Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[GeeJee]

I must say this synth is getting more and more interesting, much more than the radias, although I will try both of them soon.

@Jarp: you are indeed lucky there's a Feedback store in your town, although it's not nearly as back as the Rotterdam outlet...

[Velodynamic]

Have you had the opportunity to do it yet, GJ?

I see now on the official Roland site you can update the editor:

"SH-201 Editor Ver.1.10 with Artist Patches"
For Product(s): SH-201

SH-201 Editor updated Ver.1.10
- Mac AU supported
- Intel Mac Supported

Artist Patches: Patches made by following artists included

- Jean-Michel Jarre

- Jordan Rudess
- Richard Barbieri
- Hisashi Saito

(I don't have any Mac )

[Nico_Noyau]

Interesting, thanks
Is there a MP3 demo ?

[Velodynamic]

Interesting, thanks
Is there a MP3 demo ?

I didn't find any, sorry.

[Nico_Noyau]

Interesting, thanks
Is there a MP3 demo ?

I didn't find any, sorry.

Don't worry, I think someone will make some one day

[Jakob BC]

Now someone has to buy it.

[Nico_Noyau]

Equin(00)xe ?
I thought someone bought it on this forum...

[GeeJee]

That would be a severely tempting collectors item only due to JM's involvement...

[Nico_Noyau]

That would be a severely tempting collectors item only due to JM's involvement...

Yes, but I won't give in to the temptation

[Mogwai]

....and here are the names on Jarre's patches for Roland SH-201

Jean Michel Jarre (France)

[B1] JMJ Strings
[B2] JMJ Flngstri
[B3] JMJ Brass
[B4] JMJ Pad
[B5] JMJ Bells
[B6] JMJ Slowpad
[B7] JMJ FlyBy
[B8] JMJ Spacechi


I tried the synth some days ago and really liked the design and to program the thing. But soundwise it doesn't sound that fun IMO. Very cold and I think more sterile than the MS2K from Korg.
Comparing it to other VA:s or even analogues out there it's quite expensive too. I really wanted one of these... but...now I'll save some money instead. Very curious of the sounds Jarre programmed though.

[Nico_Noyau]

Thanks for the sound names
Get a JP8000 instead
Damn, I am gonna be like Jarrekid with his ION

Ontopic : I have to find someone who has a SH201...

[jarrekid]

It's great for those Kraftwerky electro sounds plink plink plinky.

[radek tymecki]

SH201 is a big sh**... musz colder and less cooler than jp8k... i'd rather prefer jp8000 instead of sh201

[Nico_Noyau]

SH201 is a big sh**... musz colder and less cooler than jp8k... i'd rather prefer jp8000 instead of sh201

/happy

[AMR]

I loved it.
Jarre posed very interesting questions.

I'm not that impressed with the SH, but I'm seriously considering a test run on the VP550, altough the choir and vocoder seemed a bit "cold" and there's a lot of noticeable "aliasing" (probably to save on CPU the sample rate "ain't" that high and you can notice the "nasal" ocasional pitch-tuning effects) - and, of course, there's a serious risk of becoming a cheap "clichè" if overused (cause it's so simple that you'll spot it - the sound if used with no imagination - anywhere).

However sound can be warmed up and given an identity to escape the "cliche" using external processing, and in the VP550 the modulation done is staggering as is the way you do it (voice formants), and so staggering (simple, time and resource saving) that I have to get my hands and try one out ASAP.

Kind Regards,
AMR
http://www.alvaromrocha.com