Roland Boutiques: Gattobus DEMO - SE-02 / SH-01A / TR-08 / TB-03

I'm having a lot of fun with my new Roland boutique setup!!!
I love this tiny but great sounding little machines!
I hope you like this demo :-)
Everything has been synced and recorded on Ableton live using a USB cable from each instrument through a simple USB powered hub, thanks to the "Aggregate audio device" function on Mac OS X.

[@beMOTIONdESIGN]

Roland should be very happy because this is a great advertisement for their boutique synths! Very well done!

[@sodiumlights]

Valhalla bliss, baby! All those machines sound stage so well together. Ace music amigo, thank you.

[@samuelaronoff8976]

Currently, my favorite video showcasing the Roland Boutique Items. I am listening to this on repeat.

[@MrYoutubaren]

Gattobus is living the dream

[@DarkTapes]

That was one cosmic jam! Sh-01a sounds so smooth!

[@st0rmchild]

They did an amazing job on the DSP emulation. The SH-01A also has a bunch of features that weren't on the original SH-101, including 4-voice polyphony (which also supports 4-voice unison!), patch and sequence memory, faster LFO (extending into audio range), and lower oscillator range (32' and 64'). The only thing it's missing is CV/gate input (it has CV/gate outputs but they omitted the inputs)…well, that and the keytar grip.

[@Zardoz66]

I just found this track may I say it's fantastic! Thank you...

[@Frenquency808]

Great set man, wonderful job demonstrating how these modules can sound when synced in a simple yet intricate way. You showed how these modules can be used with out it being overbearing and chaotic. Well done! 👏🏽

[@hughthemusicalengineer4365]

Wow, love it. Got an SE-02 on order, but all of them sounds great.

[@solaryzer]

Great vibe through out ,, fab track ,,, the SH-01A stood out for me .

[@Pulse2AM]

Nice, that SH arp sounds great.

[@Psychlist1972]

Really enjoyed this. TR-08 and SH-01A sound great, too.

[@twiglet2214]

Well played - that was inspirational and sounded really fantastic.

[@germangrade]

That tr-808 sounds like heaven

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Man the se 02 is fat! Love what you are doing. Sound great!

That was awesome man! Lots of people look down on these for being too much like "toys".. but honestly I'm more convinced everyday!

[@gattobus]

Bardàn Irving well, anyway... I still love toys!

Especially such toys! They seem really powerful despite their size^^

[@CaalamusTube]

They sure don't play like toys! ...kinda small for my paws though, sadly :[

COuld you maybe explain how you did the bass drone in the beginning? Is it with a built-in sequencer? Did you also use the keyboard underneath? ^^ I'm curious, sounds great! :)

[@gattobus]

Bardàn Irving Yes I used the built in sequencer. It is a simple note progression with tuned xmod on the filter cutoff, and a bit of feedback on it. SE02 sounds great!

[@juanespinosa1259]

Hi Gattobus, thanks for this epic jam, dude. Thank you too for your instruction videos on the Korg MS-20. It taught me a thing or two on my beloved MS-20 aka the growler.

[@studiomilo]

Honestly, these little things are like some kind of synth Pokémon crack. Thanks Roland !

[@st0rmchild]

Yep. I bought a TB-03 just for fun and didn't plan to get any of the other ones, but now I have four (also bought the SH-01A, TR-08, and TR-09). Trying to stop there but I'm also tempted by the D-05 and SE-02. I also bought a System-8 to get the Jupiter-8, Juno-106, and JX-3P with full voice counts and proper controls. Help!

[@synthsforbreakfast]

Awesome! What effects are you using on the SE-02? That drone bass at the beginning sounds so cool!

[@chisel316]

Glad to see you got some Boutiques! Awesome stuff. Can't wait to hear more. Peace \/.

[@CaalamusTube]

That was thoroughly impressive & so pleasing to the Ears! :]

[@uakadyknow9712]

Great tune!

