I've got one of these (I've had it for years) and in my opinion, it's still worth it. I would never sell it.

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

😃 That makes two of us 😃

Hi, with the comeback of analog synths the sounds of this Synth are right on! I am a drummer and not a synth player but as a band owner I remember buying a Roland Juno 106 back in the 80's when it came out. Regret selling it ever since and learned my lesson NOT TO SELL any Roland synths ever again. They sound majestic and in a way always steps ahead of the rest! Great video👍🏻👍🏻

Still have my SH201 from 2007. It was my first synth. No fix or repair. Good synth and very underestimate because of the digital engine... Love it so much

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you on that 😃😃

Great video Glenn. Very playable sounds. Love your music.

Thank you for the video, sounds fantastic!

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😃😃

Whoa !!! As a bass player of 42 years who only within the past few months started down the rabbit hole with synths and midi, this thing is sick !! I'll be keeping my eyes open to grab one of these for sure.

@GlennMainMusic

2 ай бұрын

Hey , that’s nice 😃😃😃

I'm back again to learn more on what this synth can do. I've had mine for a few months now. It's the synth for my second smaller studio away from the big studio at home. I use it to do most of the stuff that I do on the Korg Prologue and the Moog Sub37. It can't do everything but it does sound decent and I can get my ideas out with it so I'm happy. It most definitely works in these times

@GlennMainMusic

5 ай бұрын

Thats awsome 😃😃😃 A great little monster Synth 😃😃

The SH-201 one of my favorite synth's that I own. A keeper for sure!

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

Oh yes :) Just love it too 😃😃

Thank you very much Glenn... 🙂 I love these "nostalgic synths" you present so I hope you continue with this! The SH-201 can almost smell it (hehehe) Thanks again for a lovely trip back in time, by the way I couldn't remember the enormously warm sound in this little synth 🤘

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

Thanx man 😃😃😃

Really.. kiitos!

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

Thank you 😃😃

That split point bass is awesome!

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

Oh yes ! Thats awsome😃😃😃

It’s still worth it. I love mine. I’ll keep it forever

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

Oh yes :) That’s a good thing ;)

Nice composing and nice playing. Good stuff. I enjoyed hearing the entirety.

@GlennMainMusic

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so Much 😃😃

Welcome back Glenn, missed you and your beautiful smile and of course love the Roland SH -201 had not heard of this model before, thanks for your mastery and effort to bring this to us, cheers from New Zealand.

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :) It’s good to be back to share some synth stuff again 😃 I’m glad you enjoyed the video 😃😃

Way better than a microKORG both for 400 bucks that's for sure. I have had both, still have this

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

Great choice 👍😃

@GeorgeKarampatsos

3 ай бұрын

Really great choice. Me too.

@tristantheuerkorn5124

3 ай бұрын

Better because of the UI, the sound?

@GeorgeKarampatsos

3 ай бұрын

@@tristantheuerkorn5124 The sh 201 has powerful sound. The microkorg ...no so powerful. I bought a new microkorg back in 2009. One year later I bought a second hand SH 201. Working with both of these...I decided that Korg microkorg has no place to be on my home studio anymore. Awful little keys with continuous problems(no response ) after a while...and weak sound. My second hand sh201 has no any problem since now. And...big keys, powerful sound...there is no comparison. Here....Roland rules.

@tristantheuerkorn5124

3 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeKarampatsos thanks mate :)

I'm going to buy this too! 👌👌😊😊

@GlennMainMusic

5 ай бұрын

Smart thing to do 😃😃😃

@huubrum

5 ай бұрын

@@GlennMainMusic I have now added the SH-201 to my collection 😊 Jupiter 80 and Roland Juno X😊

This is a perfect gear. I agree with you Glenn. This is not a bad gear at all . Thanks for sharing. I am in love with mine(SH-201) from 2010...and I am sure that I could not not sell it. I bought it for only 200euro back then at excellent codition. Here in Greece now it costs as you said about 300 euro or $ ...at excellent condition. Ty again.Sub of course.❤

@GlennMainMusic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :) and I’m happy for you that you have this little mister synth too 😀😀

Ive just paid down on one of these. Looking forward to it

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome :)

Welcome back! I think Roland gear is always worth!

