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- Read on and you will find out why I call my SH-2000 a "SH-2000+" -
Features : 8
The SH-2000 is actually packed with features that you can't get your hands on. Under the hood there are 3 LFO's, a complex wavetable divider oscillator, noise generator, Resonant VCF(with bypass and Distortion) and VCA. If you look at the scematics you will notice this.
Programmeble features:
VCF cutoff and resonance with LFO modulation
Repeat with speed control(mandolin-effect)
Random note(S&H controlled by LFO speed)
Portamento (with speed control and slow mode)
Aftertouch (controlling volume,wow, growl(fast VCF LFO modulation) and vibrato)
AND NOW TO ALL SH-2000 owners: CHECK THIS OUT - HIDDEN OPTIONS -
Like I said before, the SH-2000 has a wavetable divider oscillator, and this particular goody you can actually get access to, and best of all very easily.
You simply have to open you SH-2000 and reconnect the wires to all the preset-rocker-switches - sort of making a straight pass.
When this operation is done, you will have some kind of a Roland SH-2000 "Sigma".(Like The Korg KP-30 Sigma)
Goz now you can mix all waveforms simultaniously. Thust me! this takes the SH-2000 to another level. You will not be disappointed, coz now it will make sounds that even the grand SH-5 can't do. The SH-3A has a divider oscillator but not as complex as this one and the SH-7 has a four octaves Square oscillator but very simple.
The SH-2000 can mix Saw octaves, Square octavs, PWM and noise now, and the preset Envelope-settings will be mixed aswell.
Ist funny how Roland chose not to make this cool feature available.
Still you cannot detune the waveforms for animation though...
ONE MORE GOODY: If you place the Random note switch between "note" and "on" the oscillator bank will be noise-modulated by the noise generator, which makes really really cool "big bang" sound FX.
So you might say that is't a very limited synth a first sight - but I give it a 8-rating with the modification.
Expressiveness/Sounds : 8
The aftertouch is very nice and smooth - better that most modern synths.
Ofcause the sounds are not that realistic due to the analog structure, but still the "bassoon" preset is impressive. It is clear that is uses the "under the hood" filter distortion.
Another realistic sound is the "POPCORN" preset - I guess you already know it.
The "Wind" preset sound like nice windy weather.
The Presets are quite useful if you like all kinds of synth-music.
The VCF is dirty and self-oscillates if you like - DIRTY.
With the rocker-switch-modification there are a lot of crasy lead sound to enjoy.
For a "one-oscillator synth" it rocks.
