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Vintage Recording Equipment Archive

Vintage Digital is an archive of vintage recording equipment and classic studio gear documenting the history of recording technology. From early tape recorders to breakthrough digital processors of the 1980s and beyond, it traces how recording technology shaped modern music.

1,892

Equipment Entries

245+

Brands

800+

Manuals

90+ Years

of Recording History

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Made In Japan

Released in 1987 /

Roland MKS-50 Polyphonic Synthesiser Module

The Roland MKS-50 was a six-voice polyphonic synthesiser module that housed the sound circuitry of the Alpha-JUNO in a compact EIA-1U rack format. It featured a DCO with fourteen waveforms, a seven-parameter envelope generator, and Roland’s Chorus circuitry. The unit stored 128 Tones and 128 Patches, the latter including settings for volume, portamento, key range, and MIDI reception.

Made In Japan

Released in 1986 /

Roland MKS-20 Digital Piano Synth Module

The Roland MKS-20 was a 16-note-polyphonic SA digital-piano module derived from the RD-1000. Eight basic keyboard voices, 56 programmable variations, individual equalisation, chorus and tremolo gave it a focused but adaptable sound set. MIDI program selection, Voice Preserve, cartridge storage and balanced outputs supported its use within keyboard and recording systems.