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😃 Yes Roland is a great Brand 😃😃😃

Nice! I have the sh-101 with the charger and original bag.. mine is blue (came as red as well) still works wireless (power) with the batteries. But it’s 100% analog and the internal clock (tempo) speeds up if the room is warmer or slows down if the room is colder .. so I use an Akai max-49 cv/gate controller to sync notes to the daws. ❤️ Roland analog synthesizers.. or everything native /retro 🥰

Hola buenas noches, sonidos muy interesantes y de muy buena calidad, un saludo muy grande desde Conil, Cádiz, España.

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much , yes i love the sounds 😃😃😃

Hiya ,i use in a 80s synth band today ,wont be without it use alongside jupiter 50 and moog 37 and arp odessey xx thanks ,great vid

@GlennMainMusic

6 ай бұрын

That a nice setup man 😃😃😃 thanx for watching 😃😃😃

Thank you for your review. I think that the SH201 has good sounding VA osc, what I don't like is the sound of the digital filter and its resonance, it reminds to me the Roland SH32 (I tried it and the filter sounded horrible). Anyway thank you again for your demo! cheers

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching:) Yes , it’s a Lightweight synth with a digital filter, but I still think it sounds cool after all those years 😃😃😃

Yes

@GlennMainMusic

4 ай бұрын

👍😃👍

I play guitar mostly and have been wanting to add a synth to my stage setup. I found a micro korg for 175. Had i known about these I probably would have grabbed one but i do like the compact size of the micro.

@GlennMainMusic

27 күн бұрын

The micro is a great synth :) And yes.. very portable too 😃😃😃

Seems nice. I would like to get one.

@GlennMainMusic

6 ай бұрын

You should do it If you have the chance 😃😃😃

I think it still sounds pretty good!

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

Thanx, that makes two of us 😃😃😃

I think the strongest testament and use-case to this synth as still being a viable, standout, unique pro tool is the supersaw lead sound it was used for in Calvin Harris' "No Alone." I remember when I first heard it playing on TV back in the day, it striking me how fresh ❄️🏂 and modern/futuristic it sounded, and when I heard him live at a music festival in Auckland, New Zealand, it was incredibly uncanny and like nothing else. Despite SH201's most commonly mentioned setback being filter anti-aliasing (high transient frequencies being cut - losing the 'air' and aggressiveness/epicness of the JP80x0), I believe it's actually a strength for the upper-mid range in some cases where immense lushness in tonality is found. This is so unique and pronounced with this synth that it alone is a reason to have it in one's arsenal if they're making music that calls for such sounds. Similar to the unmistakable qualities in Alpha Juno 1 & 2's "hoover" sound, except in the SH201's case more upper-mid dense, colder, richer and also more aggressive in that range as well. Applied in a more "airy" way and you have supreme lush colouring and crispness (again, in the upper-mids).

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

😃😃😃

Muito top adorei pretendo adquirir um pra mim aprender a manusear um sinthys analógico ❤

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

Hey :) Thats a great Synth to learn the basics of sound Making 😃😃😃 Great choice, and Thanx for watching my video 😃👍😃

Oh wow the GAIA 2 is out😍

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

Oh yes… and it is on its way to me right now 😃😃😃

I was already dying to have one bc of its leads and pads, deep reverb and ease to use but you definitely had me on the split thing. I'll go after one rightaway lol Great demo. Showed all the good and different things, not only the sounds themselves

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 And it’s a great choice 😃😃😃

A very, very underated synth. I have the Roland Gaia SH01 and love it! The synths that are thought of as the underdogs sometimes end up being the most loved ! Point in question - my Korg MS2000r.

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

Oh yes :) I also have the Gaia SH01 myself (and also the Gaia 2) and the MS2000 is a great synth … and yes.. I do have that one too 🤣🤣

@petercarrington948

9 ай бұрын

@@GlennMainMusic Just found your channel and love it, do you watch Espen Kraft?

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

@@petercarrington948 - Oh yes :-) Espen is a "friend" of mine from KZread and facebook. We have been chatting quite a lot :-)

@kekethetoad

8 ай бұрын

Gaia 1 used sample based waveforms though. More flexible than the SH201 though.

@petercarrington948

8 ай бұрын

I really don't understand why people don't like the SH201 and give it a hard time. There is no such thing as 'bad gear', it's how you use it. Remember OMD used really cheap synths but sounded great.

Wish they gave an option to disable anti-aliasing on these. And quicker envelopes. Could have sounded much closer or perhaps even better than JP80x0!! I can't remember if the JP80x0 was multitimbral though. Also don't forget the SH201 has chorus (or at least a pseudo reverb chorus) available with combo button presses!

