ORIGINAL ROLAND MC-8 MICROCOMPOSER PROMOTIONAL FOLD-OUT BROCHURE PRINTED IN JAPAN IN MAY 1978 (MAY '78 A-4). THIS GENUINE VINTAGE BROCHURE FEATURES THE LEGENDARY MC-8 MICROCOMPOSER, THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MICROPROCESSOR-BASED DIGITAL MUSIC SEQUENCER AND ONE OF THE MOST HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS EVER PRODUCED. AT ITS 1978 LAUNCH THE MC-8 HAD A UK LIST PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY £4,522.85, EQUIVALENT TO AROUND £29,000 IN TODAY'S MONEY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF ITS ERA. THE ROLAND MC-8 IS BELIEVED TO HAVE HAD A PRODUCTION RUN OF APPROXIMATELY 300 UNITS WORLDWIDE, WITH AROUND 200 ULTIMATELY SOLD. AS A RESULT, ORIGINAL LAUNCH-PERIOD PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE IS EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE ROLAND SYNTHESIZERS. THE BROCHURE INCLUDES PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHS, DETAILED FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS, MEMORY FUNCTIONS, MULTI-CHANNEL CV CONTROL, SYSTEM 100 AND SYSTEM 700 COMPATIBILITY, FRONT PANEL DIAGRAMS, PROGRAMMING INFORMATION, STEP-TIME AND GATE-TIME EXAMPLES, KEYBOARD NOTE FREQUENCY TABLES, DYNAMIC CONTROL EXAMPLES AND THE ORIGINAL "TRY IT YOURSELF!" PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET. A SUPERB PIECE OF EARLY SYNTHESIZER HISTORY FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE ROLAND EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC MUSIC MEMORABILIA, RECORDING STUDIO ARCHIVES AND JAPANESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EPHEMERA. PRESENTED IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH LIGHT HANDLING WEAR, MINOR CORNER CREASING AND THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FOLD AS ISSUED. CLEAN, COMPLETE AND 100% ORIGINAL. PLEASE STUDY ALL PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY AS THEY FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION.
ABOUT ME – THE SELLER
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