I bought the sh4d after the watching all the videos. It sat on my shelf for almost a year then I discovered it. It really is worth every penny when you want something portable and a pair of headphones.
@KingzofSwing
4 ай бұрын
I take it to park with my Pro DG 603i
@jamest.135
Жыл бұрын
They say its not a groovebox but 64 steps per part and you can have 4 parts separately recorded and an awesome rhythm section with lots customizeable options is just sick. I dunno its like a desktop minilogue competitor/groovebox all in one. And the sounds are just awesome and sit in the mix absolutely exquisitely. What an awesome bit of kit.
@summerlaverdure
Жыл бұрын
its like a MC-101 with better synth editing but somehow $200 more 0_o also screw the terrible motion controls lol
@303machine
Жыл бұрын
Minilogue is more powerfull soundwise if you want pure analogue synth sound.
@niceheartwhitesuit
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, this may be one of the best things I have seen Roland drop in a dogs age. Enough of a nod to legacy tones, but really forward thinking and hands on. This is a pretty tempting desktop box...
@kellymerrill5294
Жыл бұрын
$600 for a dsp box seems steep. I was hoping for at least an analog filter. Definitely will sit on the shelves at that price.
@niceheartwhitesuit
Жыл бұрын
@@kellymerrill5294 I’m not an electrical engineer, but I think in order to have a analog filters on a machine like this: a) the polyphony would have to be reduced dramatically, or b) the cost would be in the thousands of dollars and the desktop case would be considerably larger.
@kellymerrill5294
Жыл бұрын
@@niceheartwhitesuitArturia did it with the freak, perhaps not as much polyphony but digital filters sound like crud IMO.
@normdurkin6425
Жыл бұрын
a full collection of Roland digital cheese in one box..🤣
@EnochDark
Жыл бұрын
@@kellymerrill5294 I guess but that doesn't apply to guys like me who have an Electrix Filter Factory and a Xone:23 mixer. Not to mention the digitals like my Line 6 FM4 rackmount and pedal or my first gen Kaoss Pad...
@7177YT
Жыл бұрын
Finally someone releasing a multitimbral desktop polysynth. Since Digitone came out no big player came out with one. More machines of this kind please!
@bubuAudio
Жыл бұрын
I agree at 100000% need more of these polyphonic multitibral machines !!
@lib747
Жыл бұрын
It's also nice that Roland finally discovered a format other than huge, or tiny.
@christianthompson1473
Жыл бұрын
Back in the day before the DAWns of time they had 16 parts
@KiR_3d
Жыл бұрын
@@bubuAudio yeah, you'll get more overpriced cheapies if you'll pray enough )
@KiR_3d
Жыл бұрын
I'm not an Elektron's fan and their "tone" to own users pisses me off actually. But their analog machines are much more superior to this "another gear" from Roland. OMG... in the past the same company did released the holy Jupiter 6 and 8! Where are their resources now?
@tekis0
Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic presentation, both from Roland and the presenter!
@steventaylor3789
Жыл бұрын
Feels like a different approach for Roland with a real emphasis on accessibility, playability and fun at a really good price. Great presentation as well.
@dfreeman120
Жыл бұрын
Nice
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
looks like a watered-down alternative to the MC-707 without being a tiny menu-diving hell called "MC-101" 🤣
@steventaylor3789
Жыл бұрын
This has far more hands on control than the 707 so it could be argued that the 707 is watered down in some ways compared to this. If you can get past the fact they’re both multi timbal Roland desktop units they appear to aimed at very different audiences. Maybe that is why some 101 and 707 owners aren’t interested. It’s for the rest of us.
@EnochDark
Жыл бұрын
they just went back 20-25 years really... reminds me of old Emu, Yamaha, Korg and even Roland itself.
@SynthOSphere
Жыл бұрын
Roland still lives in the past… But without the goodness of the past (analog tech) although they keep using references to that times after times (in this case, SH-4 with the same lettering style as the SH- 1, 2, 3 , 5, 7 and 9). At least this one has hands-on controls.
