ROLAND J6 The Cheapest JUNO - Demo & Review

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"Demo and review of the fun little ROLAND J-6 CHORD SYNTHESIZER, in the AIRA COMPACT groovebox format. This one has a fun chord sequencer and an emulation of the sounds of the classic ROLAND JUNO 6 synth. MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
https://woodypianoshack.com"

Deep Techno Jam With Korg Minilogue xd & Roland Aira Compact S-1

video upload by ghostradioshow

"No external instruments and FX. Enjoy :)"

Making Techno Beat With Roland Aira Compact S-1

video upload by ghostradioshow

"It’s so easy. Try it :)"

Arturia Minifreak V4 Vocoder with Sennheiser MD 441 and Art OPL

video upload by Ebotronix

Arturia Minifreak V4 ,Vocoder,
Sennheiser MD 441,(doesn't work direct to minifreak),
Art OPL , Tube Mic Preamp,( to Minifreak line in),
Doepfer R2m ,2x,
Mutable Instuments, Midipal, 2x,
Roland Aira J6,low drone,
Eventide H 90,
Strymon Big Sky MX,controlled by,
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
aeolian scale
07.06.2024
video # 2536

Voodoo Ray/A Guy Called Gerald - Novation Circuit version

video upload by Guinan

"Time for the first British acid house hit and another Hacienda favourite. The Manchester act A Guy Called Gerald blew up the Manchester music scene with his 808 and 303 tour-de-force. He's still making excellent music ‪@AGuyCalledGeraldTV‬ #voodooray

Everything you hear was programmed into the Novation Circuit and played ‘live’ straight out of the headphone jack into my phone. No extra effects or outboard gear are used during playback.

The ‪@IsotonikStudios‬ sound pack RB 303 by Yves Big City got me thinking about how capable the Novation Circuit could be for a blast of acid house. I hope this attempt gets close to the flavour of the original. • DEMO - RB 303 - Novation Circuit Pack by Y... [posted here]

‪@GyuBeats‬ has done some great video breakdowns of the track and is obviously a fan. Big thanks as he helped me track down some of the original samples. • Why Does VOODOO RAY Still Sound Fresh Today?

I also found the following website which is a fantastic resource of patterns for 303-soundalikes. It just had to be called Acid Tabs….. https://acid-tabs.com/303_patterns.ph...

I hope you like the track – drop a comment if there is an 80’s or 90’s track you’d like to see a version of.

Synth nerd details;
The 808 sounds are a mix of samples from Isotonik and a pack that is sometimes free called 808 From Mars.

The vocal samples are from a surprising source of an old comedy routine from Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. The ‘voodoo ray’ sample is actually cut from a snatch of Peter Cook saying 'voodoo rage'.

A key part of the track is the excellent singing of Nicola Collier. I didn’t have a singer to hand and I wasn’t going to impose my dulcet tones on the world. The ‘singing’ is therefore played on the Arturia plug-in ‘Augmented Voices’.

I hope it fills the gap for now and doesn’t detract from the overall track.

All samples are edited and positioned on drum pads then sequenced/played on the Drum 4 track of the circuit."

Voodoo Ray/A Guy Called Gerald (Circuit Tracks & Rolands Version )

video upload by Guinan

"'Say Hello To My Little Friends'…..

Something a little different again. This is a reworking of one of my earlier videos but with an 'acidic' twist. At the time there were comments wondering how it would sound with Roland synths rather than my attempts at recreating the sound using the internal synth engine.

I couldn’t resist the challenge, so the Circuit Tracks has some company in the form of a Roland T-8 and S-1 Aira. The T-8 is a drum machine based on a selection of classic Roland sounds, but it has the added bonus of a very good TB303 emulation.

The Roland S-1 on the other hand is a 4-voice recreation of the classic 80’s synth, the SH-101. An awesome synth in it's own right it's a great partner for the Tracks to use with one of the external MIDI tracks.

Both of these Roland originals were an essential part of the classic Acid House sound and the track, ‘Voodoo Ray’ so this seemed a natural Circuit Tracks project to rework. I’ll keep a separate playlist of any tracks with external gear to keep my main playlist Tracks only.

