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BY LORENZ RYCHNER

Roland

GAIA Synthesizer SH-01
Am I allowed to confess that my heart skips a beat whenever I see “Roland” with the digits 1 and 0? My first synth, back in the early ‘70s, was a Roland 1000 (hello VCO-VCF-VCA basics), then a 2000 (hello aftertouch!), then came the three Junos, the Juno 6 (hello polyphony), 60 (hello user memory) and 106 (hello MIDI). The 106 was the first main teaching tool for the programming and MIDI classes I then taught for years. The SH series (SH-1, SH-101, SH1000, SH-2, SH-2000) synths were all monophonic. So why does this new synth, the GAIA, have the digits 01 when it can play 64 notes simultaneously, before note-stealing? Wow— what three decades’ worth of progress can do for you!
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Something old, lots of new Roland gave the GAIA SH-01 the slogan “Flash Back, Flash Forward”, and it is indeed a bit of a throwback to the good ol’ days, by offering a separate knob and slider for most everything it lets you do to its sounds. Look—there is no data panel, no screen, no LCD. That’s how it used to be—instant control while you’re playing. It’s also a great way to learn about synth programming—what you see is what you hear. But the lack of such a screen doesn’t mean the SH-01 is in any way behind the times. It is as digitally equipped as you’d want it to be, with stable digital oscillators, user memory (external and internal), MIDI, proprietary computer software, USB 2.0—the works.

This unassuming little keyboard has so much going on, both on the surface and under the hood, that there is way more to talk about than we have space for. Roland did an excellent job with the documentation—read, download, and learn much more at www.rolandus.com/products/product list.php?ParentId=83



http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.php?ParentId=83

Recording - November 2010

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Recording - November 2010
Contents
Fade In
Talkback
Fast Forward
A Studio Journey With Larry Carlton
Akai MPK Series USB/MIDI Keyboard Controllers
The Keys To The Studio
Telefunken Elektroakustik AR-51 Tube Microphone
Novation SL MkII USB Controllers
ADAM Audio A3X Active Monitors
DAW Details
Waves Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection
Solid State Logic XLOGIC Superanalogue X-Rack and X-Desk
Roland GAIA SH-01 Synthesizer
Recording’s Keyboard Column
It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 8: Digital Distribution
Korg microSTATION
Readers’ Tapes
Recording’s Showcase of Sounds
Advertiser Index
Fade Out
Recording - November 2010 - Recording - November 2010
Recording - November 2010 - Cover2
Recording - November 2010 - 1
Recording - November 2010 - Fade In
Recording - November 2010 - 3
Recording - November 2010 - Contents
Recording - November 2010 - 5
Recording - November 2010 - Talkback
Recording - November 2010 - 7
Recording - November 2010 - Fast Forward
Recording - November 2010 - 9
Recording - November 2010 - 10
Recording - November 2010 - 11
Recording - November 2010 - A Studio Journey With Larry Carlton
Recording - November 2010 - 13
Recording - November 2010 - 14
Recording - November 2010 - 15
Recording - November 2010 - 16
Recording - November 2010 - 17
Recording - November 2010 - Akai MPK Series USB/MIDI Keyboard Controllers
Recording - November 2010 - 19
Recording - November 2010 - The Keys To The Studio
Recording - November 2010 - 21
Recording - November 2010 - 22
Recording - November 2010 - 23
Recording - November 2010 - 24
Recording - November 2010 - 25
Recording - November 2010 - Telefunken Elektroakustik AR-51 Tube Microphone
Recording - November 2010 - 27
Recording - November 2010 - 28
Recording - November 2010 - 29
Recording - November 2010 - Novation SL MkII USB Controllers
Recording - November 2010 - 31
Recording - November 2010 - 32
Recording - November 2010 - 33
Recording - November 2010 - ADAM Audio A3X Active Monitors
Recording - November 2010 - 35
Recording - November 2010 - DAW Details
Recording - November 2010 - 37
Recording - November 2010 - Waves Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection
Recording - November 2010 - 39
Recording - November 2010 - Solid State Logic XLOGIC Superanalogue X-Rack and X-Desk
Recording - November 2010 - 41
Recording - November 2010 - 42
Recording - November 2010 - 43
Recording - November 2010 - Roland GAIA SH-01 Synthesizer
Recording - November 2010 - 45
Recording - November 2010 - 46
Recording - November 2010 - 47
Recording - November 2010 - Recording’s Keyboard Column
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Recording - November 2010 - 55
Recording - November 2010 - It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 8: Digital Distribution
Recording - November 2010 - 57
Recording - November 2010 - Korg microSTATION
Recording - November 2010 - 59
Recording - November 2010 - Readers’ Tapes
Recording - November 2010 - 61
Recording - November 2010 - Recording’s Showcase of Sounds
Recording - November 2010 - 63
Recording - November 2010 - 64
Recording - November 2010 - Advertiser Index
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Recording - November 2010 - Fade Out
Recording - November 2010 - Cover3
Recording - November 2010 - Cover4
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