@samhvidberg5612
Жыл бұрын
I feel like an instrument like this should have been made a long time ago, since its so well designed and condenses so much into such a simple and intuitive layout. It seems so obvious now, and yet it has never been built. Definitely adding this to my wish list.
@dougie6897
Жыл бұрын
Real 5 pin din MIDI… and not the minuscule boutique form factor….this is finally a step in the right direction 👍👍
@rayderrich
Жыл бұрын
Andy is one of my heroes, and the SH-4D goes on the wishlist as it could give me some much wanted Roland sounds without the overhead of their large synths.
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
MC-101 and MC-707 could give you a lot more, but no wavetables.
@rayderrich
Жыл бұрын
@@Jason75913 I have plenty of wavetable synthesis in other places, just the good Roland sounds plus sound design options would be fine for me.
@martin_the_artist_
Жыл бұрын
Roland nailed this one. Sounds great and that interface looks like allot of fun
@cillobillo1059
Жыл бұрын
Ooh. That play out is impressive.
@puristproductions1813
8 ай бұрын
I'm loving what Roland are doing with new gear these days. I want one. Gaia 2 also!!
@technodrone313
Жыл бұрын
just got mine. built like a tank. most of it is really intuitive.
@MaxOstrovtheheadyhive
Жыл бұрын
Just got mine and it’s so much fun alongside my JD-Xi! 🫠
@LFOVCF
Жыл бұрын
Clearly, Roland are not pissing about on this. Killer kit! Your man here knows his onions!
@instantnoodle80
Жыл бұрын
Andy really selling this with some fantastic sounding demos. Appreciate some folks will be down on the lack of zencore and digital nature of this but it sounds amazing
@NatLifeSounds
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it sounds so Zenologyes) I worked much time with Zen Core synthesis and they all sound the same) So I found that new Roland sh-4d sounds also same just after the first notes :) I don't know it's good or bad, but I'm personally want to hear something analog from Roland.
@happylittlesynth
Жыл бұрын
@@NatLifeSounds Yep Zencore and anything zen related is ZZZZzzzZZZzzzzzz for me.
@inthefade
Жыл бұрын
I hear nothing to get down on this over. The filter sounds great. It all sounds great. The price is very good. It would be cool if it did splits natively though. That's an obvious feature to add with a firmware update.
@NatLifeSounds
Жыл бұрын
@@inthefade it's a matter of taste. for me, such a sound is already boring, and it beats too much on the ears. I'm more inclined towards a softer sound.
@scott21113
4 ай бұрын
I have one of these and use it everyday on every track I make along with a Keystep 37. Such an awesome combo. Jorb’s video on patch design sold me. Best $ spent on the studio since my Microfreak.
@nigelprice4799
Жыл бұрын
....what a stellar demo! Musical as always...your output is brilliant Nick!
@sonicstate
Жыл бұрын
That's kind but I had nothing to do with the music in this. It was all Andy
@kiko1935
Жыл бұрын
Ok! I'm gonna temporarily put down my Roland pitchfork and say this synth looks solid. Even this presenter seems really excited to demo this thing as opposed to other Roland products. If I had one critique I'd say the complete lack of color in the UI is a little underwhelming - HOWEVER, I have to give them props for not making it an ugly green abomination. This synth looks practical and fun to use. Good job Roland!
@els1f
Жыл бұрын
You said it! Every damn thing I was thinking lol. When they're right, they're right-pitchforks down for a bit😋
@synthshoot1026
Жыл бұрын
As for green abominations go. I guess black or grey is neutral, and no matter what other color they choose, someone will criticize.
@christianthompson1473
Жыл бұрын
Bring back GREEN
@djmattplay
Жыл бұрын
Love it! Everything I love about my old SH-32 and more
@We.Are.Lockhart
Жыл бұрын
I wish Roland would implement a Nick Batt triple PWM oscillator with the next update.
