Mathew Jonson Presents His Synthesizer Favourites: Roland SH-101 (Part 1of 2)

[@wariusgaius]

This is the most useful synth demo for me in the whole of KZbin.

[@crnkmnky]

💯

[@humanbeing_]

ABSOLUTELY! I love & enjoy everything Mathew does. Every video I've watched with him in it, I learn something and he comes across completely genuine plus very intelligent in his musical creation techniques & styles. The greatest part of this specific video, is I just bought myself the Behringer MS-1 for Christmas at a $110 discount from normal price, and you better believe I'll be trying out all these tricks on that immediately!

[@fonitronik]

What I really like about this video is it's authenticity. Not just another fake 'I like this synth because' video. You can tell by how he moves his hand over controlls that he really uses this synth a lot.

[@theeltea]

Oh please. :) It's the 101. It is as hands-on as it gets. The guy just knows his way around synths in general.

[@jordanheidendahl7698]

@@theeltea It's pretty rare to see a demo where they actually make some decent music.

[@theeltea]

@@jordanheidendahl7698 Well... Yeah... more musicians than listeners these days

[@mightymike1978]

@@theeltea Ehm. I don't know you and you - obviously - don't know fonitronik. HE knows synthesizers. In a way you - for sure - do not. And - imho - I know a little of synthesizers in general too and it IS a special video. It is a difference to know a synthesizer and how to play'em in an artistical/musical manner. And that's what Mathew is showing us here. just my 2 cent.

[@Matthew1981]

no mention of the delay/reverb it's running through though

[@darklorddisco]

I know this demo is years old, but it’s STILL the best presentation of the 101. Thank you for providing a *variety* of sounds, rich with character. That’s the #1 thing every other demo gets wrong...most presenters use the saw only, open the cutoff ALL the way, close the resonance ALL the way and leave the release on for too long, resulting in an annoying buzzy patch that grates on one’s eardrums. The 101 is capable of so much more and you expertly & naturally captured that range here ❤

[@barrowmeoct04]

This is no presentation, it's a MASTERCLASS, wow. My toes were curling through most of this.

[@HighMonkeyMonk]

Ew

[@AlexBallMusic]

My favourite 101 presentation on KZbin. I've had one for about 6 months and learned loads of tips and ideas from this. Many thanks!

[@Ferrichrome]

I've never seen someone take something so simple and go this deep and creative with it

[@russ254]

agreed!

[@shortattentionspa.....]

Nice to see someone actually playing a synth! Thanks so much for all the tips!

[@leozebiosthor6242]

The best demo of a Sh on youtube, so inspiring! Love it

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

I could watch him work away all day, his methods are so inspiring. He‘s really a true master of the craft

[@kobi-kobsen]

He is one of the greatest electronic music producers. Even if he only shows a synth, it needs about 2 minutes and you can here that it is him. I am so glad to have heard him play live so many times. Thank you man!

[@npartridge12]

Just stunning. This guy really know how to play those controls. Sort of free flow jazz improv for synths. I really want one of those boutique 101s now, just stunning sounds. Definitely the best 101 presentation on You Tube, this guy is a synth master.

[@chriscollinson725]

This is standing on the shoulders of giants, techno style. Utterly brilliant stuff. Many thanks Matt!

[@andrewverran3498]

Hands down the best tutorial on a mono synth EVER...BRAVO.

[@davidrhodes6413]

Without a doubt the best demo of a synth I’ve seen to date on KZbin. I was lucky enough to own an SH101 for a few years back in the late eighties and boy I wish I’d had this level of tuition back then! Respect to Mathew.

[@cosyneproject]

Great video! Just got mine back after it being on loan for nearly 10 years. Got it serviced and sorted. Sounds utterly wonderful.

[@EskildTrulsen]

I´ve had mine for 26 years...still this guy comes up with new stuff to do with the little beast. Thanks :)

[@uweschnitzler9551]

this is still so good...after all this years

[@miguelangelriccione4950]

Watching him move his hands around the controls is truly therapeutic.

[@warrencrawfordart]

What a superb demo. Mate of mine used to have one of these and, judging by the sounds coming from his room, he had no idea what to do with it.

