Roland SH-01A grey

Un synthé mythique abordable

Ayant plongé dans la musique électronique durant les nineties, les sonorités de la mythique gamme Roland (101, 303, 606, 909) ont forgé mon oreille et mes goûts. Il m'était alors évident, voire obligatoire, d'essayer le SH-01A, de m'aventurer sur les sentiers soniques des groupes qui m'ont marqué alors.

Et je ne suis aucunement déçu !

Certes, j'aurais préféré des prises jack 6.3 pour l'audio mais cela me semble être son seul défaut. La qualité est au rendez-vous pour ce boutique, réputé comme étant le meilleur de la gamme : l'interface est claire et suffisamment grande pour le format, le synthé a du poids, les potentiomètres répondent bien, le filtre sonne admirablement bien, tout y est.

Du reste, il aura toutes les qualités de l'original (hormis le fait que ce soit une émulation ACB, ce qui ne me dérange pas) et l'ajout d'une polyphonie quatre voix est plus qu'appréciable.

Le SH-01A est devenu la voix principale de mon setup et le restera sûrement pour longtemps.

I sold my real SH101 and will probably buy another of these.

Believe the hype. This thing is great. Patch memory and midi cc control make this way more useful than a real SH101. Poly mode is a lovely bonus. A full size output would be great but I can live with the smaller version. It gobbles batteries so I have a recharger nearby as I prefer not to use the awful micro USB. I didn't bother with the stand or keyboard.

Just bought and i love it, very good and powerful sound quality.

Totally worth it

Imagine having your favorite VST synth in a box with hands on control at your fingertips, that's the best way l can describe this beast. It recreates the original SH-101 sounds so what do you want more for your basslines?

Great digital synth!

Really good emulation, provides extra fun while using!

Another great Boutique of the series!

Nice, but sold it back after 1 year

I have to say i was excited to play out this Boutique 101 and speaking of how it sounded was pretty good. Unfortunately the sequencer and the workflow in general didn't click on me (that is pretty much a personal thing) and after sampling some cool basslines i sold it. Hope the new owner will find joy using it.

piece of history

yes, is a piece of history.

Roland SH-01A is truly a revolution - boutique version of the historical piece this product is a unique piece for your sound - memorable

Just right

Dont own any other Boutiques.. but own a MC202 and I think the SH01A, with its faders, is spot-on.

Very comparable with the MC202 dimensions. Find it very easy to dial in a lot of my go-to MC202 sounds. Also has the bonus of added polyphony.. so its easy to get a Juno106-ish vibe if you add some chorus.

Added feature here is that it acts as a midi to CV converter. Haven't seen anyone acknowledge that feature online, but its true.

Sequencer is simple to use. So good being able to store patches, as well as sequences.

Been thinking about getting a SH101 for a long time, but prices are just stupid. Looked at a few that all had issues.. dead spots in faders.. battery leak.. and given the amount TLC / future maintenance required, it just doesnt make sense anymore. Life is too short & this gives you that sound.

The tone is very good. It loves FX.. and sounds beefy with some saturation or overdrive. Filter is nice.

Build quality surprised me. Really good. Bought the K25M keyboard to go with it. Very sturdy. I would expect the dock unit to be similar. Recommended!

Love it

If you haven't seen a sound comparison with the original and feature overview then go do it.

- The sliders are tiny but nothing you can't get used to.

+ I absolutely love the unison and poly mode. It can play up to 4 voices.

+ Great for making bass sounds, moving chords and much more. PWM chords sounds amazing.

+ It's not very pricy.