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
layer PWM patches in MC-707 or Fantoms
@davidsharp3110
Жыл бұрын
Great job Andy! Looking forward to this Roland desktop. Thanks Nick!
@Sequenceserenade
11 ай бұрын
I got this to pair with my digitakt for creating a live show. The 4 synths being able to save all of the sounds is nice when you turn everything off. Definitely some freshish sounds in there too. Now I just need a fader fox that’s $700 to complete the live compact dream I have!
@RayR
Жыл бұрын
Finally a feature rich, great sounding, small desktop unit to compete against Korg and Elektron.
@vaspers
Жыл бұрын
This handsome young lad is a fantastic synth explainer. Not that common to see actually. Excellent video. I'm very interested in this product. Seems really cool.
@ilutolextron3632
Жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds great, and the price is about right. Hopefully build quality is good
@RundFyrkant
Жыл бұрын
Sounds and looks really good. Love the layout on the panel. Very straightforward. Keep it up Roland!
@NigDub
Жыл бұрын
This looks interesting! Would pair nicely with my Deluge and Syntakt.
@ANTheWhizkid
Жыл бұрын
The set of features is plentiful with some new approaches to it, the wf seems smooth and the visual representation on the display has a simple and appealing look. Looks like really good product with a small footprint.
@cortwashburn86
Жыл бұрын
Nice of Andy to immediately cut to the chase @5:23 and confirm that it does PWM
@mynameistechno
Жыл бұрын
uff, iam excited for a roland product....what a day
@inthefade
Жыл бұрын
It's crazy that the system 1 was around the same price at release. Are Roland actually trying to kick some ass here or what? I'm actually loving it.
@reidsoundz9905
Жыл бұрын
Since when is sampling a prerequisite for the title ’groovebox’? The original groovebox - MC-303 did not sample. This is by all definitions a groovebox. Drum, melody, fix, and sequencing all there. This groovebox is dope. Especially at this price point. Instantly shop high on my list
@djmouglie
Жыл бұрын
I guess by not calling it a groovebox people cant complain about missing features that they feel a groovebox should have.
@AdamTheAd-vanc3d
Жыл бұрын
Wow was not expecting this. Can't wait to dive into this vid 🤸🏾♂️
@TripianaVids
Жыл бұрын
Great demo as usual from SonicState.
@r-m-c
Жыл бұрын
Great presentation! Always nice to see and hear new Roland products. But at least one pair of cv and gate outputs should have been there too in my opinion. Whatever Roland hardware has never let me down, only the missing drivers for "older" products and "newer" operating systems.
@gretareinarsson7461
Жыл бұрын
I hope manufacturers would do more of desktop versions of synths.
@thablackkat9905
Жыл бұрын
For real! I always wanted a desktop version of the Korg Kronos.
@nickpritchard7130
Жыл бұрын
Most Impressed by this bit of kit.Great demo. Thanks Nick and Sonicstate.
@SynthgodXXX
Жыл бұрын
I like it! Looks & sounds great!
@Digiphex
Жыл бұрын
If they add an OP-1 style tape recorder sim it would be more than a keyboardless Jupiter X.
@EannaButler
Жыл бұрын
The demonstrator was very good. And Nick, as Voltaire said, "Judge a man, not by his answers, but by his questions".. 👍
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
Answers matter just as much as questions, Voltaire can choke on month-old baguettes. 🤣🤣🤣
@-The-Darkside
Жыл бұрын
Having seen a few other demos, it's actually a bit of a beast.
@Synthematix
Жыл бұрын
So is the price
@Pulse2AM
Жыл бұрын
Great demo gentlemen, I've seen a few this is the best one so far. It reminds me of a JD_XI but on super steroids, nice concept.
@bubuAudio
Жыл бұрын
it sounds amazing and for that price it brings a lot, really
@Dudderlyful
Жыл бұрын
They found another way to put it in a box!
