Post about "GAIA"

GAIA Synthesizer Sound Designer is a specially designed PC/Mac software application for Roland’s award-winning GAIA SH-01 synthesizer. It inspires creativity by allowing GAIA users to conveniently explore every tone parameter on their large computer monitors. The software can also record and play back the entire sound-creation process, step by step, with its unique Action List function. Furthermore, the Wave Viewer function displays each waveform as a graph for visual reference. Beginners of synthesizer programming and pros alike will appreciate this powerful and inspiring application, as well as teachers of synthesizer programming.

* Control every GAIA SH-01 tone parameter via PC or Mac
* Action List lets you record and play back the entire
sound-creation process, step by step
* Wave Viewer display allows waveform shape to be viewed as a graph
* New GAIA SH-01 patches included, plus Action-List samples for
learning the fundamentals of synthesis

Via Roland Connect, Matrixsynth

Hmm, no mention of a VST or AU.

Ok, so it seems there’s tons of confusion about the GAIA and what engine it is based off of. Some people that played one at MESSE seem to think it’s based off of the SH-32. Others that were there think it sounds much closer to their JP-8000s. Which is it?!? Sadly, I, like most of us, don’t know. And further still, we won’t until we get our hands on one and try it out for ourselves.

So in the mean time I thought I’d organize this little youtube shootout between the GAIA, Sh-201, Sh-32 and the JP-8000 and let you hear all of them next to each other.

Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments below.

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Just wanted to let those of you know on the RSS that I have added a new 8 minute video demo of the GAIA to the original post.

http://computermusicguide.com/archives/307

The Roland GAIA SH-01 is an exciting update to the SH-201 that features 3 fully independent SH-201 style synths along with audio & MIDI over USB! New to the SH-01 is an expanded effects section in which you can create your own effects chains and you also now have the added ability to save your patches patches to a USB memory stick over the limited number of user slots on the SH-201. Expected retail is about 650$.

See Roland Connect for more photos and videos.

**Update, From Roland US on YouTube:

Resources:

Quick Start Guide

Technical Info:

keyboard 37 keys (velocity sensitive)
Maximum Polyphony 64 voices

Sound Generaor 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

OSC Section
Oscillator waveform 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
AMP Section
Knobs LEVEL
Envelope Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release

LFO Section
LFO Shape TRIANGLE, SINE, SAW, SQUARE, Sample&Hold, Random
Knobs/Sliders RATE, FADE TIME, PITCH DEPTH, FILTER DEPTH, AMP DEPTH
Tempo Sync ON/OFF

Effects
DIST Distortion, Fuzz, Bit Crash
FLANGER Flanger, Phaser, Pitch Shifter
DELAY Delay, Panning Delay (with tempo sync function)
REVERB Reverb
LOW BOOST Low Boost
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Controllers
Pitch Bend/Modulation lever
D BEAM Controller
Arpeggiator Preset pattern: 64
Phrase Recorder User: 8