It is definitely worth having / getting one! Great sounds too, did you program those yourself?

@GlennMainMusic

7 ай бұрын

Thats a Good idea 😃😃 All the sounds I played was sounds from the Roland libary. There are some extra sound banks available on Roland pages .. or at least used to be..:) 😃😃😃😃

@AURAPlugins

7 ай бұрын

@@GlennMainMusic Awesome! I did download a lot of presets online and we are getting ready to build sh-201 and sh-01 editors with jp-8000 / jp-8080 import =)

@GlennMainMusic

7 ай бұрын

Thats awsome !! I have them both 🤘😃🤘

The SH-201 sounds very good, but having a Roland Fantom with the Zen engine, there's no need for another virtual analog synth. You also can get the Zen engine in the cheap MC-101.

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

I know :) I don’t actually “need” it anymore.. but… I don’t have the heart to get rid of it either … and I think it sounds fantastic 😃😃😃

@kekethetoad

8 ай бұрын

SH201's supersaws are closer sounding to JP80X0's than Zencore's though if that's of any importance.

Nice, very nice synth. Power leads, acid-like basses and string pads are sounds also cool. Thanks for the demonstration and especially for the JM Jarre shorts =) But. What a strange digital noise mixed with a patch sound? It sounds like the working decimator or digital saturator, sync-oscillator or something. This effect sometimes I hear when use the famous free Synth1 VSTi. But it`s an Fx that add to regular sound this digital noises. Without one activated the sound is clean. Here, in SH-201 this noise sounds disturbing. For instance if you listen carefully programs from 3:26 to 7:15. I think it`s very noticible in string/soft pad sounds. I'm sure this noise shouldn't be in the sound. Is any external effects was connected into this SH-201?

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :) I think there is some trouble with my sound card.. the SH201 is clean 😃😃😃

Great video Glenn wow! Which do you honestly like better and why, your SH-201 or your GAIA?

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

I think they both have their own feel .. so I love them Both. But if I had to choose, I think I would go for the Gaia because it has 3 synths in one .. as of the 201 has 2 (upper /lower) But lucky for me I will keep them Both 🤣😃

@ajotech

10 ай бұрын

Great to hear and thank you Glenn:)

@htechdance

9 ай бұрын

Adding to Glenn's remark- the build quality of the Gaia is superior to the 201.

Its worth as long as it inspires you. Could you please tell the music's name you played at around 18:53. In the late 70s it was played up and down in my country's radio but I suffer a bit having forgotten the name. 😭

@GlennMainMusic

9 ай бұрын

Thanx :) The song is from Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe part 5 😃😃

it seems to me that the very fact that this review has been delayed means that the synthesizer is very interesting for its money!

@GlennMainMusic

4 ай бұрын

This is a review of an old Synth , But yes.. its a great value for the money 😃😃😃

Wow it's a nead ol' lady😍😍😍😍

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

🥰🤣🥰

@larsfrosznielsen3536

11 ай бұрын

😇@@GlennMainMusic 😇

Are you bothered about the aliasing? Any difference in the timbre/warmth to Gaia SH-101? Yes, I love mine too 😊. Too bad it's unsupported after win 8 (I made a KZread video on updating the drivers). Also miss the copy between lower/upper. Even though possible in the editor.

@GlennMainMusic

5 ай бұрын

Yes.. i miss the Editor as well.. and it was so Nice to be able to use the hardware as a plugin in my Cubase 😃 I miss it a lot 🥲

Hey Guys. I love my SH-201. Now i have a new PC with Win 11... i tried to install the Win8 Driver on it but it don´t work. Has anybody maby a solution for this?

@GlennMainMusic

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the drivers is discontinued from Roland, meaning that the wonderful thing as using this as a “plugin” does not work anymore .. 😳

Is this related to the Roland Gaia SH01? They're probably all using the same VA engines before they moved to AIRA.

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

Oh yes. The Gaia is very much the same, just a “smaller” form factor.. and the Gaia has 3 layers of sounds that makes the Gaia fantastic 😃😃😃 There is a “Gaia” video coming up soon 😃😃

@farben_

11 ай бұрын

@@GlennMainMusic That explains it then because they look really similar and came out around the same time in 2010. The Gaia is much more expensive second hand, I liked what I heard of the SH 201, I think it would be a good cheap option as a first synth since you have all the panels in a logical and simple to understand way, you also get full size keys which is a plus over the MicroKorg.

