Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you’re after a classic Roland Juno-106 or TR-707, you might not know that both (plus a bass synth) are found inside the MKS-7 or “Super Quartet” from 1985.
Roland made various rack mount versions of their 80s synths in the MKS range, but the Super Quartet is a little different and is somewhat related to their earlier CMU-800.
In this video we take a look at what it does, how it was intended to be used and how it can be used in ways that weren’t intended.
Espen Kraft even shows up. What’s not to love?
0:00 Intro
0:32 The Super Quartet
2:07 Four Bass Presets
2:56 Four Chord Presets
4:12 Four Melody Presets
4:55 Editing
5:17 In Its Pure Form
6:04 Karaoke
7:09 Playing Outside the Box
Some original brochure scans stolen from the wonderful Retro Synth Ads blog:
retrosynthads.blogspot.com
Social:
Instagram.com/alexballmusic
Facebook.com/alexballmusic
If you’re after a classic Roland Juno-106 or TR-707, you might not know that both (plus a bass synth) are found inside the MKS-7 or “Super Quartet” from 1985.
Roland made various rack mount versions of their 80s synths in the MKS range, but the Super Quartet is a little different and is somewhat related to their earlier CMU-800.
In this video we take a look at what it does, how it was intended to be used and how it can be used in ways that weren’t intended.
Espen Kraft even shows up. What’s not to love?
0:00 Intro
0:32 The Super Quartet
2:07 Four Bass Presets
2:56 Four Chord Presets
4:12 Four Melody Presets
4:55 Editing
5:17 In Its Pure Form
6:04 Karaoke
7:09 Playing Outside the Box
Some original brochure scans stolen from the wonderful Retro Synth Ads blog:
retrosynthads.blogspot.com
Social:
Instagram.com/alexballmusic
Facebook.com/alexballmusic