@Dudderlyful
Жыл бұрын
Looks like fun, though
@Patriotic_Eagle1995
Жыл бұрын
Now with only 60 voices. Where each oscillator is a voice. I assume that each drum sample takes up a voice too, so if you reserve 16 for drums and have four examples of the four oscillator synths you have 2.75 note polyphony for each synth part. Jesus Christ I defended the JD-XI but even I think that's crap. They aren't even up front about it, it took Nick to push him to half admit that the stated polyphony count is a straight up lie.
@Dudderlyful
Жыл бұрын
@@Patriotic_Eagle1995 four, for oscillator synths would be an absolute mess though. Half the oscillator section and double the polyphony for each layer. I'd have maybe 2 dual oscillator mono layers and a chord seq and play over it with some spare room. Whether that kind of allocation is possible though I'm not sure. I'd like a 4 layer stack though, that'd be nice!
@Dudderlyful
Жыл бұрын
Four, four osc synths I mean
@modeswitching
Жыл бұрын
At least they seem to have put some thought into the interface and panel, this looks hands-on and not too divey.
@hoover2615
Жыл бұрын
Great demo... and a great synth! 👍🏻🏆
@luisbarrera5740
Жыл бұрын
Legitimately good and compelling release from Roland. Didn't think they'd come back. Good for them.
@SingularityMedia
Жыл бұрын
even a stopped clock is right twice a day
@rorz999
Жыл бұрын
@@SingularityMedia nah I don't think that's the saying that applies here. Roland has actually made some great products over the last few years, and their support for those products has mostly been really good as well
@Planetugm
Жыл бұрын
Could listen to this all night! ❤
@hamsterbrigade
Жыл бұрын
Top notch advice. I love that you keep giving prescriptive advice in the form of things like using existing song structure to build your own.
@muzikman2008
Жыл бұрын
Tasty New kit from uncle Roland... sounds groovy baby! 😎
@ParadiseVibe
Жыл бұрын
There will be custom Skins made soon, for sure, I need it haha. Like, we could ask Style Flip, or those who made Behringer synth skins, the Neutron skin overlays are the schillibop. The SH-4D buttons need accents around them, navigation and keyboard. The rest will stand out in dim light with the original white calibrations, but I could jive with radioactive neon-glow colors. Maybe a USB powered overlay pulsing with the tempo, sweet.
@dillipphunbar7924
Жыл бұрын
Well thought out and powerful all-in-one box. Nick looked visibly excited.
@ilutolextron3632
Жыл бұрын
It’s funny because Loopop seems not quite as excited.
@dillipphunbar7924
Жыл бұрын
@@ilutolextron3632 Perhaps he has been spoilt for choice. The amount of gear he has reviewed, it would be hardly surprising. Under the hood, this does seem to be a very capable device, especially at the price.
@neonblack211
Жыл бұрын
you know its a good interview when the guy interviewed and answeres like "NNnnnnnnnnnnooooo OH yes!"" 22:44
@DataBroth
Жыл бұрын
very interesting, rare original roland product always love seeing new grooveboxes
@Aetila
Жыл бұрын
A Kaoss-touchpad to the left (instead of those 4 buttons would have been great for modulations and motion sequencing. Throw in a few more tracks and a bigger display (from Fantom 6) and you got it, lol.
@josh4590
Жыл бұрын
I'm buying it just for Pong!! 🎾
@kelvin_darwin
Жыл бұрын
I'd get the album. Great demonstration!
@sooperheep
Жыл бұрын
Andy does a great job, lots of info to express, especially with Nick Batt-erring him with questions😄
@sonicstate
Жыл бұрын
He does
@gaborb6577
Жыл бұрын
"Just" a quadrupled mc101, which is amazing. Now with fast direct access tone parameters. Good job Roland& Sonicstate.🎹👍
@coolo73
Жыл бұрын
I believe the ladder filter, wavetable drawing, and drum synth implementation are unique to SH-4D, so that's probably not an apt comparison.
