Bad Gear x Roland SH-32

Welcome to Bad Gear, show about world’s most-hated audio tools. While we - inhabitants of this post-everything dystopia - live in best times for being synth nerd, our ancestors and younger selves who just survived Y2K Bug had to deal with much bleaker market for electronic musical instruments . Today we are going to talk about Roland SH-32. This unholy offspring of JP-8000 and MC-303, 2002 not-synth not-yet groovebox and Buchla Easel for kids design abomination is not only peak Roland Music but also seems to be blueprint for Roland SH-4D . Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Overview Roland SH-32 Synthesizer 01:24 - Oscillators 02:24 - Filter 02:51 - FX Section 03:10 - Groovebox Features 03:29 - Drum Samples 03:43 - Performance Mode, Multitimbrality 03:54 - Pros & Cons of Performance Mode (mostly Cons) 04:09 - Arpeggiator / Sequencer / Chord Mode 04:55 - What Else? (Polyphony, Presets, Low Boost) 05:56 - Hate Screen 06:23 - Jam 1 (DIY Trance) 07:23 - Jam 2 (Downtempo) 08:24 - Finale (Retro Techno) 08:54 - Verdict Playlist: #BadGear #RolandSH32 Original video: