Roland SH-4d Desktop Synthesizer Overview

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  • Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
  • The SH-4d Synthesizer is a desktop powerhouse with a hands-on workflow and deep synthesis tools for designing the sounds of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. This future retro synth is packed with eleven OSC Models enabling a diverse range of sound-design possibilities, including vintage analog synths-like the SH-4d, SH-101, and JUNO-106 Models-and cutting-edge digital tones, such as Wavetable, Cross FM, and Drawing Models.
    You’ll never run out of musical ideas thanks to the multitimbral sequencer with four synth parts plus a rhythm part, plenty of polyphony, and extensive effects. And hands-on controls allow for free-flowing sound design with custom sliders for patch tweaks, robust knobs for parameter adjustments and motion recording, plus keyboard buttons for playing and sequencing.
    In this video, learn about the world of sounds and tactile workflow found within the SH-4d Synthesizer.
    00:00 Introduction
    00:51 SH-4d OSC Model
    02:00 SH-3D OSC Model
    02:19 SYNC OSC Model
    02:41 SH-101/JUNO-106 OSC Models
    03:22 CROSS FM OSC Model
    04:03 RING OSC Model
    04:24 WAVETABLE OSC Model
    05:04 CHORD OSC Model
    05:30 DRAWING OSC Model
    06:12 PCM OSC Model
    06:30 Rhythm Part
    07:05 Sequencer
    08:18 D-MOTION/Visual Arpeggio
    To learn more about the SH-4d Synthesizer, please visit: www.roland.com/global/product...
    To watch the SH-4d OSC Sounds Only video, please visit: • Roland SH-4d Desktop S...
    To watch the Carl Craig performance video, please visit: • Roland SH-4d Desktop S...
    #roland #sh4d

КОМЕНТАРІ • 187

  • @ElPat0
    @ElPat0 5 місяців тому +5

    Four firmware petitions:
    1- fix the midi over usb problem when you slave sh4D on Ableton Live and gets double tempo.
    2- be able to capture external audio thru 'Mix In' instead internal mixing.
    3- double the steps count per pattern from 64 to 128.
    4- Increase pattern/patches memory.
    Make this machine flawless, please.

  • @tr1co0
    @tr1co0 Рік тому +10

    This looks great. I love the balance it strikes between being an immediate, intuitive sketch pad and having more serious sound design capabilities.

  • @viviansutherland2169
    @viviansutherland2169 Рік тому +9

    I'm so stoked I've been looking for a synth groovebox like this for ages!!!

  • @rwilifeandtravel1854
    @rwilifeandtravel1854 Рік тому +6

    Fantastic. I remember trying out the Juno 106 and SH101 back in the day. I couldn't afford them but I loved the analog sounds. This new model has caught my interest.

  • @ksqmusic
    @ksqmusic Рік тому +1

    The coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Great stuff Roland I’ll be getting one.

  • @mikesnay9264
    @mikesnay9264 Рік тому +4

    Very cool , Roland finally got a screen you can actually see in a live environment. This is the screen that shoulda been on the 8s.

    • @joemaxwell8991
      @joemaxwell8991 Рік тому +1

      The JD-XA couldve used this screen as well, ridiculous two line LCD red screen

  • @Barchiesmusic
    @Barchiesmusic Рік тому +10

    sounds like this is the best digital synth you've ever made to date!

  • @djjuno106
    @djjuno106 Рік тому +1

    This is going too be massive

  • @80noisemaker
    @80noisemaker Рік тому +2

    A definite purchase, although I read in the manual that the USB audio cannot currently be used to record the 'Mix In' input, hope Roland can change this in a future update, it would be super helpful to be able to record the external instrument along with the multi tracks if hooking upto the computer when having a jam

  • @RosalvoParadella
    @RosalvoParadella Рік тому +2

    Legal. Parece que juntaram os três Aira Compact recentemente lançados em um aparelho só. Isso é bom.

  • @FashionDeejay
    @FashionDeejay Рік тому

    2:13 - DAMN! Great! 👏👏👏
    2:52 - Juno 106. So good!
    5:30 - Wow, another superb funtion. OSC Draw mode.
    Fantastic little synth and content price.

