UPDATES ARCHIVE March 2019 DIY     W‑30 LCD Replacement DIY - A $30 (USD) LCD replacement. Stop that whining banshee from Hell!!! SAMPLES      S‑50 RSB Sample Library Converted To *.wav And Akai *.akp Formats ‑ Yep! All 80 disks. Lots of data ;^) January 2019 DIY     S‑760 Encoder Replacement - An encoder replacement which works extremely well December 2018 DIY     W‑30 Wheel And Encoder Replacement/Repair - Several quality options available to fix or upgrade     Real‑Time Filter Control For Your W‑30 - Take Your W‑30 To The Next Level November 2018 SAMPLES     S-330 Samples - A custom set of 27 S‑330 disks September 2018 How To Burn *.MDX, *.ISO, *.BIN and *.CUE Files To CD‑ROM     Quick Tutorial - Extra section added with instructions for burning the Roland L‑CD1 CD‑ROM DIY     HD5‑IF And KW‑30 SCSI Info - Additional SCSI reference images added for the S‑550 and W‑30 here June 2018 DIY / Multi‑Partitioning A MicroSD Card (S‑750 / S‑760 / S‑770)     SCSI2SD Configuration Files - Add up to four virtual CD‑ROM's (or four virtual Hard Drives) May 2018 DIY      IMPORTANT SCSI2SD CORRECTIONS ‑ If, in the past you used the SCSI2SD setup info from the DIY      webpage, I have updated it to correct a few items;           1)   If you use the Hot Swap feature to plug/unplug microSD cards on the fly, be sure to turn "Enable                 Unit Attention" ON and then SAVE the configuration           2)   It turns out that removing the two on-board SIP terminators is not necessary. Regardless of which                 SCSI numbers are set on the SCSI2SD card, it will always be the last item physically plugged into                 the SCSI chain. Keeping these terminators in place is recommended           3)   Various configurations shown at the SCSI2SD ‑ Example Setups page have been corrected to                  match‑up with SIP termination schemes April 2018 DIY     S‑50 Control Jack Templates ‑ Control and Audio Jack locators in PDF format     S‑50 Relay Coil PCB ‑ Two solutions for solving noise, static and distorted audio issues SAMPLES      S‑760 Freeware Sample CDROM ‑ 10 volumes - 93 patches - 562 samples in *.ISO format February 2018 SAMPLES      Roland U‑220 / U‑20 Drum & FX Collection - More than 270 high quality *.WAV files from Martin78 December 2017 INFO      'Sampler Special Issue' - 37 Page article from 1989 Keyboard Magazine featuring several sampler comparisons      'S‑50 Keyboard Report' - In‑Depth Article from 1986 Keyboard Magazine October 2017 INFO      Updated All Roland Support File Links ‑ Roland Corp U.S. perpetually changes their download links. BLAH! August 2017 DIY      Distorted S-550 Audio Out ‑ Non-grounded mixers or other equipment may have fried the Audio Out transistors May 2017 DIY      S-550 EXT CTRL Port ‑ Problems with Mouse and RC-100 control... A "must-read" for all S-550 owners!      S-50 And S-550 3.5" FDD Replacement ‑ A low cost 3.5" floppy disk dive mod for Drive #0 + 720KB density April 2017 INFO      W-30 Floppy Disk Drive ‑ Support info and diagrams for Teac 3.5" FDD replacement      S-760 Floppy Disk Drive ‑ Support info and diagrams for Chinon 3.5" FDD replacement March 2017 DIY      EPROM's & OTP EPROM's ‑ Detailed info about S‑550 & W‑30 firmware      Tact Switch Replacements ‑ Part Numbers, Pics, Repair Tips and Vendor Info      VGA Video Converter Board ‑ For wiring clarity, reworked images and added Letters vs. Numbers      Expanded Topics List ‑ Quick navigation links added for "hidden" webpages INFO      W-30 Hidden Patches ‑ "Easter Eggs" are concealed on the boot disks      'W‑30 Keyboard Report' - In‑Depth Article from 1989 Keyboard Magazine SAMPLES      New S-7xx and S-50 Disks Added - 65 Disks! Roland UK Synths & 16th Century Instuments Collections February 2017 INFO      W-30 Tips And Tricks ‑ W‑30 Menu Navigation And Useful Links To W‑30 Tech Websites DIY      Power Switch Replacements ‑ Part Numbers, Pics, Repair Tips and Vendor Info January 2017 INFO      'The Roland S-760 Demystified' - In‑Depth Article from 1996 Keyboard Magazine DIY      SCSI2SD: Example Setups ‑ New page w/different SCSI2SD configurations for S‑550 / W‑30 December 2016 INFO      'Keyboard Clinic: Roland S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330' ‑ In‑Depth Article from 1991 Keyboard Magazine October 2016 DIY      Spare Parts Cross Reference Chart ‑ The SEARCH is on!      W‑30 SCSI ‑ Additional info about SCSI and the Fujitsu MB89352AP IC chip INFO      DT‑100 Digitizer Tablet Owner's Manual ‑ The most boring manual Roland ever printed August 2016 DIY      S‑50 Service Information Sheets For Roland Engineers ‑ Fresh from the factory July 2016 SAMPLES      SysEx File Verification Utility v1.