Roland SH-201

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Roland SH-201 by Roland
Synthesis type:		Virtual analog subtractive
Polyphony:		10 voices
Timbrality:		2-part Multitimbral (upper/lower)
Oscillators:		2 sawtooth, square, pulse, triangle, sine, noise, feedback, supersaw
Filter:		1
Attenuator:		1
LFO:		2 triangle, sine, sawtooth, square, trapezoidal, sample & hold, random
Velocity sensitive:		Yes
Aftertouch:		No
External control:		USB, MIDI
Memory:		32 preset/32 user
Onboard effects:		Reverb, modulation delay, overdrive
Produced:		2006-present
Original price:		US$699

The Roland SH-201 is an analog modeling synthesizer introduced in 2006 by the Roland Corporation. The SH-201 is equipped with two analogue modeling oscillators, a multi-mode filter, ring modulator, and it allows routing an external audio signal into its own dedicated filter. The input signal can be altered as one wave stream but not as a layered track. Realtime controls feature Roland's infrared D-beam controller.

The modeling and layout of filters, envelopes, oscillator types, and mix options are nearly identical to the JP8000. The name SH-201 is derived from Rolands classic SH-101 synthesizer. However the sh201 has more in common with Rolands Jupiter line of synthesizers. The title SH-201 was mainly used as a marketing device to take advantage of the popularity of the SH-101.