


I thought the OT was a big spend when I bought it, but I love it, and would buy one again if it ever dies. My novation BS2 got boxed up and stored ever since getting the SH101. My advise would be if that sound is your favourite sound, and sound is important to you, save up and buy a vintage. And no other synth has the layout, the SH101 is so amazingly easy to use! this aspect is not to be undervalued. The Boutique version… not quite there to my ears, and tiny nobs.Īll the other Sh101 soundalikes that I have tried don’t do that Roland Sh101 ‘‘thing’’ in my opinion. The TAL bassline is bloody brilliant if you are happy with a free plug in. My 30 odd year old SH101 works just fine, I dont ever think about its reliability… its solid. Also my first BS2 blew up in a recording session, it was under warranty so I got a replacement. The deal breaker for me on the Novation is no filter keyboard tracking knob, it is fixed at 50%. The Novation is cheap, gets pretty close to SH101 realms, and with reverb, distortion etc in a mix… perhaps only the most monocled of connoisseur would know the difference. I got given a Roland SH101 a couple of years ago (I know! Lucky me!) but before that I had (and still have) a Novation bass station 2. Maybe not close at all.Īny opinions, insights, experiences? Other options? Pros: cheap, many features, awesome sequencer (Mono Station)Ĭons: Different sound, I don’t know how close. Pros: Different but similar and also great sound. Pros: Seems to sound great, don’t know how close to Roland, sequencer, delayĬons: People complain that it’s extremely buggy Some say the ACB is not as close as in the boutiqueĬons: Very expensive option, need of a case Many waveforms, crossmod, plugouts, fxĬons: Looks ugly as hell.

Pros: A lot of options especially in the Oscillator section. Maybe it was also that I used the Audio via USB and there were a lot of glitches. I know A/B tests come really close to the real deal. But I’m not sure if it really nails the sound. Maybe my ears are fooled, cause I know it’s digital. Pros: Cheap, small (I like it’s form factor), polyphonic, sequencerĬons: I owned it. thread, and quite questionable if such a thread is needed at all I’m asking myself what would be the “smartest” option to get this sound. Judging on many songs and demos the raw Roland SH Sound is one of my, if not the most favorite synth sound for bass and leads.
