Roland SH-3A
SH-3A | |
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SH-3A with case | |
Manufacturer | Roland |
Dates | 1975–1976 |
Price | UK£400 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | Monophonic |
Timbrality | Monotimbral |
Oscillator | 1 VCO, 1 White/Pink Noise Generator |
LFO | LFO1 has sawtooth waveform, LFO2 sine or square and delay slider, Sample-and-Hold with level and sample time sliders. LFO's can be assigned to VCF, VCA, VCO. |
Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
Filter | Resonant self-oscillating low-pass filter w/ frequency and resonance controls |
Attenuator | 1 ADSR |
Aftertouch expression | No |
Velocity expression | No |
Storage memory | None |
Effects | None |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 44 keys (F–C) |
The SH-3A is a monophonic analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Roland from 1975 to 1981.[1] It is unique in that it is capable of both the usual subtractive synthesis and also the less common additive synthesis, offering mixable waveforms at different footages. Two LFOs and a unique sample-and-hold section provided capabilities not found in competing self-contained synthesizers of the time. The SH-3A was Roland's first non-preset based synth. The predecessor, the Roland SH-1000, could also do this but didn't offer as much control as on the SH-3A. The rhythmic pulsing in the Blondie song "Heart of Glass" is an example of its sound.
Contrary to common belief, the initial version "SH-3" did not infringe on the transistor ladder-filter patent of Robert Moog. It used a diode filter like the EMS VCS 3. The SH-3A does use a transistor ladder-filter and as a result can generate Moog-like sounds.
Notable SH-3A users
- Blondie
- Chris Carter
- Covenant
- The Human League[2]
- Radio Massacre International
- Vangelis
- Close-up of SH-3A controls
References
External links
- Roland SH-3A review by Bruce Gibbs on International Musician and Recording World (December 1975)
- Demo of SH-3A on YouTube
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