A fun and engaging synth that also stands-up well to comparison with the classic unit it’s based on. Polyphony is a nice extra addition, too. Best synthesizers 2025: Top analogue, digital, mono and ...

Roland has given two of its most iconic electronic musical instruments, the TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 synthesizers, a 21st century reboot. The Roland TR-08 and Roland SH-01A promise the same ...

Roland's Boutique range is being added to with the TR-08 and SH-01A. Each of the instruments are "ultra-compact", more affordable versions of the TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 mono synths ...

Step 1: We need a point of initialisation for creating our patch, and while Roland have helpfully equipped their software SH-101 with plenty of great patches, there are also empty patch locations.

The Boutique range consists of compact digital remakes of some of Roland’s greatest hits. This SH-01 remake isn’t analogue but does have polyphony, a touchscreen, a chord memoriser and enhanced ...