Roland Boutique SH-01a Tutorial

I spent a few weeks working with the Roland Boutique SH-01a a lovely machine that is complex and puzzling at first glance but a great introduction into the world of synths as it forces you to take a more hands on approach at building your sounds as opposed to a synth that immediately feeds you clean results. We were asked to keep the tutorials short but I had a hard time doing so with a machine that felt like it had so many possibilities on its face.

This machine has so many possibilities for rich and haunting atmosphere I was elated when I gathered a slightly deeper understanding of it and was able to make a haunting in atmosphere kind of tune with plenty of noise that didn’t forget to lighten the mood with some harmony and melody. something that reminded me of lost and found media. This machine allowed and inspired me to make one of my longest songs to date. I tried to tell a story using only technology and I felt deeply touched after the fact.