Roland Aira Updates… more control / added details

AIRA | Roland updates all 4 Aira devices – there are – double memory VT3 (6 instead of 3) all pitches can be MIDI controlled via MIDI in VT3 – same of other Airas since they all weren’t responsive to MIDI recording (they could only be played via MIDI). quality and sensitivity optimization for VT3 recognition / processing and responds to MIDI CCs – Audio Level via USB controllable _ TB3 gets library function for dumping via USB and back assign sound to pattern – not just pattern OR sound. easier…

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Roland System 1 Synth: SH-101 PLUG-OUT SYNTH in Camden Town, 26 Jun 2014 7:00 PM HMF

just a short message on the non-buyable Roland Aira System 1 (so far) – to hit the press for their second synth the SH101 emulation tomorrow: World Premiere – SH-101 PLUG-OUT SYNTH in Camden Town, HMF – 26 Jun 2014 7:00  More Information streaming : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPDUhDSlMtc SH-101 Plug-out Information SSR London here is how it looks like and how the layout is done:   UPDATE: Video: Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen   what they say – it has 2 envs and comes with the System1.. – Two envelope sections allow different settings…

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Roland Aira in a black suit

Ulrich Bielefeld (the man behind Oscillation-Rhythm) sent these pics my way – just for those who’d like to know – how do they look like when you paint those green framing black – So sieht es aus, wenn man die grünen Rahmen schwarz einfärbt. Danke an Ulrich für die Bilder und den Selbstversuch. Diskutiert wurde dies und mehr  auf über 136 Seiten im Forum: Roland Aira TR-8 und Roland AIRA – TR8 – TB3 – System 1 Original look: (my shots from the Musikmesse 2014) __ Added to SynthDB / UPDATE: Dave Smith…

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Roland VT3 Niedlicher Roboter

Little Cute German Robot using a Roland VT3. <– click für Audio Demo Roboter Vocoder Stimme aus dem Roland VT3. Hatte ihn für einige Zeit hier. Es gab updates und heute gibt es den VT4, den Nachfolger. Der ist auch weniger grün. Die Maschinen können per MIDI getuned werden, was beim VT3 etwas später als Update dazu kam. Es gibt Vocoder, Pitch-Shifter, Harmonizer a la Imogen Heap, Hall, 8 Speicher, USB, MIDI im VT4, im 3er gibt es Scatter also Grain-Stotter und Pitch-Korrektur – das ist etwas einfacher aber es…

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Romanian Dance Flo‘ (Roland SH-2) polka’s not dead

did you know that east european tradition isn’t dead?  Romanian Dance (Roland SH-2) from the guy who did the Synthpop ’s Alive (Release Version) stuff  (Maison Vague) .. there’s more like this nice little Micromac paraphonic demo (sitting in the rack on the right top) Doepfer System A-100, Moog MF-105M, Eventide Eclipse, Kenton Pro 2000 II, UA 4-710d, Digidesign 002R and Pro Tools 8. Macbeth Micromac-D Paraphonic DemoDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen

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Roland TR8 and TB3 – the best videos

additional to this I found the 3 best videos for those who really want to know how to handle the TR8 & TB3 and what is really in especially for real performance and usability. there are masses of videos up, but only 2-3 good ones, and these come from this guy – Paul Crossman. TB3 best explained Roland AIRA TB-3: First LookDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen TR8 best explained Roland AIRA TR-8: First LookDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen you got 11 individual outputs  via USB on the Computer.. Using Multiple Outputs…

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SYSTEM-1: 4 voice synthesizer – more synths can be uploaded and hosted

the did a big campain – did NOT show it on NAMM but will show it on the Musikmesse Frankfurt. Today was the big disguising moment of those 3 new retro-engines based on DSPs which is sort of modeling „something“ but not exactly emulating something – that’s why it’s sort of a new sound and maybe not a Gaia or post-JP8000 sounding synth. it’s a new engine – and we should not think much about what the new „Modeling“ thing is all about but just listen to it … in…

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