Demo of Roland SH3A vintage synthesizer

(SOLD for $420 on eBay Oct 2007) - I've owned this synthesizer since 1981, but it has been in storage for 20 years.

Wikipedia: The SH-3a is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured by Roland from 1974 to 1981. It is unique in that it is capable of both subtractive synthesis and additive synthesis. Two LFOs and a unique S&H section provided capabilities not found in contemporary self-contained synthesizers of the time. The rhythmic pulsing in the Blondie song "Heart of Glass" is an example of its sound.

REFERENCE: http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sh3.shtml

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[synthpro]

I have an SH-201, but Roland should have stuck with analog. Of all the different model synths they make, they do not have one analog.

Great video and thanks for posting!

[kimsacramento]

Hi synthpro - thanks for posting. I watched your 3 videos of you playing your synth setup - great sound and creativity.

[LightbreakerCestus]

No. Sorry. The difference between analog and digitial is the difference between continuous and discrete math.

In a digital synth, the signal path elements are discretized--Ones and Zeros of various bit depths. An analog synth is a continuous waveform.

A digital synth can generate waveforms. It does not have to be a sample.

Many analog synths do not have 'chips'.

Tuning is not always easy, especially in a live situation.

Digital sounds cold because it is more precise.

[emarum]

still; digital = lack of soul and juice ;)

[UrbanCrunkMovement]

@synthpro junos are analog

[czolgista999]

I think that JMJ plays one too !

[doom705]

man i wish my sh-201 sounded this good. f**kin filters sound like shit.

glad i bought a Moog little phatty.

great synths man never sell her ;)

[ShawtyLG23]

this does sound old

[olivercarsbass]

what a great fuking sound!

[Compastral]

Funky !

[bananaxtree]

I like how you used science to ultimately attempt to win an un-winnable argument, then covered it up with a preference to cover for come backs.

Good work.

[fishybishbash]

Thats right - analogue synths are great 'things' but the new school of synths sound as good, are a factor more powerful and the transistors dont blow

[themindminder]

The new generation of digital synths using analogue modeling (NI Massive, Thor, Z3TA+ etc.) combined with multi-core pcs and affordable controlers have now made digital synths far more powerful and every bit as good as most analogue synths. I used to own an SH3a, profit 5, jupiter 8, OB8, Oscar and Juno 60 , They were expensive to buy and maintenance was also expensive and inconvenient.

I never thought I would say this... but I now prefer digital over analogue.