The Roland GAIA SH-01 is a high-performing synthesiser with 37 full-sized velocity-sensitive keys, a small, lightweight design, and a powerful sound with simple hands-on control and retro appeal. The GAIA SH-01 includes a triple-stacked engine that puts a virtual analogue synthesiser at your fingertips and a user-friendly control panel that appeals to both experienced sound artists and beginners. For music students, songwriters, session musicians, and live performers of all skill levels and genres, the simple signal flow is easy to understand and contains properly positioned knobs, sliders, and buttons with hands-on control.
- 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
- Keyboard: 37 velocity-sensitive keys
- Maximum Polyphony: 64 voices
- Sound Generator Section: Virtual analog synthesizer sound generator (Number of part: 1)
- (Oscillator + Filter + Amp + Envelopes + LFO) x 3
- PCM sound generator (Number of parts: 15)
- Patch Memory: Preset - 64. User - 64
- Controllers: Pitch Bend/Modulation lever, D BEAM Controller
- Arpeggiator: Preset pattern - 64
- Phrase Recorder: User - 8. Number of Tracks - 1
- Power Supply: DC 9 V (AC Adaptor or rechargeable nickel-metal hydride AA batteries x 8)
- Current Draw: 600 mA
- Battery life for continuous use: Approximately 5 hours
- Accessories: Owner’s Manual, Guide Book, CD-ROM (USB DRIVER), DVD Video, AC Adaptor
- Width: 689 mm
- Depth: 317 mm
- Height: 100 mm
- Weight: 4.2 kg
Oscillator Section
- Oscillator waveforms: SAW, SQUARE, PULSE/PWM, TRIANGLE, SINE, NOISE, SUPER SAW
- Knobs/Sliders: PITCH, DETUNE, Pulse Width, Pulse Width Modulation
- Envelope: Attack, Decay, Envelope Depth
- Modulation: Oscillator Sync, Ring Modulation (Tone 2's OSC 2 is applied as modulation to Tone 1's OSC 1.)
Filter Section
- Filter Type: LPF, HPF, BPF, PKG (-12 dB/-24 dB)
- Knobs: CUTOFF, RESONANCE, KEY FOLLOW
- Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, Envelope Depth
Amplifier Section
- Knobs: LEVEL
- Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
LFO Section
- LFO Shape: TRIANGLE, SINE, SAW, SQUARE, Sample
- Knobs/Sliders: RATE, FADE TIME, PITCH DEPTH, FILTER DEPTH, AMP DEPTH
- Tempo Sync: ON/OFF
Effects
- Distortion: Distortion, Fuzz, Bit Crush
- Flanger: Flanger, Phaser, Pitch Shifter
- Delay: Delay, Panning Delay (with tempo sync function)
- Reverb: Reverb
- Low Boost: Low Boost
- Knobs: Control 1, Level
Connectors
- OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4 inch phone type)
- Headphone jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)
- PEDAL jack (TRS phone type)
- MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT)
- USB COMPUTER (supports USB Hi-Speed Audio/MIDI)
- USB MEMORY (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash memory)
- EXT IN jack (Stereo miniature phone type)
- DC IN jack