Roland SH-2 vs SH-09 comparison (no talking)

video upload by thesrabbit

"The SH-2 GAS could not be resisted and I so I caved. I decided to compromise with the SH-09, but I bought an SH-2 the day after I ordered the 09. Lucky for me the SH-2 showed up in great condition for its age, with nothing to complain about, while the SH-09 had several significant issues, some of which you can hear in this video (especially the horrendous pulse width pop), so I didn't feel guilty about returning it immediately after shooting this. It was in my possession for less than 24 hours.

Now after having done this mostly pointless comparison, I can say that if a well functioning SH-09 came into my possession, I would not be sad about it. Being able to modulate the filter with external audio, without having to hear that audio is pretty great. I really, really wish the SH-2 had that ability. I do like the additional sub osc options of the 09 as well. Other than that, the rest of the sonic differences come from the SH-2's second oscillator, which includes the somewhat unique sine wave type. And that's really it, everything else sounds damn near identical to me. Let me know if you disagree.

I have the VCAs set to gate mode which is why there's so much clickyness. I wanted to experience the full weight of each synth. I tried to make sure the levels were as close as possible. The is absolutely zero processing of the audio, apart from whatever YT will do to it."