Roland SE-02 - First Day Fiddling - Just Music - From Tame to Aggressive

[@PAAmsterdam]

This sounds gorgeous. I had no idea it existed until 2 days ago when watching a bad gear video about Moog and The model D it came up as an alternative. So underrated. A UFO flying under the radar. A bargain now on the second hand market at around 300eur.

[@CrusaderGeneral]

Is it just me or is this one of the best sounding analogue synths ever made?

[@DocFirewire]

For me, it is already a living legend. Go get one while you can!

[@progwaver]

omgosh, this sound at 5.50... I must have it... just ordered now haha

[@wingoshack]

Holy crap that thing sounds way better than I expected.

[@McGeeeeesees]

I've been listening to demos of other Boutique synths trying to decide if I want one. But then I heard this. Long live Analog I say. Incredible. So much character.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

It really is a great sounding synth. Glad you liked the video!

[@garyturner5204]

I have many of the Boutiques and love them. Each is different as they very closely emulate older synths by Roland. I have the SE-02 because it is true analog and designed by Studio Electronics (the have been working with analog for decades, and mod and repair older a Moogs like the mini model D). I also have the JO-08, JU-06, JX-03 and SH-01a. Cool and fun stuff.

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Sometimes good things come in small packages . This minibeast is definitly packing some analogie heat . Loved the vid !!!. Bring on the "second day fiddling !"

[@DocFirewire]

It is not a Moog, it is "just" a tiny beast that comes in for

[@foxjones3204]

I've already purchased a used one and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Glad I watched this. I was having the "was that a bad idea????" thought

[@Antonio229]

You should make a video with the Mother 32 and the SE-02.

[@lufee001]

Wow, it's actually sounds way, way better than I expected, order sent ;)

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Nice! You'll love it.

[@BluffMunkey]

No brainer synth. Excellent demo.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Yep. Get one!

[@symph1744]

Daft Punk in the house! This machine is a tiny beast!

[@bobborries]

Sounds better than thought it would.

[@ConenRuam]

It does sound really really good doesn't it. Won't be able to resist

[@MattGreerMusic]

Watched it on my cellphone without headphones. I can tell there's no bottom end and the knobs are far too small for any sound worth hearing to ever come out of it. ;)

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Matt Greer Music Haha! I'm busted. Cellphone audio is the true benchmark.

[@AveMcree]

Matt Greer Music 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂and I bet someone won't get the joke.

[@roxyheart3329]

Gotta love the votes on both of these comments. There are that few people who understand sarcasm wow :D

[@187onasimp]

at least try using ear buds it's the standard equipment used for criticizing the sound of an instrument.

[@wurzel6857]

i watched this on the maxi screen and to me knobs look huge mate.

[@xprophet9]

Brilliant! I wish that I could "fiddle about " and sound this spectacular. Bravo Maestro...

[@phonopollution]

Such a great synth captured in such a small box - crude.

[@brianmprince3638]

I found one at a pawn shop... who would pawn one of these? My luck I guess. Updated to latest FW V1.11 and got bank D to add more possibilities. Plugged in my full 88 keys and going wild, the fun is endless. This vid is nice and spacey, sounds great, you got a great groove at 4:30am.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

my cousin pawned his Juno 106 for $25 in 1993. I almost killed him.

[@MrSNEAKFREAK96]

Damn, it does sound really good. Filter+Resonance combo is great.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

MrSNEAKFREAK96 yeah I really love the sound of the filter. Smooth and gritty at the same time

[@HotStrange]

That combo is on every synth lol

[@MrSNEAKFREAK96]

@@HotStrange Well yeah. I just meant the resonance in this synth sounded good. Which isn’t necessarily the case for every synth.

[@rorschach1]

you just sold me an SE-02

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

haha! Lucky you!

[@rorschach1]

I love it so much!

[@ronbois4662]

There is a botten end.! I can tel you cause i got one. From 7 min til end. Chicken skin! Knobs er terrible, but it sound so great. Go se02!!

[@robbenning7046]

Great, great, GREAT SOUND, you nailed it for me on 5:40. Great playing! Love it!

[@josephwright5921]

Great cosmic noodling. It reminds me a little of bridge passages of various Vangelis songs! Have you seen the Kebu demo of the SE O2. That man is a gifted live player! I do wish Roland would have cloned a circuit that wasn't so readily available through existing Moog products.

[@garyturner5204]

The SE-02 is designed by Studio Electronics, but manufactured by Roland. Studio Electronics has been making analog synths for decades, and repairing and servicing Moogs for all of that time. This SE-02 is an amazing little synth.

[@drstupid1]

Awesome sounds you've got going there.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

drstupid1 Thanks! I'm sure it's capable of a lot more. Looking forward to getting more into it

[@vileguile4]

It sounds much better than what i would have thought :o 8:30 so brutal!!!

[@BukkakeTuesdays]

Indeed that part is rad!

[@emiel333]

I just came by this video and I’m impressed by this Roland synth. Also subscribed to your channel. Kind regards, Emiel333.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Thanks for the sub! I do think the SE-02 is a really nice synth. I do not care for the knobs so much but the sound is great. Cheers!

[@wajobu]

Sounds great...a nice complement to a Minilogue and Mother 32.

[@grahamdougherty226]

The SE-02 is a sick board but I found all kinds of low frequency bleeding when hooked up to a 15" sub. It requires being run through Ableton so you can run it through filters to eliminate the bleed.

