Roland U-220
In June of 1993, the Studio changed forever. It purchased a large amount of new equipment and was rebuilt from the ground up. This was phase 2 of Circle IX Studio.
The biggest change was the implementation of MIDI. A sequencer could now be programmed to play the music parts all at once and recorded to one of the tracks on the 4-track recorder, leaving three tracks open for guitars, vocals, or sounds.
Arguably, the second biggest change resulting in the purchase was this Roland U-220 sound module. Now the Studio wasn't limited to the sounds of portable keyboards. With this sound module it had access to hundreds of new sounds, most derived from actual instruments. It also had dozens of strange sounds and sound effects. It contained new drum kits for the Studio to use. And the unit, being controlled from a sequencer, could play up to six instrument parts at once.
As has always been the case when new sounds are available to the Studio, inspiration came forth! Many new songs and sounds were used in the 1993 recording sessions, leading to the Mune Mud album Pryme Material and eventually the whole NueroMud project.
The U-220 has not been used in quite some time since the Studio now uses computers for its sounds. But the U-220 is still in the Studio waiting to eventually be used once again.
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