Roland SH-4D 1st Look - Sonic LAB

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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:

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

Find it here:-


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[kylekemp]

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.

[niceheartwhitesuit]

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...

[jamest.]

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.

[YT]

Finally someone releasing a multitimbral desktop polysynth. Since Digitone came out no big player came out with one. More machines of this kind please!

[tekis]

What a fantastic presentation, both from Roland and the presenter!

[steventaylor]

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.

[samhvidberg]

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.

[martin_the_artist_]

Roland nailed this one. Sounds great and that interface looks like allot of fun

[rayderrich]

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.

[dougie]

Real 5 pin din MIDI… and not the minuscule boutique form factor….this is finally a step in the right direction 👍👍

[Jeremyelrick]

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

[djmattplay]

Love it! Everything I love about my old SH-32 and more

[puristproductions]

I'm loving what Roland are doing with new gear these days. I want one. Gaia 2 also!!

[nigelprice]

....what a stellar demo! Musical as always...your output is brilliant Nick!

[kiko]

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!

[LFOVCF]

Clearly, Roland are not pissing about on this.
Killer kit!
Your man here knows his onions!

[davidsharp]

Great job Andy! Looking forward to this Roland desktop. Thanks Nick!

[technodrone]

just got mine. built like a tank. most of it is really intuitive.

[We.Are.Lockhart]

I wish Roland would implement a Nick Batt triple PWM oscillator with the next update.

[RundFyrkant]

Sounds and looks really good. Love the layout on the panel. Very straightforward. Keep it up Roland!