(1b) - Great utility for synth/sampler SysEx file matching June 2016 SAMPLES      S-550 And W-30 ZIP Disk & Hard Drive Image File - Added the first 64 floppies of the S‑50 RSB Library      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(d) ‑ A minor revision to recognize Legacy O/S disks DIY      W-30 Hard Drive Boot Configuration - Booting a W‑30 O/S from the hard drive with or without a Gotek      S-550 & W-30 UltraSCSI - Connecting inexpensive 80‑pin hard drives to save big bucks May 2016 ZIP-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!      Tutorial For Cloning/Restoring/Archiving 80MB Sample ZIP Disks & Hard Drives - Lot's‑O‑Stuff here SAMPLES      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(c) - Added support for W‑30 Sound & Song disk image files      S-550 And W-30 ZIP Disk & Hard Drive Image Files - Added *.img files to create your own ZIP or HD      W-30 Sample CD's - Added two W‑30 *.iso files. Burn your own sample CD's with 64 floppies on each DIY      S-550 Hard Drive Boot Configuration - Setting up the S‑550 hard drive boot sequence      S-550 & W-30 External CD-ROM Compatibility Matrix - Choices are few. Help complete the list      USB Floppy Drive Toggle Switch - This DIY makes the USB Floppy Emulator much easier to operate April 2016 SAMPLES      The Hard To Find L-Series Set ‑ These 45 disks, L‑501 through L‑509, are finally available      Burn Your Own L‑CD1 CD-ROM The Easy Way ‑ Detailed instructions for people who don't own Nero      Giant Listing Of The RSB, L‑Series And L‑CD1 CD‑ROM Disks ‑ It's all here DIY      W‑30 SCSI Upgrade IC Chip ‑ Info for adding "dirt cheap" SCSI connectivity      W‑30 External CD-ROM ‑ Connecting an external CD‑ROM. Wow! Endless Menus! NICE!!!      W‑30 And S‑550 SCSI Hard Drive ‑ Info for connecting an external SCSI hard drive      USB Floppy Drive Emulator Mods ‑ Make USB I/O tasks easier + black color scheme February 2016 DIY      W‑30 LCD Backlight Replacement ‑ New "Cool Blue" Electroluminescent Panels less than $10 January 2016 INFO      W‑30 Support ‑ I just bought two W‑30's!!! More support files and samples to be added over time      W‑30 Control Jack Templates ‑ Control and Audio Jack locators in PDF format LINKS      W‑30 Links ‑ New Webpages Added For W‑30 Tech Support December 2015 SAMPLES      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(b) ‑ Added S‑50 And S‑330 Disk Image File Support November 2015 INFO      S‑50 Sales Brochure Gatefold From 1986 ‑ 8 Pages of the S‑50 in all it's glory @600 dpi October 2015 DIY      SCSI ZIP Drive ‑ Installing and using an external SCSI ZIP drive with the S‑550 and W‑30 SAMPLES      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(a) ‑ Patch, Tone, Disk Label and System Version Info Utility      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library ‑ The S‑50 RSB library in S‑50 *.OUT disk image format      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library In USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator and S‑50      S‑50 Miscellaneous Collection #2 ‑ Collection of converted W‑30 disks in S‑50 *.OUT disk image format      S‑50 Miscellaneous Collection #2 In USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator and S‑50      S‑550 RSB Sample Library Converted To *.wav And Akai *.akp Formats ‑ Yep! All 60 disks. Lots of data ;^) September 2015 INFO      Current System And Utility Versions For Various Samplers - Disk headers, dates, info and more DIY      USB Floppy Disk Drive Emulator ‑ A low cost solution to replace the 3.5" disk drive on an S‑50 / S‑550 / W‑30 SAMPLES      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library Converted To S-550 USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator      Complete 60‑Disk S‑550 RSB Library In USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator and S‑550      Complete L‑Series 15‑Disk Library ‑ The L‑501 through L‑503 sets released in 1987 for S‑50 / S‑550      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library ‑ The S‑50 RSB library in S‑550 *.OUT disk image format LINKS      Added A New LINKS Page August 2015 SAMPLES      S‑550 RSB Sample Library ‑ The complete 60‑disk collection in S‑550 *.OUT disk image format INFO      S‑50 And S‑550 Front Panel Display Issues - Using replacement FIP coils from other synthesizers July 2015 DIY      S‑50 / S‑330 / S‑550 Monitor Sharing Project - Inexpensive DIY if you use 2 or more S‑Series samplers      Freudelheim - A link to a webpage with some good S‑550 reference material May 2015 INFO      S‑550 Startup Sequence - Process for booting the S‑550 DIY      Omniflop Installation Notes - Support page for installing compatible 3.5" floppy disk drives in a computer SAMPLES      Unusual Samples - 20 unusual sample disks in S‑50 and S‑550 *.OUT disk image formats April 2015 The S‑50 / S‑330 / S‑550 / W‑30 Homepage Goes Live!