Roland SH-201

The Roland SH-201 is a discontinued 49 key,[2] 10-voice polyphonic virtual analogue synthesizer introduced in 2006 by the Roland Corporation. The SH-201 was discontinued in 2010. At the NAMM 2010 show Roland introduced its successor, the Roland SH-01 Gaia.

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Roland SH-201
ManufacturerRoland
DatesJune 2006–March 2010
PriceUS$699
Technical specifications
Polyphony10 voices[1]
Timbrality2-part Multitimbral (upper/lower)
Oscillator2 with sawtooth, square, pulse, triangle,
sine, noise, feedback, supersaw
LFO2 triangle, sine, sawtooth, square,
trapezoidal, sample & hold, random
Synthesis typeVirtual analog subtractive
Filter2 - 1 internal (LPF, HPR, BPF) -12 dB/-24 dB, 1 external (LPF, HPF, BPF, Notch) -12 dB/-24 dB
Attenuator2 (ADSR)
Aftertouch expressionNo
Velocity expressionYes
Storage memory32 preset/32 user
EffectsReverb, chorus, modulation delay, overdrive
Input/output
Keyboard49
External controlUSB, MIDI

Features

The SH-201 is equipped with two analogue modeling oscillators (four when in Dual or Split mode), a multi-mode filter, ring modulator, and it allows routing an external audio signal into its own dedicated filter. Real-time controls feature 29 front panel knobs and sliders, assignable pitch/mod stick and Roland's infrared D-Beam controller. The synthesizer also acts as a USB audio interface for digital audio workstation recording.

The layout of filters, envelopes, oscillator types, and mix options are similar to the JP-8000. Notable differences are that the SH-201 uses different adsr envelope and filter modeling, offers more polyphony, oscillator choices, LFO routings and comes with computer software for more in-depth sound editing, patch librarian storage and DAW integration. The name SH-201 is derived from Roland's classic SH line of analog synthesizers, all of which were designed to be portable and simple to program, while the number 201 was chosen to reference the popular SH-101 which was also cased in plastic. It is also fully Windows and Mac compatible, connecting through a USB cable. MIDI and audio can be sent through the USB port.[3]

Notable users

References
  1. "Roland SH201". Sound On Sound. April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
  2. http://www.roland.com/products/en/SH-201/
  3. http://www.roland.com/products/en/SH-201/
  4. Téo & Téa CD booklet

Further reading


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