tiny knobs BIG SOUND - Checking out ROLAND SE-02
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2018
- Today I am checking out the ROLAND SE-02. It is a very cool little analog synth. Super feature packed for its size!! Check it out here:
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Think this will be my newest gear one day I may get to know how to use them all
I’m a few years late to this video, but thanks. I was on the fence about this one.
I'll sacrifice small knobs for nice sounds. Also, if you own an SE02 and haven't updated it, you really should. You get another bank of sounds with it.
I don't care about the knobs, This synth is a masterpiece.
Agreed. One of the best sounding monos on the market today.
Haut Strange indeed my friend
Agreed. I bought a 2nd one almost immediately after landing my 1st. Thinking about a 3rd??
Its super portable and sounds to me like a 10k original! No questions left!
I have 2 of them as the core of my setup.
This synth is a masterpiece.
I can get use to small knobs but if the sound is not there ....this is the best synth for the money I have seen by far
For an instrument that you can spend whole life mastering...not expensive at all - it's a true beast in small form, versatile with a beautiful sound. With an SH-01a next to it you will feel no limits whatsoever. I'm glad those boutiques evolved so far...
Totally agree. My gear habit has been forcing other synths to move to shelves, but I keep the SH-01A and SE-02 on my desk where I can easily reach them because they're both so great. I can always find a place for them in any track.
Reading your comment made me feel really good about my recent purchase. Thanks!
@@Jamesjimjimmy enjoy your purchase and have a fun ride! I still stand strong with my words. Happy holidays!
@@kraljstribor2627 Thank you so much. Same to you friend!
Wanna pair this with a SH-4d
Bought one about 4 months ago, fantastic little analog synth by S.E and Roland, I use this with the TR-09 and TB-03 with the cv/gate and triggers on all the gear means you can make some seriously funked up music 👽
For me, the issue isn't the size of the knobs but the quality. When I was using a friend's I was worried I was gonna break the knobs. They feel so fragile to me. But it's an awesome synth!
Excellent and enjoyable presentation couple with the Bo mojo. Winner winner !!!!
You reviews always have a great balance. A good look at the features without so much detail I could just read a webpage, and a great look at the sounds. And in looking at the sounds it’s not just a run through of sounds, you always put it in a musical context.
I would love to see it in a workflow context, how creative you are with it. How it integrates with your other gear, etc.
Bo you can now update and have an added 128 presets in a new bankD as well as added fine tune controls for pulse width modulation. And for the knobs the only issue is with the filter. It would be nice to get the studio Electronics SE-02 breakout box to have a big fat filter knob for more precise control of the filter.
Loving that built in delay. I wish more units had that. Good vid as always 👍
All the demos have blown me away for this unit, I'm considering buying this unit just giving it time to go the rounds of reviews and testing would love to see some videos using this synth in a studio or DAW project session. All in all it's in the wish list for me. I'm a old skol analog fat and dirty sounding guy …...love.
Just do it! For the price and size and sound, nothing does even come close!
This thing is great fun and I had time on one at local store. I do wish the buttons were bigger but the knobs are fine. The small size is helpful for travel.
This is the only Boutique I'm interested in
Same here. Although mainly for using it as a desktop controller for the coming Omnisphere 2.5.
Thats a cool idea Panta
Especially since it’s already supported in the public beta. (www.spectrasonics.net/news/news-content.php?id=111)
Love my JU-06 ... could see a nice portable studio of JU-06, SE-02 and the Novation Mono Station to drive them all.
Buy the SE-02, and I PROMISE you'll be buying another item from the Boutique lineup. I started with the TR-08, Now I'm 8 units in, and LOVE every single one of them. I had to pay an inflated cost for the JU-06, But don't regret it at all.
Great video! 👍 This is my absolute favorite synth!!! 😍 There is so much power in that little package. 💪😎 It is definitely the BIGGEST sounding little synth in my littleBIGsynth arsenal. Lol
Spoken by the littleBIG master!
BoBeats haha 😎 Thanks, Bo!
I'm considering buying one of these. I'm looking for a sequencer with a small footprint. I'd like to see more detail about the sequencer!
Looking forward to seeing more of the SE-02. I got one to go with my Digitakt a couple months ago.
same setup! two boxes of immediate inspiration. easy to get lost in.
