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Page 1: ...velope follower to make synthesizer like sounds from any type of sound source It is also provided with a bender lever which greatly helps solo performance The SH 1 features versatile functions like those found on larger synthesizers and it is designed to be compact and easily operable even by beginners Copyright 1978 by ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be repr...

Page 2: ...els of noise Sometimes changing the angle of the synthesizer in relation to the lamps wiil help reduce noise When connecting the synthesizer plug the cord into the external amplifier first then the other end into the SH 1 output To disconnect remove the cord from the synthesizer first then from the amplifier To clean the synthesizer wipe with a cloth dampened with a neutral cleanser Do not use sol...

Page 3: ...R page 13 HPF page 14 VCF page 15 ENVELOPE GENERATOR page 19 VCA page 18 KEYBOARD page 7 SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM MIXING I i I I I I s CONTROL VOLTAGES SOUND N 1 t ADSR AR 1 CONTROL 1 j VOLTAGES ENV 1 ENV 2 Auto Bend vco j MIXER MOD SUB OSC J HPF VCF f VCA i i I NOISE TONE L t V I I VOLUME CULUH CON TROLLER EXTERNAL SIGNAL ENV FOUR ...

Page 4: ...s of the pitch frequency For example consider a sound source which vibrates so as to produce a pitch with a frequency of 200Hz The first harmonic would be 200Hz 1 x 200 200 The first harmonic is also called the fundamental because this is the frequency which gives the sound its musical pitch The second harmonic would be 2 x 200 or 400Hz The third harmonic would be 3 x 200 or 600Hz the fourth harmo...

Page 5: ...ty of the synthesizer is due to the principle of voltage control The above table shows some of the possibilities The keyboard has two outputs a control voltage and a gate pulse The level of the control voltage will correspond to the last key pressed The control voltage output is most often used to control the frequency of the VCO thus when 8 key is pressed the VCO will produce the pitch which is r...

Page 6: ...necting a tape recorder or other audio devices set to L If the output level is low even when the EXT SIG control on the AUDIO MIXER is set to maximum set the EXT SIG INPUT switch a step higher If the sound is dis torted by excessive input change to a step lower 7 EXT SIG INPUT Connect external sources such as a micro phone electric guitar electric piano or strings to this jack As the SH 1 incorpor...

Page 7: ...ER MC 8 When the SH 1 is combined with the MC 8 Microcomposer performance of more than 5 300 notes can be carried out automati cally The note pitch and rhythm can be stored by use of the ten keys It is aiso possible to play the SH 1 to store the pitch and rhythm directly in the MC 8 When eight SH 1 s are used with the MC 8 eight voices can be automatically played simul taneously 4 SH 1 GUITAR SYNT...

Page 8: ... to the key pressed The SH 1 uses the relation of 1 volt 1 octave one volt per octave which means that a one voit change in the control voltage will produce a one octave change in pitch The relation is very common and is used on most synthesizers and related equipment including professional studio equipment as well as stage type equipment This means that the SH 1 is compatible with most equipment ...

Page 9: ...ard instrument which can produce portamento effects Through the effective use of the SH 1 portamento feature you can create portamento effects like those sometimes used with trombone and violin playing The PORTAMENTO knob controls the time required for the change of pitch As this knob is turned clockwise the porta mento time is increased At the extreme counterclockwise position no portamento is in...

Page 10: ... VCO is modulated by the output signals of Modulator The VCO pitch will vary as shown in 1 2 and 3 at the right depending on the setting of the Modulator MODE switch 1 Pitch varies continuously to give vibrato effects 2 Pitch varies as in a trill 3 Pitch varies irregularly to give random notes 2 AUTOBEND DEPTH This controi adds a change of pitch at the beginning of each note played By raising this...

Page 11: ...panied by portamento 3 PULSE WAVE FLJ When the top and bottom portions of the square wave are unequal the result is what is called a pulse wave The harmonic content of the pulse wave will depend greatiy on the width of the pulses It is possible to modulate or change the puise width by means of the LFO or the envelope generator SOUND RANGES OF VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS va CU e zs IT GLOCKENSPIEL XYLOPHON...

Page 12: ... LFO or ENV 1 modulation 7 PWM MODE SWITCH With this switch at MANUAL the pulse widths may be set manually by means of the PULSE WIDTH MOD slider In LFO the pulse width will be modulated by the LFO output and in ENV 1 by the output of ENVELOPE GENERATOR 1 1 PULSE WIDTH WAVEFORM 10 25 50 PULSE WIDTH MOD PULSE WIDTH MIN 1 i to Imanual ENV 1 o AX 2 PWM BY LFO PULSE WIDTH MOD PULSE WIDTH MSN A AA LFO ...

