Roland • SH-2000

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The SH-2000 is a very old and limited but funky analog synth. It has a bunch of preset sounds selected from those ugly green, red and white buttons beneath the keyboard. The sliders give you control of the filter cut-off, resonance, modulation, and sustain. Amazingly however, this 1973 synth has aftertouch which can be assigned to the filter or pitch or to the 'GROWL' sound (growling is what this synth is best for). The SH-2000 is great for squeaky effects and growling bass notes. It is used by Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim, Mighty Dub Kats).


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simon
Posted 381 days ago
Roland actually still stock the flippers, I just replaced a whole bunch of mine for about $2 AUS each.
Ricman
Posted 404 days ago
My first synth and I still have it 30 years later. With some careful mixing and effects it can do alot of things well - good bass sounds, even the french horn and other brass patches, while not of a sampler reality, can make for some very nice sounds.

I have one broken flipper and found the cheapest and easiest way to 'fix' this is to use the cap off a Bic pen and shove the pointed pocket hanger end into where the flipper goes into the switch. Piece of cake. Although I could picture some flippers maybe having a piece still stuff in the switch and this wouldn't work until you got it out of there.
knobexploit
Posted 553 days ago
Nice synth but very rude aftertouch, no gradual build up of CV signal, it has a clunky on/off signal if you push down..hmmmm no points for Roland this time. machine is heavy, great construction quality.
Has analog sounds but not as good as the SH-1000 (SH1000 has better filter resonance)
Beware, the filppers to choose presets with can break on the point where they connect to their switch pots, impossible to find replacements and using supeglue is not the best option.
 

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