The Roland SH-1000

Do yourself a favour, and NEVER READ any review of the SH-1000 on the internet. ALL of them inaccurately portray the Roland SH-1000. Hopefully, this video will bring some accuracy and clarity.
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• analog
• analogue
• synthesizer
• synth
• roland
• vintage
• SH-1000
• minimoog
• moog
• arp
• SH1000

[sntOwnz13]

I really like this song you made. where can i find it too listen to it? please reply!

[AutomaticGainsay]

@sntOwnz13 Send me a YouTube message with your e-mail address in it, and I'll send it to you. Thanks!

[AutomaticGainsay]

Send me a YouTube message with your e-mail address and the name of this video, and I'll send it to you! Thanks!

[atherrien95]

Can you upload the song that you put at the beginning?

Great video.

[AutomaticGainsay]

@atherrien95 If you message me with your e-mail address, I'll gladly send it to you.

[MaxCSynthesist]

Hey, I watched this video many times and i was wondering. Why did Roland build the S&H and hard wire it to the VCO? because you can do more musical things with S&H to the VCF. I own a Juno-60 and I find that while it is a very great synthesizer, it really doesn't have a great deal of modulation options, (1 Triangle LFO that can be sent to the DCO, VCF and the, PWM and 1 EG that goes to the VCA, VCF, or PWM) Is this true for most Roland synths? I also own a MG-1 and I LOVE it. Great demo!

[AutomaticGainsay]

@MaxCSynthesist It was early in the design of consumer synths, and they were just making stabs in the dark, really. It's not called S&H on this synth, even... just "Random Note." The Juno 60 had a different focus than the earlier Roland synths... they were aiming for the usage that was becoming popular in music in the early 80s. Yes, the MG-1 is awesome!

[steandrews1]

I bought one of these when they first came out from John Shin's in Leigh, we were the first band in the area to have a synth, and boy we were the only band that could do Silver machine with any cred. I got a minimoog after that but I still miss the sh 1000.

[KOTARE33]

You should never have made this video. It's best left discovered accidentally and then coveted. Plus you didn't coax out her full potentials bra, wg=hich is a bonus for all. Sshhhhhh...

PS Your programming is amazing. Your videos stand alone.

[fretboardyoda]

For its time, the SH-1000, was an amazing Synth, I even saw one being used by none other than Brian Eno in an early Roxy Music video. The filter sweep effects are great, put one through some effect pedals and just listen, Synth heaven. If it was the turkey that some people claim it is, why are we even talking about it. This was Roland's first commercial Synthesiser, 1973. I love the graphics on it too!

[spartan117halofreak]

8:08 ish Gettin' some BMSR soundin' stuff

[senorverde09]

@sharethehouse Unfortunately, the SH-1000 was manufactured in 1973, nearly a decade prior to MIDI. What it does have is CV/gate. You could probably get it retrofitted for MIDI somewhere but that's quite costly and the experienced technicians are scarce (unless you feel comfortable with a soldering iron). Also, there are converters out there but again, they'll cost you an arm and a leg.

[sharethehouse]

is there anyway to trigger the notes via midi or something? really love the sounds and would like to records them in Midi from DAW

[dcaunce]

My first synth was a Roland sh-1000. I loved it..