Roland MKS-30 Planet-S

6-voice / 12-DCO module version of JX3P

PG200 Programmer

• 2 syncable DCO’s with cross modulation for each of 6 voices.
• Velocity sensitivity for amp & filter cutoff.
• Highpass & Lowpass VCF, LFO (sine, square & noise) & 1 ADSR envelope per voice
• 64 patch memory with additional cartridge slot (64 patches per cart).
• no MIDI sysex implementation but uses same PG-200 as JX3P.

Back panel features Mono/Stereo out and MIDI In & Thru only.

Unlike the JX3P the MKS30 can be played over MIDI while tweaking sounds using the PG200 programmer. The PG200 connects to the front panel of the MKS30 using a single 6-pin DIN cable. Released in 1984, the MKS30 may well be the first ever rackmount MIDI synth module.

Owners Manual

Service Notes (soon)

Original MKS 30 Advert

PG200 Owners Manual

MKS30 Schematics

Links

• Analog.no MIDI Out mod and sysex OS update
• Details of MKS30 OS Update at RetroSynth
• MKS30 at VintageSynth.com
• MKS30 at Sonic State
• User reviews @ Harmony Central