All of these patches come available for free for the Roland System-8 via the Roland Librarian software. These are just sound clip examples. These clips are for demonstration use only, and not for resale or reuse, commercial or otherwise. I am doing this to demonstrate the suitability of the Roland System-8, mainly for church environments.
As well, I will include sound clips of other
System-8 Plugins such as the Jupiter-8, Juno-106, JX-3P, Jupiter-4,
and Juno-60
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I chose notes to play based on the type of patch. I recorded them all in to my Boss BR-80 as one file, then parsed them out using Audacity.
The second half of this article will include sound clips of some patches I have converted into pads.
Roland seems to use following annotation: "BANK-PRESET-NAME".
This article is currently a DRAFT. I have recorded all the examples of Roland Librarian presets, but the adapted patches below are still being recorded.
Roland seems to use a naming convention as follows:
| SY System-8 Saws |
SQ Star Spiral |
PL Synth Edge |
SY EDM Chord |
PD Rich Strings |
LD OSC Sync Ld |
BS Pedal Bass |
FX SBF Effect |
| SY Smoke Lounge |
SQ TranceArpgChd |
KY Phase EP |
BR Brass Fanfare |
PD Pad Plucker |
LD 5th Sweeper |
BS Licked |
SY T-Buzz 1 |
| PD Overtone Str |
SQ NeverLand |
KY VT Key |
BR Bright Brass |
PD Sizzle Pad |
LD Whistling Ld |
BS Saw Bass |
FX Space |
| SY Soul Punch |
SQ Mod Arpg |
SY 5th Ambipluck |
BR New Romantic |
PD Blow Pad |
LD Saw Lead |
BS OF Bass |
BS Wobble Love |
| SY Modern Trance |
SQ Clockworks |
PD Condenser |
SY Coned |
PD Big Pad |
LD PWM Lead |
SQ Bass Burn |
DR Flit Zap |
| SY Bell Synth |
SQ FM Arpg |
KY OD Organ |
BR Classic Brass |
PD Wispy Pad |
LD Sync Solo |
BS Velo Reso Bs |
FX Percussive |
| SY Something Big |
SQ Ethereal Arpg |
BL Dual FM Bells |
BR Brass Tacks |
PD Super Saws |
LD Glider |
BS Bass Melody |
SY T-Buzz 2 |
| VC For Vocoder |
SQ Arper Chord |
SY Spit Hits |
SY T-Buzz 3 |
PD SquareStrings |
LD S-Andes |
BS Lots of Saws |
FX Tek Toms |
| KY FM Chorus EP |
BR Runner Brass |
LD Talkin' Box |
SQ Bassline 2018 |
PD Slow-mo Pad |
BL Hang Dream |
LD Wizard Lead |
FX Chaotic SBF |
| KY Legend FM EP |
KY Piano Age |
KY Piano Glow |
KY Ethereal EP |
KY Steel Pan |
KY Porcelain |
KY Talkin' Clavi |
KY FM Drawbars |
| SY Shooter |
SY Grimer |
SY 90s Tech Stab |
SY Hybrid Sweep |
SY New Jupiter |
SY Dreaming |
SY Formant u-i-a |
SY Klanger |
| PD After Life |
PD Floating Sea |
PD Juno Warmer |
PD Fat 80 Pad |
PD Crumblin' Pad |
PD Pumpin' Pad |
PD Metallic SBF |
PD Metallic Pad |
| BS Jazz FM |
BS Sub FM Bass |
BS Top Attack Bs |
BS Intro Bass |
BS Organ Bs 2018 |
BS Formant Steps |
BS Robot Wobble |
BS FM LFO Wobble |
| LD Funky Analog |
LD Harmonic Res |
LD Solo Sync FM |
LD Digi Growl |
