Roland SH-1000

Infobox_synthesizer
synth_manufacturer = Roland


image_caption =
synth_name = SH-1000
synthesis_type = Analog Subtractive
polyphony = Monophonic
timbrality = Monotimbral
oscillator = 1 VCO
filter = 1 resonant lowpass, 1 highpass
attenuator = 1 ADSR
lfo = 2 sine/square/sh/noise
ext_control = CV/Gate(for the vcf only)
memory = 10 presets
dates = 1973-1981
price =
fx = None
keys = 37
velocity = No
aftertouch = No
split = No

The Roland SH-1000, introduced in 1973, was the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan. It resembles a home organ more than a commercial synth, with colorful sliders and simple functions, yet it produced decent bass and lead sounds that many professional musicians sought after. Although it has limited capabilities, with 10 simple preset voices, the SH-1000 can be manually tweaked around to create new interesting sounds. However, there is no user program memory available, so a musician would have to remember settings. Its effects include white and pink noise generators, portamento, octave transposition and a random note generator.

Notable SH-1000 users

*The Human League
*Blondie
*Jethro Tull
*The Rose Phantom (revideolized)
*Fad Gadget
*Jarvis Cocker (Pulp)
*Imagination
*Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music)
*Radio Massacre International

External links

* [http://www.vintagesynth.com/sh1000.shtml Vintage Synth Explorer's page on the SH-1000]