Roland M-SE1 (c. 1995)
Not much is documented about the Roland M-SE1 beyond mid-1990s period listings, but the basics are clear. It was a 19-inch rackmount sound-expansion module from Roland's M-Series line. Sound on Sound's December 1995 module buyers guide listed the M-SE1 at £499, alongside siblings like the M-DC1, M-VS1, and M-GS64 (December 1995, p.262). An earlier Sound on Sound (April 1996, p.119) feature introduced the M-Series as individually tailored 19" racks holding specific instrument collections. You plugged in a keyboard and had a set of sounds ready to go.
EQ magazine described the new Sound Expansion Series modules as offering Roland sounds from the JV and XP series synthesizers (November 1995, p.18). Past that, the record is thin. No detailed specifications, voice counts, or production years have survived in the archive. The M-SE1 seems to have been overshadowed by its more famous M-Series siblings and the JV modules.
- Roland M-Series 19" rack sound-expansion module
- Period list price: £499 (Sound on Sound, Dec 1995)
- Soundset drawn from the JV/XP generation (EQ, Nov 1995)
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