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End of the of SH-201?

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End of the of SH-201?

30 Mar 2010, 23:50

It looks like the successor to the SH-201 is arriving. This probably means that Roland will stop production soon.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?Pro...

It looks like an incremental improvement over the SH-201, although I think they dropped the feebback osc. I don't plan on getting one. If I'm going to spring for a new synth, it would have to be one that sounds significantly different from what I have already.

Tony

Re: End of the of SH-201?

31 Mar 2010, 00:05

Tony, the SH-01 sounds very different from the SH-201, trust me. I am not going to talk you into it of course, but I would recommend you to listen to it personally so hear what I mean.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

31 Mar 2010, 00:30

Thanks for the tip. I assumed it had the same basic sound as the SH-201. I will have to get over to the Guitar Center and give one a listen.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

31 Mar 2010, 00:35

Trust me, I have played with both 201 and 01 and they sound very different. SH-201 has a more cold, rough character, while the 01 has a more warm and smooth character. With 3 full tones, 64-voice polyphony, and 5 chainable effects, it can also sound much bigger than the 201.

You can also check out some audio examples I posted here:
http://forums.rolandclan.com/index.php?action=show_thre...

P.S. Forgot to add, you can pan each tone individually.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

31 Mar 2010, 00:38

You're in the states, we could carpool!

Much bigger indeed, and I'm rather interested to see what kind of pads you could get out of the 01; something I wouldn't really consider the 201 for.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

31 Mar 2010, 00:40

dbijoux, I can post some more pad examples if you want.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

31 Mar 2010, 09:39

If you are talking about the SH-01 so YES please some more examples of the sound categories this synth have. Would be cool!

Re: End of the of SH-201?

2 Apr 2010, 06:25

I will probably splash out on an 01 too. From what I have seen of it so far it indeed does sound a lot warmer than the 201 and seems like it could actually compliment it quiet well.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

2 Apr 2010, 07:00

Guys I'll try to post some demos soon.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

5 Apr 2010, 03:33

To answer the question of the topic, I have posted a vid in the SH-01 forum which is saying that the SH-01 is the successor of the SH-201.

As I think it is a Roland representative telling it so it must be right.

Cheers

Re: End of the of SH-201?

27 Apr 2010, 09:00

I would hang on to your SH-201 for a bit. I have the SH-01 now and both are fun to work with. Some of the functionality is different, although I prefer the sounds of the Sh-01 along with the effects. Still the Sh-201 is very useful.

Re: End of the of SH-201?

29 Apr 2010, 00:04

Too late. I already threw my SH-201 out a window.

If I understand the GAIA correctly, it is impossible to stack 4 oscillators together like you can on the SH-201. Is this correct?

Re: End of the of SH-201?

29 Nov 2010, 03:33

"64-voice polyphony" a joke or what?

it is simply not as good as the sh-201.

they dropped dual mode with the gaia!!!!!!!!!

who wants 64 note polyphony with the same voice?

the sh-201 is fatter than the gaia and it can stack 4 osc at same time for more complex interesting sounds. the gaia only 3.

the gaia will go down in roland's history as a bit of a cock up.

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