[@wimve4719]

This is great, I have had one of these for like 35 years and it has been gathering dust as I found I just could not get enough out of it. I just got 're-triggered' by an external source :-) Great vid!

[@MathewJonsonWR]

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[@knowbody2410]

@@MathewJonsonWRhi Matthew ! What sequencer are you using? Love the music you make ✅

[@syrupcore]

THIS: "Sometimes you'll think you have the right amount of triggers... you didn't. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯." I love you, SH-101.

[@robbiebull92]

This is how you demo a synth!

[@vr4ever645]

Dude @9:10 you gave me the chills! I used to own it back in the days but never came that far. Really amazing!🙏🔥❤️

[@GallagherMichael]

The two coolest things about the SH101 IMO are (i) every bit of it is great: great sounding VCO, great sub, great sounding VCF, really good curves on the envelope, superb interface; and (ii) the simplicity of it - one osc, one env - means you can really play it. This video shows off these features brilliantly. As for the secret about using the trigger input for accents...that is seriously inventive. I've owned this synth for about 10 years and it never occurred to me to try that.

[@MathewJonsonWR]

101!!! : )

[@RenniefosterRF]

Nice one. A fellow Victoria BC boy, known Matt since day one. Talented and cool person. Rock on Matt. His brother Nathan is great too.

[@pierlaurenzi]

Are you the guy of Devil's water? Great track

[@kayymann62]

this Roland classic dates back to the mid-‘90s ... > say 1982 :P very nice video !

[@taotechnique]

I knew you looked familiar! Boiler Room Berlin, Midnight Operator. I wasnt there, but I watched the video. You and your brother (i assume he's your brother) were amazing!!! You guys really know your stuff. Just watching you guys work is as mesmorizing as your music. This is really cool how you are showcasing your favorite gear.

[@dzman1976]

This video is f**king amazing. Thank you for existing.

[@shane864]

This video really shows off the greatness of the 101, and really the greatness of all great synths. It is not just the raw sound of the oscillator, or the filter, or whatever... it has always been how the entire package comes together as a whole. The 101 is an inspiring instrument. It has exactly the right amount of stuff, in the right places, sounding the right way, to be rad. Very few other synths pull that off. 80s Roland were on another level.

[@JackMyersPhotography]

Man, that is one hell of an amazing synthesizer demonstration. It’s great to see somebody with authority, confidence, and skill show how it’s done. Thanks!

[@atuseth4867]

This tutorial is AMAZING wish they made more like this its perfect! It shows you how to use an SH101 artistically and technically :) really enjoyed this very inspiring thank you!

[@MathewJonsonWR]

thank you : )

[@BoyRatty2019]

No more Favourites Matthew! I now own JX-3P AND SH-101. Thank you x

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

😀

[@gixerags750]

One of the best tutorials i have seen,, had a SH101 and a 202 in 90s, you have sold me on getting the SH01A for my MX1, and a Behringer mS1 ... WAHO

[@hotstepper2006]

He is simply the best at live Techno,, and getting a room going in my experience. I heard him live first in 2006, Raw Fusion, Miami WMC's. Good lord (there are videos somewhere), that was comparable to the Sex pistols first show (if you ask me).. Then at HPC in Tampa in 2011 or 2012, more of a DJ set, but he might have had a synth too (I was a bit out of my tent). He is so good, positive, and has always been super nice to me and the surrounding fans. And now, he is apparently a fantastic teacher.

[@benearle271]

Yes! One of my favourite live acts, seen him live countless times, in the UK and Germany, and even got to see Cobblestone Jazz a couple of years ago. Proper musician. Don’t think he ever dj’s (Could be wrong!) so you may well have been truely out of your tent! 😜😂 His Fabric Live mix is ALWAYS on my iPhone and NEVER gets boring.

[@sAllylikesbloodJ]

Watching this helped me understand my Intellijel Atlantis in a much better way! What an amazing demo :)

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Great to hear!

[@Luca-sz2ym]

watching this made me wanna try out the sequencer on the intellijel scales

[@popcycles]

Listen to this man, he's teaching.

[@andrewdavies9657]

This has blown my mind. Nice one man. Great tour of the gear and you really added context to the demo.