It requires a software or hardware filter. I hooked my SE-02 up to a 15" sub in my studio and it has all kinds of LF leaks that cause speaker rumbling and quakes. Love it but will have to run it through EQ8 in Ableton for it to be usable for me.
It's ordered! For my portable Setup it kicks the sh*t out of all the other Moog clones. Kudos for your great review!
Studio Electronics did it back in the days and now they did it again. Great Sound at a really affordable price.
Nice demo! Would like to see this paired with the Novation Mono Station... especially with Mono Station firmware 1.2 which now has 3 sequencers with Notes out.
I like the sound, and the effects are good too!! Its also cv and midi controllable. I don't see a down side. These little synths keep taking all the money I want to save up for a big synth!! (sad face!)
The sounds you demonstrated remind me of my Sequential Circuits Six Track. I may have to dig it out and play with it again.
Love my Sequential Multi-Trak. :)
This synth sounds so good...wish it was just a wee bit bigger...but hey you can't have everything
"I enjoy large knobs" ~ Bobeats
@5:45
i just wonder how it performs against the minilogue from korg. I've got the Korg and I feel too limited with it
Nice little beast, roland did a good job hiring studio electronics!
Bo : i’d really really like to see a novation circuit mono station review , with the new updates it becomes such a beast: they add a cv sequencer on top of its others internal sequencers, patch flip, and some kind of p locks for almost everything....there are tons of reviews for the monostation but mostly with the initial firmware.
Yeah I have been considering this. It is just that I am swamped with other things atm :-/
You got some really good sounds out of that thing.
i came here for the big sound, not for the tiny knobs.
The knobs are teensie weensie, I love all the boutiques though, especially my "annoying to menu-dive, D-05" (your reviews on it and the D-50 helped me make that decision Woody, thnx!). But this thing... is the crown jewel of them all. It's my first analog synth though, so...
Vladimir Putin Lol nice one dude 😂
Innan jag köpte min första "fysisk" synth kollade jag mycket på din kanal, så tack ;) Detta var faktiskt första synthen jag köpte. Nu, tre år senare så säger jag, se:n är nog världens bästa synth. Du kanske har glömt den, men jag säger tack ändå.
Kul att du gillar den! Jag har den inte längre men det är en synth jag verkligen saknar ibland.
Det er som å si at ditt første ligg er det beste i hele verdens historie 🤣
@@krakapoww Haha, ja precis. Skillnaden är att kanske att jag har köpt och sålt en prylar sen dess, men jag nästan alltid kommer tillbaka till SE-02 när jag inte vet vad jag ska göra. Men absolut, första kärleken ;)
I love my se-02
I love the sound of the SE-02. However I found it very difficult to tweak in a live, dimly lit setting. I've seen some pretty cool knob swaps online that could make all the difference.
There are other options out there for a similar sound; but none cover all the same features. If they ever release a larger format SE-02 I'll be first in line.
Good point about live jamming, I can see this being difficult
I'd too find it a bit small for live - so I am looking at a few midi mappable control surfaces for that - not yet found one 'though!
@@williams9100-mdsf I've since owned one and done a Rogan style knob swap. Made all the difference. Perfectly usable in a studio environment. Still perhaps iffy for live use.
Studio Electronics SE02, is perhaps the most underestimated synth available (Rolands hideous 'Boutique' format aside). A more usable, larger format desktop module would be most welcomed.
Sounds great but it always looks funny seeing grown people using them small keys and knobs.
Nice
I wonder if there is some knob that work as a wave shaper like the ones in Monologue, a part of the PWM .
Nice !
Great video Bo.
Small Knobs: I once saw someone using a piece of clear plastic hose which slid on and off of the knobs (a delay pedal) easily and he could use it for any knob as quick as fingers on a bigger knob....
Just a thought....
only a non native English speaker would declare that they "enjoy large knobs"
nice videos as always wondering do u think they could made synths this small back in the 70s 80s 90s what do u think
Just read, your featured on Arturia June 2018 News.
Yeah!! :-)
Your small hands make the knobs seem bigger ;)
Seriously though the boutiques are great for small areas
This is one of the best sounding synths I have, but admittedly fussing with the small knobs in close proximity to each other has started to get to me a bit over time.
Yeah…I would happily buy a bigger one with more comfortable controls. I feel like I haven't explored it as much as I would have if it was a little bit nicer to use. Since it requires a PSU and doesn't run on bus power or batteries, it's not all that portable anyway.
