Originally Posted by philosi ➡️

Is the RSS 10 that thing with the wheels on it? I used to work at a jingle house that would slap that thing over the final mix to "blow away" the clients. It always worked.

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo ➡️

Anyone know of this very unique piece of gear?

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo ➡️

What do you know of it and how's your experience with it?

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo ➡️

I know its no 480L, but this RSS thing IS sort of fascinating. I get great 3-D result from my RSS 10

Originally Posted by aeonlux ➡️

Yep, I own one! My unit is labeled "Rogers," Roland's organ brand (in at least Canada), and my unit has the cables to use the dedicated organ inputs. I do not have the necessary organ, nor can I play one, nor do I want one. I have not tried to input signals on these ports.



My experience of it is that it is a sweet-sounding unit - certainly a level of advancement and refinement over the Roland RSS-10 (which I also own and use with a Roland MCR-8 controller).

Since I do not use it in quad, I have used the additional outs to drive modulation effects to mix with the main outs for added swirl, and with the phase and microdelay stuff that is going on already, the results can be lovely in a way that my Lexicon, t.c. electronic, Sony, and Eventide stuff is not.



I agree - I think the RSS stuff is interesting. I have used the motion control apps for the RSS-10 to create doppler motion paths for electronic mixes that sound superb to my ear. I think it has a hyperreal tone that works for those kinds of productions. I also love using it to spin a sound in a circle far away from the listener in order to get fine-tuned pitch-shift warble for wow and flutter-like effects on drones and pads.

The RSS-303 is more a "standard" unit in that it does 16 spaces with 16 wall types. That said, the "cosmic" space can be (ab)used to good effect with some post-processing! I also like that you can tweak the system ID to change the algo seed and do a double-bounce for added thickness. I appreciate the front panel knob control for EQ. I think the modeled spaces sound good.

Speaking of RSS, I also make use of a SRV-330 Dimensional Reverb, SDE-330 Dimensional Delay, and SDX-330 Dimensional Expander (fab!). I'd love to have an original RSS System!

I don't know anyone else with the RSS-303 - it seems to be a rare piece. I like Roland effects and I like RSS. I own a few reverbs from a few makers, but the RSS-303 (and RSS-10) have a sound that is all their own, and they are much appreciated by me.


cheers,
Ian

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo ➡️

Do you find that the 303 give you that same 3-D outside the speakers space as the RSS-10?

Originally Posted by Claude G. ➡️

well, I have a new Roland SRV330 and its pretty MEDIOCRE! Bought an Orban 111b....now, THAT'S A REVERB!

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo ➡️

Different beast altogether.

-a

Originally Posted by aeonlux ➡️

Absolutely. If you consult the RSS-303 manual, you will see that a major market focus of the device was to provide ambience for smaller churches such that they could have e.g., a cathedral sound. One way the RSS-303 does this is the RSS process - the other is the use of 4 speakers. While this does not approach the multi-speaker power of the original RSS system, it is a step up from the RSS-10 as it concerns "a place in space." The RSS-10 still has the 3D edge as it concerns "movement through space." Both very much have the "outside the speakers" sound.


cheers,
Ian

Originally Posted by Dirty Halo ➡️

So, I assume you too use it as a stereo unit (and not the 4-speaker ability), you still like the RSS 3-D uality it gives when used as a stereo reverb?

Originally Posted by Earslut ➡️

Is it really possible to run the software on win XP ?

Originally Posted by Shy ➡️

No. You can use it on a win98 or win98se vmware virtual machine. You also need a MIDI interface that has win98 drivers, like UM-1EX. Works perfectly for me with UM-3EX on a Win98SE VM.

Originally Posted by Shy ➡️

Hmm that's strange. It's definitely not the quietest, but it's not terribly noisy either, shouldn't be. Could you post a little wav or aiff file, original dry sample and one processed with one of the demo presets? (I forgot they even exist ) I can run the dry sample through mine with the same preset.

Originally Posted by jorn ➡️

There was also an RSS stereo spring reverb unit.
My band bought one 2nd hand in the early eighties. It was very prone to feedback and had to be placed on a pillow. Didn't get much use and was replaced by an SRV-2000.
I think the RSS must be in storage somewhere.
How did this unit sound in a studio application?

Originally Posted by Shy ➡️

There's something very wrong, definitely, that's a huge amount of noise. Whoever sold it to you is a major asshole. Hopefully someone knows how to fix that. This is how it should sound.

Originally Posted by Shy ➡️

Wow, Roland still repairs such a long abandoned product? Great, enjoy it.