Roland SH-4D 1st Look - Sonic LAB
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
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We had a visit from Andy at Roland who came down to show us the brand new SH-4D Tabletop Synthesizer. With four synth parts, a rhythm part, FX and a sequencer, its got 11 oscillator types and plenty of control.
Its available imminently.
We also shot some additional sound engine exploration on our Patreon:
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00:00 Intro play
01:28 Overview
04:10 Architecture
06:57 Connections
07:20 Oscillator models
15:14 Sounds
17:05 Drums and Recording
22:26 Arpeggiator
24:55 Price, wrap and playout
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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.
I take it to park with my Pro DG 603i
What a fantastic presentation, both from Roland and the presenter!
Sounds and looks really good. Love the layout on the panel. Very straightforward. Keep it up Roland!
Great job Andy! Looking forward to this Roland desktop. Thanks Nick!
Love it! Everything I love about my old SH-32 and more
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.
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.
its like a MC-101 with better synth editing but somehow $200 more 0_o also screw the terrible motion controls lol
Minilogue is more powerfull soundwise if you want pure analogue synth sound.
Most Impressed by this bit of kit.Great demo. Thanks Nick and Sonicstate.
Roland nailed this one. Sounds great and that interface looks like allot of fun
Wow was not expecting this. Can't wait to dive into this vid 🤸🏾♂️
Finally someone releasing a multitimbral desktop polysynth. Since Digitone came out no big player came out with one. More machines of this kind please!
I agree at 100000%
need more of these polyphonic multitibral machines !!
It's also nice that Roland finally discovered a format other than huge, or tiny.
Back in the day before the DAWns of time they had 16 parts
@@bubuAudio yeah, you'll get more overpriced cheapies if you'll pray enough )
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?
Ooh. That play out is impressive.
....what a stellar demo! Musical as always...your output is brilliant Nick!
That's kind but I had nothing to do with the music in this. It was all Andy
Great demo as usual from SonicState.
Great demo... and a great synth! 👍🏻🏆
Real 5 pin din MIDI… and not the minuscule boutique form factor….this is finally a step in the right direction 👍👍
Holy wow.... this is actually amazing. Well done Roland! Good to have you back!
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.
Could listen to this all night!
❤
Just wow! Very cool demo!
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.
Good job, Roland! I like it! Can’t wait to hear Nick have a go with it :)
I'm loving what Roland are doing with new gear these days. I want one. Gaia 2 also!!
Clearly, Roland are not pissing about on this.
Killer kit!
Your man here knows his onions!
Amazing sound played. So nostalgic
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.
Nice
looks like a watered-down alternative to the MC-707 without being a tiny menu-diving hell called "MC-101"
🤣
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.
they just went back 20-25 years really... reminds me of old Emu, Yamaha, Korg and even Roland itself.
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.
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...
$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.
@@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.
@@niceheartwhitesuitArturia did it with the freak, perhaps not as much polyphony but digital filters sound like crud IMO.
a full collection of Roland digital cheese in one box..🤣
@@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...
dang, wasn't expecting the sick outro jam, my man killed it.
Nice product. Very tempting.
Great opening demo
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.
MC-101 and MC-707 could give you a lot more, but no wavetables.
@@Jason75913 I have plenty of wavetable synthesis in other places, just the good Roland sounds plus sound design options would be fine for me.
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.
it sounds amazing and for that price it brings a lot, really
Tasty New kit from uncle Roland... sounds groovy baby! 😎
Well thought out and powerful all-in-one box. Nick looked visibly excited.
It’s funny because Loopop seems not quite as excited.
@@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.
looks great and sounds fantastic. It has the 90's VA sound I just love. This and an Opsix is all i'll need.
Andy, the song at the end......bravo man! I remember you from PMT Manchester. Humble skillful demonstrator.
uff, iam excited for a roland product....what a day
Thx for posting
I'd get the album. Great demonstration!