Page 13: ...ower square wave which can be used to synthesize vibraphone sounds Figure 3 shows the combination of a pulse wave from the VCO and a two octave lower pulse wave which produces very heavy sounds suited for rock music and effective forad ib performance The correct adjustment of the AUDIO MIXER controls is very important since the sound will vary greatly with different balances 1 1 OCT DOWN ACCORDION...

Page 14: ...as some of the higher frequencies filtered out to produce a sound more like a waterfall The random notes of the MOD Modulator are due to irregularly changing voltages produced by sampling the noise wave AUDIO MIXER This mixer mixes outputs of the VCO Sub osciHator Noise Generator and the external input signal The OVERLOAD indicator lights when the external level is excessively high The indicator i...

Page 15: ...can be used for synthesizing harpsichord and oboe sounds for example WAVEFORM CHANGES IN THE HPF U_1 w B V k N HPF FREQUENCY RESPONSE dB FREQUENCY ACTION TO BE TAKEN WHEN DESIRED SOUND CANNOT BE PRODUCED Tune with piano organ pitch pipe tuning fork etc Raising HPF may reduce volume No sound is produced when ail ENV controls are set at 0 Normally set at KYBD GATE Normally set PORTAMENTO at 0 3 VCF ...

Page 16: ...ne of the first things you should check Tone color is determined by the waveform or the harmonic content of the sound the more harmonics there are the sharper the waveform and the brighter the tone color The fewer the harmonics there are the more rounded the waveform will be and the softer the tone color The polarity of the envelope control voltage which reaches the VCF is determined by the ENVELO...

Page 17: ...ol 3 ENV 1 CONTROL With this control raised the cutoff point of the VCF will change during the production of each note following the pattern dictated by the setting of ENVELOPE GENERA TOR 1 This type of VCF modulation is very often used with brass sounds For example with the ENV 1 controls at around A 0 D 5 S 0 R 5 thek_ type envelope controls the VCF The VCO waveform a square wave in this case is...

Page 18: ...change at the rate of 1 volt 1 octave and the VCF CUTOFF FREQ control will have to be set a little lowe than it would be without keyboard contro 6 EXTSIG ENV FOL R ENVELOPE FOLLOWER CONTROL This control will allow the VCF cutoff point to follow the level of an externa audio signal To get effective wah effects keep the external signal level so that the overload indicator goes on at the peak volume ...

Page 19: ...has A attack and R release controls only and is convenient for synthesizing con tinuous sounds like the violin and organ When controlling the VCA by an envelope separately from the VCF for brass instru ments for example use ENV 2 2 HOLD CONTROL When there is no envelope the VCA is closed and will not pass sounds Raising the HOLD control will open the VCA to let sounds through It is most often used...

Page 20: ...with ENV 1 Both the VCF and VCA are controlled with ENV 1 This mode is most frequently used 4 Controlling the VCF with ENV 1 and the VCA with ENV 2 The VCF and VCA are controlled by different envelopes to synthesize brass sounds GATE TRIGGER SELECTOR SWITCH This switch selects the pulse which will activate the envelope generator 19 ENV 1 OUTPUT ADSR KYBD GATE ENV 2 OUTPUT AR A ATTACK TIME CONTROL ...

Page 21: ...legato as shown at A It is also useful for playing fast trills very easily This is ac complished by holding down the lower note in the trill while repeatedly tapping on the key for the upper note of the trill The GATE position of this switch is useful in legato passages where it is desirable to produce only one envelope forthe complete phrase In the LFO position depressing a key will cause the env...

Page 22: ... wave form Controlling the VCO it produces vibrato effects or pitches which sweep up and down Controlling the VCF it produces growl effects with faster LFO rates or tone color vibrato which occurs in some instruments in conjunction with pitch vibrato The other positions are more often used for special effects For example using the square wave to modulate the VCO pitch wii produce trills 2 RATE CON...

Page 23: ...ble feature The drawing at the right shows what happens to the LFO waveforms when a gate pulse occurs SAMPLE HOLD The S H Sample and Hold produces random voltage sequences by sampling input waveforms Each sample represents the voltage level at the instant the sample was taken The HOLD portion of the circuit holds this voltage level until the next sample is taken The result of this is a control vol...

