Roland DJ-70 Sampling 37-Key Workstation (Time Capsule-Immaculate-Serial #1)

For sale is a Rare Immaculate Vintage Roland DJ-70 37-Key Sampler Workstation Keyboard. ***This is Likely the VERY FIRST production unit ever released (See AI serial number Description info Below)*** Priced accordingly.

It\'s Roland Serial # ZE01001

TESTED USE ONLY:

I purchased this Sampler brand new when these came out in 1992. It was set up for maybe two weeks for test & inspection in my smoke-free \"clean room\" air conditioned Remix Studio, before an unfortunate family medical emergency took me away and it went back into the box. I never got back to it as the family situation ended up turning into a long-term several-year caretaking commitment. Ironically I was buying lots of dream gear at the time in the middle of a studio remodel.

Therefore I have this first run (probably first produced ever-See below) Roland DJ-70 sampler for sale. I owned a loaded Ensoniq  EPS-16 Plus Turbo sampler, and several other keyboards at the time, so I set up the DJ 70 temporarily to check it, not quite knowing where I was going to physically put it. Then the family crisis suspended everything about my studio plans.

UNIT STORAGE:

It has since been stored correctly for its lifetime in an air conditioned, dry, smoke-free studio equipment storage. In the original Roland Box. The day I bought it, I did purchase a fitted \"Cover Your Axe\" nylon cover (included)..

CONDITION NOTE: As I had this sitting for two weeks on a custom studio console, there are a couple very faint rub marks on the very back edge of the keyboard (shown in pictures). The studio console where I tested it was carpet lined and this probably was butted up to the carpet on the back side. They are so insignificant they were  difficult to photograph, though I must disclose.

Other than that, the LCD display is clear, the scratch wheel, pitch lever, buttons, keys, indicator lights, and all other features are impeccable. All controls are crisp, buttons & knobs sharp, like new. This unit has NEVER needed service, cleaning or been refurbished or anything because it\'s never been used, other than a quick test. I would guess it was turned on for a total of maybe 10-12 hours if that, plus 20 minutes or so recently to take the pictures. It powers up and loads the demo disc just like it did on day one. It\'s a Rare Collectible Time Capsule!

Comes with the original Roland \"Demo\" floppy disc, Users Manual & 8ft Power Cable in Clean Original Roland Shipping Box (Shown).

CHECK MY response AND BUY WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE!

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

I\'m an entertainment & studio professional and I\'ve sold literally hundreds of pristine products, including brand new items, vintage keyboards, drums, custom guitars, Marshall amplifiers, studio and DJ products, speakers & home audio gear to many happy and satisfied customers.  My service & response speaks for itself!

Item will ship out fast to USA mainland 48 states only. Sorry no Alaska or Hawaii

THE CRAZY THING I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR KEYBOARD!!

An AI search revealed some interesting information. AI believes that this keyboard is probably the first production model ever produced..

THIS IS WHAT AI STATED:

Your Roland DJ-70 sampler with serial number ZE01001 is highly likely the very first production unit ever made.

According to the standard Roland Post-1989 Serial Number Decoder System, a serial number in this era consists of two letters followed by five digits, structured to reveal both the manufacture date and the sequential production number:

How Your Serial Number Breaks Down

The \"Z\" (Production Sequence Part 1): In Roland\'s system, the first letter represents the first digit of the overall sequence count, where Z = 0, A = 1, B = 2, and so on.

The Last 4 Digits \"1001\" (Production Sequence Part 2):

Roland combines the first letter with the final four numerical digits to determine the unit\'s exact number in the manufacturing run.

Combining your Z (0) with 1001 means your sampler is unit number 01001. Because Roland historically started product batch counting at 1001 rather than 0001 to prevent confusion or leave room for prototypes, a sequence ending in 1001 designates the first official retail unit off the line.

The \"E\" and \"0\": The second letter paired with the first number (E0) acts as an internal batch date stamp indicating the exact month and year the factory assembled the hardware.

Owning a #1 production unit is incredibly rare in the vintage synthesizer and sampler world. Collectors highly prize these specific machines because they are often the exact units used for trade shows, early magazine reviews, or distribution to top-tier artist endorsers when the model originally launched in 1992.

DISCLAIMER:

Though I have no way verify this information, it\'s likely that this IS the first DJ-70 ever produced for public sale as indicated. It was indeed factory fresh & sealed when I got it.

SPECS & INFO ABOUT THE DJ-70:

The Roland DJ-70 is a 37-key vintage 16-bit sampling workstation released by Roland in 1992. It features 24-voice polyphony, an 8-track sequencer, 8 rubber performance pads, and a unique physical scratch control wheel designed to let electronic music producers and live DJs manipulate and pitch-bend samples on the fly.

Key Features and ArchitectureKeyboard:

37 velocity-sensitive keys with aftertouch.

Sampling Engine:

16-bit resolution at 22.05 kHz or 44.1 kHz recording frequencies, powered similarly to Roland\'s high-end sound architecture.

Control & Scratch Pad:

Built-in \"scratch dial\" designed to mimic vinyl scratching behavior, alongside 8 trigger pads for live sample launching and RPS (Realtime Phrase Sequence).

Storage:

Equipped with a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive (2DD/2HD).

Sound Hierarchy:

Organizes audio data into a structured system of Volumes, Performances (up to 31 patches), Patches, Partials, and individual Samples.