For this video I’ve copied the patterns across to the Midi 1 & 2 tracks, hooked up both of the Roland individually to the MIDI Out and Thru (setup in Advanced Setup to be individual MIDI Outs). Each of the Roland boxes are then fed into each of the Audio Inputs so they can be panned, level altered and have effects applied individually. Each of the Roland boxes are not using their own sequencers but are just being used as slave MIDI synths playing the patterns sent via MIDI from the Circuit Tracks. T-8 bass was set to MIDI Ch3 and S-1 to Ch4 to match the default channels for these tracks."

Laid-back Loop With Roland Aira Compact S-1 & Boss DR-110 Dr. Rhythm Graphic

video upload by ghostradioshow

"Chill :)"

ROLAND S1 Tweak Synth DEMO & REVIEW

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"Review and demo of the ROLAND AIRA COMPACT S-1 Tweak Synthesizer, a little battery powered machine emulating the sounds of the iconic classic ROLAND SH-101, but adding modern twists like a sequencer and polyphony."

https://woodypianoshack.com
https://www.patreon.com/woodypianoshack
Lesson packs also available for one-time purchase on Patreon.

Waldorf Iridium ~ Haken Audio ContinuuMini ~ Byzantine Scale

video upload by Ebotronix

Waldorf Iridium,
Haken Audio ContinuuMini,
Roland Aira J-6,
Iconnectivity Mio,
Intuitive Instruments - Exquis,V2.01,
Doepfer R2m , Ribbon Controller,
Mutable Instruments Midipal ,
Bastle Bestie,
Yamaha MCS 2,
Eventide , H90,
Bode Frequency Shifter ,(2x),
ADDAC Foot Control, with ,Boss EV 30,
Strymon Big Sky MX,controlled by,
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
Byzantine Scale,
29.04.2024
video # 2515

ROLAND S1 - Musical Journey With Tiny $200 SH-101

video upload by MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK

"ROLAND AIRA COMPACT S-1 TWEAK SYNTHESIZER and YAMAHA PSR-SX920 ARRANGER KEYBOARD sounds demo.

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• Synth and keyboard tips and tricks
• Topics requested by members

Join the club here:
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for dee in D# ~ Roland SVC 350 Vocoder

video upload by Ebotronix

Roland SVC 350 Vocoder, Aira J6,
Microphone Sennheiser 441,
Arp Odyssey,
Waldorf Iridium,
Bode Frequency Shifter, (2x) ,
Doepfer R2m , Ribbon Controller, (3x),
Mutable Instruments Midipal , (3x),
ADDAC Foot Control, with Boss EV 30 ,
Befaco ST Mix,
Tunefish Modular , µVeils,
Line 6 DL 4 MK 2,
Strymon Big Sky MX,controlled by,
ATO Faderbank 16 n , with Midi CC,
Mixolydian Scale,
17.04.2024
video # 2508

Vocal Ambient EP ( Liven Ambient 0 + Roland E-4)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Making a DAWless experimental Vocal Ambient EP with the Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero and the Roland E4 (Aira Compact)

I've been inspired lately by the Album, Secret Life, by Fred Again and Brian Eno, which is basically just glitchy autotuned vocal mantras over chill piano chords and drones. The album Bad Cameo by Lil Yachty and James Blake was also some inspiration for this one."

0:00 Enough
3:30 Peace of Mind
7:10 Keep Going

Ambient House Live Looping (Roland E4, Steel Tongue Drum, Liven Ambient 0)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Live Looping an Ambient House track from scratch by looping the Kosmosky NewWave15 Steel Tongue drum through the Roland E-4 Aira compact unit, synced to Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero for synths and drums.

Drums were sampled with the Liven Ambient 0 as well as made with the FM synth engine called Atmos2.

Here is a link to get 10% off the New Wave 15 drum on Kosmosky's website using the word 'Dylan' as the promo code: https://tinyurl.com/DylanFerno2024"

Battery Powered Techno- Polyend Synth/Roland T8/S1/J6/TR6S.

video upload by Luke Neptune

"I can't figure out how to sync the TR6s to the little compact synths so I went old school and tempo synced like a vinyl DJ :D
These little Aira synths are incredibly inspiring and fun to use. I (almost) feel like coming out of retirement to do some live work (But I won't )

Check out my soundsets and samplepacks https://www.lukeneptune.com"

Aphex Twin - Polynomial-C (Covered with roland aira compact S-1)

video upload by ghostradioshow

"Aphex Twin - Polynomial-C (1992)
Written by Richard D James.

