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Page 2 - Introducing the Controls; INTRO; A NOTE OF

2 Introducing the Controls INTRO What are the Three Elements of Sound? The three elements of sounds are pitch, brightness, and volume. On a synthe- sizer, these elements are controlled by the following three sections. 1. Pitch = Oscillator (OSC)2. Brightness = Filter (FILTER)3. Volume = Amplifi er (...

Page 4 - STEP; The GAIA SH-01 lets you start playing as soon as you turn on the power.

4 Play a Sound! 1 STEP 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...

Page 5 - Select Other Patches!; How to Think About Sound Programming

5 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. PRESET GROUP Non-rewritable 64 patches USER GROUP R...

Page 6 - Create a Bass Sound; Press the second C key from the bottom.; Slowly turn the FILTER [CUTOFF] knob from; slider, and then bring it back to the center.

6 Create a Sound! 2 STEP Create a Bass Sound Use the [CUTOFF] Knob to Fatten the Sound! Moving the [CUTOFF] knob will make the sound fatter or brighter. Once you’ve familiarized yourself with its function, try moving the [CUTOFF] knob between 10 o’clock and one o’clock while you raise and lower the ...

Page 7 - How Do I Stop the Sound?; Save The Patch You’ve Created; The GAIA SH-01 has internal memory in which you can store 64 patches; Layer Tones to Create Fat Sounds!

7 Let’s try playing an arpeggiated synth bass sound.Turn the fi lter knob to make the sound change. How Do I Stop the Sound? Press the [KEY HOLD] button to stop the sound. Add More Low End! Turn on the [TONE 3] button, and play the keyboard. Layering three tones produces an even fatter sound. Save T...

Page 8 - Create a Pad Sound

8 3 STEP Create a Pad Sound 1. Call up the “PRESET A-3” patch. Press the [PRESET PATCH] button Press the [3] button Press the [BANK] button and then press the [1] (A) button 2. Press the [KEY HOLD] button so it’s blinking. 3. Simultaneously press the TONE 1 and TONE 2 [SELECT] buttons so they’re lit...

Page 9 - downward from the center. The sound of TONE; Save the Patch You’ve Created

9 Here we’ll try playing a polyphonic pad sound. This is a synth pad that combines an attack sound with a softer sound. 9. Lower the FILTER [ENV DEPTH] slider downward from the center. The sound of TONE 3 will disappear. For additional expressive possibilities, you can move the FILTER [ENV DEPTH] sl...

Page 10 - Create a Wind Sound; Use Cutoff to Control the Character of the Wind; Turn the FILTER [CUTOFF] knob all the way to; While holding down the key to make the wind

10 Create a Wind Sound 4 STEP Use Cutoff to Control the Character of the Wind As you turn the [CUTOFF] knob toward the left, the sound will become more muffl ed. When the knob is turned all the way toward the left, the sound will be nearly inaudible. This is because most of the frequency range is no...

Page 11 - Create A Distorted Guitar; Press the [KEY HOLD] button to turn off its; play the keyboard again.; GAIA’s Amazing Eff ects!

11 5 STEP Create A Distorted Guitar Sound The GAIA SH-01 contains a powerful eff ects section that lets you use fi ve eff ects simultaneously.Let’s try creating the sound of a distorted guitar. 1. Call up the “PRESET A-6” patch. Press the [PRESET PATCH] button Press the [6] button Press the [BANK] b...

Page 12 - Examples of Creating Sounds; APPENDIX

12 Synth Bass (PRESET PATCH: H-1) 2 3 7 1 5 4 6 4 9 8 1 Press the [CANCEL/SHIFT] button and [WRITE] button to recall the initialized sound. The sawtooth wave is selected. Press the [VARIATION] button to light the [WAVE] button into red. 2 Since the bass usually sounds in the lower registers, turn th...

Page 16 - Experience the magic of creating your own sounds.

* 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 3 0 - 0 3 * RAM-4520 Experience the magic of creating your own sounds. For more than a quarter century, Roland has defi ned and redefi ned the state of the art in synthesizers.Today, the fundamentals for sound creation remain the same for most synthesizers.By understanding the fund...