Roland w-30

[micklow]

Hi guys,

I acquired one of these as part of a package but it needs some work. I need to get a system disk etc. Does anyone know how to go about this. Is it worth fixing up?

 

[Xabiton]

theyre great samplers you can likely find a system disk for one on ebay they arent the most popular samplers out there but people have made hit records with most noteably by Erick Sermon in the early 90s

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Operating System Startup Disk - Roland W-30 v 1.1 w 30 | eBay

 

[micklow]

Hi Xabiton,

thanks for your reply and link. I think I will give it a go, no harm in spending 20 dollars!

 

[krushing]

Actually the OS can be found on the internet for free - but it might of course be easier to simply buy a working disk instead of trying to find a computer that still has a floppy drive and the futzing around with the right formatting...

 

[logic7]

I used a W30 for some of my earliest sample-based tracks (back in '91). Incredibly difficult to use back then but you get the hang of it over time. The one I used was my uncle's and he had it down to a science and he showed me the basics of using it. The 12 bit sampler is really clean sounding compared to the akai s900/950's, so if you're looking for that classic 12 bit crunch, this is definitely not the joint to use.