LD Harmonic Steps |
LD Distress |
LD Tropical Flute |
PL Syn-Harp |
| PL Future Trance |
PL FM Pluck |
PL Tech Pluck |
BL Bell Synth |
BL FM Bell 1 |
BL FM Bell 2 |
SQ Hybrid Arpg |
SQ Distant World |
| SQ Pluck Seq |
SQ FingerArpg 1 |
SQ FingerArpg 2 |
SQ SBF Sequence |
FX FM Drone Boy |
FX Scaring Night |
FX Sweeping SBF |
FX Oj Oie |
| FX Velo Zap |
FX Flanging Perc |
FX Keep-Pressing |
FX Reso Beam |
DR Noise Clap |
FX Down Down |
FX Space Wars |
FX SBF Hall |
| SQ Machine |
FX FM Hit! |
FX Up Down |
FX EG Beam |
FX Robo Talk 1 |
FX Robo Talk 2 |
FX Rev Pitch Nois |
FX Earth |
| DR White Snare |
DR Snare Clap |
DR Flit-Rim |
DR Clap with Rev |
DR 80s Kicky Sine |
DR RTD Kick |
DR 606 Simple Tom |
FX KANAAMI |
| DR Nz Shaker |
DR SBF Cym |
DR S8 Snare 1 |
DR S8 Snare 2 |
DR FM Cym |
DR SYNTH Drum |
FX INDST Hamm |
FX BURN |
| LD Trance Hero |
PL Dreamer |
LD White Wall |
LD SnakeZ |
BS Simpl Bass |
LD Squarik |
LD Arpy |
BS Ripple |
| PD Breeze Pad |
LD Saw Noise |
BS Psy Bass Pluck |
LD Big Box |
LD Tech Leader |
LD Detuna |
BS Crunshii |
SY Orientik |
| BS Prog Room |
SY 3 Love 3 |
LD Space Mission |
SY Arp Mechanic |
PD Out There |
PL Chord Feels |
SY Library |
FX Bit Rise |
| BS Synth Bass |
LD Arp Lifting |
SY Metal Drops |
LD Club Saw |
SY Jump! |
SY Tech Stab |
LD Trance Keys |
BS Rock Trance |
| LD CV Lead 1 |
LD CV-Lead 2 |
LD CV-Lead 3 |
PD CV-Pad 1 |
PD CV-Pad 2 |
PD CV-Pad 3 |
PD CV-Atmos 1 |
PD CV-Atmos 2 |
| PD CV-Atmos 3 |
BS CV-Bass 1 |
BS CV-Bass 2 |
BS CV-Bass 3 |
BS CV-Bass 4 |
FX CV-Effect 1 |
FX CV-Effect 2 |
FX CV-Effect 3 |
| LD CV-Lead 4 |
LD CV-Lead 5 |
LD CV-Lead 6 |
LD CV-Lead 7 |
PD CV-Pad 4 |
PD CV-Pad 5 |
PD CV-Pad 6 |
PD CV-Atmos 4 |
| PD CV-Atmos 5 |
PD CV-Atmos 6 |
BS CV-Bass 5 |
BS CV-Bass 6 |
BS CV-Bass 7 |
FX CV-Effect 4 |
FX CV-Effect 5 |
SQ CV-Sequence |
| Grime bass |
Metal bass |
Industry bass |
Phlanged Bass |
Pulsebass |
Xaosbass |
Gritbass |
Mondobass |
| Smackbass |
Sharpbass |
Systembass |
Knockbass |
Lowtone |
Animabass |
Thickness |
Metalbasik |
| Futuresweep |
Voxmove |
Hard Kathedral |
Fizzfaze |
E-motion |
Notable |
Disintegrated |
Big Evolutor |
| Transitions |
Wilder Than Thou |
Chromium |
The Stack |
Metamorf |
Crushed Ice |
Time Crystals |
TwentyFortyNine |
| Total Chaos |
Rasterized |
Dirty Kat |
Mallet Byter |
Drivetime |
Powerorgan |
Bigalog |
Bakelyte |
| Broken Bot |
Autovox |
RAWR |
Mercury Attack |
Achtung Buzz |
Noizebyte |
Gamer Synth |
Thickest 4th |
| Harmonicoid |
Triggered |
Kluster Pluck |
Syncbolt |
Sideband Pop |
Hard Glass |
Shortmullet |
Scratchy Can |
| Microchip |
Interval Spike |
Grinder |
Hammered |
Majorette |
New Detroit |
Ur Nu Gruy |
Knock Circle |
| PD ApocalypsePad |
LD Blips Lead |
FX CPU Fail? |
FX CinematicDrone |
BS Dystopian Bass |
PD Eerie String |
LD FM Lead |
SQ Filmic Acid |