@milk_bath
Жыл бұрын
No sampling/sample import here. IIRC.
@coolo73
Жыл бұрын
@@milk_bath Yeah it's a different breed than the MC-series. To call it a groovebox is a bit misnomer: no sampling, basic sequencing., etc. It's a Zen-Core based desktop synth, plain and simple. Pretty good deal for the price IMO.
@LousyFacelift
Жыл бұрын
It's more like a modern version of the SH-32.
@Nachtdwaler
Жыл бұрын
It reminds me a bit of the 2003 Electribe EMX workflow. I really wish they would bring back a machine with the hands on workflow and capabilities that box had, the next-gen Electribes really didn't fill that space in my opinion.
@wul01
Жыл бұрын
They are as vague with the oscilator creation as they were 20 years ago with its dad the sh32.
@raffitchakmakjian
Жыл бұрын
dang, wasn't expecting the sick outro jam, my man killed it.
@mikesnay9264
Жыл бұрын
Roland finally listened and got a screen you can actually see ... This is the screen that shoulda been on the 8s
@alderpublishingllc4702
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a lot of fun. When I started out with an MC-202 and Sh-101 we utilised CV. I modded a Dr. Rhythm to sync to the sequencer, experimenting with the tempo potentiometer!
@christopherrichards-ou6ud
Жыл бұрын
#dropbassnetwork
@trippypages7309
Жыл бұрын
Look preety like a Jupiter XM. 👍👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿. Since it is Roland i bet is well build.
@IspettoreClouseau
Жыл бұрын
It sounds really really good. Classic Roland sound at his best
@DRRNNDGL
Жыл бұрын
Would be great if the rhythm section could output midi to trigger external sounds from the internal drum sequencer, Looks great though.
@louisik1
Жыл бұрын
Yeah and that strikes me as just one of the many features that they chose not to implement. Seems like classic Roland m.o. leaving out a bunch of functionality that they already have the tech for. I dont get excited about sounds anymore. Everyone/everything can make good sounds these days. It's functionality and interoperability that I look for these days. And this unit looks like another Roland dead end street.
@MaxOstrovtheheadyhive
Жыл бұрын
@@louisik1 It IS pretty sweet that you can take this into the middle of the woods or on a beach and jam. Def a good tool for fun, inspiration, and sketching, at the very least. But that’s just my biased opinion… 😊
@VacancyOfDisco
Жыл бұрын
The Visual Arp and Wavetable engines are wonderful add-ons too! Great job Roland
@thelibrarian3734
Жыл бұрын
Funny that as Roland said exactly the same as the zencore platform!
@ChrisP3000x
Жыл бұрын
At least they spent valuable resources/space on something important and extremely useful when they added ........... D-MOTION......🤣
@vaiman7777
Жыл бұрын
Very impressed. I'm not (thought I wasn't) in the market for anything new. But for the price, what it's got and the ease of use is almost got me.
@rodequis6014
Жыл бұрын
2 more physical audio outs and this machine would be a 5/5 star. Yep, this is the new sh32, good work Roland!! 👍👍
@IntiAlonso
Жыл бұрын
After owning a JD-Xi, the toyish synth ever made I promissed myself to never get a modern Roland product again... but this, well, It got me thinking. Maybe it is a replace to my current live setup?
@MaxOstrovtheheadyhive
Жыл бұрын
I love this partnered with my JD-Xi (among others)… 😂
@regplasma7906
Жыл бұрын
Lovely hair.Andy's hair looks nice too.
@gmac7346
Жыл бұрын
SH-32 happy days... Very advanced bit of kit for the time and at this price ! Still have mine 🙂and once and again, squezze somme of it's sound on a new track. Desapointed so far, with Roland mid-range kit, this one migth change my mind... By the way, thanks Sonic Lab for your reviews.