  • @aristotlekumpis7095
    @aristotlekumpis7095 Рік тому +1

    This looks pretty cool. And under $1000 is even better. Love the size too.

  • @josh4590
    @josh4590 Рік тому +5

    Awesome! You guys are listening! Looks like a direct attack on Elektron.

  • @kyleshenton2907
    @kyleshenton2907 Рік тому +1

    That looks champion, that chap talking’s a right Bobby Wazzler

  • @firstlast7621
    @firstlast7621 Рік тому +2

    Reminds me of both JD800 and JP8080 with nods to popular vintage polys

  • @gribo.9543
    @gribo.9543 Рік тому

    Genuinely very cool

  • @snowyraphael
    @snowyraphael Рік тому +2

    Wow - looks awesome! instant classic

  • @sdsmack1
    @sdsmack1 Рік тому +3

    Would have like to have seen more outputs, but like what I see and hear

  • @bazrin
    @bazrin Рік тому +11

    You guys have an absolute hit on your hands. The features and Form factor is ace!

    • @X22GJP
      @X22GJP Рік тому

      What's the difference between a "hit" and an "absolute hit", apart from one being absolute? Not sure if "Form" needs an uppercase letter either.

    • @bazrin
      @bazrin Рік тому +6

      @@X22GJP yikes.

    • @mmhcreates
      @mmhcreates 10 місяців тому

      ​@@X22GJPjust semantics

  • @renek.6434
    @renek.6434 Рік тому +7

    I've had the MC 707 but I found the user interface too complicated. Now this looks interesting!

    • @Hexspa
      @Hexspa Рік тому +4

      4d is the hexadecimal equivalent of 77 so maybe this is for you.

  • @TheDalien
    @TheDalien Рік тому +1

    Well... This sounds awesome. 5-Track sequencer included! 11 Soundengines. AND different color diodes! I like different colored little lights on a synth. Visual Arp (Great!)

  • @KrisBarton432
    @KrisBarton432 Рік тому

    Sounds really good

  • @SoundFreqsOnline
    @SoundFreqsOnline Рік тому +4

    Roland is putting out some awesome gear. This would make an incredible virtual instrument also.

  • @straighttalk2069
    @straighttalk2069 Рік тому +1

    Nice live jam product.

  • @VJFranzK
    @VJFranzK Рік тому +6

    6:33 including a drum machine = good! (Could the sliders be used to control relative volume of drums, as with TR6s?)

  • @elsantoproductora
    @elsantoproductora Рік тому +1

    This is a winner, great job guys!!

  • @Rolanoid
    @Rolanoid Рік тому +2

    Great ideas have gone into this. Imagine the mojo this thing would have had if they could of made it analog.

    • @Rolanoid
      @Rolanoid Рік тому

      @@rationalthinker1 Indeed. My thinking when I saw the SH-4d for the first time was why didn't Roland put a real analog SH-101 circuit inside instead of letting Behringer keep eating their lunch with their Roland analog clones. Thinking along the lines of the JD-Xi and the JD-XA which combined analog and digital sections to great effect. However having now purchased and used the SH-4d I feel Roland have done a great job with the SH-101 and the Juno and for the money the whole unit is good value and good fun. The user interface could have been better thought out in some areas but hopefully some improvements will be made in firmware updates.

  • @DavidDeLuge
    @DavidDeLuge Рік тому

    Looks great...

  • @dave-cutter
    @dave-cutter 8 місяців тому

    Can you please make an detailed tutorial how to use it? I found it very helpful for the TR6S that you made.

  • @ArtinRu
    @ArtinRu Рік тому

    Крутой синт! ждем!

  • @HoustonObserver
    @HoustonObserver Рік тому +6

    Are you kidding me? The music tech coming out lately is insane. The next generation of music is going to be something. This will pair nicely with my TR-8S.

    • @chrisbaron70
      @chrisbaron70 Рік тому

      I was thinking about pairing it with my TR8S - I’m only just getting into that. Can you tell me more about your reasons, ideas? Do you think it will be a perfect match ?

