AIRA - The Sounds of the SYSTEM-1

[@daveabrams4463]

getting teary eyed with that organ sound. This seems like so much fun to play with

[@cyberwick9855]

Sounded like never ending story.

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

I’d been lusting after this gem since it came out and its finally mine with the SH2 plugout. It sounds insane, so much power to it for the price! Roland are always so ahead of their time when launching products that makes a lot of people diss’em because they aren’t ready to move on. 15 years down the line they’ll all be begging for a remake… the story continues..

[@beesting6135]

Exactly

[@overdrivesurvivalguide1459]

This thing is amazing. We've been booted from the local guitar center for zoning out into this device for the better part of a couple folks shifts there.

[@davidhardin6649]

OVERDRIVE Survival Guide 😂😂😂

[@natanmandala]

That's some bullshit.

[@ClashixTV]

rofl xD

[@denatra7144]

*•°•☆I can relate! 🤭☆•°•*

[@studiofox4159]

One of the best synth i bought last 30 years with jd 800, subsequent 37, behringer model D and korg krome. Great demo

[@collaborator541]

I love arpeggiators and this sounds amazing! Reminds me of early Muse songs.

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Great demo showing the fantastic controls and effects

[@platformvi415]

I like how it can go from being a very musical thing to being harsh noise and everything in between.

[@Stormcallermusic]

I love this synth so much! The arpegiator is amazing with this chord progression, and don't get me started on the reverb...

[@djom-amari]

This an amazing piece of gear. I went in just yesterday to Sam Ash looking at the NI Maschine Jam and happen to play with this while waiting and thought oh good glory this might just have to be on my list for a gift to myself later this year. Great demo.

[@bakerward1977]

Looks and sounds great can't wait to get my hands on this

[@CorvusSynths]

Oh boy! I can't wait to get my hands on one of these!

[@philquadra]

This is an excellent demo of the System 1!

[@sinkingship101]

THANK YOU! First demo to actually show the tones you can get out of this thing

[@andycook7220]

Lets be honest, its pretty great how much you did with just 2 octaves, I always struggle with being able to accomplish much with that small of a range.

[@satyanpatel6403]

I have the same exact synth. I even have the plug in / out SH101 on it. The synth is so powerful it can replicate so many other synths or go into it's own world. With the firmware, it adds even more synth replications, that requires more menu diving on OSC 2. I would like to add that I can't play worth beans, but I love that thing. Add external guitar pedals and one goes into heaven.

[@faciality]

3:30 - 5:20 is so oddly nostalgic

[@samusordicus]

It reminds me of ‘Music for the funeral march of queen Mary’ from clockwork orange

[@fredriknerli9197]

Samual Ord its actually «tears in the rain» from bladerunner i think

[@DavidHHermanson]

@@samusordicus Which was written by Purcell in 1695 [ kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4qofXSrbs2kmrc ]. For the flic, Wendy Carlos [Switched on Bach] adapted it for synth - but this has a much more Baroque feel. I think he's riffing Buxtehude or Bach, but I can't name the piece.

[@pietroladisa8150]

Wow, legendary synthesizer

[@agerven]

Very good instrument introduction video, wish there were more of those ;)

[@AlbaEcstasy]

5:16 - 5:24 - excellent!

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Could this work as a stand alone desktop hardware synth or does it have to run with a computer? Looks like a lot of fun and I really like the sound and look of it.

[@hx56music15]

This works stand-alone, the cables running out would be power / audio.

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

@@hx56music15 l wish there was a model between the System 1 and the system 8. Something with 37 velocity sensitive keys.

[@ET2carbon]

That's the whole reason they call it plug out instead of plug in

[@Swishxor]

Looks like so much fun, would love to know where 3:33-3:47 progression is from, anyone?

[@shomallihastam]

Reminds me a little of scarface. like in this scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIGrfH57q9hqr6s

[@JM-od9zs]

The song around the three minute mark is "Souvenir of China" by Jean Michel Jarre (or at least what it is closely resembling).

