Roland Boutique?! [new synths]

Hmmmm...not that bad, actually. Gonna think about it later...under shower

  On 9/13/2016 at 11:24 AM, peace 7 said:

I'd hit it.

 

would def hit. 

keeping in mind though, original post said "HEAD".. not "FACE"

just need to clarify that before anyone decides 100% on buying the new synths based on this pic alone 

Shim wears a wig due to baldness.

  On 9/12/2016 at 8:10 AM, Entorwellian said:

Seems that Roland is going the inverse direction that other companies are doing with building newer synths with analog parts. Looks like instead they're trying to tinker with advancing analog circuit board synthesis with digital synths, and using their hardware counterparts as benchmarks. Interesting direction and it would bring the price down significantly.

Apparently they are actually FPGAs, which may contain analog components. In which case, some aspects of what they do might not be possible in software.

I do agree that this is an interesting direction, and a more forward-thinking approach than loading up at the cheap analog buffet, even if it's not 100% software. And I also would like to hear more interesting stuff out of it. Are the Elektron analogs are employing similar technology? Some of the analog FM they can do, for example, seems pretty interesting.

Korg cornered the budget market, though, and it seems like their designs, inside and out, are a lot more friendly to tinkerers, hipsters, broke kids, etc. I think Roland is doing some interesting stuff here but to thrive they need to be a little less conservative and recruit fresh engineering talent like Korg did with Takehashi.

It's almost like Yamaha designs synths for baby boomers, and Roland for gen X. Only Korg seems to get millenials (and enjoy more cross-generational appeal). 

what the shit

  On 9/17/2016 at 7:12 AM, sweepstakes said:

 

Roland is doing some interesting stuff here but to thrive they need to be a little less conservative and recruit fresh engineering talent

Roland synth department exec:  "We need to look to the future...  We need significant amount of gloss and green LEDs."

*several months later*

Roland synth department exec:  "What we need to do is make more 'boutique' items and have them share the same form factor, so we can push forwards our system on a chip technology."

*several months later*

Roland synth department board members:  "What's next?"

Roland synth department exec:  "Wait.....  What are we doing again?"

maybe they'll be the first ones to use that new blue pigment

Hmmmmm...

https://youtu.be/zYLloIcu7us

https://www.roland.com/global/products/se-02/

looks pretty great tbh, but I'm sure synth geeks will find something to complain about

Moog x0xb0x next.

PS: will they actually beat Behringer to it?

Guessing we are going to be seeing a price increase for the next boutique synth... tbf to Roland it looks like they're trying to go back into the 'right' direction (even if it does mean that they're just buying out a small company and getting them to make the synths for them) I'm going to guess £699. 

Sweetwater lists it at 499,99 usd.

  On 6/20/2017 at 10:59 AM, Alan Ord said:

Guessing we are going to be seeing a price increase for the next boutique synth... tbf to Roland it looks like they're trying to go back into the 'right' direction (even if it does mean that they're just buying out a small company and getting them to make the synths for them) I'm going to guess £699. 

$499

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2017/06/20/did-roland-just-release-a-new-analogue-synth-/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sonicstate

Nice! Pretty big statement will be taking some of the Korg/Moog market share for sure. 

Looks like I'll be buying myself a boutique then. Dang.

Shit, that sounds pretty damned good. Gonna be looking for some in depth picking apart of it, show off what all it's capable of.

My psychic powers tell me that, if Roland is indeed going the discrete analog route now, the ACB synths will in the long run be a short blip that lasts a couple of years andthen fades away forever, and in about 20 years time a cool "retro" setup will be a trio of ACB synths and an Akai Rhythm Wolf (but nobody will be able to afford a Rhythm Wolf at 2037 prices).

  On 6/20/2017 at 4:02 PM, RSP said:

My psychic powers tell me that, if Roland is indeed going the discrete analog route now, the ACB synths will in the long run be a short blip that lasts a couple of years andthen fades away forever, and in about 20 years time a cool "retro" setup will be a trio of ACB synths and an Akai Rhythm Wolf (but nobody will be able to afford a Rhythm Wolf at 2037 prices).

lol

The SE 02 looks decent. I wonder how much it'll be in the UK.

That is the coolest thing I've seen from Roland in quite a while. Not sure whether this can displace my monologue lust but it definitely has a shot.

  On 6/20/2017 at 10:32 AM, Gocab said:

Hmmmmm...

https://youtu.be/zYLloIcu7us

 

 

so, basically, in short, this is the best synth ever produced?

''se-02 iz am truuu analoguyy syntt''

"This is everything analog was meant to be; this is the all in one analog dream machine."

3 Oscillators + built in FX for $500? Color me skeptical. They had to have cut costs massively on something; I'm betting on the filter

Is it just me though or does Roland seem to have the most hyperbolic engineer quotes in their promo vids? Even Tats had that Japanese modesty which seems to be completely missing.

  On 6/22/2017 at 12:41 AM, clarktrent said:

"This is everything analog was meant to be; this is the all in one analog dream machine."

3 Oscillators + built in FX for $500? Color me skeptical. They had to have cut costs massively on something; I'm betting on the filter

All SMD construction, inexpensive pots and switches, and economies of scale could definitely do it.