Roland DEP-5
Multi Effect Processor

About

Roland DEP-5 is one of the earliest digital multi effector. It can use up to 2 cascaded effects with EQ.

Roland DEP-5
Roland DEP-5 (1986)

DEP-5 Overview

16-bit A/D, 16-bit D/A, 32kHz sampling.
Internal 28-bit processing.
Stereo in/out with monaural processor.
Knobs to edit - multifunctional, though.
MIDI SysEx editable.

Effect Types

Chorus
Reverb
Modulation Reverb
Reverb+Chorus
Gate/Reverse Reverb
Gate/Reverse Reverb+Modulation
Gate/Reverse Reverb+Chorus
Chorus+Delay (2000ms max.)

The effect sound is processed with 3-band digital equalizer, which adds unique depth and warmth to the sounds.

Sound Examples

Here are some .mp3 examples of DEP-5.
All sounds are processed with DEP-5 only.

Below are examples of DEP-5 used with Roland XP-50.
The hiss noise may be caused by my settings, as there are noiseless examples, too.

XP-50 Booster ambient piano, recorded through DEP-5, dried (505KB)
DEP-5: Modulation Reverb (602KB)
DEP-5: Reverb+Chorus (578KB)
DEP-5: Chorus+Delay (698KB)
DEP-5: Reverse Reverb (522KB)
DEP-5: Special Reverb (542KB)

Ring modulator pad, recorded through DEP-5, dried (642KB)
DEP-5: Chorus+Delay (690KB)
DEP-5: Modulation Reverb (651KB)

Ring modulator sequence, recorded through DEP-5, dried (336KB)
DEP-5: Gate Reverb (336KB)
DEP-5: Gate Reverb+Modulation (337KB)
DEP-5: Reverb+Chorus (370KB)


Related Models

Roland DEP-3 is the lower version of DEP series, which has one effect without modulation.

Roland DEP Series
Roland DEP Series (1986)

Roland DEP-3
Roland DEP-3 (1987)


Roland D-50's effector may be related as well, as it uses internal 28-bit processing with Reverb/Chorus algorithms.

Roland D-50
Roland D-50 (1987)


Links

Roland US Roland Manual Download



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