion setup |
| RSB-5503_9 --- Full String Section | Lively and expressive string instruments. |
| RSB-5504 set | |
| RSB-5504 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| RSB-5504_3 --- Exotic Hand Percussion No.1 | Gorgeous ethnic percussion from around the globe. |
| RSB-5504_4 --- Designer Trap Set No.1 + SeqBass | Nice punchy drum set + several analog basses. |
| RSB-5504_5 --- Industrial Strength TeknSynPrc | Kraftwerkian percussion. |
| RSB-5505 set | |
| RSB-5505 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| RSB-5505_3 --- Hookmonics59 1959 Strat Oddities | Clean Stratocaster sounds. |
| RSB-5506 set | |
| RSB-5506 set .mp3 demo | My comments |
| RSB-5506_4 --- Moog Brass 1 | Nicely analog synth brass. |
| RSB-5506_8 --- Brass Vol.3 | Brass falls and the great "Dragnet-style", Euphonium, and Elephants samples :-D |
| RSB-5506_9 --- Super Kit 16bit | Very "produced" '80s drum set. |
| RSB-5506_10 --- Banjo Man | Great patch! |