| SQ Horror Arpg |
BS Jagged Bass |
BL Sorcery Bells |
PD SoundtrackPad |
BS Syncish Bass |
SQ TechRush Arpg |
SY Triple Stack |
SQ Unsteady Arpg |
| LD Wow Lead |
LD Mean As Duck |
LD Mellow Cello |
LD Talk Dirty |
LD Ya Lead |
LD Bit Speak |
LD Sympony |
LD Tha Killah |
| LD Bizzare Pluck |
LD Organically |
LD Spiked |
LD The Future... |
LD Nagging Feel |
LD The Law |
LD Gesundheit |
LD Fonk 5th |
| LD Laser Horns |
LD Spalunking |
LD FM Bell |
LD Curiously |
LD Druples |
LD Brute Force |
LD Regal 5ths |
BS Funk Bass |
| BS SQR Bass |
BS Wonky Bass |
BS Heavy Tone |
BS Gutteral |
BS Sci-Bass |
BS Alien Bass |
BS Soft Bass |
BS Awkward Bass |
| BS Q Bass |
BS Wide Load |
BS Madness |
PD Movie Pad |
PD Click Pad |
PD Adventure Pad |
PD Square Moment |
PD Lonely Pad |
| PD Super Saw Pad |
PD Galaxy Pad |
PD Soft Pad |
PD Super Phaser |
FX Wha? |
SQ Formant Mover |
SQ Calculations |
SQ Artic Tundra |
| SQ Liquid Move |
SQ Secret Bells |
SQ McFlangerino |
SQ 303ish |
SQ Dazed |
SQ In Mind |
SY Mad Poly |
FX Dive Bomb |
| FX Bubble Drop |
FX Bad Com |
FX Future Car |
FX Cone Destroy |
FX Bass Drop |
FX Bass Swell |
FX Phase Run |
FX Bubble Pop |
| BS FM 8Bass01 |
BS FM Flit |
BS FM MonstBass |
BS FM VeloBass |
BS FM HumanBass |
BS FM WobbleBass |
BS FM MetalBass |
BS FM SBF Bass |
| BS FM Piano Bass |
BS FM DownBass |
BS FM RateBass |
BS FM MovingBass |
BS FM Ninja Bass |
BS FM BraBass |
BS WIDE Bass |
BS FM Line Bass |
| Dream Time Arpg |
Nautilus |
Anomaly Arpg |
Gegemon |
HOME |
Jupiter Poly |
Drive Time Synth |
Carpenter |
| French Touch |
S-8 Frontiers |
Reso Lead |
Muffin |
Octane |
O-Run Bass |
Synth Hero |
Dee Fifty |
| Stand by |
Ultra |
FM Strings |
Shodan |
Wings of Fury |
A OK |
Polyres |
Dreamy |
| Kitsune |
Midnight |
Vintage Poly |
Serene |
Shamara |
Swerve |
Terminate |
Innocense |
| The Brass Pad |
Jupiter Pad |
Super Brass |
Plucky Synth |
Simple Pluck |
The SQR Pad |
Unicorn Sighting |
Super Jupiter |
| Velo JP-6 |
Great Bass |
Big Bass |
Hybrid Bass |
Soft Square |
O-run Arpg |
Mean Mono |
Agro Arpg |
| The Darker Pad |
Juno-8000 |
Dream EP |
VeloDisto |
The 106 Plus |
Fat Velo Bass |
106 Plus 1 |
Sync Base |
| Bright Pad |
Hammer Synth |
Rubbery Synth |
Vocal Machine |
Pad Vocal |
Retro EP |
Future FM Klay |
Vocal Machine 2 |
| LD Wired |
LD They Say |
SY Tidal Jam |
KY El Plastico |
PD Glass Girl |
LD SD Floater |
BS FM Booty |
LD Op2 Timer |
| FX Mr SciFi |
SQ Sunrise |
LD Digi-Machete |
BR Dee Ex Brass |
SY Squeeze Me |
LD Vas |
BS Lefty Bs |
FX Forbidden |
| PD SpacePad |
PL KOTO |
PL KOTO Metal |
LD NoiseLead |
SY Knife Chen |
PD EXP Pad |
SQ Attack Seq |
FX EXP STR |
| LD Kill Lead |
SY Chord Riff |
LD G Lead |
LD ROT Lead |
LD THE Lead |
LD SawSaw Lead |
LD Ruins Lead |
LD Cold Lead |
| BL DiggiBell |
AR Fuzzy Arpg |
STR Chamber Saws |
