Roland RE-201 Space Echo

Roland RE-201 Space Echo

[@trapadvisor2258]

Tape delay is so underrated i used a modern delay up until about 3 weeks ago and the difference in production is crazy they have so much life

[@AshleyPomeroy]

The endless echoes at 02:41 are lovely.

[@middle_pickup]

Man, that sounds so tight. Two of the best hardware pieces right there.

[@djgeorgieporgie7862]

Man your collection of gear is so impressive. Worthy of a museum. Thx for another informative video. 👍

[@TinyMaths]

Your sound is perfect; growing up as a very young kid in the late 70's and then into the 80's, dub was a staple in my musical diet. Fascinating how all those parts come together to make that magnificent sound. I only really started hearing about tape delay around 5 years ago; and never made the connection between it and the music. I'll go in with fresh ears now. Thanks for the 'behind the music' explanation.

[@simon_jakobsson]

This is so great. Inspiring to see someone bring this kind of passion and sharing their knowledge. Also, I can't believe how authentic you made the track sound. I feel like there must be some late 70s vinyl b-side in a crate somewhere that sounds exactly like this :)

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Simon, thank you very much for the kind comments, yes, the RE-201 is truly a classic

[@satyanpatel6403]

Really great video all around. Your talent not only shines obviously, but you also k ow your gear well. That Space Echo demo is awesome.

[@XanderEwald]

What a fantastic sounding machine, just beautiful.

[@Nomo_Popo]

Love the saturation it added sometimes too, especially with the organ.

[@buckrogez87]

God damn it this is cool man...I've seen a bunch of sick stuff on your channel but this just takes it off the cliff for me. Legit, you can do ANYTHING! This sounds like legit dub roots reggae! So damn good!

[@snowleopard9749]

Awesome. Still sounds great after so many years.

[@niklasgindler4571]

If I could LIKE this a hundred times I would.. Love your content, thanks !

[@toraimanchester4658]

bro you're so on point in every genre i can't even compliment you and thank you for your presence enough, ever teaching oracle the one and only synth mania

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Torai, thank you very much!

[@mwarsell]

Talent+money==awesomeness

[@cgouais]

at 3:38 it sound like ''Wonderful Christmas Time'' from Paul McCartney!!!

[@mikosoft]

Because it is

[@monsterjazzlicks]

+mikosoft - Well, almost!

[@JuXuS1]

this song always creaps me out. its so strange. like an IT version of a christmas song.

[@Relugus]

Dreamcast menu sound as well.

[@willyloops]

That analog sound on efx.....You are my hero bro !

[@dankokozar]

Brilliant! Love your skill, your energy and positivity. Waiting for more videos... :)

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Danko, thank you! Yes, I try to post every day or every few days.

[@adrian3098]

Impressive machine, and very cool and entertaining teaching with lots of knowledge. Thank you.

[@like2upload]

oh wow that sounds phenomenal! I didn't want that demo to end lol

[@squalopazzo5178]

80'S Forever Paolo Amazing

[@M1ghty0m3ga]

Such a magnificent piece of equipment..

[@techpsy]

You are true One Man Band! :D Thanks for this Dubby Experience and a lovely review! All the best, Cheers! :)

[@edwallace3704]

I've learnt lots from watching your superb 👌 videos and tutorials

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you so much 😀

[@seanchristophersynthesizer6999]

I'm definitely going to have to add one of these puppies to my synth arsenal one day. Thanks for reminding me how good this thing sounds. :)

[@thebmxband1t]

We love you man🙏❤️

[@triplebacon1]

That was fun! Gotta love them FX

[@pekkagronfors7304]

Very nice demo and showing the mixing. Great!

[@roberttodd2414]

i like this Paolo, the way you just made a decent track from a combo of stuff you had lying about plus some nice gear of course. Very creative,

[@TheJeffcurran]

Excellent demo. That Juno 60 is sooooo 80s synth pop!

[@LavLab]

Love the space echo! 👽👍

[@TheNimasan]

perhaps the gratest thing what roland brought out!!!

[@turquoisecapricorn]

Nice demosong! I use this space echo on each track now. Good stuff!

[@doloslidin5065]

I find your videos so inspiring!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you!

