Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Roland System-8 is going away forever. In this video I talk about how I have used this synthesizer, what its strengths and weaknesses are, some alternatives, and play some signature sounds from it.

My original full System-8 review and tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=HNUyyNOMzjg

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0:00 What's Happening?
0:37 What is the System-8?
1:45 Why Did I Originally Buy It?
2:22 How I Ended Up Using It
2:56 The System-8 Native Engine
3:47 Alternatives to the System-8
5:48 System-8 Engine Sounds
11:00 Splits/Layers
12:00 Design Limitation

#System8 #Synthesizer