Covered by Ghostradioshow with roland aira compact S-1."

Roland Aira S-1 // A mini SH101 and so much more

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Roland Aira Compact S-1 uses Roland's Analog Circuit Behaviour (ACB) technology to emulate the classic SH-101 monosynth from the 80s. ... plus a lot more, like 4 voice poly, delay and reverb, wave drawing, fast LFO, MIDI (obvs), poly sequencer with parameter locks, extra LFO shapes, and D-motion.

In this I have a play with a few of the factory sequences to give a feel for its range and play it alongside my vintage SH101 to see how close it gets."

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Roland Aira P6

video upload by Jörg Schaaf

"A little dirty demo of a great little tool!"

Jörg Schaaf is the man behind Radikal Technologies and previously, Quasimidi.

Something like Folia españa synthwave Novation Circuit Tracks and Roland J6

video upload by LucaTronico

"Unedited, LucaTronico is back, it's all about letting the synths tell their own story.

🎶✨ Improvised jam time! Using my trusty Novation Circuit Tracks and Roland J-6 Aira, I dove into a synthwave rendition of a theme that’s almost an obsession for me: "La Follia di Spagna" 🤯

But what is it, you ask? 🎻🎼 It’s a centuries-old musical theme that’s been reimagined countless times across history—Baroque, Classical, and even modern interpretations. 🌍 In the Canary Islands, it’s a cultural gem that finds its way into traditional music too. I couldn't resist giving it a retro-futuristic, neon-drenched twist! ⚡️💿

What do you think of this blend of history and synthwave? Let me know! 🕶️✨"

How To Loop All The Gear In A Studio: Sequencers/Mixers/Synths

video upload by MR TUNA Music

"Hello my friends this video has been a very long time coming. Its been years since I have done an updated studio tour and rundown so I figured today was a good day to catch up!

The reason it's taken so long to do something like this is because I've always been so overwhelmed at the idea of doing it right........ So instead of making a big production out of things we're going to keep it cool and casual and just see what catches out attention as we go. Thats the only way this is ever getting done!

The most important part of my studio is the ‪@ElectricSquad‬‪@squarpinstruments‬ Hapax sequencer. The Hapax is connected to every single piece of midi-equipped gear in the studio via 5-pin din or usb and is what allows me to loop everything in sync with each other.

When I play the keybed or change the controls on a synth, I'm not directly playing the gear so much as I'm playing it through the Hapax. With local controls turned off on the synth, all of the notes and midi information is sent OUT to the Hapax and does not trigger the synth in question (yet). After it gets to the Hapax it is run through any enabled MIDI effects and (if recording is armed) is recorded into the loop before it is sent instantaneously back to the synth in real time in a way you cant even tell that its happening. This way you can enable effects like arps and harmonizers on synths that dont have them.

All the audio from every synth and drum machine is sent to the tower of 3 Roland MX-1s. the MX-1s send MIDI sync and power through usb to some AIRA-link enabled pieces of gear and simplifies some cabling that way, and every track can be sent to Logic and recorded individually as its own instrument when combined as an aggregate audio device on my macbook."

CircuitTracks, Streichfett, S-1 / Original / Dawless / Jam

video upload by cocolobeat / ココロのサケビ

Novation Circuit Tracks
Waldorf Streichfett
Roland AIRA Compact S-1

ROLAND SH-4d | PLUCK SYN BEATS Pattern / AL-DEMO SONG

video upload by Andro Lectric

"Small DEMO SONG with the SH-4d Synth

The Pattern "Syn Pluck Beats" is so fantastic.
I thought I'd just make a smart Song out of it,
without editing the Pattern.

Fading via REASON-DAW

You hear the direct AUDIO from the SH-4d.
Recording via USB directly with REASON.
Final little, smart Master with Wavelab.

Conclusion:
The Synth is fun straight away.
Kind of a reduced MC-707 - it's OK.
The Sounds can be edited more quickly directly.

Great Addition for AIRA-Link Fans... anyway.
Perfect for spontaneous jamming outside the Studio.

(c) 2024
Written, Produced & Mixed by (Androlectric)
(c) Pattern "Syn Pluck Beats" by ROLAND"

Melodic Electro Jam With Roland TR-606 / Roland Aira Compact S-1 / Korg Volca Keys

video upload by ghostradioshow

"Enjoyyyy :)"