Can you also use an external controller, like a Behringer BCR2000 to control, instead of the knobs?
Are the movements of the knobs sent over MIDI, to be recorded in the DAW?
How does it compare to the Novation BassStation 2, sound wise?
It has built-in MIDI In And Out, connect to what you want.
@@garyturner5204 of course it has MIDI i/o, but do the knobs/settings respond to MIDI CC codes?
I should probably just look it up in the manual.
Knobs are the about the same as the knobs you find on a lot of eurorack modules these days.
Yeah very true. And I can definitely live with that
they are honestly pretty bad for whatever reason I find the eurorack more ergonomic outside of the super cramped ones. thinking about returning the se-02 and getting a model d
If you can get a real model D, then why on earth wouldn't you XD
Personally I don't have space in my room or dollars in the bank account.
The behringer Model D has no patch memory storage, where the SE-02 has 512 patch memories, 128 are user writable.
me gusta este modelo de Roland saludos desde tijuana MX
Your video quality is amazing. What camera do you use? :)
Canon M50
PWM... don‘t tell it Nick. Sounds really nice, but fingering those small knobs is pita for me.
For me, it sounds too clean. Its kind of an MS20 minus the dirt. Thanks for the demo!
Hi Bo, if you could figure out how to get the most out of Studio Electronics software controller for the SE-02, that'd be some YTvid cannon fodder!
Now... Behringer Pro-1 or Roland SE02 ?
Roland SE-02. The Pro-1 or the Model D have NO patch memory storage or sequencers. The SE-02 has 512 patch memories, and 128 are User writable), and you get a sequencer and built-in delay! Score!
Hi Bo. Nice video again - would we expect anything else? You asked for our questions, so here are mine: I would like to know just how "Moogy" is it? How does it compare to the actual Moogs which you own and use already (I believe you have a Sub37 and a Mother 32)? Could you do a comparison between the 37 and the 02? I had a play on one of these in my local store but found it fiddly and difficult compared to the SH01A which I own (ok, I know that's a much simpler synth). When you get used to it, does the size really matter?
an A/B comparison would be fun! I might do it if I can find some time, they take some time to set up properly
Studio Electronics has been modifying Moogs for over 30 years, and they designed the SE-02. It sounds great like a Moog.
@@garyturner5204 Indeed! I have played on one a couple of times since I posted the above comment. It's interesting how our perspectives change - I think the SE02 sounds great but I still found it rather fiddly when using it. It's undenialbly a classic little box!
Great big sounds, teeny tiny living space. I GASsed for this so much when it came out. At the moment, It's hard to want to go smaller than Moog size on those silver knobs. Doepfer and Roland System 500 go small enough for me on the mirror cap knob. That is as small as I'll go, for that style, which begs to be in 5u format! I love that the SE-02 sequencer can do per-step modulation like glide per step (up to four per step.) Great video, Bo!
god damn thank god you reviewed this beauty Bo. I'm a huge fan of tiny knobs and microkeys (check out my tr09 stuff to see what i mean :') and ive been looking into the se2 ever since it was announced. and after seeing you play on this synth i'm definitely going to cop one. bless!
wow
I’m currently kicking myself for letting one of these pass me by, it went for a too good price. Damn
I sold mine and i regret it
@@BoBeats Damn
@@BoBeats Do you remember if the LFO reached audio speed?
Hi Bo,
Would like to know what you believe it is good at. Moogy bass, razor sharp leads, sound FX?
Is it good value to a Behringer D?
The form factor...
To me it depends on what model Boutique, the VP-03 has less knobs and sliders and also fits on top of my Jupiter 50. The other Boutiques are a bit more difficult to use in terms of ergonomics.
Then there is price. For the price of three Boutiques you could also consider a System 8...or a DSI MOPHO 4 and if you push even a DSI REV2.
Soundwise imho all the Boutiques sound very good.
So much better than the Behringer Model D - the Model D has no patch memory storage. The SE-02 stores 512 patch memories, 128 are user writable - create and save your own patches!
How can I patch this feedback loop in modular? And is it possible on the neutron?
The Neutron has no patch memories like the SE-02 does - 512 patches!
Hey Bo, great video! The SE-02 is a very powerful and underrated analog mono due to Behringer Model-D hype. I’ve been considering the SE-02 but have now started GASing for the Moog Subsequent CV 37... I have a Sub37 and it’s dark character for bass. Both SUbsequent 37 and SE-03 are bright and would be great lead compliments. What would you recommend and pick?
