Mysticism

ACB Mysteries

Welcome to Mysticism, a new and abstract sound bank for the Roland System-8, proudly designed by Soundsauca. Diverging from the well trodden path of analog emulations and 80’s retro remakes, Mysticism takes your System-8 on a left field journey deep into Roland’s ACB synth engine. Utilising its refined oscillator algorithms, iridescent filters and effects, and immersing them into a mystical world of swirling sonic adventure!

The System-8 is already packed full of vintage Jupiter Juno & JX tones, and that’s where this sound bank’s possibilities only begin!

Sideband Sensations

Without a doubt the sideband filter types are my favourite System-8 feature. With it, colourful glassy fragments smear downwards in sounds like “Forest Glade”, whilst the distant undulation of the title preset – “Mysticism” softly absorbs your sonic senses. “Lost Sailors” conjures aquatic memories of times gone by, whereas “Space Tapestry” sews together newer sci-fi arpeggios.

Formant Fondants

Another sweet feature with the System-8 is the formant filters, which enable vowel like textures to be imparted on the synths oscillators. I’m palpably (sad I know!) proud of the preset “Sith Lord” with it’s deep and sinister whispers that Emperor Palpatine might hold a light sabre to,  and “Formant Fairies” which might fit nicely into some EDM genre or other. Whilst another highlight is “Ahh 1080”, but steady on man… leave that JV alone!

Frequenting FM

FM on the System-8 is FM for the rest of us. It’s refreshing to be able to get many of the best FM timbres and process them through the S-8’s filters and FX. Beautiful EPs like “Much is Clear” and “Ellie Scolding” hold up next to deep ambiences such as “Ionospheres” and “Stella Sails”.

There’s more to discover, with a JD-990 sound or two creeping in! But I will shut up with my superlative laden prose and let you decide below with the audio demos.

Sounds

Please Note

Since launching this sound bank I have learnt that the import process for the hardware synth version is quite convoluted. As Roland doesn’t permit a sysex dump each sound needs to be imported separately. This is not the case if using the Roland Cloud plugin which allows for transmission and reception of banks of sounds. If you need any help at all before or after purchase I’m only too happy to help. Please use the contact form if you need any further information.