    • @HoustonObserver
      @HoustonObserver Рік тому

      @@chrisbaron70 I haven't purchased the SH-4D yet. Just getting familiar with synths so I just bought the Behringer MS-1 to get started. Wanted to go the traditional route first before getting complex with the 4D. I do like the idea of having two similar Roland products that look compact and similar size together. One day..

    • @rhinoskin7550
      @rhinoskin7550 10 місяців тому

      Especially since you can get essentially the same thing in a free VST.. ..Or with a Access Virus..

  • @swallowmedia
    @swallowmedia Рік тому +1

    This looks much more accessible than the Jupiter XM. I’m going to give it a go.

  • @firstandlast4415
    @firstandlast4415 Рік тому

    Thanks for the Video. It would be good to know if a synth pattern can be transposed by semitones and how this is done. Ideally having a pattern transposed by a sequence of triggers.

  • @Hhyperspace
    @Hhyperspace Рік тому +2

    Ahh a SH-32 revamp. That thing was steppy back then.

  • @SukoshiWabishiMusic
    @SukoshiWabishiMusic Рік тому

    Nice!

  • @JuanArias-xr6je
    @JuanArias-xr6je Рік тому

    Lo quierooooooo!!!!!🖤🖤🖤

  • @milanwulf
    @milanwulf Рік тому

    Is it possible to cue (pre-listen) the different parts via the headphone output separately from the main output, like on the MC-707? And if not, is there a chance to add this in a software update? That would be great for live jams!

  • @KingzofSwing
    @KingzofSwing 3 місяці тому

    It’s a beast

  • @phelper4554
    @phelper4554 Рік тому +2

    The only that I would
    Have changed is - Instead of the 4 arrow button on the left a nice 3d endless encoder for turbo fast scrolling

  • @rubberplant6375
    @rubberplant6375 Рік тому

    Great job Roland. Perfect.

  • @OCTO8R
    @OCTO8R Рік тому

    That's just perfect! The Dream of a musician 😍 Is it anyhow compatible with Zenology?

  • @JSprayaEntertainment
    @JSprayaEntertainment Рік тому

    nice , seems very cool ... kinda wish the mix in audio could pass threw the fx .. but still awesome unit

  • @jakubkostynowicz1745
    @jakubkostynowicz1745 Рік тому

    Is there possibility in modulation matrix to set target to SuperSAW detune so It could be real time controlled (there is no CC for this)?

  • @georgegeorge4199
    @georgegeorge4199 8 місяців тому +1

    I can't find any information about pattern chaining on the fly. When using the Roland SH-4d, can you switch between patters without to lose the rhythm, as you can do with the Roland Compact S1, for instance?

  • @BargenMusic
    @BargenMusic Рік тому +8

    Why all your screens have to be of such a low quality? Is it a cost decision? They can't be that expensive nowadays.

  • @H4NDCRAFTED
    @H4NDCRAFTED Рік тому

    2:42 only the osc are modelled is my understanding ?

  • @karinegrandvoinet2038
    @karinegrandvoinet2038 Рік тому

    HELP : is there a way to get the mix-in channel into the usb (to record in a DAW for example) ?

  • @7an7ara
    @7an7ara Рік тому +2

    The retro look is cool af

  • @qqping_
    @qqping_ Рік тому +1

    Is it compatible with the MX-1 Aira USB Host?

  • @avace917
    @avace917 Рік тому +1

    Looks like I'll be having several Roland products again. Looking really hard at the Jupiter XM and possibly this to start a DAWless setup along with an Akai MPC Live 2

    • @CedricSatterfield
      @CedricSatterfield Рік тому

      The xm is a huge pain, and buried beneath layers of menu only visible through a 4" screen

    • @digitaldividemusic
      @digitaldividemusic Рік тому

      Just picked up a used XM. Sounds fantastic. Works well with the mpc one. Class compliant usb for all 5 tracks. Xm is definitely not intuitive. But I'm getting through the menu diving. Still have a jdxi hooked up in the config as well. I look at the xm as a jdxi on steroids. Minus the groove box aspect.

