SH-1

Roland SH-1

Released: 1978

MSRP: no

Synopsis:

Single oscillator SH-5 swapping BPF for HPF and losing an LFO. Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Roland SH-1 is a 32 key, monophonic analog synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator (saw/pulse/square waveforms with PWM), white/pink noise, high-pass and resonant low-pass filters, AR and ADSR envelopes, LFO (sine/square/random waveforms), portamento, auto-bend, and CV/gate I/O.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
32 keys	W:610mm (24in) D:370mm (14.6in) H:135mm (5.3in)	6.4kg (14.1lbs)	yes	mono	no	CV:1V/oct gate trigger	CV:1V/oct gate	ext-trigger	10W AC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
-	N/A	no	no	no	buttons/sliders	LED

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
no	1	no	VCO->HPF->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
no	no	Env1 Env2 LFO	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	bender	no

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
no	no	CV gate	no	no	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
VCO	analog	pulse saw square	2-32' square-sub:-1-2 pulse-sub:-2	no	PWM:LFO\|Env1	auto-bend bender CV portamento LFO	no
Noise	analog	noise:white/pink	-	no	no	no	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
HPF	analog	?	no	high pass	no	no	no
VCF	analog	?	yes	low pass	bender key Env1 LFO external	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
Env1	sustain	attack decay release	no	no	key gate LFO trigger	no	no
Env2	-	attack release	no	no	key gate LFO	no	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	random sine square	sine	no	no	no	no	no

Conventional Models

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