[@turloyd]

Awesome Demo! Always wanted to know what the 201 sounded like! getting expensive to buy now everyone wants one!

[@StefanoPapaleo-TS]

Instant vintage vibe!

[@ericMT]

I’m sad I sold my Juno-60 because it didn’t have midi or Cv/gate. I should have held on to it. It sounds so good. Glad I kept my RE-201. This has inspired me to start using it again.

[@ArkaHtun]

good work , good vibes all
round , thank you.:-)

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank *you!

[@JoriDiculous]

I love the old spring, plate reverbs. Did i hear some Vangelis in there (mode 3):D
Feedback. Most underrated feature of any box. really great for getting the most wacky sounds by making software and hardware "bug-out" and hopefully not crash :P
Finally some cow bell!

[@JogLab]

Nuff said! Excellent work

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you!

[@jacobsteel]

Thanks for a great video!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Glad you liked it!

[@JillSaphic]

excellent!
thank you for the Space Echo review Paolo...

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank *you for watching, Jill!

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

When the Two Sevens clash.

[@TrappoLone]

Italian Tutorial and Review here if you need it: ua-cam.com/video/NAuAFaHuPgw/v-deo.html

[@minifrequenze]

I love it!!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Oh, man, is that a time machine in every sense of the word haha!!! Gotta smile at all the stuff going through my mind when I hear this like this on it's own. No physical time travel though hehe! :D

[@Kevin_MK7RSR]

Siiim-ply... Haa-ving... a wonderful Christmas time!

[@AlimkhanOV_A]

It's magic!

[@johnlund2654]

I had a juno 60 back in the mid 80'snd I still have the program tape for that.

[@yzzyxnetwork]

I really liked your song!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thanks!

[@NickHchaos]

Do you still recommend it over newer tape delay units etc.? Any thing in particular one should be aware of when buying one?

[@dubcotics]

Wow, that was cool!

[@aurelionasvw]

equipamento sensacional

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Nice job man! I felt like I was listening to some Bob Marley. Now you just have to sing on the track. Keep up the great work. I like the Roland RE-201. It has some crazy effects. :) Take care and have a great week. Sam.

[@LeslieDugger]

perfect demo

[@kahlilsmith5243]

Luv It!

[@SynthgodXXX]

I loved this! A++++++++++++++++++

[@KarzenX]

I def hear some early breakbeat and jungle flavors. That box authored a lot of that music from the Ragga Dub vein. Awesome 🤙🏽

[@voice_from_pizza]

droooooool. sounds so good....

[@skyhigh4000]

very good work - my friend

[@koalemos1679]

Dude, that thing is really cool. I wish you had opened it up so we could see inside it.

[@BGvideo2480]

Nice. The Boss RE20 does a nice replication of the 201, fun to have and use the vintage though 🙂.

[@TheMadisonHang]

this guy must be LOADED

[@rMell]

How easy do you guys think it is to run a mic through the re-201 and back into an audio interface?

[@vintagesynth8082]

sounds really cool, i have the RE:3 digital space echo :)

[@joemcm1]

hi,i love your vids-just the sort of things i used to mess about with and still do,but i take my hat off to you,you are way better than me.i have two quick questions tho about all old skool bits and pieces.1.is there any way to arp sync a juno 6 to the new tr8? 2.i love using the drawmer ds201 for gated lines,ive seen your vid on this and ive used it great over the years but...but how do i get the shamen (band)stutter like effect as thats always been very miss and miss to me,i reckon they used something else aswell,any tip would be fantastic

[@p.p.b.businessstrategies6333]

You know how to use your instrument very good Sir

[@acidchristo]

Wonderful

Inspiring, thanks SynthMania!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you, Vladimir!

[@TROGULAR10000]

apart from the demo of the delay it's a perfect tutorial on how to do dub and a nice groove! strangely enough there is dub techno nowadays that's house instead of reggae-based. very nice too. i guess it's called "DUB" because you play around with the overdubs but I've always wondered about that

[@slava.meseka]

Nice dub man’s doing🤙

[@korolchukpp]

Hey, man! You good play pattern on drums!!!

[@waveglyde746]

Yeah man!