    • @avace917
      @avace917 Рік тому +1

      The XM will really be my "Best Of Roland" machine. That will be mostly for Presets . You have several actual models included. The only thing I really wish they'd do a Zencore model of that they haven't is the D50, but you still have some of those sounds in the XV5080 anyway. The SH-4d will more for programming

  • @BobNoble
    @BobNoble 9 місяців тому

    Does this pattern sync like the Aira Compacts? Like when you change patterns on the master, it changes patterns on the slaves. I recently got the Sh-4d, I'm really happy with it and might get a second one. Would be great if it synced.

  • @Scyber_Official
    @Scyber_Official Рік тому +2

    Will there be a keyboard version?

  • @simonandsimon2352
    @simonandsimon2352 Рік тому

    Dang the chord mode looks wilin, so customizable.

  • @WaveRiderMusic
    @WaveRiderMusic Рік тому

    how many notes can you put on 1 step in the sequencer?

  • @Tamiras
    @Tamiras 4 місяці тому

    is there a way to solo and record the rhythm parts elements individually?

  • @koalemos1679
    @koalemos1679 Рік тому

    Does it save different presets per pattern/sequence?

  • @cheapnoiseinthehouse5578
    @cheapnoiseinthehouse5578 Рік тому

    Wow! That's so cool! Sounds great! 9:38

  • @snorrevonflake
    @snorrevonflake 10 місяців тому

    Wonder when this will be available, Thomann has it on "available in many months" since the first reviews came out. Not sure if any have been delivered at all other than to youtube reviewers.

  • @jean-francoisbeauvais8808
    @jean-francoisbeauvais8808 Рік тому

    bonne video explicative

  • @kannon3979
    @kannon3979 Рік тому +1

    Nice but can we get a Roland MV9000 Sampling Drum Machine

  • @georgealveskog
    @georgealveskog Рік тому

    Is it really possible to output up to 12 audio outs via USB as advertised? It is only sending a stereo audio signal through USB and the manual doesn't explain how to do it.

  • @shinezacharias3118
    @shinezacharias3118 Рік тому

    Is possible to insert midi data inside like in 707

  • @karlclaxton9222
    @karlclaxton9222 Рік тому +4

    Very Elektron Looking. Think it looks good if used for new sound creation rather than focusing as ever on 106 and 101 sounds.

  • @matheusmoreira6291
    @matheusmoreira6291 Рік тому

    I love how portable it is. Just look at an sh32 for comparison.

  • @govorit_i_pokazivaet
    @govorit_i_pokazivaet 3 місяці тому +1

    For God's sake,plz, a video tutorial about transferring via USB audio and midi in and out of the SH-4D with another synthesizers.Thx.

  • @asynchronicity
    @asynchronicity Рік тому

    The tilt feature is fun, but it needs Bluetooth then to go with it

  • @bassgeballer
    @bassgeballer Рік тому

    Is it compatible over usb with mx1?

  • @NatLifeSounds
    @NatLifeSounds Рік тому +5

    The design looks so perfect. But the sounds, does it sound like Zenology or is it just me?

    • @GTChris
      @GTChris Рік тому +1

      If it's not running Zenology then it's definitely the same architecture, they are milking that cow dry.

    • @briannhinton
      @briannhinton Рік тому +4

      @@GTChris It's a completely new architecture. They talk about that in other videos. I'd wager the sounds are similar because they are using the same PCM, waveshapes, samples, etc.

  • @SynthgodXXX
    @SynthgodXXX Рік тому +4

    Very cool design, the Juno-106 model sounds greatl!

  • @gorogne
    @gorogne 3 місяці тому

    Is it possible to save created presets and patterns on the PC?

  • @SibertianMusic
    @SibertianMusic 3 місяці тому +1

    Unfortunately, when using USB audio, I hear audio from both the DAW and the device itself. The sound is doubled. It is unclear how to leave only the sound that comes from USB (DAW). Without this setting, multitrack recording doesn't make much sense.

  • @RabbitintheMoon
    @RabbitintheMoon Рік тому +1

    yes please...

  • @xaosm_os
    @xaosm_os Рік тому +1

    only D-Beam feature is missing.

  • @DOOMJESUS
    @DOOMJESUS Рік тому

    IS THERE A SOFTWARE FRONT END?