Coolest Roland product I’ve seen in ages
Well done Roland with this one
I like it! Looks & sounds great!
Looks and sounds great, and the price is about right. Hopefully build quality is good
This looks interesting! Would pair nicely with my Deluge and Syntakt.
looks pretty nice with all the knobs!
Now I want it! But it’s not yet in stock anywhere. This is everything I wanted in a groove box. Hands on sound design, good classic synth sounds nice interface. 5 parts is great to start a catching ideas on the go.
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!
You said it! Every damn thing I was thinking lol. When they're right, they're right-pitchforks down for a bit😋
As for green abominations go. I guess black or grey is neutral, and no matter what other color they choose, someone will criticize.
Bring back GREEN
Well done Roland this looks brilliant and the price is right it’s a must buy for me
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.
1:00 I love Andy's demo's so much! 😍
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.
Holy hell that intro song was a banger!!
TRYING NOT TO DROOL OVER THAT THING RIGHT NOW. 😁😁 Great vid Nick & Andy. 👍👍
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!
#dropbassnetwork
Manchester Massive....Looks a great gigging box with lots of possibilities.
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.
that outro! Fire! :)
looks killer, sounds great, and different oscillator variety over Zen-core and FA-06
It sounds really really good. Classic Roland sound at his best
Ah man, this looks nice. Lots of features.
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.
Finally a feature rich, great sounding, small desktop unit to compete against Korg and Elektron.
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.
The Visual Arp and Wavetable engines are wonderful add-ons too! Great job Roland
Yes! Oversized Filter knob, love it. Preordered, can't wait ;-)
Not oversized enough, it blends in with everything else. It took me a minute to realize that the filter cutoff knob is bigger 🤣
@@Jason75913 Yes, the Cutoff Filter knob on the miniNova is unbeatable ;-)
@@80iesDude45 Ultranova has the filter knob separated rather than that much bigger, haha
Cool little synth!
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.
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
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.
@@NatLifeSounds Yep Zencore and anything zen related is ZZZZzzzZZZzzzzzz for me.
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.
@@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.
Nice jam at the end
woooooow!! yes finally a desktop synth !!
Having seen a few other demos, it's actually a bit of a beast.
So is the price
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!
Ooooh, with the arpeggiator you are restoring some Yamaha Tenori-On fun! Now you've got my attention!
just got mine. built like a tank. most of it is really intuitive.
Just got mine and it’s so much fun alongside my JD-Xi! 🫠
very b o c end playout theme , nice work guys .
WOO! Im a sucker for Roland grooveboxes and groovebox adjacent products! Thank you for putting Drum Synthesis in there and not just samples!
sick performance
This was a good demo. A review would be good too!
Nice of Andy to immediately cut to the chase @5:23 and confirm that it does PWM
2 more physical audio outs and this machine would be a 5/5 star. Yep, this is the new sh32, good work Roland!! 👍👍
26:09 wow, wasn't expecting that eargasm to follow!
love it 👍
loved the into jammy
wow the best thing they have done in decades
Looks and sounds like a tasty little beast!
Damn, welcome back Roland
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.
very interesting, rare original roland product
always love seeing new grooveboxes
That's pretty cool.
The demonstrator was very good.
And Nick, as Voltaire said, "Judge a man, not by his answers, but by his questions".. 👍
Answers matter just as much as questions, Voltaire can choke on month-old baguettes. 🤣🤣🤣
Andy does a great job, lots of info to express, especially with Nick Batt-erring him with questions😄
He does
Wao... That looks interesting!
you know its a good interview when the guy interviewed and answeres like "NNnnnnnnnnnnooooo OH yes!"" 22:44
Damn, Andy... rip it up 🤘🤤🤟 nice playing
no, it's ok, i already won a free fx pedal back in Dec. I am very satisfied now. Please donate my prize to posterity
Amazing
purchased!
Cool machine and a good price too
this thing looks legit I want it especially for the price
“Juno acid” always gets a cheeky chuckle.