Transfer sounds back and forth between the hardware and software, and PLUG-OUT directly to the hardware synth to create a standalone SH-2 that goes anywhere and doesn’t require a computer. The SH-2 also supports our PLUG-OUT format for extended operation with Roland hardware synths like the SYSTEM-8 or the smaller SYSTEM-1. Auto-bend with support for reverse actions.Modern effects: reverb, tempo-syncing delay, and bit-crusher.VCO range is expandable to 64' for ultra-deep bass.There are even some new features that were not available on the original: The original’s unique harmonic makeup and pitch wavering are present, as are behaviors that occur only in analog circuitry, like the subtle effect on tonality when parameters unrelated to the actual tone are adjusted. Everything has been reproduced exactly, from the self-oscillating VCF to the attack and decay characteristics of the steep envelope. The SH-2 software leverages Roland’s deep knowledge of the original units to faithfully capture every fine detail, right down to the interaction between the individual circuits. To this day, many synth aficionados feel it produces the most earth-shaking, bone-rattling synth bass sounds of all time. But its configuration of two VCOs and a sub-oscillator essentially gave it three VCOs, making it capable of extremely fat and warm analog synth tones.

Released around the same time as Roland’s pioneering JUPITER-4, the SH-2’s functionality was conservative by comparison. As the world’s synth manufacturers raced to develop these new technologies, Roland launched a seemingly basic monophonic synthesizer-the now-classic SH-2. In the late 1970s, synthesizers were undergoing a significant transition with the development of polyphony and onboard patch memory.

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