  • @suomega
    @suomega Рік тому +1

    tilting for effects: “Roland has made a Zoom ARQ!”

  • @loubang100
    @loubang100 4 місяці тому

    Can we get scale and chords mode

  • @SlaserX
    @SlaserX Рік тому

    But does it have song mode?

  • @h4xor-q5j
    @h4xor-q5j 2 місяці тому

    Sensei Mike,I forgot the name of the model...
    dia ada auxilliary,bluetoooth,and ada satu lagi output.
    3mm jack output....

  • @chomskyhitchens
    @chomskyhitchens Рік тому

    how do we start with this thing

  • @TeleporterM11
    @TeleporterM11 Рік тому

    Does it have WC-1 capabilities

  • @BinuralOdyssey
    @BinuralOdyssey 3 місяці тому

    Why cant the jupiter x and xm have this built in?

  • @EnochDark
    @EnochDark Рік тому

    Oh sure, wait till AFTER I got a J-6 to pair with my SH-01a...
    Regardless certainly more interested in this than say Drumlogue but wonder how I'll like the SH-4d vs the Syntakt I picked up recently...

    • @Max10_B
      @Max10_B Рік тому +1

      J 6 is cool in its own right. I love the chord direction they were headed with that and the mc707. I miss the chord designer and assigning to keys. Definitely seems a little more flexible than the Syntakt though.

    • @EnochDark
      @EnochDark Рік тому

      @@Max10_B word up, one my favorite gear is my Omnichord 🎶 and yes perhaps however there is no sampler. which doesn't matter to me since i have a Circuit Rhythm i guess?

  • @musicxtn
    @musicxtn Рік тому

    I absolutely love Analog synths!

    • @DoctorNemmo
      @DoctorNemmo Рік тому

      This not analog. It's virtual analog. (Not that people actually care, though)

    • @musicxtn
      @musicxtn Рік тому +1

      @@DoctorNemmo thanks. I wasn’t claiming this was :) I just made a comment that I love analog synths

    • @DoctorNemmo
      @DoctorNemmo Рік тому

      @@musicxtn Oh, me too bro. Me too.

  • @TheDeathBeatsOfficial
    @TheDeathBeatsOfficial Рік тому +2

    Looks and sounds fantastic. Would be nice to know the price, can't seem to find that anywhere. Cheers!

    • @EnochDark
      @EnochDark Рік тому

      $6-700

    • @christianthompson1473
      @christianthompson1473 Рік тому

      £550

    • @EnochDark
      @EnochDark Рік тому +1

      @@christianthompson1473 good to know the pound is still worth a little more than the dollar but still crazy to me since i when i lived there 20 years ago it was more like 2:1

  • @veciimusic
    @veciimusic Рік тому +1

    JP8000 remake. Please!

  • @livleisk
    @livleisk Рік тому

    Looks amazing! Also who is the guy in the video he’s hot 🔥

    • @palimo3653
      @palimo3653 Рік тому +1

      Yea he’s sweating a lot

  • @Mgm_Designs
    @Mgm_Designs Рік тому +3

    This literally blows ALL the competition out of the water, the only thing that I think competes with this is the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field. Thing has all the classic synths built in with room for expansion, and even more it has waveshaping capabilities which is huge!!! I'm guessing this must be at least $1.5K for the amount of power in this thing, not to mention its portable has a rhythm synth/sequencer and has USB C ,Midi and a keybed! It's the perfect contender for the New generation music producer.

    • @Sweenah94
      @Sweenah94 Рік тому +1

      €600 according to thomann

    • @briannhinton
      @briannhinton Рік тому

      I think the only thing I'd really like to see is chaining patterns, or being able to build variations that you can trigger.

    • @JoeM1314
      @JoeM1314 Рік тому

      Price on this is good, but best knobby groove box in the game right now is the Deluge

    • @Mgm_Designs
      @Mgm_Designs Рік тому

      @@JoeM1314 Ohh, I've heard of that one but that thing literally plays itself, I like intuitive instruments but I also like the idea of you being the one who actually composes your music with as little help from the machine as possible.