[@fredriknerli9197]

Sounds more like tears in rain from bladerunner

[@marike1100]

The path at 3:22 is called Tape Pad (Random Pitch LFO). Is the LFO that affect Pitch really random? If so, how is the random part achieved? Thanks.

[@sidla6989]

3:35 It's been like 2 years and I still can't find the song.

[@sound-wizzard]

Devil may cry theme

[@phalanxiatheroan863]

Bach: Passacaglia and fugue.

[@fredriknerli9197]

Phalanxia Theroan may be tears in rain from bladerunner too

[@SLOPPYASSBASTARD]

Some of the chords played at around the 4:00 minute mark really remind me of another song. Any ideas which one?

[@devinthierault]

Tangerine Dream?

[@ackerkralle]

Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother???

[@patrickpharand4954]

lets go crazy by prince?

[@renangoncalvesflores]

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets (Live in Pompeii)

[@boognishkauai]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/foWVap1udt5pj7c

[@lukasicke5006]

How do I select the Tape Pad starting at 3:17 ?

[@ek999]

If you were to were not to have the tempo synced, when changing the speed of the arp would it be a smooth increase/decrease rather than the way it jumps to stay in sync with tempo?

[@izaakonley6765]

seriously what song does he play at 3:50ish onwards?

[@frankiejohnson5730]

it sounds like the song from pirates of the caribbean " the davy jones theme song"

[@enma564]

remember me clockwork orange

[@felipemontero9839]

funeral for queen mary? my ear sucks

[@sound-wizzard]

It's the devil may cry theme

[@winstonwhite3103]

What are these beautiful chords?! At around 1.40!

[@dannymack9636]

Superb display man loved it.

[@myshelby500gt]

Love that aggressive lead sound , any clue on how you achieved that patch. Just recently purchase the System 1 and it's an awesome little bit of kit , it's sound defies it's size.

[@curebdc]

unnnh that organ is awesome. I can't get a nice warbly, tape pitchy sound like that from my hardware. So cool!

[@dougelick8397]

+curebdc just have a really slow lfo bend the pitch for that sound.

[@mv55a]

so powerfull... does this need speakers and a laptop (daw) ???

[@MrMultiJonnyman]

what is that sound at 3:19 called? does anyone no how i can make a sound like this on a vst like massive?

[@technopop1260]

アナログモデリングとはいえここまで出来るROLANDは凄い❗

[@wackenthaljef]

Why did they not do a complete analog synth,like Moog Voyager? i dont understand,i love Roland but sometimes i ask myself...tooo expensive to build?

[@zerix01]

Wait for the Roland JD-Xa..... As for the System-1, I think I really love its digital sound. The damn 8 patch memory slots is what keeps holding me back from buying this thing. But it is so immediate and gives some good results from what I can see.

[@HotStrange]

Analog doesn’t mean shit. Digital synths are amazing.

[@cliffelbl1287]

sounds amazing!

[@Pelimuistelot]

Suddenly i was in a 80's Sci-fi movie.

[@InternalMind]

No.

[@DJDigitalJosh]

Is there a list of current system 1 compatible plug out synths anywhere online?

[@eusantis455]

Hi, this is the best demo i have view of the Aira Arpeggiator... I have mine now! :) but one big dude... WHAT do you do to fix the scatter???

[@chillermillercream]

i am hopefully buying one later today

[@siegfriedzhukov7133]

This thing sounds impressive

[@andrewserich2076]

So is this supposed to be the equivalent to the system 100 synth? Cheers

[@yanderbaert6268]

what is the song at 3:20 called???

[@woswos1416]

Impresionante este compadre

[@thimorhens4640]

Does this synthesizer also work on Fl Studio 11???

[@satansfittesleker]

Thimo Rhens yeah i wonder to. You probably can use it as a midi? Or even just record straight from the System-1 as a soundwave i guess.

