Roland SH-101 (1982)

Monophonic analog synthesizer with 4 mixable oscillators (pulse/PWM, saw, noise, sub-oscillator), -18 dB/octave resonant LPF, multi-wave LFO, fast ADSR envelope, arpeggiator and step sequencer.

Synthesis

Oscillator (VCO)

• Range: 16'/8'/4'/2', waveforms: pulse/PWM, saw
• PWM: manual, envelope, LFO
• Sub-oscillator: square -1 oct., square -2 oct., pulse -2 oct.
• Mixer: pulse, saw, sub-oscillator, noise

Filter (VCF)

• Resonant/self-oscillating, -18 dB/octave low-pass
• Modulation: LFO, envelope, keyfollow

Envelope generator

• ADSR envelope
• Range: A: 1,5 ms .. 4 s, D: 2 ms .. 10 s, S: 0 .. 100%, R: 2 ms .. 10 s
• Modes: envelope+gate, gate, triggered by LFO

Amplifier (VCA)

• Mode: gate, envelope

Modulator (LFO)

• Frequency: 0,1 .. 30 Hz
• Waveform: triangle, square, random/S&H, noise
• Destination: VCO pitch, VCO PW, VCF cutoff, VCA

Sequencer

• Arpeggiator (up, down, up and down)
• 100-step sequencer

Controls

• 2,5-octave keyboard (32 keys)
• Pitch bender, mod lever (VCO/VCF LFO depth)

Connections

• CV/gate input
• External clock input (for arpeggiator/sequencer)

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