{"id":2061,"date":"2024-02-13T08:17:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T08:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/?page_id=2061"},"modified":"2024-12-09T05:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T05:48:17","slug":"roland-sh-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/roland-sh-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland SH-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1979 this was my first ‘professional’ synthesiser. By that I mean I already had the Kawai 100F<\/a> and that was a lot of fun. But this was a Roland, actually capable of what most people call music. It was still on sale new when I bought it second hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In my recall it had a deep voice, wonderful versatility, suave and sophisticated tone and timbre. Along with the CSQ-100 sequencer I could orchestrate a whole track to tape from kick to strings. I can remember playing with an SH-2 a while back and feeling unimpressed – but obviously my memory is not evidence. Other reputable people have measured and compared the whole SH series and found no particular difference. The bias is strong<\/strong> and so I should not offer a toilet roll rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sold it to buy the TB-303 which was an appalling mistake<\/a>. Yes it could keep a sequence when the sequencer was turned off. But the TB303 sounded like utter shit<\/strong><\/em>. It was replaced with the MC-202<\/a> and eventually the SH-101<\/a>. Which just wasn’t the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Polaroids suck. They bleed out. Here is 1980 – the CR-78, CSQ-100 and the SH-1. All around them a bevy of Electro-Harmonix stomp pedals: Memory Man, Clockworks, the drum machine and Electric Mistress. Up the front are two Crash Pads.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the SH series is much the same you could easily use Roland’s SH-2<\/em> or SH-101<\/em> emulations in software or loaded onto a ACB synthesiser such as the System-8<\/a>. But even if it isn’t exactly <\/em>the same that really doesn’t matter<\/strong> in making music. And we are making music aren’t we? Yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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