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GAIA SH-01 - Synthesizer

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GAIA SH-01 - Synthesizer

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GAIA SH-01 - Synthesizer
With its massive sound, hands-on ease, and affordable price, the GAIA SH-01 is a high-performance value with old-school charm. The triple-stacked engine puts potent virtual analog synthesis under your fingertips, yet the control panel is so fun, friendly, and inviting, even first-timers can create great sounds. The signal flow is simple to grasp, with logically arranged knobs, sliders, and buttons. Hands-on control and fat sound make this little powerhouse a joy for music students, songwriters, session players, and live performers of all styles and skill levels.

- Huge sound with three virtual analog engines onboard, each with a dedicated oscillator, filter, amplifier, envelope, and LFO
- Layer up to five simultaneous effects, including distortion, flanger, delay, reverb, low boost, and more
- 64-voice polyphony for massive sounds without note drop-out
- Fun, hands-on control panel that's great for instant gratification, and for learning synthesis
- Lightweight, compact body with 37 full-size keys
- Runs on AC or battery power for portable convenience
- D Beam, arpeggiator, and Phrase Recorder onboard
- USB ports for saving user patches to USB flash drives, and for audio/MIDI connection to computers.

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Under-rated synth 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Courtenay, British Columbia
I bought this thing about 7 years ago. I can coax great, personalized tones out of this thing with a minimum of knowledge and effort. No, it doesn't sound like my Moog or Prophet REV2, but that's kind of the point of this thing. The stacked sawtooths give it a bit of the character of aRoland Jupiter 8 or 106.
Posted by Scott MacGregor on Oct 22, 2019
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Great synth with fantastic control layout 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Waterloo, Ontario
This was my first synth and I chose it as it had a great control layout. Having a knob/slider for any aspect of the feature is not only efficiently handy, it is also great for helping someone become familiar with the world of synthesis. With the three stack-able synths built into one synth, you can produce highly complex tones with ease. The D-Beam feature and the ability to associate it with any knob/slider is pretty cool. Really happy with it.
Posted by Jamison on Jul 12, 2017
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expencive toy 1 of 18 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Halifax, Nova Scotia
I can't understand why roland produced this rubbish, now they are going for $400 second hand. you can use a free softsynth that will produce just the same racket and you'll have lots more room in your studio.
Posted by anonymous on Mar 4, 2015
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A Work Horse... 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
This is my first hardware synthesizer, overall it is very versatile. You can program a very expansive range of sounds and textures. It lacks the "grit" of analogue synthesizers, but is great for building pads and sound-scapes. A couple things you will want to do - pick up the expression pedal for it and use it to control your D-Beam expression. Secondly turn on velocity sensitivity - makes a big difference in bringing phrases to life.
Posted by Saskboy on Jan 19, 2015
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Real-time knob tweaker bliss.... 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Surrey, British Columbia
I gravitate towards creating pads when I'm anywhere near a poly analogue synth since the pre-cooked offerings on many sample sets leave me wanting. But for me, this is heavenly. Now I can sweep a filter knob or an attack slider just the way I want in real time on my couch with a pair of headphones whenever the inspiration strikes. Don't be fooled...this synth dishes out some lovely pads. Don't mind me, I'm off to light some candles and slip away into my Gaia supersaw soundscape!
Posted by Jon on Sep 30, 2013
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Great VA 0 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Abbotsford, British Columbia
The "one knob/slider per function" is very very helpful when programming and is very inspiring. The 64 voices and layering is also very helpful. That said, it is perfect as a digital sounding modern synth. It cannot sound as present/lifelike/rich as a true analog - no digital synth can. For the money, a great digital VA with many sound possibilities including evolving pads, sound effects and keys.
Posted by anonymous on Apr 17, 2013
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Nice VA synth but not at $700 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Calgary Royal Vista, Alberta
I bought it but was not really happy with the sounds it made. It was OK, but I returned it before month was over, went back to my Roland SH-201 (the model previous to the SH-01). It is good for a learning synth, but the price is too high, would be great if price was around $400. Took money from this one and bought a KORG Krome.
Posted by anonymous on Dec 24, 2012
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A great Synth! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Vancouver, British Columbia
I love my Gaia. So versatile and the easy controls allow you to design / modify the sound as you perform. I have switched to the Gaia from the Korg MS-2000B. Love the analogue sounds! Here is a tutorial video where I show some cool Gaia patches: http://geoffmobile.com/blog/roland-gaia-classic-synth-sounds-part-1-tutorial-vlog-by-geoffmobile-sept-27-2012
Posted by Geoff Peters on Oct 10, 2012
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GAIA is godly 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Halifax, Nova Scotia
For a mid-range synth this is in direct competition with the Novation Ultranova. It lacks a Vocoder and a line-in, and you have to pay for the VST, but beyond that it is a very excellent performance keyboard. Great sound, plays great, the keys are very playable, and the knobs are sexy. Great practice keyboard with the ipod input feature with the 1/8 headphone input. Or use it for gigging to mix in beats/samples. Lacks an included USB cord which is a shame. Lurv me some Supersaw! Beats inferior cheap VSTs like a red-headed stepchild.
Posted by anonymous on Aug 8, 2012
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