Page 24: ...t change Try the other waveforms Changing the WAVEFORM switch to PU as shown in 1 produces the square wave Note the difference between this tone color and that of the sawtooth wave The WAVEFORM switch setting in 2 produces the pulse wave Try moving the PULSE WIDTH slider slowly up and down and note the differences in tone color 3 shows how to obtain LFO modulation of the pulse width This produces ...

Page 25: ...th the RANGE switch set at 4 or 8 Check the sound with other settings of the RANGE switch too 2 Controlling the VCA with ENV 1 The sustain level of ENV 2 is permanently set at maximum only the attack time A and release time R are adjustable To produce envelopes such as shown in 2 and 3 use ENV 1 to control the VCA To do this set the VCA envelope select switch at ENV 1 2 shows an example of a piano...

Page 26: ...t VCA with ENV 1 ENV 1 PIANO LIKE SOUND VCF VCA ISRoland SVnTHESlEER SH 1 T P4hC 6 fiicv C TE voutM PORTAMENTO Since the KYBD slider is raised causing the VCF to follow the pitches played the tone coior wili be the same for all notes played thus using ENV 2 to control the VCA produces organ like sounds Moving the VCF CUTOFF FREQ or the VCO PULSE WIDTH controls will change the tone coior Try raisin...

Page 27: ...WX UME MODULATOR MOtt D AUDIO MIXER i sue i T vco osc tost sc ENV 2 X f 1 tun ZZ III wo _ VCA MOID _ _ _ tKV 1 I H IWVT I This example shows control of the VCF and VCA by separate envelopes such as might be used for brass instrument sounds The example below shows a trumpet sound ENV 1 controls the VCF to change the tone color during the production of each note while ENV 2 controls the VCA in what ...

Page 28: ...CE control raised t dB FREQUENCY IH Roland svrrrHESiEER MOM SH 1 KV60 Elf CV WXUUE 0 rtM NTO OATt TT7 DI EE iro l_ y 2 The Human Voice The VCF envelope switch allows the VCF to be controlled by means of a normal envelope A O or inverted envelope V as desired The settings below produce a sound very near that of the human voice Since a small change in the VCF CUTOFF FREQ control can cause a rather l...

Page 29: ...o effect the VCF MOD control is raised a little Set the MODULATOR section at with a RATE of about 4 5 and a DELAY TIME of about 3 The use of ENV 1 to control the VCF produces the effect of an autobend 3 Producing a Sine Wave The settings on the right produce a sound a little like a celesta The VCF CUTOFF FREQ control acts as a tuning control Notice the differences in the sound for different settin...

Page 30: ...riations VARIATION OF BASIC SETTING The setting at the top of this page is an example of a setting for a violin sound Try to make some variations on this First change the depth and speed of vibrato portamento and autobend effects The resulting sound will be fairly different from that of the basic setting Then change the range and waveform which will greatly vary the sound With the settings shown i...

Page 31: ...sound will result Try the settings in 3 for a synthesizer like trumpet With the VCO setting of 3 try the VCF setting in 4 Wah effects wili be added to the trumpet iike sound which is one of the sounds peculiar to the synthesizer By adding the Sub osciliator output the sound will become heavier Use the above methods to try variations of other settings shown in this book In the above variations ther...

Page 32: ... Cm 1 CLARINET dn fB SRoland SVnTHESiSEB MODEL SH 1 tuwm tf tf ft M u citcv GATE VOLUMf POMAMCNTO 1M M ENV 2 k H Dl E i VCA KXB v IW I Hill 4p I OBOE The most difficult part of synthesizing the playing notes Also the modulator section oboe sound is the setting of the VCF RATE and DELAY TIME controls and the CUTOFF FREQ and RESONANCE con VCO MOD control can be varied slightly trois this should be d...

Page 33: ...orn sound is very similar to the trumpet sound and will depend a great deal on the ENV 1 settings particularly the A setting The setting shown below Med um C A7 is basic and will depend on the style of the music being played SRoland SVnTHESlSER SH 1 I vtauxt rOflTAMtMTO ft TUBA MODULATOR VOX o o r PUK D1MI CtPTH IBM PU Se W1OTH HPF Cuter NEC cm irac It CJTT Hi _ 3 afli AUDIO MIXER O sue cit vco os...

Page 34: ... ucxst o o n rv D KPF CUTO R 0 0 TC TWO 1 E AUDIO MIXER O i sue vco OSC VCF fno nt sa K 1 I tN i t j ENV 2 i n IFO m VCA KXD m OHM I y Hl 8 CELLO Try adding a little portamento effect Slow C DnwionO 3 CionB Em7 si i l J5j Hjllili SRoland SVfTTHESiSER KXKl SH 1 MODULATOR I U o o f USTOBltC v WJCSt WIDTH MOO MOO t PTH TTMf WXWWTBTN I O D HPF am f rmts so _ Ul Hi AUDIO MIXER O S sue CJt VCD OSC M0lS ...

