Members Sparky6string Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 I've played guitar for 3 decades, but my increasing RA will soon enough take that away and I realized this thing might be my future in music. Thing is IDK how to use it really. I know keys ok but gotta learn the controls for the synth. He also gave me a Casio LK-33 so I can work on my keys some, but that Roland surprised me. Neither of us knew what he had there, and when he gave it to me he told me if it was worth anything to not tell him. He gets this stuff in those storage unit buy-outs. So who do I send this to to get it serviced, and where do I go to learn the basics of using this synthesizer? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 Congratulations. It sounds like you really scored on this one. It's a monophonic synth. It's pre-MIDI. It's rated five stars at Vintage Synth Explorer. And prices on EBay run from $500 to $1.5K. Does it turn on? If so - it should be easy to figure out. The sliders & knobs are labeled. But remember - it's one note at a time. There is a page with service & instruction manuals here. http://www.retrosound.de/sh-101.html and here http://www.synthlearn.com/roland-sh101.html If it's broken, someone else here can recommend where to get it serviced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seamonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 It is nothing like a guitar. It is so horrible to program, you will go insane trying to make even a bleep noise. You should give it to me, and stick with guitar playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted May 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 It is nothing like a guitar. It is so horrible to program, you will go insane trying to make even a bleep noise. You should give it to me, and stick with guitar playing. Dude I was playing it then my pick got stuck in between the keys. Etienne- thanks for the links and info, etc! Lots o good stuff there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seamonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 ah, don't feel bad. I bought a used Korg Prophecy once and it had a wobbly pitch wheel, so I opened it up and found a guitar pick inside. That wasn't the issue with the wheel but I found it funny anyway....still have the pick btw, and not the prophecy. You can still give me the 101 and I'll send you a new pick. Here is a link that teaches the basics of subtractive synthesis. http://www.kvraudio.com/wiki/?id=The+Basics+Of+Subtractive+Synthesis apologies to HC for posting a link to another forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted May 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 Now that stuff looks fascinating. Still I think this item is Ebay-bound, to be turned into an SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_big_e Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hey, I used to have one of those. Cool toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 it's a shame you'll be selling it for an SG. SGs will always be around, SH101s will never be made again. it's a very capable synth, i very much wish i owned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted May 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 Actually I'm still undecided on it. It sure is a fun thing to mess around with. Might just hang on to it. I've gone through it and everything works on it. For this being my first synth and all though I thought I might be better off with something more modern, no? I did notice that the sh-101 is high on the under $800 thread, and I would not be able to afford more. Now it's looking like that SG is a ways off. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 Who needs an SG anyway. (I'll trade you my mutt strat with an ESP body and stainless steel frets in a hand-made neck, or my custom 1972-style tele with two Duncan hambuckers and a Warmoth flamed maple neck, for the SH-101 :D:D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted May 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 Who needs an SG anyway. (I'll trade you my mutt strat with an ESP body and stainless steel frets in a hand-made neck, or my custom 1972-style tele with two Duncan hambuckers and a Warmoth flamed maple neck, for the SH-101 :D:D) Throw in that avatar of yours and I'll consider it... Seriously though is techno/dance ACID the only kinda thing this can do? I don't really dig that stuff daddio- it's square man (just kidding, but I don't naturally gravitate toward it). My plan is to get some work with it recording background music for various projects. I'll probably have to get some sort of Midi device for it. What do you all recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_big_e Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 From what I can recall, remote control was analog so you'd have to get something that could take midi in and convert it to an analog voltage to control the 101. I seem to remember it had a neat little 'sequencer' on it so you could 'program' a few notes into it and just have it play back in a loop mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikelpanky Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 Well look, you're obviously torn here, so I'll tell you what. I will give you ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (yes, $100) for it. I know, it's a bit much, but I feel like you deserve a good jump start on that SG and a compromise to this issue. I can PayPal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted May 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2011 Er, nah I'll hold on to it for the moment despite your less than generous offer. Check out my video - I unleashed the skillz yo. [video=youtube;Q5V-N9A50CI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liliththekitten Posted May 28, 2011 Members Share Posted May 28, 2011 I wouldnt pay more than 800 for a 101 and prob wouldn't even pay that. The red and blue ones go for a lot. mine was 420 and it was grey and crappy looking and I sold it for that much a while later which I regret. They are great fun and indeed the sequencer is very very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted May 28, 2011 Members Share Posted May 28, 2011 Sparky6String: I unleashed the skillz yo. Revenge of PACMAN! Just joking. You made the right call. Keep it & play with it. That thing is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted May 28, 2011 Members Share Posted May 28, 2011 Congratulations I recently got a red SH-101 too, (from OldGearGuy) so I'll post my Electro House example as well [video=youtube;FWasKtNYdJY]http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=FWasKtNYdJY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted May 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 29, 2011 too, (from OldGearGuy) so I'll post my Electro House example as well Very nice! See now you know what you're doing- mine was more of a joke. I stumbled upon a tone that reminded me of that Zombie song. I've seen some very impressive stuff on Youtube, and I have a drummer or three I can use as well as other musicians. I'll see what we can do and if it's worthwhile I'll upload it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted May 29, 2011 Members Share Posted May 29, 2011 nice. Id start with getting a copy of the owners manual. Should be gettable from roland. maybe even find copy online for free. Enjoy your nice new for you synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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