Hm, the subsequent is what twice the price? So an SE-02 would probably be my pic. More exciting sequencer and you don’t have to worry about space issues
BoBeats I agree with you there Bo. Two Sub37 tribute and a Subsequent CV isn't really appealing to me. Most people who had both ended up getting rid of one. This is the only boutique that I have ever really been interested in from Roland. If I purchased one it would be for a portable studio set up which I am contemplating
Luke Kage I currently have only the Sub37. I been thinking about adding either the SUbsequent CV37 or Roland SE-02. I like how the expanded headroom in SUbsequent 37 gives a more bright and open tone that would be nice for leads with Sub37 hitting dark bass tones. However, the SE-02 has a nice mod matrix, nice tones and is 1/3rd the price. What would you pick?
Shawn Saul I would go for the SE-02 out of the two of them. I admit that I am a Moog fan and if money wasn't an option I would say go for a Moog Model D re-issue if you want bright and also something that already is and will be a collectors item in years to come. On a budget though I would still choose the SE-02 over the Behringer Model D as it gives a similar tone and it has a great mod matrix and sequencer too.
I would go SE-02 if you need the effects, but that Berhinger Model D is were I would throw my pesos. Really I guess it depends on your personal style as to which one speaks to you more. I like both. I could easily see my self running the Tempest through the SE-02 effects.
As a new owner of SE-02 I solved the small knobs issue creating a template on a Novation SL61mkII. And I'm done
Did you mention it is a monophonic synth?
Great video Bo ! maybe something about Tr8s ? :-)
Yes! This is coming
Okay, I'm waiting ! :-)
Sounds great. Then i checked out the price ... ouch 😶
Bobby Z The price is a steal for what you are getting. Studio Electronics has even said they could not make it for the shipping price, Roland had the manufacturing power to get it out at that low of a price. Not Behringer low cost but still a lot of value.
I’m not too much fan of small knobs either, also mini keys. But the synth sounds great
The mini keys are optional, so that’s not really a negative.
How does it compare to the minilogue XD rack?
Isn’t it virtual analog because the boutique module things use Roland’s analog circuit behavior thing?
Correct me if I’m wrong
No this is not based on the ACB technology. Its real analog circuitry
The sE-02 was designed by the folks at Studio Electronics, and they had been building and repairing analog synths for over 30 years. Get the SE-02. It sounds great and has more features than you will get anywhere else for under $500! And you can get a mini keyboard to play with it as well. Great package.
Nice. I may look at getting one of these later. Covid poor right now.
just bought one
Can I know which audio interface or preamp do you use? I really like the tone, thanks!
I use a Clarett 8Pre and an AudioFuse
5:00 this sounds like a certain Prophet 5 preset, and a certain Daft Punk sample...
Im newd....jump from se-02. To eurorack modulars??????
The keyboard is Roland Boutique K-25m Keyboard
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Do you recommend this synth for make bass lines? I was thinking on the TB-3 but found this option.
Definitely
Oh Yes Dude
Get the SE-02 - it has 512 memory patches, 128 are user editable.
How would you compare to sh-01A? Which one is better?
I have both, they are 2 very different synths. SH-01a only has 1 oscillator, the SE-02 has 3 oscillators for a really fat true analog sound.
Hi bo! what do you think about the Behringer Model D? have you ever played? can you compare the SE 02 with this behringer clone? you have some recomendation for 3 osc synth?
Hello BoBeats, i have been looking for my first synth. i dont know if i should buy this roland SE-02 or the Korg minilogue xd... Could you maybe help me out?
XD would be my choice between the two
Se-02 or BS 2?
Se-02
SE-02
I just sync’d my se-02 to my tr-8s, now I now what a crack addict feels like when they are given an endless supply of their drug of choice . . .
Did you use additional reverb on it? If yes, what kind of reverb device did you use?
No additional fx
Just adjust the speed of the digital delay that is built-in. Awesome synth in a small package.
2 year's past, so is it still masterpiece, or all ppl sell it, lol!
It’s a very good synth, the software editor for it is recommended, so easy to arrange patches. I only wish it could become paraphonic in a future update.
@@halion9 i thought its analog synth, dont it?
Y QSL Studio Electronics do the editor and plugin for the DAW, its analog path apart from the delay.
It is still a great sounding true analogue synth with built-in delay and sequencer. Still a great deal!