Page 35: ...F ENV 1 control called electric piano Set the VCF CUTOFF ii Hiir ZTir FREQ control for the sound you like Also 3 StowjCmaj SRoland SVnTHESlEER Moott SH 1 o o autowmj r Ptca worn mod IHX5 WltrtH D HPF cutoff mo fll AUOJO MiXER O o SUB ElT VCO OSC K S S C JrfOO M80 iMV Ot A HI W Z I tnv 3 12 ACCORDION Roland SVnTHESiBER woe SH 1 The accordion sound uses the 4 LFO modulated pulse wave mixed with the ...

Page 36: ... rr H 1 0 1 ffn E _ V D HPF CUTOFF B GATS II _ AUDIO MIXER O VCO OSC OS I U 1 G This sound uses the VCO square wave controls to produce the desired sound The combined with the SUB OSC square VCF MOD slider controls the depth of the wave two octaves lower Adjust the VCF vibraphone tremolo effect CUTOFF FREQ and the VCF ENV 1 o o PlASe WIDTH Av IU HPF GAT J tmc IfO Dl AUDIO MIXER O SUB IT vco osc to...

Page 37: ...5 J CLAVES IfHiRoland SVnTHESlSER 8 r tcv VOtUMt CI 1 ENV 2 n l u Like most percussion instruments this sound has a very short decay release time The quality of the sound will depend on which key is used in this case use C2 the C just to the right of the center of the keyboard Various percussion sounds can be produced by varying the VCF CUTOFF FREQ setting For example with the CUTOFF FREQ at about...

Page 38: ...ng played Lower R for long phrases Fast C SPie ji Roland SVnTHESiEER woei SH 1 1UWWG 8 CXTCV CUTE d PCflTAMtHTO ft MODULATOR UOOf o o r f AUTOBCNO PU H WIDTH UOO o NOISE D HPF Sffl _ AUDK MtXER O fSS sue I VCO OSC W3 5f MG f 0 resOfutE r I Hi ENV 2 A R n DI LfO __ VCA KXD i B 21 G EDPD fV MIE3ikl AXIOM n s s a arSe sour d combining the VCO OUrCn UIVIDHXMI IKJtH output with the S UB OSC Many variat...

Page 39: ...ound uses a square wave with auto bend to produce a quick rise in pitch at the start of each note Staccato works well with this sound Try different VCO Medium C7 __ i waveforms Also try LFO modulation of the pulse wave Set the AUTOBEND TIME siider as desired Roland SYffFHESlEER ul SH 1 WttD 8 ftTCV CAt VOLU MODULATOR KB o o f D n r n ATZ zz __ _ AUDIO MIXER O i ENV 2 B 1 MTE _ BI ipt ip 1 VCA KK B...

Page 40: ...zer sound Roland svrrrHEsiSER MCOEL SH 1 8 CITE VOLtA K tUJ NTO ft MODULATOR MOM o o CfPTw Tiue PUUM wrDtH ll n j II D HPF CUTOFF F EO CHE n fl art AUDIO MIXER O o o Sue 1 t vco osc Mass o PWQ A2SOIWOE Hi ENV 2 A ft F VBO ii __ _ Ui IFO _ _ j u VCA wxn _ _ 1 FUNK BASS Medium Actual pitch 2 octaves lower d d Roland SVnTHESlEER nw SH 1 39 MODULATOR MOM o o OEPTW T1U U 5 WIDTH I fr iy fl D AUDtO MIXE...

Page 41: ...jjf n Roland SVnTHESlEER man SH 1 I f vtxuuc MODULATOR now n i s iu o o AU7DMND PULS WH7TW MOO D cutoff fn 6 tt nio HI j ENV 2 1 HI AUDIO MIXER Oio sue i vco osc wist so VCF fBtO RISOHUCE 1 SW I KrtD fMV fOL f B i z I KNV 1 0 JAZZ ORGAN Raising the VCF ENV 1 control with all ENV 1 sliders at 0 produces organ key click noise r a Bend H Roland SVnTHESlEER MODEL SH 1 MODULATOR uooe MtVfFC o o BffTK I...

