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Dirty Halo
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Anyone know of this very unique piece of gear?
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.
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Dirty Halo
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What do you know of it and how's your experience with it?
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.
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Dirty Halo
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I know its no 480L, but this RSS thing IS sort of fascinating. I get great 3-D result from my RSS 10
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