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Powerful monophonic synth from 1979 brought back to life for your DAW.
A sibling of the legendary JUPITER-4, this rare and wonderful synthesizer from 1979 features an evocative voice with a thick, rich sound, and is increasingly sought after on the used market. Sonically accurate down to the circuit level, the versatile PROMARS plug-in cranks out big bass and lead tones with the unmistakable character of Roland synths from the era.
Big Little Brother
Initially designed as a "kid brother" to the JUPITER-4, the deceptively small PROMARS married the stability and flexibility of microprocessor control with the rich sound of analog, and was one of the first synths with onboard memory. This powerful monophonic instrument boasted fat buzzy leads and a powerful low end, proving big things often come in little packages.
Otherworldly Tones
While the JUPITER-4 featured one VCO and one sub-oscillator per voice, PROMARS had two of each. Users could detune them to produce a distinctive unison chorus effect, producing sounds like a four-VCO synthesizer. It sounded positively huge, making it a go-to synth for fat, growling basses and searing lead tones.
Plug In Your Own PROMARS
Our software version of PROMARS perfectly recreates the sound of this rare, vintage instrument using original design specs and a detailed, part-by-part analysis of each analog circuit. But it also features some new capabilities only found in the plug-in:
• Each oscillator has extended range for more flexibility
• The LFO includes a new Random waveform setting
• Full user control of noise and pulse width
• Advanced arpeggiator with tempo sync
• Modern effects: reverb, bit-crusher, and tempo-syncing delay
Hardware Integration
PROMARS is also a PLUG-OUT synthesizer that can be hosted in Roland’s SYSTEM-8, SYSTEM-1, and SYSTEM-1m hardware synthesizers. This means you can work in your computer-based DAW or perform live without a computer using the exact same sounds. You can even send sounds back and forth between the hardware and software, and use the hardware as a hands-on controller.
Lifetime Keys
To install an instrument with a Lifetime Key, you must have a Roland Account. To create your Roland Account, download Roland Cloud Manager, create an account/log in, download your instrument, and redeem your Lifetime Key.
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- 1 voice
- LFO Delay Time
- LFO Bend
- Waveform (SIN, SAW (Invert), SAW, SQR, RANDOM (S/H))
- LFO Rate
- LFO Key Trigger switch
- Range (64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2)
- Modulation Depth
- PWM Mode switch (MANUAL, LFO, VCF ENV, VCA ENV)
- Pulse Width
- Waveform (SAW, SQR, SAW+SUB, SQR+SUB, SUB)
- VCO-2 A-TUNE
- VCO-2 B-TUNE
- VCO-2 Select SWITCH (A-TUNE, OFF, B-TUNE)
- VCO-1
- VCO-2
- NOISE
- High pass filter Cutoff Frequency
- Low pass filter Cutoff Frequency
- Low pass filter Resonance
- Low pass filter Keyboard Follow
- Low pass filter LFO Modulation Depth
- Envelope Modulation Depth
- Envelope Attack Time
- Envelope Decay Time
- Envelope Sustain Level
- Envelope Release Time
- Envelope Attack Time
- Envelope Decay Time
- Envelope Sustain Level
- Envelope Release Time
- Tone
- Crusher Depth
- Reverb Level
- Delay Level
- Delay Time
- Volume
- Bend Sensitivity
- Portamento
- Legato switch
- Key Assign Mode
- Tempo Sync switch
- Arpeggio Switch
- Arpeggio Type (1 Oct Up, 1 Oct U+D, 1 Oct Down, 2 Oct Up, 2 Oct U+D, 2 Oct Down)
- Arpeggio Step (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T)
- 430--450 Hz
- 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
- 64 patches
- *User can make new user bank
- VSTi 2.4 (32 bits, 64 bits) * Windows only
- VSTi 3.6 (32 bits, 64 bits)
- AU
- Operating System
- macOS 10.8.5 or later
- Host Application
- VST instruments (VSTi) version: VST 3.6 compatible
- Audio Units (AU) version: V2 Audio Units compatible
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo or better
- RAM
- 4 GB or moreHard Disk100 MB or more
- Display resolution and Colors
- 1280 x 800 dots or higher, 16.7 million colors or moreOtherYou'll need Internet connectivity to activate this software.You'll need installation SYSTEM-1 driver to plug-out this software to the SYSTEM-1.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating System- Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 8/8.1
- Microsoft Windows 10
- * incompatible with Windows RT, Windows Phone or virtual machines such as Hyper-V, Virtual PC.
- Host Application
- VST instruments (VSTi) version: VST 2.4/3.6 compatible
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo or better
- RAM
- 2GB or more
- Hard Disk
- 100 MB or more
- Display resolution and Colors
- 1280 x 800 dots or higher, 24 bits Full Color or more
- Other
- You'll need Internet connectivity to activate this software.
- You'll need Adobe Reader (available free of charge) in order to read the online help.
- You'll need installation SYSTEM-1 driver to plug-out this software to the SYSTEM-1.