[@LFOVCF]

One of the most inspiring videos I've seen in a good while.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

there are more episodes with Mathew and it's a continuing series

[@fundementalroast7002]

Up most respect to this guy. I have learned so much in these 20 odd minutes. Great video.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

There is Part 2 as well, Sounddesign

[@gabrielkisczuk5595]

High class demo! This guy knows what he’s doing. Top!

[@ZeroChannelZero]

Dude, you have given me faith in true performance synthesis. I told myself if I saw one more clueless knob twiddler demo I would punch my fist clean through the computer screen. My knuckles thank you.

[@MathewJonsonWR]

haha : )

[@popcycles]

:)

[@jer3163]

Mathew the Groove Master this video is a work of art

[@anrque]

Mathew made a video that made this already simple synth even more approachable. Thanks for this and just in time since the lower priced Behringer clone with MIDI is being released soon. (Also the Malekko MC-202 clone). 2018 is looking to be a good year for synths.

[@ThinkerThunker]

Masterclass! This was SO helpful. Thanks man.

[@seanarooni]

so glad i chose to watch this over one of the 10 minute demonstrations of this synth

[@demagmusic]

The 101 was my first analog. I will never sell it. Ever. They are so fun and versatile.

[@amadeuspaulussen]

Oh yeah, Mathew Jonson! ✨❤️🌟

[@don1mega]

This video for me "Sealed The Deal" for my purchase of the SH-01A. Thanks!!!!!!

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Good decision

[@warreng1542]

Wow I learned so much from this video! Thank you! You are amazingly talented!

[@WillKinsella]

who were the ten people who gave this a thumbs down? Seriously? Amazing demo, Thanks Mathew

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

The classic 10. Always on every video doesn‘t matter who or what it is 😂

[@etoprak1]

Thanks to ppl who organized this such a great 27 mins

[@paulmulligan2895]

anyone know what FX chain he's running it through? Sounds great

[@beepot2764]

Wow I actually feel like I learned something instead of hearing an interesting sales pitch! This is awesome.

[@bigmoneysteppa]

Cleanest set of sh1 keys i have ever seen.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

😀

[@metronic01]

I was thinking ''damn, I need to clean mine''

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Treat your synths with respect 😷

[@russ254]

with love!

[@iseeolly9959]

Ohhh I'll be humming that tune all week......

[@alphanumeric1529]

Man, I've been a 101 chaser my whole mature musical life. From just coming over to electronic music and worshiping the early titans who used it. Didn't know what synth it was, but loved the sound. Then to pursuing it in vst form in my own (poorly funded) work. But that raw tone... simple synth, but the tone is so fertile, it inspires play that ultimately finds all of the unique sound making abilities, that are not immediately apparent on the face of a single osc synth with a few sliders. All that to say, I've got to hear the Behringer, because that sound may be achievable by me for the first time. I really hope they did it.

[@theeltea]

What's so hard about getting a 101 in decent shape? It's not a JP-8/Pro-5/OB-8/2600/whatever. :)

[@theeltea]

Oh, and check out dinsync's Gilbert. It's a 101 clone.

[@ettogrammo]

This man in PROFICIENT on the synth, wow, I'll have to try out some of the tricks now, wow

Thank you Mathew!

[@michaelknight141]

Finally a review by someone who actually knows what he’s talking about, and you can hear the difference in the variability 👍🏻

[@mightymike1978]

Großes Kompliment, Telekom EB! Mega-gut gemacht und sicherlich auch für alte Hasen in der Musikproduktion noch spannend! Wie @fonitronik schreibt, sehr authentisch und nicht das X. Mal ein show-off mein Haus, mein Boot, mein Studio mit Synthesizern. Lag aber sicher auch zu einem gewissen Teil an Mathew Jonson, der sich mal über die Schulter blicken ließ... ;-)

[@bal289]

That was mighty fine.Really enjoyed it. I don’t have the original,i have the 01a and am glad it gets your seal of approval.

[@golf-freq]

Excellent video -- many thanks!

[@tresporros]

well, this video pushed me to get sh101 boutique or b-ringer ms1:), it simply amazing how you squeeze the synthesizer to over-reach it's potential!

