Roland S-330

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Release DateMay 1982
Outputs1 1/4″ TS (Mono), 8 RCA (Individual Patches), 1 1/4″ Headphones
Inputs1 1/4″ TS (Mono)
MIDI1 MIDI In, 1 MIDI Out, 1 MIDI Thru
Video Out1 RCA Composite, 1 Digital RGB
Mouse Input1 MSX Mouse Input
DAC16-Bit
ADC12-Bit (Recordings)
Multitimbral8 Parts
Polyphony16 Voices

Sampler

Bit Rate Bit Depth Sample Length
12-Bit 30Hz 7.2 Seconds
12-Bit 15Hz 14.4 Seconds

Documents

Gotek SFRM72-DL

Holding both buttons on the Gotek while powering on your device will display the firmware number.

To select a disk image, navigate to the correct image using the two buttons.

The left button scrolls through the digits in the middle column, and the right button scrolls through digits in the right column.

Pressing both buttons at once scrolls through numbers in the left column.

Disks 00-99 must be accessed at b00-b99.

Loading Files From the Gotek

Disk images are first loaded onto the Gotek’s RAM and are then available on your device.

After selecting your desired image, insert your USB drive.

After the two dots disappear, press the right button to load the disk image.

After d0 disappears and your selected image shows again, remove the USB drive.

The disk image is now accessible on your device.

Saving Files to the Gotek

Select the image you want to save to on the Gotek, even if it does not exist yet.

Perform a save operation on the device.

Insert your USB drive.

After the 2 dots disappear, press the left button to save the disk image.

After d2 disappears and your selected image shows again, remove the USB drive.

The disk image is now ready on your USB drive.

Creating a Blank Disk Image

Select the disk image you would like to create on the Gotek.

Insert your USB drive.

After the two dots disappear, press the left button to save the blank image.

After d2 disappears and your selected image shows again, remove the USB drive.

A blank disk image is now ready on your USB drive.

Booting OS

Hold Arrow Left (<) while powering on the machine to enable to keypad.

If you are using a Gotek floppy drive, first load the OS to the drive by selecting the correct disk image. Insert your USB drive and press the right button to load the disk image. After d0 disappears, remove the USB drive. Power off and power on the S-330 to load the OS.

Sampler

Loading the Sampler

Press the MODE button

Select UTIL and press the EXECUTE button

Press the MENU button

Select Sampling and press the EXECUTE button

Sampler Settings

Use the DEC and INC buttons to adjust values

Frequency adjusts bit-depth

Time adjusts the length of the sample

Origin Key places the original sample on the selected MIDI key

Threshold sets the threshold volume for the sample to start recording

Remaining Time displays how much time is left in RAM

Recording a Sample

Press the COMMAND button

Select Auto and press the EXECUTE button

The S-330 will begin recording when the threshold is met and stop at the selected time

Trimming the Sample

Press the MODE button

Select UTIL and press the EXECUTE button

Select Truncate and press EXECUTE

Save Files to Disk

Press the MODE button

Select DISK and press the EXECUTE button

Select Format to format the disk for the S-330

Press MODE

Select Save and press the EXECUTE button

Select Save Set and press the EXECUTE button

System Disk

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