@ajotech

10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see that video

Anyone know the letter & number preset that is at 22:05 the craftwork sounding one??

@GlennMainMusic

2 күн бұрын

I don’t remember … but as soon as I have my new studio set up I will check it… and please remind me if you don’t get the answer when you see my “new Studio” video soon 😃😃😃

Does it have built in speakers m8

I Wonder if i could combine this with The roland ax egde keytar

@danto7415

11 ай бұрын

You can👍 do it bro! Or any synthesizers. But it is a positive feature and best if that synth you connect to has envelope filter, and can modulate the filter for you or even connect the filter to the modulation wheel. That way you can use the wheel on the key tar to modulate the synth’s filter. Just a tip! 😉👍

@danto7415

11 ай бұрын

Plug midi or usb according to what it has, and check for midi channel or midi settings if it doesn’t work..

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

That’s right 😃😃😃

Did you apply bit crusher all along ?

@GlennMainMusic

11 ай бұрын

No, but I can hear on the recording that I probably had some audio card issues using my Adat input… so thanx for noticing, then I know about the issue 😃😃😃

Welp i only found it on ebay and getting it to Norway wil cost me a ton in shipping

@GlennMainMusic

10 ай бұрын

I actually saw it on Finn.no not long ago.. just keep on looking.. they appear there from time to time😃😃

Does It make stereo sound without effects?

@GlennMainMusic

5 ай бұрын

Yes , its a stereo output Synth 😃😃😃

SH-201 vs Gaia 01? which one would you recommend?

@GlennMainMusic

6 ай бұрын

Both 😂😂 No.. it all depends on your preferences. The SH201 is a very lightweight synth , still very powerful.. the Gaia has fewer keys.. so it’s all a preference thing :) Peraonally I would go for the Gaia if I was forced to make a choice… but the price tag on the SH 201 is maybe a bit lower than the Gaia… 😃😃😃

@antoniocalimero1173

Ай бұрын

The old Gaia is cheaper

I have one. Want to sell it.

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

If you keep it a bit longer.. than you might earn a couple of bucks more 😃✌️😃

@domasgudelis

8 ай бұрын

​@@GlennMainMusic yeah, true. Now it's a dust collector. I don't like the plastic cheap quality of this synth, also filter is not the best...Also this synth has some issues with the buttons. They starts to work bad and requires replacement. Sometimes you need to press these buttons several times to change the program etc.

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

@@domasgudelis - I understand.. but still… My KORG Poly61 is a dust collector as well…. But I keep it “just in case😃😃”

🤔 the only drawback it has is its "sub-sampling" rate that cause aliasing for higher notes🤨 ... Nyquist's theorem 😑 for the rest i fully agree 😍- lovely : pumping effect ⛽ could be done with a lfo _/‾\_/‾\_/‾\ (synch to tempo) using + filter and - volume, while controlling pluck 🎸 could be done with a snd lfo. |\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\ (sync to x 2 tempo) using - -filter and ++ volume deadmau5 like sounds ... i have a video on my channel for "knobs replacements" ... but also using a close (but not exact) sound used in it

@GlennMainMusic

8 ай бұрын

Oh yes 😃😃

@kekethetoad

8 ай бұрын

I wish they gave an option to disable anti-aliasing on these. And quicker envelopes. Could have sounded much closer or perhaps even better than JP80x0!! I can't remember if the JP80x0 was multitimbral though.

@SQueme

7 ай бұрын

@@kekethetoad aliasing is mainly due to the sampling frequency used for higher notes i suspect the CPU power (NEC ?) is ("was" in 2005) not enough for effects + polyphony ... {reducing polyphony would help increasing it ... but there is no way to do it ... unfortunately}

Sounds terrible

@GlennMainMusic

2 ай бұрын

😃 Well… taste is a personal preference 😃 Some like it, and some don’t 😃😃😃 That’s ok man 😃😃😃 but let me know what you like then 😃😃😃

@argon8808

2 ай бұрын

​@GlennMainMusic Yup I agree:) I was just reading through the comments and seeing mostly people saying that this is an amazing synth just because they own it. and praise this mp3 sounding synth just got to me I guess :( I like more warm Thick sounding Synthesizers like the OB 8 Or Moog Voyager Juno106 or the more affordable Micro Korg😄 These days plugins do a far better job then this Roland plastic thing tries to do (if you ask me) But I do like your reply and videos. Thanks