Roland INTEGRA-7 SuperNATURAL Sound Module, 1-Inch

I waited more than a year to get this equipment and hoped to catch a break on its price. When I saw that the price was reduced by 25 percent, I jumped at the chance to own one. I am very pleased with the Integra-7; its huge library of sounds is remarkable and I can play for hours without repeating a single sound.

I absolutely luv this module....thanks to the vender for offering at a great price

Roland made a long list of rack mount sound modules. This is the culmination of those rack mount units. It has many of the sounds from those rack mount units along with Roland's SuperNatural sounds. Other manufacturers such as Kurzweil, Yamaha, and Korg made excellent rack mount units too. All are being displaced by VSTs. This is the last of those great units.I have more than 6,000 instruments in VSTs. The Roland Integra-7 has more than 6,000 instruments. The difference between the two is it's actually easier for me to find the ones I am interested in by selecting and auditioning them with the front panel of the Integra-7 than it is to sort through VSTs on the computer. You have a wealth of bread and butter sounds at your disposal for the quick composition of songs. You can use it with your choice of physical instruments, controllers (with the right adapters), or DAWs. I currently use it with Ableton Live, MPC Software, Cubasis for Android, MPCs, and keyboards. It has been a real time saver in the creation of music. Less time searching for instruments and more time composing.I only regret not buying one years ago. It's far from perfect but it's perfect for my needs.

It took forever to get to me and I paid a lot for shipping and handling and waited another week. now I've return it because it's usb didn't work with a new I pad so I returned and it is to much buy the American one.

The Roland Integra-7 is the culmination of a few decades of sound generation talent at Roland, combining the best of all their major past synths, especially the JV and XV lines, + all the expansion cards loaded in and included.I've used this unit heavily since it came out and already realize that, no matter what sound I'm looking for, it will be in this unit. With thousands of sounds, there a so many of each type of sound, that you can't help but find exactly what you want. The newest sounds that Roland added, which Roland calls "Supernatural", have a little more clarity and treble end than the previous generations' units. I suspect they have been sampled at a higher spec. They have also added some realistic performance controls, such as auto-strumming chords on acoustic guitars, adjusting the growl of each sax note, adding lots of guitar effect sounds on the far left keys of distorted guitar patches, playing horn notes differently if you play legato than not-legato, etc.I was initially concerned (and there has been some criticism on forums) that you can only load 4 expansion modules at one time. However, every major type of sound is already exhaustively covered in the unit's base sounds so I have found I wasn't using the expansion sounds as much as I thought (I found nearly everything in the base sounds), and the expansion modules are specialized, so you would be unlikely to need more than 4 more modules at one time anyway. For example, if you're in a cover band, you probably won't need the African instruments of the World expansion module, or the woodwinds of the orchestral, or the film scoring sound effects expansion. And there are already many of all the sound categories in in the base sounds. With 4 expansion modules loaded, there are so many sounds that it can be almost overwhelming anyway. Fortunately Roland has always had a "tone finder" button which lets you audition all the sounds in a category. So don't worry about not loading more than 4 expansion modules--trust me that you will never think to yourself that you need more sounds to choose from!The sounds are really excellent, as has always been the mark of Roland products. They are very usable. While it's fun to hear synths that can make a 30 second sound of exploding alien landings, where Roland excels is in top quality usable sounds--pianos, electric pianos, brass, strings, synths of all types, drum kits (the same kits from their well-respected V-Drum line), and tons of usable electronic and hip hop. The expansion boards add more depth in specialized categories exotic world instruments, sound effects, full orchestra, numerous brass instruments, acoustic, distorted, and electric guitars, and hundreds more electronic/techno/hip hop sounds. So if you're in a cover band for example, you'll add different expansion sounds than if you're doing film soundtracks. It's easier (for me at least) to quickly audition many sounds in a category and find the perfect sound on this unit than with a bunch of software synths.The new sound engine allows all the effects, including their complex "MFX" effects, to be applied to all 16 MIDI channels, whereas previous generations only had enough power to do that for 1 or 3 channels.The unit has 128 voices, which in theory could run out if you use many channels with very complex sounds, but I have not heard any dropouts except once when I intentionally made it happen by holding the pedal down and then playing a glissando down the whole keyboard.A couple of criticisms of the unit:1) there is no good software editor. The iPad editor works okay, but you can only edit the newer Supernatural sounds, not the older sounds, so is pretty limited. There is also a VSTi plugin but it adjusts surround localization only. I used a software editor with my previous XV-5080 and gave up on it eventually because, in my experience, it is just faster to edit or audition sounds on the synth itself. I position the Integra in a convenient place at eye-level, and can turn a dial or push buttons with one hand and play notes with the other hand to hear the changes almost instantly. Software editors, in my experience, have just enough lag when you make a change to get aggravating after a while. Of course, I'm used to editing Roland synths so editing on the unit goes very fast for me, whereas a new user will take a while to learn their system. I still would like to see a full software editor though, as it is handy for scanning all the parameters at one glance and learning how they made their sounds, or just experimenting, and would make learning the synth easier for many, so if anyone from Roland is reading this, you need to make a full software editor now! In reality, most people will find the available sounds nearly always have what they are looking for and will not have much need for a lot of sound editing anyway.2)The front panel knobs and buttons are actually not as robust as on the older XV-5080. Presumably to save costs, the screen shows a little less information, and the 8 buttons under the screen from the XV-5080 are gone. In practice, this doesn't slow me down more than a few seconds here and there, but it takes a few more button presses sometimes. Not a deal-breaker, but more of a head scratcher. I guess the other option would have been a higher price.BOTTOM LINE: The unit is like having Roland Corporation's entire sound generation history in your hands. With thousands of great, top quality patches, the sound you are looking for is in the box. The new "Supernatural" sounds are numerous and are especially clear and detailed sounds. The "tone finder" function helps easily locate that sound you need by having them already sorted by category. While not really designed for heavy editing, sounds can be edited quickly on the unit once you learn it. You can add even more sounds--if you dare!--by loading 4 expansion sound sets, which are included in the unit, to add tons more sounds in the specialty of the type of music you are playing. Perhaps the single word to sum the unit up is "Usable"--Roland has a great track record of making synths and sounds for working musicians. I'm very happy with the Integra-7 and can't imagine anyone would regret getting it. Happy giggig!

First, I have owned or currently own keyboards and sound modules from Korg, Clavia, Roland, Moog, Yamaha, Dave Smith, Kurzweil, etc... My current setup is a Nord Electro 5D, Moog Voyager, a Virus TI2 and a Roland System 8. I've owned a Roland 2080 and later a much loved 5080. It seems that the era of the MIDI sound module is coming to an end. I find that unfortunate. I did my research and decided to acquire the Integra 7. Comparing it to various high-powered software synths/samplers is like comparing apples to pomegranates. This is a great unit if you want to add Roland flavor to your setup. My only gripes are that it lacks polyphony and that only 4 expansions can be used at a a time. But I knew that. If you are expecting the pianos/organ to be better then a Nord or Keyscape then don't buy it. But if you want a well rounded set of Roland sounds in a versatile, convenient package then this may be for you. The sound quality if far superior to a 2080/5080. And you are basically getting a USB audio and MIDI interface included. External audio can be routed through the well implemented Motion Sound system for surround demos and such. And it has functional if not fabulous plug-in and iPad editors. It does what it does well. I'm hanging on to mine.