Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'm thinking it'll street for $999 or less.I certainly see it saving cost by less keys and the not so wasteful kinder garden layout of the SH201 (no offence SH201 owners, just looks pants) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Maybe they added a new waveform that's going to be the new supersaw and everybody's going to have to have it. its teh super trapezoid!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Dee Fiddy wavs man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 All signs point to just a re-working of the SH-201.But Roland has us fooled.They've been monitoring the current boom in popularity of West Coast modular synthesis.So the GAIA is actually a VA model of the Buchla Music Easel. *Please see the disclaimer in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hmm. The more I think about this, it doesn't make sense. It HAS to offer something different than the 201, or else why would they bother? Maybe VA oscillators with *cough* real analog filters, like the Waldorf Q+. I dunno. Just wishful thinking. It's a slow day at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hopefully it's voiced very differently from the SH-201, like the 201 was from the JP8K. It might have been a slow day at the Roland office, too, hence the GAIA I love the sliders though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 i tried really hard comparing the two pics to see if I could figure out where they would hide the options for the other / more oscillator settings. maybe they hide it all behind a VST editor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 suppose we'll all find out soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Nice looking synth, though I was hoping for something with at least 4 octaves and an LCD display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I guess I'm the only one not diggin the black face plate with the white body. I think it'd look better if it matched, one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 GAIA SH-01: Synthesizer Flash Back, Flash Forward .features With its massive sound, hands-on ease, and affordable price, the GAIA SH-01 is a high-performance value with old-school charm. The triple-stacked engine puts potent virtual analog synthesis under your fingertips, yet the control panel is so fun, friendly, and inviting, even first-timers can create great sounds. The signal flow is simple to grasp, with logically arranged knobs, sliders, and buttons. Hands-on control and fat sound make this little powerhouse a joy for music students, songwriters, session players, and live performers of all styles and skill levels. Huge sound with three virtual analog engines onboard, each with a dedicated oscillator, filter, amplifier, envelope, and LFO Layer up to five simultaneous effects, including distortion, flanger, delay, reverb, low boost, and more 64-voice polyphony for massive sounds without note drop-out Fun, hands-on control panel that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members morten'J Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Nice with a Roland System 700 in the back in the first video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdub Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 GAIA looks good so far. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop....does it have aftertouch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 OK, so here is what appears to be new on the GAIA: Battery powered. 3 completely separate synth voices, which appear to be single-oscillator. So instead of have a 3 OSC synth that mixes the oscillators before heading to the filter and amp, each OSC in the GAIA gets its own complete path with its own filter and amp. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Severalist Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 3 completely separate synth voices, which appear to be single-oscillator. So instead of have a 3 OSC synth that mixes the oscillators before heading to the filter and amp, each OSC in the GAIA gets its own complete path with its own filter and amp. Very interesting. Depends on if you can link the filters or have FM/Sync/ringmod between the oscillators. Otherwise it's like most ROMplers just with VA, non sample based waveforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stabby Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 64-voice polyphony? What's the use of that? It doesn't even seem to be multitimbral. Also, I'm now guessing this isn't in Korg R3's price range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Originally Posted by soundxplorer OK, so here is what appears to be new on the GAIA: Battery powered. 3 completely separate synth voices, which appear to be single-oscillator. So instead of have a 3 OSC synth that mixes the oscillators before heading to the filter and amp, each OSC in the GAIA gets its own complete path with its own filter and amp. Very interesting. that's the impression I got.. interesting.. can each one be addressed via midi individually? synced would also be a nice option... a wicked option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Originally Posted by The Severalist Depends on if you can link the filters or have FM/Sync/ringmod between the oscillators. Otherwise it's like most ROMplers just with VA, non sample based waveforms. Tone 1 and 2 can be synced or ring modulated by the looks of the front panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Originally Posted by The Severalist Depends on if you can link the filters or have FM/Sync/ringmod between the oscillators. Otherwise it's like most ROMplers just with VA, non sample based waveforms. EDIT: Bernard beat me to it. It appears as though you can sync and ringmod Tone 1 with Tone 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Severalist Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 In that case it looks alright. Like an R3 or MiniAK type synth with a better interface (and likely a bit of a price difference.) Could be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 It still retains the simple signal flow without the kindergarden styling of the 201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Megakazbek Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 Those Roland's videos are lame. Lots of stupid talk and little actual sounds. And those few sounds that are demonstrated are quite crappy and sound like amateur synthedit VST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 5 stackable effects sounds like a first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gordonwiebe Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 the high polyphony and "variation" waveforms seem reminiscent of the sh-32... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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