[@PierreSIBANARCO]

Très intéressante démo , avec des sons superbes .Merci pour ce partage.Pierrot

[@pietrozaffutomusic]

Che viaggione ✈️ complimenti!

[@gorias8581]

Beautiful! 👏🏼

[@createmusichere8373]

Very Blade Runner Like--That's a BIG sound! Thanks for the Demo

[@adub303]

Definitely loving the demo! If you don't already have a Bandcamp page setup you definitely should- this is a track I'd love to take to work with me! ;-) You're definitely putting those Boutiques to good use! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing!

[@neoseyes]

He has

[@defhoez449]

That was a treat!! Awesome job!!

[@owenthesoyboy]

excellent work here!

[@FernanQ]

I have bought myself several Boutiques models and the result is good indeed. Your set sounds great.

[@mattsynth]

Bravo, the toys speak. I have been waiting for someone to rack a dozen of these boxes together. It's like Propellerhead Reason in hardware form. I can see where it would be a lot of fun.

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

I think you nailed it with Reason in hardware. There should be little boutique fx machines, too.

[@MarshalArnold]

Nice work, dig this demo!

[@TheArtistisIrrelevant]

Great track, love the weaving melodies coming in and out throughout the song! 👌👏

[@GharmanNL]

That thing... goosebumps all over!

[@sebastianarancibia2870]

Great track and very good insight of what these beauties can do! thanks for sharing :)

[@syncworm]

Great jam! Nice selection!

[@Kollapz3000]

nice sound here!. the arp sounds warm, wide and harmonic, and the drums sounding so clean and powerful. i like the sound from the samples of the tr-08 more then the sound from the samples of the tr-09. the tr09 is cool and the 909 is my favorite drum machine but the SOUNDING of the tr09 is not so good in my opinion. which effects do you use, i think i hear a reverb and a little delay

[@byte19]

Pure poetry man!!

[@analogsystem8015]

Great sound !

[@Dt3kno]

You just made my day with does roland boutique, really beautiful sound for my ears.. thanks.

[@djsebneo]

Very Nice, I love the sound of the Roland SE-02 :-D

[@quentintarantella887]

Amazing sounds!

[@МиколаНазарівський]

Very beautiful and powerful!

[@elissitdesign]

Tasteful use of the TB-03. Fantastic sound in your mix. Are you using any post reverb?

[@romainpellegrin2682]

Magnifique !

[@canterburyaudio5836]

Sweet tones, sick jam

[@MatteoRotta82]

Greats! The Boutiques are connected in to the computer?

[@fischek]

amazing stuff, now I want to buy all of them :)

[@MIDERA]

Damn, this is also amazing.

[@chrisbaron70]

Intensely amazing thanks so much really enjoyed every minute. Can you tell me, is it a different experience using the Tr08 or can the Tr8s (808) do same or similar? Even though both use ACB is the Tr08 better for the 808 experience?

[@indiefilmcomposer]

this might be the best sounding boutique demo out there, the SH and SE are prob the better ones, if Roland would reissue these at full scale with analog they would triumphantly return to their glory days .

[@maccagrabme]

Then once they have sold them its game over for their marketing team. They want to do as many remakes as possible before we get the real thing.

[@offworldnetwork]

Jeez that SE-02 !!

[@wyndsrfr16]

Love this. Fantastic work!

[@Salvolama]

Fantastic!

[@anoopsahal1202]

Excellent

[@LucVanAcker]

Really Cool !!! Great Music !

[@RyderJerew]

awesome.

[@simonlittlebass]

Fantastic 👌

[@thestourvalleysynthesizerc6543]

Really torn between the SH-01A and SE02, you make both sound very good and deep in terms of possibility of sounds. Any thoughts re which you prefer and why etc?

[@gattobus]

I love them both, but I have a soft spot for SH-01A ;)

[@thestourvalleysynthesizerc6543]

Thanks :)@@gattobus

[@KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000]

Nice Pocket!!

[@Dt3kno]

this just beatiful,

[@marcpinion]

Love this great work thanks

[@datdarkcraydatdarkcray5627]

Awesome!

