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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:54 pm
by 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...

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:21 pm
by 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

)

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:24 pm
by Nico_Noyau
Interesting, thanks

Is there a MP3 demo ?
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:43 pm
by Velodynamic
noyau wrote:Interesting, thanks

Is there a MP3 demo ?
I didn't find any, sorry.
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:38 pm
by Nico_Noyau
Velodynamic wrote:noyau wrote:Interesting, thanks

Is there a MP3 demo ?
I didn't find any, sorry.
Don't worry, I think someone will make some one day

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:42 pm
by Jakob BC
Now someone has to buy it.
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:46 pm
by Nico_Noyau
Equin(00)xe ?

I thought someone bought it on this forum...
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:54 pm
by GeeJee
That would be a severely tempting collectors item only due to JM's involvement...

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:29 pm
by Nico_Noyau
GeeJee wrote:That would be a severely tempting collectors item only due to JM's involvement...

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

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:34 pm
by 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.

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:57 pm
by 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...
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:40 am
by jarrekid
It's great for those Kraftwerky electro sounds plink plink plinky.

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:54 am
by radek tymecki
SH201 is a big sh**... musz colder and less cooler than jp8k... i'd rather prefer jp8000 instead of sh201
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:55 am
by Nico_Noyau
radek tymecki wrote:SH201 is a big sh**... musz colder and less cooler than jp8k... i'd rather prefer jp8000 instead of sh201
/happy

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:19 pm
by 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