KY Gnarly Keys |
BS FM Punch It |
PD FM Pad |
KY EP FM |
BS Dark Wright |
| LD Funky Sync |
BS Sub Atomic Bs |
PD LoFi Dreams |
SY Soft Obi |
PD Softly Hum |
BS Chorus Bass |
PD Tune In Pad |
LD Apollo Lead |
| SY LoFi Smooth |
AR Degraded 16th |
KY Plastic Piano |
BS Mixreddy BS |
BL Ballad Bell |
BS Old Skool |
LD Evolves |
AR 70s Arpg |
| SY Trig Me |
BR RnBrass |
KY MalletPiano |
KY Tremelolo Key |
BS Low Grinder |
AR Tinkle Arpg |
LD The Flute |
PD Poly Oh Poly |
| BS B-Bass |
SY Magic Reso |
KY Broken Keys |
LD Melancholead |
FX Downlifter |
SY Ana Belle |
BA Jazzy Bass |
PL SinePunch |
| BS Model Bass |
AR Waterfall |
BL EfEm Bell |
PD Organic Pad |
LD Sad Solo |
BA Bass Driver |
AR FlowingMilts |
LD Ethnic Lead |
| AR Robot |
BL Reso Bell |
PL FM Pluck |
BS Rolling Bass |
LD 70s Style |
LD Galaxy Stab |
BS Mellow Bass |
LD Moody Lead |
| KY TremoBell |
AR Logical Arpg |
KY Tricky Tink |
PD Drama Q |
BS Classic Rbass |
BL Bell of Soul |
PD AutoChain Pad |
BS Heavy 809 |
| BS Chainsaw |
BS Eight0 |
BS Hollow |
BS Deep FM |
BS Plastic |
PD Future Baz |
PD Gamma Ray |
PD Moving Lush |
| PD Bagpipe Drift |
PD The Special |
SY Candy 5th |
SY Odd Attack |
SY Glass Chord |
SY Fuller 5th |
SY Cutoff Tonic |
KY Lullaby |
| KY British |
KY Low & Slow |
KY Bend Tines |
LD Filthy Brass |
LD Phunky |
LD Space Trumpet |
LD Unstable |
PL Robots |
| PL Tropic |
PL Soft Pluck |
SQ Particles |
SQ Waiting |
SQ Tempo Chords |
SQ Techno Drive |
FX Going Up |
FX Going Down |
| SY Sunday |
BS Dirty 5th |
SY Far East |
PL Shorty |
| Chimney Synth |
Aged Synth |
Distant Pad |
Fmalog |
Plucky Synth |
Simple Pluck |
The SQR Pad |
Something Big |
| Side of the Band |
Emotion Analog |
Great Bass |
A Stack |
Magic Bells |
Hammer Pluck |
Plucky Bell |
Pretty Digital |
| FM and Super Saw |
New FM Bell |
FM and Juno |
Magic |
Mystery |
Legend |
Sideband Bells |
Dark Bell |
| Scatter Bell |
Sample Mallet |
Dream away |
Shooting Star |
Moving Ep |
Classic FM Bass |
Dynamic FM |
Formant FM |
| BL LoFi Bell |
BA Skybass |
BL Classy Bell |
GT Mute Pluck |
KY Soft EP |
BL Tube Bell |
BL Water Bell |
PD Soaring 106 |
| PD SmoothPad |
AR Type1 Arpg |
BS Driven 2 Bass |
BS WideBass |
PD Pad Plucker |
SY Pluck Bell |
BS SolidBass |
BS Bass Driver |
| PD Jupiter Pad |
SY Shimmery Pad |
SY Res Play |
AR Snappy Arpg |
BS Chorus Bass |
BS 8 Oh 8 |
FX Uplifter |
BL NightlyBell |
| LD Brassy Lead |
BR OldBrass |
PL Cosy Pluck |
BR Pop Brass |
BR Van Brass |
LD Lil Smooth |
BS Stab Bass |
BS Nice Bass |
| BS DarkBass |
AR Punchy Arpg |
SY BigSynk |
AR Lil Arpg |
PD JP Cream |
LD SoaringLead |
Ar Sunrise Arpg |
FX Boom! |
| BL AnaBelle |
FX Downlifter |
SY Juicy Saws |
PL Soft Plucks |
SY Huuver |
SY Stabby Pad |
BS BoomBass |
BS Hard 808 |
| AR Velociarpg |
BS Why Bass |
BS Hard Bass |
BS D-Bass |
LD BigSuperSaw |
