Members seamonkey Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Can anyone name famous Roland SH-201 users? I can think of one and his initials are GD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaul Posted March 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by Yoozer Thing is, the name Gaia is Greek, Juno/Jupiter/Saturn are Roman. (called respectively Hera, Zeus and Kronos in Greek mythology). One can tell that you are from Europe. I don't think that to some headquarter in Japan it makes any difference, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by seamonkey Can anyone name famous Roland SH-201 users?I can think of one and his initials are GD. Richard BarbieriGeoff Downes (GD)Marcus BrownThat's all I can think of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 from my agent fellow: Basically he talks about two new pianos (one of them is based on v-piano). And of course that Gaia with 20 different waveforms per oscillator. Three oscillators, more menus. That's about it. You know, i've actually been some time there on that forum, and while that guy Slowstar is good and very kind as a person i don't remember him from any bigger technical discussions when it comes to synths. So... i'll rather wait those 4 days instead and read the specs myself. If you get my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seamonkey Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 good one Tom. I've seen Downes using it in the Asia Live in Tokyo DVD but didn't know about Richard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by MetroSonus And of course that Gaia with 20 different waveforms per oscillator. The SH-32 had 60+ waveforms. But that was misleading because they had 12 different saws, 12 different squares (stepped at 15% pulse, at 20% pulse, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 A close friend of mine's sister is dating a guy who's brother's cousin knows a guy that drives the guy to work that cleans toilets at Roland instruments division... while he was in there, he heard info about the new lineup. The "Guya" (misheard elsewhere) is in a briefcase that folds open into a keyboard and a popup back part with knobs and old synth stuff sort of like the Radius or Moogs. It has full 256 polyphony voices that are 100% analog thanks to recent reduction in chip sizes and nanotechnology. It's also a sampler, a rompler, a trompler and a scrambler, complete with DJ mixing and bit slicing live controls. It also will cook bacon and eggs, and check to see if your fly is down. Total MSRP: $250 to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by wwwjd A close friend of mine's sister is dating a guy who's brother's cousin knows a guy that drives the guy to work that cleans toilets at Roland instruments division...while he was in there, he heard info about the new lineup. The "Guya" (misheard elsewhere) is in a briefcase that folds open into a keyboard and a popup back part with knobs and old synth stuff sort of like the Radius or Moogs. It has full 256 polyphony voices that are 100% analog thanks to recent reduction in chip sizes and nanotechnology. It's also a sampler, a rompler, a trompler and a scrambler, complete with DJ mixing and bit slicing live controls. It also will cook bacon and eggs, and check to see if your fly is down. Total MSRP: $250 to compete. Did you manage to get a release date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members synth_lover Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Seamonkey, there are 4 keyboardists named on the Roland site. Richard Barbieri, Jean Michel Jarre (France) who is a very famous musician around the world, Jordan Rudess of the US and Hisashi Saito of Japan. Probably the most famous or well known SH-201 user would be Madonna's keyboardist -I think Marcus Brown- Yes, the Madonna we all know. They have a specially made SH that's totally white. I know Hadouken also uses the SH. There's another band that's called "Abandon All Ships" that uses the SH too. Another world famous band (from Europe) is Milk Inc. they also use the SH.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjLHX5-z0gsDespite all that, a lot of people like to talk {censored} about this synth and call it a "toy" while at the same time calling the almost microscopic useless joke of a synth like the microkorg "an amazing synth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wa2C Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 I hope this is true. I'm always down to see/hear new VAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by synth_lover Jordan Rudess of the US As if he really uses it Originally Posted by synth_lover Despite all that, a lot of people like to talk {censored} about this synth and call it a "toy" while at the same time calling the almost microscopic useless joke of a synth like the microkorg "an amazing synth". That's only because it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by soundxplorer The SH-32 had 60+ waveforms. But that was misleading because they had 12 different saws, 12 different squares (stepped at 15% pulse, at 20% pulse, etc). the whole thing was compressed and {censored}e sounding great for some lo fi distortion, but hardly worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompBoxLover Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by wwwjd It's also a sampler, a rompler, a trompler and a scrambler great! what we need now is added Trollpler functionality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 I for one would love to see a new mid to upper end VA from Roland. They have a pretty rich development history to draw from, and I think they could do something interesting in the sub-$2,000 range that would give European synth companies a run for their money. If nothing else, Roland should do it to save face and re-establish their place in that market, since out of all the Big Three, Korg has been the one to come out with the most innovative hardware over the past decade or so (Radias, M3, EMX1/ESX1, R3, Oasys). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 Originally Posted by Bernard Did you manage to get a release date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 to quote vintage synth: sh-101 It is used by Orbital, Future Sound of London, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 to quote vintage synth: sh-101It is used by Orbital, Future Sound of London, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted March 21, 2010 Members Share Posted March 21, 2010 oh. thot we was talking about the old 101 that Guya is simiular to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 oh. thot we was talking about the old 101 that Guya is simiular to? That one The others were talking 201 Got ya now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 If nothing else, Roland should do it to save face and re-establish their place in that market, since out of all the Big Three, Korg has been the one to come out with the most innovative hardware over the past decade or so (Radias, M3, EMX1/ESX1, R3, Oasys)."I like this keyboard so that must mean it's innovative." No. The OASYS is the only type of product in your list that hadn't been done by other companies long before, including Roland. To be innovative, you kinda have to bring some notably new technology (or unique implementation of existing technology) to the table. It doesn't even have to be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 "I like this keyboard so that must mean it's innovative." No. The OASYS is the only type of product in your list that hadn't been done by other companies long before, including Roland. To be innovative, you kinda have to bring some notably new technology (or unique implementation of existing technology) to the table. It doesn't even have to be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Citizen Klaus Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 No MI company makes more unique, innovative tech than Roland (whether you like the results of that tech or not). True. It seems at times, though, that Roland's drive to be innovative results in them continually reinventing the wheel, so to speak. There's something to be said for taking a break to consider backwards compatibility (like Kurzweil) or maintaining a consistent UI and workflow across similar products (like Korg and Yamaha). With Roland, it seems like every new idea comes with a caveat of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 There's something to be said for taking a break to consider backwards compatibility (like Kurzweil) or maintaining a consistent UI and workflow across similar products (like Korg and Yamaha). With Roland, it seems like every new idea comes with a caveat of some sort.Definitely. I've been around long enough to recognize what MI companies attempt to accomplish with new products, and Roland consistently garners the most "huh?"s. Bet a lot of it revolves around generating patentable tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Definitely. I've been around long enough to recognize what MI companies attempt to accomplish with new products, and Roland consistently garners the most "huh?"s. Bet a lot of it revolves around generating patentable tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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