Just introduced on the market is Roland's System 100 Synthesizer which contains five different elements common with far more complex units into one system which retails for less than $2000.

The components are also sold separately so that you can begin with the Basic Unit for only $650 and add the other modules as you can afford them.

This Basic Unit, the center module of the instrument, includes all the primary features that make up a synthesizer: a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), voltage controlled filter (VCF), voltage controlled amplifier (VCA), envelope generator (ADSR), low frequency oscillator (LFO), noise generator, high pass filter, and a 37 note keyboard. Also included is an audio mixer, a relatively new feature making the instrument far more adaptable to performance than most synthesizers.

Unfortunately we don't have the space to provide you with a full des* cription of each function so that you can really appreciate the versatility of this synthesizer.