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The SH-1000 was Roland's first instrument, and probably one of the first Japanese compact affordable keyboard synthesizers. There are big ugly buttons typical of organ synths at the time. However this synth is more capable of monophonic bass like and lead sounds. Basic square, ramp and PWM waveforms are available. There are 10 preset sounds which are pretty unusable, and although there is no user memory, unique sounds can still be quickly recreated or discovered. It has a 'growl' and 'wow' effect for a pretty scary analog sound. It also features white noise, pink noise, portamento, octave transposition and a random note generator.

In retrospect, the SH-1000 is ugly, its capabilities are limited, it's un-intuitive to program, it's a dinosaur! But it's also a classic piece of Roland's history. It has been used by Vangelis, Human League and Jethro Tull.

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