Had a bit of time to move some sliders on the SH-01a today. The number and simplicity of the controls belie its true depths. Everything parameter is so interactive with everything else that I kept finding myself in unexpected places. Nothing amazing here, but I had fun making this — saw waves, noise, sustained notes, arps, and lfos. I particularly enjoy how the noise source makes everything flutter/rumble.
I played one of these at Switched On a few years ago when I was in Austin for work. They had tons of great stuff in the store, and yet this little thing was my favorite — it sounded good, and it was really fun to play. It had been in the back of my mind since then (I really didn’t need another synth) but last week I found an amazing deal so I jumped. I only had about an hour with it tonight, but I still think it sounds great and it still feels fun (minor speedbumps of getting it integrated into the midi and audio routing system notwithstanding) to play. Looking forward to digging in.
(and it can do a quick one-handed version of the Terminator theme too)