From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5b!hou5c!hou5e!hou5a!hou5d!hogpc!houxt!alj
Newsgroups: net.music
Title: Roland Compu-Music synthesizer
Article-I.D.: houxt.289
Posted: Thu Apr 28 11:13:37 1983
Received: Fri Apr 29 08:16:32 1983

Hello,
Does anyone know anything about the Roland CMU-800?
I saw an ad in June '83 Popular Computing,
claiming eight voices plus a seven voice electronic drummer,
under control of your microcomputer.
They say they have software for Apple ][ and NEC,
but it's sold seperately, so I gather the synthesizer
could be used with other systems as well, if you're willing
to do the programming.
Could anybody tell me:
1) How does it sound?
2) How are the voices controlled? Like the Commodore SID?
3) What interface does it require?  The NEC and Apple have different
   busses, don't they?
4) Anything else that might be relevant.

By the way, the ad says the synthesizer retails for $495, the software
for $70.

Thanks,
Andy Judkis
houxt!alj
ABI Lincroft
201-576-3219