BS Funky Bass |
BS Pulse Bass |
LD Wormy |
| BS WaveS Bass |
BS ReBass |
BS Old Bwoar |
BS One More Time |
PD Movie Pad |
BL Synthbelle |
BS Tight Bass |
BS Fat SQ Bass |
| Breath Bass |
Danger FM |
Smackbass |
Hybrid Bass |
PPBASS |
HARMONICS |
NOIZ#! Bass |
SAMPLE BASS |
| VString Saws |
The Wave String |
Great Bass |
String Section |
Twinklepad |
PHAZED Pad |
LAYER SYN |
JX80s |
| Hollowtack |
Powerfifth |
Bigsquare |
Syncer |
TRI ME |
DRUNK Lead |
JUST LEAD |
BIG N ASIA |
| Computorx |
Arpique |
PGeeWiliz |
Pizzidelay |
Laser Bell |
SEQUENCE ME |
METRO |
MAGIC Dust |
| Electric Bass 1 |
Lately Bass |
Modebass |
X-Bass |
NetBass |
VeloBass |
Sub FM |
Body Bass |
| Muted Brass |
FM Flute |
FMViolin |
Reedvoice |
FMSAW |
PAD Z0re |
Magic FM |
Sci-Fi Pad |
| Wavemorph |
VSpecial |
TriFM |
Tribu |
FMRadio |
Mode Piano |
FM Cut Lead |
LEAD ME |
| Takko Bells |
THAT Elec Piano |
Jazz Gu1tar |
FMClav |
Island Mallet |
Live Bells |
Master |
Scary |
| PD Polaris |
PD Genesis |
KY Sweet Piano |
KY FM Plucker |
BS FM-Bass&Pluck |
KY Silky Pluck |
KY E-Grand |
SQ Ice or Candy |
| KY Random Sparks |
SY Classic Sync |
BS Allure |
FX Synchronizer |
PD Glass Clouds |
LD Distorted R@M |
PD 344 Options |
BR Bright Brass2 |
| LD 7 More Miles |
BS FM Does Bass |
KY Back2Square 1 |
KY Bring Some FM |
LD Punk Plastic |
SY Harm Done |
PD Alien Glass |
BS Low & Behold |
| LD Outer Edge |
LD Changes |
BS Fat & Juicy |
KY Piano Fromage |
BS FortM Destiny |
PD DestinationDM |
FX They're Here |
SQ Stardust Exo |
| LD Butterfly |
LD TranceGuitar |
LD SupaNova |
LD Unison Raid |
LD Logica |
LD Supersaw |
LD Supersquare |
LD Distorted Saw |
| BS Trance 7th |
BS Vowel Square |
BS Phazer |
BS Trance Saw |
BS Release Me |
BS Trance FM |
BS Agressive |
BS Analog Sub |
| SQ Trancy Arpg |
SQ Dreamy Arpg |
SQ chord Me Arpg |
SQ Acid Arpg |
SQ SpaceNovaArpg |
SQ Blackhole Arpg |
SQ Orbital Arpg |
SQ Blurry Arpg |
| PD Trance Pad |
PD Big Air |
PD Dark Fm |
PD Spacey Squiare |
PD Sawer |
PD Dimensions |
PD Unison Slide |
PD Mystic |
| KY Fm Pluck |
KY Analog Plug |
KY Synthetical |
KY Lunar Pluck |
KY Organic Pluck |
KY System Nova |
KY TriSaw Pluck |
KY Nova Trance |
| FM Monster |
FM Pitch Me |
FM LFO-Filter |
FM Tech-Trance |
FM Outback |
FM Dark Noiz |
FM Smooth Zound |
FM Acidliner |
| SQ Stars |
SQ Sekai |
SQ Analog Trance |
SQ Classic Trance |
SQ Ringing Bell |
SQ Deep Trance |
SQ WhereWeBelong |
SQ Backwards |
| KY Lullaby |
KY Sys8 Trance 1 |
KY Sys8 Trance 2 |
KY Overdrive |
KY Digital Piano |
KY Ambient Piano |
KY Trance Piano |
KY Novaline |
| KY FM Grain SEQ |
SY Jump Chords |
BS Splinter |
LD Trashy |
PD FM = Strings |
KY Buutiful SEQ |
SY Wooden Box |
SY FM EffectSEQ |
| BS EDGE SEQ |
SY FM Marbles |
KY Glass EP |
PD Wire Pad |
BS New Jerry |
SQ DOS Box |
SQ Bits n Bots |
PD Motherboard |