[@richardbeaton1611]

sounds great. do you run a mixer? or just daisy chain them? running any fx?

[@forcytek]

Bomb boutique

[@zapp346]

good job man!

[@kuwano134]

とてもCOOLである！！

[@jamessusbilla]

thank *YOU*

[@gabriele4189]

awesome! Are u sequencing with a daw?

[@gattobus]

Nope, only for recording and sync. I used the built-in sequencers and arpeggiators of the boutiques ;)

[@sauermusicDE]

Very hypnotic...very nice! :-)

[@LFOVCF]

SWEET AS!

[@llllMills]

SICK!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@MattTheRiffer]

I have recently got a few boutiques, can I ask how you have everything synced in a way that when you press play on the TR-08 and 03 it stays in sync with the DAW. I currently can only have it so that Logic X is the master clock and when I want to play live like you have done here I can't make it so that the TR08 kicks in perfectly in time. Hopefully this makes sense lol

[@TooManyCables]

Sorry if this has been asked. What is your Master device?

[@saintnicholas5507]

Love it!!!

[@megatraum420]

nice track

[@chrisstrobel3439]

That SH-01A has parameters labled with V (VCO, VCA, etc.) Is it analog?

[@st0rmchild]

No, it's virtual analog (DSP). The labels are just there to look like the original hardware. The SE-02 is the only boutique that's actually analog. That said, Roland's DSP emulations sound incredibly close to the originals.

[@fphilipmusic1858]

Hello ! Which reverb (or delay) are you use ?

[@clegrand72]

How are you syncing the boutiques to each other? which is master, or do you use a DAW on a PC?

[@Totally007]

As you always do sounds great! Regards, TotallyKenny

[@salomositorus9357]

super good!! can you tell how you eq the instruments? in which frequency

[@Zeal808]

Awesome 😎

[@ezassegai4793]

the tb-03 soundes out of time :/ what happened there I wonder

[@MrMongo321]

Fantastic array of Roland products! Great vid!

[@Vandalsounds]

Nice!

[@DrJ3RK8]

Just saw this one. Reminds me of Carbon Based Lifeforms.

[@MatteoRotta82]

Wow! How can you connected all Boutique?

[@papanero2334]

Ciao Gattobus. la registrazione è stata effettuata tramite usb aggregato o uscite di linea?

[@technokids2492]

hot damn, cant fake the funk!

[@spexnola5427]

Curious, did you change the scale on the bass drone sequence?

[@valdiskrebs566]

Nice groove. Does “Aggregate audio device” on Mac OS work for MIDI In AND Out???

[@gatorgoforth3097]

was there delay added to SH-01 or is it an onboard delay?

[@kbollo123]

Wow!!!

[@saintnicholas5507]

Are you recording through USB? I mean the audio? Any digital noise?

[@st0rmchild]

The audio output over USB has no noise. You can hear aliasing at very high frequencies if you're looking for it, but the boutiques all support both 44.1 and 96 kHz, so you can use 96 kHz if you have any concerns about aliasing.

[@joellane7438]

Cool

[@iSirTaki]

How do you sync them all together? I only see usb cables.

[@HH-Thorsten]

And thats the answer

[@st0rmchild]

The USB connection provides power, two-way MIDI, and audio. All of the boutiques automatically sync to MIDI clock by default. You can use one of them as the master, or sync them all to a DAW (or anything else that sends MIDI clock).

[@aabe4327]

Damn it. I need the K25 for mine...

[@samuelaronoff8976]

Every time I try to play my SH-01a and introduce my TR-08 track, it doesn't sync with what I am playing on the SH-01a. I have the MIDI set as the TR-08 being the Master.

[@ezassegai4793]

have you figured it out yet?

[@samuelaronoff8976]

@@ezassegai4793 Yes. Since I have last posted, I have re-designed my layout and added some new hardware.

[@Cesarsound1]

Maravilhoso!

[@ianjay5551]

Quality mate top work. :)

[@neworder80]

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