Roland Cloud SH-101 Virtual Instrument

Full Description

Changing the landscape of electronic music

To stand out from the complex synth crowd of the time, the SH-101 was designed to offer a basic monophonic structure with a distinct voicing that was fast to program and capable of delivering bright, edgy tones and exciting sound effects. Quickly becoming the go-to tool for a new wave of electronic musicians and producers, the SH-101 fueled the foundation of the emerging techno, house and a host of other styles. Now available in a plug-in format for your DAW, the SH-101 Virtual Instrument accurately brings to life this coveted synth to put you in the driver's seat of the booming early electronic music scene. Discover brain-bending bass and euphoric leads to capture the soul and forward-thinking essence of the exciting early days of electronic music.

Seamless hardware integration

Go beyond the original capabilities of the hardware with seamless DAW and Plug-out integration. The Roland SH-101 Virtual Instrument can be hosted in a range of Roland hardware, such as the System-8. This seamless integration opens up a whole new world of available options and potential with your SH-101 Virtual Instrument. Transfer sounds back and forth between the hardware and the software to carry your sounds with you anywhere you go and update your presets on the fly.

The wide range of waveform shaping and enveloping shaping capabilities become available to you with the physical hardware, allowing you to get hands-on interaction with your instrument for the authentic experience. The ultimate companion for the live performer or studio producer, the SH-101 Virtual Instrument gives you the classic Roland sounds in an affordable and portable package with hardware integration for use without a computer.

Faith recreation of a classic

Using innovative ACB technology, the SH-101 Virtual Instrument accurately models the original unit to capture all the nuance and detail using a piece-by-piece analysis of each analog circuit to deliver all the charm and flexibility you expect from the hardware counterpart. Through direct involvement with the original SH-101 designers and engineers, the SH-101 Virtual Instrument has been meticulously researched and developed to provide you with a perfect sonic recreation of the sound and behaviour of the hardware.

The simple one-VCO, one-VCF, one-VCA, one-LFO structure is presented to capture the hallmark sound of the booming electronic music scene through painstaking analysis of the analog circuitry that is revered by so many. Featuring all the great sounds and features of the original, the SH-101 Virtual Instrument expands on these by adding new features to extend its capabilities in order to fit with the modern producer and workflow such as a dedicated envelope for the filter, two extra LFO shapes, extended octave range for the VCO, VCA tone control, a range of modern effects and an onboard arpeggiator with DAW tempo sync.

Features

• Meticulously recreated oscillator and filter behavior—trademarks of the '101
• Choose between classic and enhanced Envelope controls
• 21st Century Reverb, chorus, delay and crusher effects…because we could!
• Pick your passion: Red, Blue, or Grey panels
• Use the Roland SYSTEM-1 or SYSTEM-8 hardware synths as the ultimate SH-101 USB controllers or… "PLUG OUT" the '101 and all your sounds to SYSTEM-1 or SYSTEM-8 hardware and run computer-free!
• VST and AU compatible
• Dedicated envelope for the filter
• Two extra LFO shapes
• Extended octave range for the VCO
• VCA tone control
• Modern effects: reverb, bit-crusher, and tempo-syncing delay
• Onboard arpeggiator with tempo sync
• Multiple skins featuring all three original colors

Specifications

General

• Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
• Tones: 64 patches per bank
• Maximum Polyphony: 1 Voices
• Tone memory type: 2 types (Patch/Rhythm Set)
• Modulator:
  • LFO/CLK Rate (0.1 Hz--30 Hz)
  • Waveform (SIN, TRI, SAW, SQR, RANDOM, NOISE)
• Effects:
  • Crusher depth
  • Reverb level
  • Delay time
  • Delay level
• Controller:
  • Volume
  • Portamento Time (0--5 s)
  • Portamento Mode (ON, AUTO, OFF)
  • Bend Range (VCO)
  • Tempo sync switch
• Plugin format:
  • VSTi 3.6 (32 bits, 64 bits)
  • AU

System requirements

• Operating system:
  • Mac:
    • macOS 10.8.5 or later
  • Windows:
    • Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 SP1
    • Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8.1
    • Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 10
    • Not compatible with Windows RT, Windows Phone or virtual machines such as Hyper-V, Virtual PC..
• Host application:
  • Mac:
    • VST instruments (VSTi) version: VST 3.6 compatible
    • Audio units (AU) version: V2 Audio Units compatible
  • Windows:
    • VST instruments (VSTi) version: VST 2.4/3.6 compatible
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or better
• RAM: 4GB or more
• Hard disk space: 100MB or more
• Display resolution and colour:
  • Mac: 1280 x 800 dots or higher, 16.7 million colors or more
  • Windows: 1280 x 800 dots or higher, 24 bits Full Color or more
• Other:
  • You'll need Internet connectivity to activate this software.
  • You'll need Adobe Reader (available free of charge) in order to read the online help.
  • The SYSTEM-8 driver must be installed on your computer to connect this software to the SYSTEM-8.
• Product code: RCSH101LTK