Page 42: ... of the envelope Pressing different keys will produce dif ferent dogs Changing the VCF CUTOFF FREQ will also cause large changes in the sound To produce a howling dog set the ENV 1 S control at 1 press a key then move the S control up and down Roland SVnTHEStEEfi X SH 1 n 8 tJtTCV r t PWT MEHTQ R MODULATOR MOM HPF ENV 1 CUTD EO reo o s H16 O CMt i i TRIG 7 7 _ zz Z f H T zz _ g ip io j u jrilp VCF...

Page 43: ...s white noise but pink noise works well too Try different VCF settings for different types of waves If you raise the RESONANCE control you wii back bring the wind sound ftHRoland SVnTHESlEER Mootv SH 1 w tlTCV out votuwc C t M KTO 0 B HPF CUIWF FftEO AUDIO MIXER O 1 vco osc tost so ENV 2 iro i VCA KM D d tr I D KM OgRAINDROPS A 6 A Pressing a key produces raindrops This setting uses the oscillatin...

Page 44: ...2ER MOCCl SH 1 8 til Cv CUTE d POfltAME TD This sound is made with noise Pressing a key produces machine gun shots When the key is released the last shot will be a ricochet The modulator RATE controls the speed of the shots As above the envelope is triggered by the modulator The VCF CUTOFF FREQ and RESONANCE settings are very critical fHUTOMHO f PU M WIDTH UOO UOO OtPTH TH PUIS WIDTH I D 3QEUROPEA...

Page 45: ...O J L AUDIO MIXER O n y Set the TRANSPOSE switch at L Press the lowest key While listening to the sound adjust all the VCF sliders and the modulator RATE control to get a sound which sounds good Try lowering the TUNING control Also try adding a little noise As above releasing the key causes the boat to fade into the distance D HPF toff fbcc GATE _ F n r r n LI r rr T j L GATE Bi I d 1 42TEMPLE GON...

Page 46: ... i D I ow j 44SPACE SOUND W H s This sound is very much like the above sound except that it uses inverted V ENV 1 control of the VCF so that the VCF pitch rises instead of falling Since ENV 1 also controls the VCA the sound becomes softer as it rises BRoland SVFTTHESIEER MODEL SH 1 1IMHC 8 TCV GATE d PfWTUJfHTO ft _ 1 n GATE 01 zzz 45SPACE RADIO This sound uses the oscillating VCF The modulator is...

Page 47: ...e noise is a combination of all pitches it is possible to filter it to produce specific pitches using the VCF With the VCF MOD slider raised these pitches form random patterns The use of the VCO in this setting gives the sound a metallic quality it is not particularly needed for random noise sounds ffMRoland SVnTHESiEER I ft MODULATOR riwe aavcfOP O O DtPlM TIM fUtSt Wl 43RANDOM DUET This sound us...

Page 48: ...1 _ _ Ji I _ W lO Ml U V i 50iWAH WAH GUITAR In this setting the VCF is controlled by the modulator to produce wan sounds in the guitar Experiment with the modu lator RATE and VCF MOD controls Electric pianos and string synthesizers can be used with this setting too iHH Roland SVnTHESlEER _ sua osc NOISE HPF ENV 1 cuto f eo as K I0C1 ru TI _ BUTE R rf 1 I6t G TE rr 1 DOWN U m DATE i l E n i SOCT D...

Page 49: ...al sound source With the level switch at H adjust the distance between the microphone and sound source so that the AUDIO MIXER OVERLOAD lamp lights only occasionally i Roland SVnTHESiEEPi SH 1 CO POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER fS Roland SVnTHESlEER SH 1 TUMMS KIBO 8 C1TCV MtE POAT4MCNT0 6 54 AUTOMATIC FADE eRoland SVnTHEgiEER MOMLt SH 1 MTCv GJtTl ft 48 ...

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Page 55: ...se Time 1 5msec 8sec Gate Trigger Selector Switch Gate Trig Gate LFO ENV 2 Attack Time 1 5msec 3sec Release Time 1 5msec 8sec Gate Selector Switch Gate LFO MODULATOR Modulation Mode Switch Random PLI Rate 0 2Hz 25Hz Delay Time 0 3sec Rate Indicator KYBD EXT CV GATE SWITCH TUNING 700 cents PORTAMENTO 0 2 5sec VOLUME TRANSPOSE SWITCH L M H BENDER Bender Lever Bender Sensitivity VCO VCF POWER SWITCH ...

Page 56: ...SH 1 INSTRUCTIONS Printed in Japan MAY 78 AE 2 i I Roland 10244 UPC 10244 Roland Corporation ...

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