Features
Digital groovebox
Up to 60 voices
25-key keyboard
5 parts: 4x synthesis and 1x rhythm
11 Oscillator models from SH-101 to Juno to Wavetable
Multimode filter with drive
Multi effect
Step sequencer with up to 64 steps
Sub steps, flam, probability
Memory for 128 patterns
D-Motion controller (Gyroscope)
Power via USB-C or battery
Facts
Manufacturer: Roland
Web: roland.com
Price: 599 euros
- Easy to use
- Flexible sound
- Good digital filter
- Functional sequencer
- High quality effects
- Multi-channel audio interface
- No sample import
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Alternatives
Korg Electribe
449 euros
Polyend Play
749 euros
Novation Circuit Tracks
315 euros
The crises of recent years and the associated problems, e.g. in the production of computer chips or the transport of goods, have meant that many electronic musical instruments were announced but were not actually available until many months after they were presented. With Roland‘s SH-4D, things are quite different. Almost out of nowhere, the inventors of the groovebox surprise us with a new model from this genre, which is also directly available. Of course, we immediately secured a copy for testing.
Old wine in new wineskins?
It is no longer a secret that the current products of the Japanese, from the small MC-101 to the large Jupiter-X and Fantom, are based on the identical digital sound generation that has proven itselfcombination with many controls. In addition, apart from the usual parameters such as filter frequency or envelope, programming your own sounds via long menus and small displays on the MC-101, MC-707 or Jupiter-XM is quite cumbersome and frustrating.
