Roland SH-4d - Brutally honest thoughts on a fun synth

I've had the ‪@rolandglobal‬ SH-4d for about a month now. Giving my honest thoughts on this tabletop synthesizer, who I think it's for, and the problems that I see in its design.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introductions
00:29 Pros first ... Lots of sounds!
01:31 It's a bit confusing
01:56 Filter and other things
02:44 A little more context
03:26 The Rhythm section
04:21 Playing a couple beats I made
05:01 Running on a battery, without an indicator
05:41 It's great as a tone box - SH101 sounds
06:36 Navigating presets - More sounds
08:02 Shaping a Juno sound
08:53 The Effects Section
10:39 Whoooops - Reloaded the pattern by accident
11:59 Back to the effects
13:05 Adjusting TONE MFX
14:12 A subtle gripe with the effects
15:27 Sends work on individual drum parts
16:58 Pattern wide MFX
18:42 Visual Arpeggio
20:32 SH-4d excels at being a 'tone' box
21:09 Size comparison to other devices
22:15 I'm less excited about the sequencer
25:44 I'd rather pair it with a Digitakt or MPC
26:08 Quick note on polyphony
26:37 The lines are blurry for what this box can do
27:37 Kinda feels like the software was non-negotiable for the design
28:02 Similarities to the Juno-X etc
28:56 I wish Roland would support iOS devices
30:43 Quick thoughts on the D-Motion
31:36 Deep sound design is limited
32:07 Final thoughts


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