[@ArtFluids]

Vastonik Thimo Rhens Roland synthesizers generally have audio over USB. The Aira line does. all you need is a USB cable.

[@davidg6437]

Is this like the digital version of the classic SH-101?

[@CSGrayScale]

I was looking up Groove boxes and apparently, this is part of a series Roland is making to kinda emulate the classics like the SH-x0x series

[@l.a.c7309]

Would the system 1 be able to produce a west coast g funk type of sound

[@exitworld9072]

Which one would be my best first synth. I am in doubt between the Roland System1 plug-out synthesizer or the KORG ms-20? Help me out guys

[@TheRealDirtySkillz]

Wheres the screen to save Patches?

[@joeblack007forever]

Sound sweet! I need this :D

[@darrenkall7578]

finally, a machine I can re-make mario bros with! , Love it,

[@yvess3010]

you can do with with a shitty 8bit synth lol

[@badlefthook624]

I don't reckon you're capable. I reckon you'd struggle to get a sound out of a biscuit tin if you hit it with one of your crayons.

[@TheRealDirtySkillz]

Google 8bit vst. Free shit everywhere. However as above poster stated, you maybe dumb ass.

[@goodxtreme]

what song does he begin playing around the 3:30 mark?

[@ackerkralle]

Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother?

[@HotStrange]

+ackerkralle I was thinking the same. Maybe..

[@MisAnnThorpe]

It sounds a lot like Archanglel by The Walker Brothers.

[@maxdiemek]

Anyone knows how to transfer the license of sh 101 from system 1 to a new proprietary? Cause its buyed on second hand..Regards

[@cartermize6651]

4:40 - 4:58 so amazing

[@tonydavidson968]

Can I plug in and go with this machine

[@lukehegarty2460]

What VST's make sounds like this?

[@jasonday1985]

Alex Alexander sylenth and spire can do the job. most vsts I suppose, though.

[@arpodyssey8805]

I owned an sh101 in the 80s & the short-range keyboard did become irritating (fiddling around with that hi/lo transpose switch all the time tut tut) but surely this can be controlled by an external (88key maybe?hehe) keyboard via MIDI/USB?

[@Pandy1418]

First time synthesiser buyer, thinking this one or the Mini-korg???

[@KingzofRythm]

Magnificent machine

[@airy9993]

what synthesizer can play vanilla twilight perfectly? im a beginner ..

[@firefly618]

Honest question. Why do envelope controls (ADSR) which are rarely touched while playing, get nice linear sliders, while things like OSC mix, cutoff frequency, resonance, and others which are usually played with as part of the performance get small rotary knobs? Is there an usability reason or was it done just for looks? I personally think the Alesis Micron (for example) got it right on that front.

[@domthierry4981]

jeux videos?

[@DragonscaleDJ]

4:03 A Clockwork Orange anyone? 🤔👏 PS: Is a good video stop saying sounds bad. If not you try and let's see how you do!

[@shapes9495]

Dragonscale DJ dude yes!

[@ILTSC43]

I swear I heard this take a turn into a piece from A Clockwork Orange then into what started to be a piece from the Never Ending Story but short lived

[@АндрейВиевский-щ2ж]

SOUNDS GREAT

[@AlexHumphreys100]

Does anyone know what the music is at 3'30?

[@carlingtonmccormack1850]

Can it play by itself?

[@bernossi5185]

my system 1 is always sounding so fucing saturated on usually soft sounds and i dont get why!

[@christophepetchanatz3028]

thk yu for the video

[@Rightly_Divided]

What is that organ sound. I have the system 8 but still want to know Duh... Tape pad. It's in the damn video hahaha okay thanks

[@alexanderkenniethbam]

Can this be connected to Ableton?