[@alanbg2278]

Now that's what I call 'playing' a synthesiser

[@theeltea]

This is called "tweaking dem knobbies". Playing is a different thing. And I mean tweaking is a great thing in itself. But all this time I was thinking "That poor LFO slider" :))))

[@alessandro20081994]

@Elmo ! 96 after a year lol

[@djjackb07]

Ahh so that’s how he made typerope! True art this... great video

[@f.p.8577]

haha...first thought too

[@raycordmusic]

nice review of the SH-101! Love his work!

[@sachabruni8605]

Wow Thanks alot it Helps the simplicity how you talk about it.

[@johanivansson]

Hands down the best and most inspiring 101 video I’ve seen.

[@sandro1017]

Mathew is a True Master!

[@charlesflint9048]

I had one in the ‘80s and thought it the coolest thing ever. The PWM sounded great!.

[@texacomann]

Very Co ideas! Really really astonished! Thx you made my day!

[@ruz8099]

fantastic concept! please do more :) also kudos to Mathew Jonson!

[@TsavosAlliance]

Amazing Demonstration! 😎

[@mpaforoufakis]

The best SH-101 review on youtube by far.

[@MathewJonsonWR]

thanks : )

[@meilstone]

Awesome way of presenting an awesome instrument!

[@MadayMaday]

I have been doing this all wrong... Amazing vid!

[@tomwhite916]

Remember the good old days when you had at the most a couple of synths but you knew them back to front so got so much out of them

[@morph-the-cat]

I wonder how many times he's replaced the decay slider haha. I'll have to try that technique

[@nickinthefield4202]

Great musician, great synthesiser👏👏

[@Hesham714]

great inspiration. Thanks for sharing that

[@MathewJonsonWR]

you're very welcome!

[@666Nightshift]

Great producer, super creative and a very humble person!!! :)

[@mindthreatx]

This makes me want to own one. Also, I'm ready to buy your CD lol

[@flynn_22]

Just been listening to his new ep now!

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Definitely worth

[@banggangwien1854]

Is that a Deckards Dream on the low end of the rack with the Bricasti and the Cirklon? Mathew Jonson has such a good setup and so much handson skills!

[@JonathanLippert]

Sure looks like it. He's a known wiz on the CS-60, so I could imagine they asked him to consult or beta.

[@Peter_S_]

Some people just operate synthesizers, and some people actually _play synthesizers!_ Excellent video/demo/lesson!

[@arnaldodejesussanchezmoral8430]

Wao love the arppeggio you just have made for a track

[@YUSSEB8E]

He plays it like a Dj scratches. Love it

[@KoWo1984]

Now i know how Folding Space and Decompression were crafted.

[@andrewverran3498]

Have the SH101 , ADSR faders lasted the distance or have they been replaced? Great stuff.

[@Sinedrifter]

Beautifully done! To think that I recently almost sold my mint condition 101. Ha! You just inspired some more Cirklon/101 realness in my studio. Thanks!

[@MathewJonsonWR]

: )

[@MrElectribes]

Absolute MASTERCLASSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! really nice shit !!!!!!!!!!

[@LS17EAGLE]

Thanks for this im using the sh101 and TB303 to help me get they acid sounds like ferry tayle and aly fila tracks

[@DirtboxJams]

this is just beautiful!

[@stef25ify]

There's some reverb / delay on this right? I have one of these and cause it's so old it needs fixing every now and then. Will never get rid of it though. Great learner, amazing sounds. Damn, what he does with the 808 and the synth's decay is very cool.

[@ElectronicBeatsTV]

Yes, slightly

[@radioXxXheadXxXfever]

@@ElectronicBeatsTV whats the reverb/delay?

[@weaseltown]

This is exactly how I've always "played" my sh-101! Thought I was crazy. Everyone makes fun of me for it, but I find my best sounds this way.

[@crnkmnky]

what a clever synth weasel! 🤘

[@alaeifR]

Kinda like your dad showing you chords on the guitar. "This is how you play Heart of Gold"

[@DeeJay003]

This is inspirational.

[@WARDISWARD]

the circklon and sh101 is a superb team

[@Dougie-]

I need to dig out my 101 again!

[@zuur303]

Totally stealing that decay trick for introducing lines from my own 101.

[@davegrg123]

NOW I know how to use my 101! lol. Best video ever

[@MathewJonsonWR]

: )