Roland SH-101

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Roland SH-101 grey model


SH-101 by Roland
Synthesis type:		Subtractive
Polyphony:		1
Oscillators:		1 VCO with PWM
Multitimbral:		1
VCF:		1 resonant VCF, modulated with VCA, LFO, keyboard tracking and/or bender controller
VCA:		ADSR envelope, triggered by gate or LFO
LFO:		1 LFO: triangle, square, random and noise waveforms
Keyboard:		32-note
Left hand control:		Bender assignable to VCF frequencey and/or pitch as well as pitch bend and mod wheels on attachable handle
Velocity sensitive:		{{{velocity}}}
Aftertouch:		{{{aftertouch}}}
External control:		CV/Gate
Memory:		100 step sequencer
Onboard effects:		Arpeggiator (up, down, up/down)
Produced:		1982-1988

Roland SH-101 is a synthesizer from the early 1980's, manufactured by Roland. It is a small, 32 key, monophonic analog synthesizer. It features one oscillator with two waveforms, an 'octave-divided' sub-oscillator, and a low-pass filter/VCF capable of self oscillation. The controls are simple to use as there is a slider or switch available for every single parameter, and there is an external trigger input to control the speed of the sequencer or the arpeggiator. External control is achieved using CV/Gate and not MIDI (as is the case with many older synths), but MIDI to CV/Gate converters are readily available from third-party companies such as Kenton Electronics. The SH-101 was produced in at least three colors: gray, blue, and red: there are persistent rumors of a very limited run of white, but until pictorial evidence is seen these must be considered apocryphal. A shoulder strap can be connected to it, and a small handgrip can be plugged into the side which contains a pitch bend wheel and a pitch modulation trigger. When slung over the shoulder it doubles as a "keytar".