[@blueeffusion]

awesome

[@ZeugmaP]

It's great for experimental/drone stuff too, I believe that Wata from the band Boris uses one of these

[@calebcrittenden]

I could see wata using this. Its a dream piece of gear for experimental/ noise musicians.

[@zedster911]

In 1978, my parents bought me a Roland Sytem 100 for my 21st birthday, and I really wanted one of these, but couldn't afford it. As a compromise my grand parents bought me an AKAI 4000DS reel to reel which I used as an echo unit to great effect

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Very cool! I hope you kept both :)

[@MattAFX18]

This must be fate! You chose to upload this video and I just ordered a RE-201 from Japan a couple days ago! It was meant to be!!! Oh and great stuff as always! (Did I use enough exclamation marks?)

[@aquamarine99911]

Were you happy with your purchase?

[@zhou_sei]

@@aquamarine99911 too busy in delay heaven to answer lol

[@pinballdan]

Man is that cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@laksman21]

thank you!

[@DanCThorpe]

Hello, I'd love to see you try and recreate a 70's german Cluster style sound, especially the album Zuckerzeit.

[@benmoreau6899]

upvote for the raga hat!
also, the demo was great :)

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you, Benjamin!

[@raycordmusic]

smooth! Nice! merci!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thanks!

[@EminBastea]

Love dub music ❤

[@davidpicarazzi]

I'm 19, been saving for one of these I wish I got to own one of these in its time! I'm going for an electric / analogue hybrid set up now

[@sponzy8740]

electric / analogue? what do you mean?

[@User846]

i think he means digital/analog

[@gregoryspevack2263]

Hold on let me call " Scientist "

[@nyccow]

A de 2:40, on a le son de confirmation dans le menu d'une Sega dreamcast :D

[@voivodOfficial]

What settings can you use to get John L's "Instant Karma" and Paul M.'s "Let Me Roll It...)?

[@JammyGit]

I'm not lucky or rich enough to have 1 of those old Roland Space Echo machines, but I have the next best thing - a Boss Re20 Space Echo pedal. I like it, it's good fun to use and it does a great job of emulating the Roland machine. I also like playing dub reggae with mine, it just has that vibe and does it better than any other echo/delay pedal I've ever used. 👍

[@albiedamned]

Great video! I'd love to see you do more videos like this, where you put together an entire song and show how you mix it. Do you record the tracks to a DAW or are you using tape or some other outboard? Also, do you have any thoughts on the modern RE20 digital emulation pedal?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Michael, thank you! I have a few other videos with tracking and mixing songs. This one has been recorded to DAW. I think the RE-20 is very good

[@AdamSpade]

Righteous.

[@p1nkyTF2]

does the plugin exist with exactly the same effects?

[@BobIGomez]

I remember Steve Winwood from the 80's being credited with playin all the instruments on his album ...that seemed pretty cool back then.

[@JumpingTurtle77]

These are the two main parts Kevin Parker uses to get his sound on tame impalas Lonerism!

[@Sonikbytes]

how often do you have to replace the tape after it gets worn out?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

300 hours+

[@adrianthomas4163]

Nice video. What mixing desk are you using?

[@antigen4]

what organ is that?? sounds great

[@jamesdunn8893]

wow your synthesizers sound cool how many do you have ?

[@gillesd855]

love your hat
great video tho

[@brownpaste]

Some of these sounds would fit right into a Tame Impala song, very cool

[@davekuhn4831]

brownpaste that's because Kevin Parker uses both of these pieces of gear

[@NutsForCorby]

That's exactly what I was thinking!!

[@raypark6013]

He uses a Juno-106, not a Juno-60. Not so sure about the Space Echo though.

[@terofalafeli9654]

@@raypark6013 used space echo on a few songs at least.

[@flaviob829]

HI - as usual, good content and details. One question though: as the "instrument" input is most probably expecting a guitar (low signal), how do you set volumes up when feeding it a synth? I might assume you don't have the Juno-60 to full volume (which actually would recommended, as there's the most SNR). Is there any modification in the RE-201 to have it work with line level input? Thanks for taking time and explaining shortly.

[@ryan.9023]

What mixer is that? Nice wood side panels.