@djjuno106
Жыл бұрын
Well done Roland this looks brilliant and the price is right it’s a must buy for me
@colmmadden8526
Жыл бұрын
What a lovely thing and maybe I'm addled by massive inflation all over the place but that price seems really good.
@rorz999
Жыл бұрын
The price is about right IMO, if it was any more I probably wouldn't be interested. You do get a lot of functionality for the price but it's still more expensive than a decent laptop or an iPad
@actorjohanmatsfredkarlsson2293
Жыл бұрын
It seems to fix some of the pain I feel with the Jupiter Xm. More than moderately positive.
@unisonosc1617
Жыл бұрын
looks great and sounds fantastic. It has the 90's VA sound I just love. This and an Opsix is all i'll need.
@peterkadarmusic9728
Жыл бұрын
This paired with an SP-404MKII or an MPC Live would be deadly. I wonder if you can set up key splits and call up multitimbral performances quickly for live work.
@peterkadarmusic9728
Жыл бұрын
That was an impressive outro. Damn.
@LesterH25
Жыл бұрын
Andy, the song at the end......bravo man! I remember you from PMT Manchester. Humble skillful demonstrator.
@foundriver5162
Жыл бұрын
Weird to me how they insist it isn't a groovebox.
@happylittlesynth
Жыл бұрын
2023 and we are still limited to 64 steps... 🙄...yes I know you can adjust playback rates. Just seems like such a weird limitation to impose.
@dep1001
Жыл бұрын
Good job, Roland! I like it! Can’t wait to hear Nick have a go with it :)
@YouTubeSupportTeams
Жыл бұрын
26:09 wow, wasn't expecting that eargasm to follow!
@pilkam
Жыл бұрын
Great review 👏🏼 Just a question: Has Roland JDxi similar “attitude” ?
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
ya
@gnosis6073
Жыл бұрын
Great opening demo
@user82938
Жыл бұрын
Wish Nick had looked right into the camera when PWM came up.
@visible7044
Жыл бұрын
wow the best thing they have done in decades
@neonblack211
Жыл бұрын
this thing looks legit I want it especially for the price
@DharmaTechster
Жыл бұрын
Nice little travel friendly unit. I think I want one.
@ksqmusic
Жыл бұрын
Coolest Roland product I’ve seen in ages
@user-jy3io4iz2p
Ай бұрын
In tandem with a KingKorg this is awesome 😎
@robertwyatt-zu6ep
Жыл бұрын
Great product, excellent demo from someone (Andy) who knows his product and incisive questions from Nick Batt. Best new roland product for some years and at an exceplent price.
@carlbdfrd
Жыл бұрын
Manchester Massive....Looks a great gigging box with lots of possibilities.
@jimmywheelo
Жыл бұрын
Glossed over the sequencer. I expect new gear to have comprehensive sequencers with parameter locking etc. 🤔
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
Roland might catch up some day.
@danwhite7629
Жыл бұрын
Nice product. Very tempting.
@RobinParmar
Жыл бұрын
I'll wait for the Tetris update. :-)
@kellymerrill5294
Жыл бұрын
5:23 best part!
@agerven
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh, with the arpeggiator you are restoring some Yamaha Tenori-On fun! Now you've got my attention!
@dankeplace
Жыл бұрын
USB out has me interested, being able to record parts separately is great. This is an interesting beast, something I will be looking into in the future, thx for the upload.
@hoagy_ytfc
Жыл бұрын
That’s common for Roland kit, most (all?) of the boutiques do audio over USB. It’s handy. I wish more other companies did it
@dankeplace
Жыл бұрын
@@hoagy_ytfc when you have partials, especially with synths, you would expect to be able to record separately, most synths these days do not offer the analog solution but USB is more than welcomed.
@jfn467
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not class compliant, so no iOS compatibility...
@dankeplace
Жыл бұрын
@@jfn467 it should be, all Roland gear is generally class compliant, maybe a future update will rectify this?
@Jason75913
Жыл бұрын
@@dankeplace You expect to be able to record a synth's oscillators separately? What?
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