Roland GAIA User Manual
ACHIEVE
MASTERY!
ENJOY CREATING
SOUNDS
WITH
YOUR
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 brightness.
USB Memory
You can save your
patches to USB
memory.
Tone
You can layer three
tones to be played
simultaneously.
Here’s where you
select the tone you
want to edit.
LFO
This modulates the
sound.
Oscillator (OSC)
This determines the sound’s pitch. The oscillator is the heart of a synthesizer, and is where
you select the waveform that forms the basis
of the sound.
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
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What are the Three Elements of Sound?
The three elements of sounds are pitch, brightness, and volume. On a synthesizer, these elements are controlled by the following three sections.
1. Pitch = Oscillator (OSC)
2. Brightness = Filter (FILTER)
3. Volume = Amplier (AMP)
Filter
This determines the
sound’s brightness.
Amp
This determines the sound’s
volume. This is also where the
sound’s attack and decay are
adjusted.
Eects
Here you can apply reverb to give
the sound more depth, or add other
eects.
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
FILTER
Volume
AMP
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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
Non-rewritable 64 patches
You can use these patches to store the original sounds you’ve created.
USER GROUP
Rewritable 64 patches
USB MEMORY
Rewritable 64 patches
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
Press the [BANK]
and then press one
of the [1]–[8] buttons
Select a NUMBER
Press one of the [1]–[8] buttons
A NOTE OF
ADVICE
How 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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