[@omeismordaunt6224]

Just missed this in a pawn shop

[@BlissfulWizard82]

Missile Command @ 6.17

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Ha! Arcade days

[@wowjohn6017]

dream

[@Jehudi]

Came here to find out what the system 1 sounds like, got distracted by the comments below, distraction is among us

[@faciality]

What song at 3:30?

[@cobiwilliams]

It sounds a bit like Boards Of Canada

[@faciality]

Smoggy Williams Which song?

[@cobiwilliams]

***** Nothing in particular. Just the detuned chords in general.

[@jameshasseriousedoubtsabou560]

Sounds kinda like the gravity falls theme

[@68killo]

Sounds like Margarita- Riccardo Cocciante. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2eUp2uqiNyHnqM

[@benjaminhennessy8050]

Does it also do unison?

[@ChristopheArribat]

+Benjamin Hennessy Yes, there are three modes behind the "Mono" button: mono, poly, unison. Though I'm not sure what the point of a unison mode is on a digital synth ... Doesn't it sound the same, just louder ?

[@limbo8826]

nice !

[@tjatkinson88]

T R O N !!!!

[@damianpinto3497]

Still cant get to install any plug out in my synth. the web logs me out every time i click on join now. which is the only option available. lesson learned will stay far away roland toys for good

[@redirishmanxlt]

A synth that can reproduce Donkey Kong sounds (circa 1980) and drift out of tune. This is indeed a game changer!

[@robraymusic5907]

So the only difference between this and the system 8 is number of keys and $1000?

[@michaelzoltan7988]

Nice knob twiddling

[@zoundsic]

They took scatter off the 1m. They could have left it in, just about room above the plugout button. Useful live.

[@lukemiles1711]

Playing the Top Gun part where Goose dies :) hahaha great!

[@demerit5]

Whoa dude. Spoiler alert.

[@josephduke5186]

Is all this out-of-the-box? Forgive me, I'm a synth neophyte and I'm looking for a solid, realitively inexpensive synth to play around with.

[@supermonkeycollider]

Yes. More patches are available at a few places aroudn the internet, including here www.roland.com/aira/promos/system-1/soundbank/

[@alanleizerman]

I had this :synth for 6 months and couldnt wait to get rid of it.

[@owenkachirisky326]

ugh I wanna buy this just for the tape pad

[@random3923]

Same, dude

[@odrauaude]

???? with noise osilator ?

[@manuelmessias6306]

Fiquei comedo do meu celular deccolar pro espasso kkk. É. Incrivel interessante

[@David32Finkbeiner]

This synth is very impressive but seriously they could only put 2 octaves on it? that would piss me off so much

[@Biophob]

David32Finkbeiner synth is designed to be portable, justlike sh-101 if you want more octaves just plug external midi keyboard

[@alfiewhitson7726]

@@vastonik now u mention it, there is a modular version of this

[@rareform6747]

Dige Sounding ! " My Hart Lies Bleeding in your Hands "

[@chorizoallpan8223]

Y así se creó el 100 % de la música en videojuegos de los 80s

[@natanmandala]

The beginning sounds like a Nintendo game from the 80's. 3:18 sounds fricking amazing though. This should have had 37 keys though.

[@oatboat3760]

Dat random pitch lfo analog sound thing my god

[@danielbrown1724]

Can't wait to automate the Scatter feature in real time. My S-1 should be arriving in 2-3 days. Just need to get the SH-101 and SH-2 Software Synths to complete my setup and all will be right with the world 😬 Side note: while I appreciate the fact that this bloke took the time to go through most of the Factory patches, I wish he would stop with the super annoying pitch bends, good lord If I didn't know better and the first patches I heard from the S-1 were those over-the-top detuned bendy sounds, I would close the video and go looking for another plug-in. Just sayin' 😐😐😐😐😐

[@MusicDABIsMe]

1:46 Who else thought about Martin Garrix - Forbidden Voices? :O

[@lucasthelemur7606]

holy shit i need this

[@aurelhollowgram]

is a synth not a scatter... thank's for your vidéo.