Roland GAIA Manual

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ACHIEVE

MASTERY!

ENJOY CREATING SOUNDS

YOUR

WITH SYNTHESIZER

Sound synthesis made easy!

Learn the basics of sound creation on Roland’s new GAIA SH-01 synthesizer!

INTRO

Introducing the Controls

D Beam

By moving your hand above the D Beam controller you can change the sound’s pitch, volume, or bright ness.

USB Memory

Tone

You can layer three tones to be played simultaneously.

Here’s where you

Lever

Move this to left or right to change the sound’s pitch.

Move this away from yourself to apply modulation.

A NOTE OF

ADVICE

LFO

Oscillator (OSC)

This modulates the

This determines the sound’s pitch. The oscilla-

sound.

tor is the heart of a synthesizer, and is where

 

you select the waveform that forms the basis

 

of the sound.

the Three Elements of Sound?

three elements of sounds are pitch, brightness, and volume. On a synthethese elements are controlled by the following three sections.

1.Pitch = Oscillator (OSC)

2.Brightness = Filter (FILTER)

3.Volume = Amplifier (AMP)

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Filter

 

Amp

 

 

 

 

This determines the

 

This determines the sound’s

 

 

 

 

sound’s brightness.

 

volume. This is also where the

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound’s attack and decay are

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects

Here you can apply reverb to give the sound more depth, or add other effects.

EXT IN

You can connect a portable audio player here.

Volume

This adjusts the overall volume.

Patch

Here you can call up patches.

Roland’s GAIA SH-01 synthesizer is designed so that these three elements of sound are arranged on the panel in an intuitive layout, making the sound-creating process easy.

Pitch

OSC

Brightness

Volume

FILTERAMP

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STEP

 

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Play a Sound!

The GAIA SH-01 lets you start playing as soon as you turn on the power.

1. Turn on the power.

2. Press the NUMBER [1] button.

In this example we’ve selected sound (patch) number 1. On the following page we’ll explain more about how to select “patches.”

3. Use the [VOLUME] knob to adjust the volume.

4. Play the keyboard.

Did you hear sound? Now read the next page, and select and play other sounds (patches).

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What is a “Patch”?

The GAIA SH-01 lets you save the sounds you create.

Each sound you save is called a “patch.”

You can think of the locations that store the patches as being like shelves.

You’ll select the desired patch by GROUP, BANK, and NUMBER.

 

Internal Memory

USB Memory (sold separately)

PRESET GROUP

 

USER GROUP

 

USB MEMORY

 

Non-rewritable 64 patches

 

Rewritable 64 patches

 

Rewritable 64 patches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can use these patches to store the original sounds you’ve created.

Select Other Patches!

A sound you’ve saved can be easily recalled simply by pressing a button.

Go ahead and try out each patch to get an idea of what kind of sounds the GAIA SH-01 can produce.

Select a GROUP

PRESET PATCH

USER PATCH

USB MEMORY PATCH

 

 

 

Select a BANK

 

Select a NUMBER

Press the [BANK]

 

Press one of the [1][8] buttons

and then press one

 

 

of the [1][8] buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A NOTE OF

ADVICE

to Think About Sound Programming

As you take a closer look at the factory-set patches (preset patches), you’ll notice all sorts of clever tricks that were used to create the sounds. Remember these tricks, and use them to create new sounds from scratch.

As you create your own sounds by modifying the preset patches, you’ll learn various ways in which the sound can be changed.

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