    • @JoeM1314
      @JoeM1314 Рік тому +1

      @@Mgm_Designs I actually like the Deluge because it has better compositional control than the average groove box - I'm a musician first synthesist/gearhead second. You write music into the machine either by punching into the grid via touch controls or playing it in quantized to a minimum of a 256th note. It doesn't really come with any pre built patterns or chord modes or anything which I honestly think is a missed opportunity, but at the same time it is much quicker to draw (or play) in your chords or melodies than most other groove boxes. Essentially if you know your shit the sky is the limit, if you like to use chord packs on Ableton your SOL. Key changes when you want them and no weird step limits or lock in to specific amount of beats per section. Way less voice and tone limits too than most of the competition, and 16 outbound midi channels with CC control which really should be a standard of the format. The thing does CV too which is also sadly rare.
      A lot of people on UA-cam just use it for ambient but I have it set up as the 4th member/drummer/keyboard wiz/occasional solo instrument of a 3 piece synthpop band with my buddies. Thing controls a light show via midi to DMX that goes with our whole set. Love it like a close relative, would sooner part with my guitar.

  • @molokov7
    @molokov7 Рік тому +1

    Roland kick the game !! The power of Roland engines against both elektron and Te. for the same price of op1 field you get sh 4d ans the sp Mk2 (if you need sampling) also you keep a lot of money …they take the integration with daw seriously !! Good point !! ( Japan pragmatism ) Toyota kick ikea :D

  • @wackerburg
    @wackerburg Рік тому +3

    All those fancy-named models sound alike to me. Narrow-dimensional if you want to call it this way. Citing some great original units from the glorious past. Milking the Zencore-CashCow as long as possible 😀

  • @8-BitHeart79
    @8-BitHeart79 Рік тому +4

    4 op fm is a missed opportunity... especially at $650.00.

    • @Max10_B
      @Max10_B Рік тому +1

      I just think they could have at least added all the jdxi pcm samples for the price. Instead of the odd 50 they did include. Mostly pianos and organs seems like.

  • @engx3733
    @engx3733 Рік тому

    im intrested because it's battery powered.

  • @nathanaeldavenport2251
    @nathanaeldavenport2251 Рік тому +1

    At first I thought that this wasn't much different in capability from my Arturia MicroFreak. Then I heard those Juno sounds... oof. Sign me up.

  • @Trollgaldrer
    @Trollgaldrer 11 місяців тому +1

    A really amazing synthesizer packed with cool features, but the save system is beyond ridiculous. If I use the same tone or drum kit for several projects but with minor changes I have the choice to either save the sound with the small changes over and over again,or I have to write down on paper every knob setting for every project where I use the same tone or drum kit. Both solutions are just dumb. Hope this gets fixed soon.

  • @midiminion6580
    @midiminion6580 Рік тому

    probability for tone parts! roland! bring this to my mc707 !!

  • @Death_By_Media
    @Death_By_Media Рік тому +6

    The SH32 reborn

    • @marvinjones4415
      @marvinjones4415 Рік тому +2

      The SH-32's younger, better-understood brother.

  • @Zeal808
    @Zeal808 11 місяців тому

    Bad ass

  • @VJFranzK
    @VJFranzK Рік тому

    Batteries, MIDI = good! 🎚🤖🎚 8:30 Tilting the pinball could be interesting also...

  • @mylarmelodies
    @mylarmelodies Рік тому +1

    Dearest Roland: Where are the demos of this being wiggled hard? 🧐

    • @MusicZeroOne
      @MusicZeroOne Рік тому

      Alex Ball

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies Рік тому +1

      @@MusicZeroOne Ahh thanks!! The algorithm utterly failed to push it, and I subscribe to him obvs 🤨

  • @Max10_B
    @Max10_B Рік тому

    Wish it had a chord designer instead of chord model. Sequencing/automating chord changes has never been fun for me. Chord designer the mc707 really opened up my stuff to different progressions by being able to assign to keys and play around

  • @Rsonixtunes
    @Rsonixtunes Рік тому

    Please just reissue the Jupiter and Juno series based on the originals. Make them purely analog (DCO as well) following the circuitry of the originals.