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What's the knob size/spacing compared to Eurorack, say Clouds? Is it more or less it? Trying to get a taste of the form factor.
I’d say its more crowded for some parameters for sure. Clouds doesn’t feel too tight for me but this can be a little tight sometimes
How does it compare to Behringer's Model D?
The Behringer Model D has no patch memory storage, built-in delay or a sequencer. Get the Roland SE-02. I had the Behringer Model D and got rid of it.
All the sounds had an extremely sharp, ear-piercing sound to it. I'm looking for a small synth, mostly for very 80s synthwave/pop inspired music, with warm, deep tones. This was just awful to listen to, sadly. Love the looks and form factor.
ust wanted to point out as a guy who just left the store without buying the SE02 - it is MUCH MUCH smaller then u think or expect. Infact i was aurprised by how small it is. As a big guy with big hands my self - unuasble.
Teally liked the sound of the se2. But the size is just redicolous (its muxh smaller then other rolane botiquiesl
Anyone else have a sticking key or two on their companion keyboard upon buying it?
Does it tune itself?
What can you do with an se-02?
Make sounds and sequences :-)
BoBeats Well yeah, I watched the video. It was supposed to be funny 'cause it rhymes.
And it's red means recording's thing
Haha now I get it :-) sorry, I am slow
Hi Bo, I have a synth/keyboard question that I'm sure you're better qualified than me to answer. So. I need a controller keyboard (the Arturia Keylabs looks good) but would rather spend my (limited) resources on a nice synth/actual musical instrument that could also function as a control keyboard. Of course I wouldn't get a bazillion knobs and sliders that I could freely assign to virtual instruments, but to be honest I don't really need that. A good velocity sensitive keyboard sending midi on/off is the most important thing for me. Arturia's Minibrute seems like a nice instrument, as does the Yamaha Reface CP. Would they both work as simple control keyboards? Or are there any other synths you'd recommend that can also work as controllers? Or am I just being greedy, and do actually need a dedicated control keyboard?
Thanks!
jim
I think you are right that a synth is more fun than a midi keyboard. But something like a minibrute doesnt work very well since it does not send midi on the knobs. Monologue does however, and Minilogue.
Aha! Nice 1 Bo (and Korg) thanks for the tip. Just checked on Thomann, and the Mini is twice the price of the Mono. Which would you say has more bang-for-your-buck? You have both? Actually, not relevant but I'm anyway interested, would it be vulgar to ask how many synths you do have...?
The Korg Minilogue has mini keys as well. Great sound, but not full sized keys.
Start with the SE-02, get the Roland Boutique Keyboard. Then add a number of other things down the road. The SE-02 has MIDI In and Out so you can connect to a very wide variety of synths and modules. The SE-02 has 512 patch memories, 128 are user writable, so you can create synth sound patches, and easily call them up later on. Most other a]true analogue synths under $500 do not have patch memory storage.
It’s a good synth but it’s a little too pricey
not anymore
Noiselab Project what can I expect to shell out for a used unit?
I just paid 300 for one
BoBeats are you a Dancehall fan? As from 3.28 it sounded just like the peanie peanie riddim
Synthesizer for ants.
The synthesizer has to be at least... three times bigger than this!
I like the cut of its jib but I'm out to master volca keys lol
I hate shift key period. Peace Christo
Haha!! Ofc!! :-) would think no less
Think I’m turning into a Roland fanboy 😬
Cheaper the “gift”, shorter the review? 🤔
Its not a review, its more of a first look and sound demo. Since I am very new to Rolands synths I want to hold of a little on the review. And I think one of my longer reviews recently was of the CraftRhythm and PO-33 so no, how cheap something is does not matter to me :-)
Looks like moog
The studio Electronics SE-01 is a fairly close clone of the Moog mini Model D, and the SE-02 is an awesome collaboration with Roland and squeezes it all into the Roland Boutique synth form factor, so you can add mini keyboard, or put it in a DK-01 case. It is a great deal for everything that you get I. This tiny box. It even includes standard MIDI In and Out ports too - so get CV/Trigger to MIDI integration to allow you connect to the world of EuroRack synths.
So, yes. It sounds a lot like a Moog, and you get so much more including additional waveforms and so much more.
Not very bad its sound but not good at all, imo.
sounds are as weak as its size. If it didn't say Roland I'd think it was a failed Behringer