[@Waltharius-mu3nq]

it does sound really good ! I'm torn between this and the typhon.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

I have a Typhon too. They're really different. The SE02 is probably better if you want more traditional sounding stuff with a more traditional interface. The Typhon can get you into sonic territory the SE02 won't go. The screen is a bit too small for my liking, and the USB power can be noisy if you don't isolate it. Both are cool though.

[@Waltharius-mu3nq]

Thanks ! I've already a digitone, who provides all the weird sounds I need, so I'm more after a classic sound for my lead stuff. I love the digitone, but I want something more live friendly, with one knob per function, but people always complaint about the tiny ones of the roland.

[@mbrombert]

This thing is a BEAST

[@eldontyrellcorp]

It cuts through the mix for sure ! I have one and it just sounds HUGE

[@sprungingforvoltage]

nice! i'm loving mine so far.

[@RobertSaintJohn]

Dude. DUDE. Come out to Ohio and make mine sound as good ;)

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

haha! how you liking it?

[@RobertSaintJohn]

I seriously love it. I'd played one a month or so ago at Sweetwater's GearFest and fell for it then, but had no idea how deep it could get. The crossmod and modwheel options are crazy. I feel like I need to shut myself away with it for a month before I can start making music with it. My Sub 37 is looking awfully concerned right now.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Yeah, I was actually a little unsure about posting a video after I'd had it for 12 hours (6 of which were spent sleeping). But I know people are interested in the sound, and it was easy enough to get that filter sweeping and get some basic sound out of it.

[@phatjayg]

HUGE !! Wanted the MFB Dom Club, but now?

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Well you know what the answer to that problem is right? :p

[@phatjayg]

I do, and that's our weakness...

[@yuriiklopovsky]

Serious Oxygene vibes :)

[@_EightySix]

Kinda tempted to go back to Guitar Center and buy it now.

[@josephwright5921]

EightySix It’s a $100.00 cheaper than when first released and if you wait until a big holiday, you can get it for another 15% off= $339.15

[@garyturner5204]

Buy it while you can. Roland has already discontinued several of the other Boutique models. If you want it, buy it when you see it.

[@_EightySix]

@@garyturner5204 Lol, this is so old. Yeah I never got one, but the Behringer D sounds just as good. I have 8 Boutiques now in total, the TR-06 being the latest edition. They and their boxes are all kept super clean.

[@Antonio229]

My Mother 32 and this would make a great pair.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

I do have a Mother 32 and I want to get it out and use it. The SE-02 has CV inputs for Pitch, Gate, and VCF. It would be nice to be able to patch the Mother 32 into the SE-02 and use that additional LFO, then be able to use the LFO on the Roland for pitch or whatever.

[@johnyentes6643]

I use those two together and they do indeed sound great.

[@Antonio229]

can you post a video of both synths

[@johnyentes6643]

Antonio229 I put up a track on my soundcloud that has the se-02 playing mid and mother playing high. soundcloud.com/user-422752625/tantric-loop

[@josephwright5921]

I think the Behringer D sounds a little better and has more patch points, but this has presets and a basic groove sequencer. Now it is $100.00 cheaper and probably 15% off at holidays. It will pair nicely with my Neutron

[@garyturner5204]

So... did you get one?

[@javiceres]

And has 2 LFOs

[@tunairaiol]

Amazing, thank you!

[@brownpaste]

i want one

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

brownpaste get one!

[@brownpaste]

tr8.. then deepmind 12.. then this ;)

[@BM-di4cu]

Nice hands

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Brian Murphy I use lotion

[@BM-di4cu]

Earmonkey Music you can tell by how they glisten

[@MattGreerMusic]

They must be the size of midgety, toy, doll hands because there's no way any normal hands could ever do anything on this synth. Simply impossible. Against the laws of physics.

[@vileguile4]

lol hand fetischist, why not

[@BM-di4cu]

Sleepydog can I see your hands

[@librasky]

Is there an input ? Can you run another synth thru it ?

[@ShimanskiBeats]

sounds really good. Would like to see an A-B comparison to the Behringer D. How did you get your SE-02 so early? The stores I checked only get it in October.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

I pre-ordered it at 6:00 a.m. the day it was announced. ha! I also have a Behringer D on preorder so when that arrives I'll do a comparison.

[@ShimanskiBeats]

early move pays off, great! Looking fw to the comparison

[@marcusfreeweb]

Very good basic sound quality I find in this video. Would you share what you did use for recording? Additional compression? Uploading? Thanks.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

There is no compression or anything. Just straight from the mixer to my Apollo Twin Solo, into Ableton Live 9. I export the Ableton track and sync with the video and there you go. I wanted this to be as pure as possible so there's no sound manipulation. It's all SE-02

[@SanplerVarondaro]

genial bro

[@f001sg0ld]

Sounds like a song from a tiesto set. I can't remember which one

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Couldn't tell you since I don't listen to Tiesto. He must be good though if he sounds like me :p

[@BukkakeTuesdays]

Would you happen to have the patch settings from 8:30 on?

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

I don't. It has been so long.

[@jakfearon2945]

me like.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

You asked for a creamy analog monosynth...

[@jakfearon2945]

yup I think this might just be the one. Are you still having fun with it?

[@Robot256k]

Sounds pretty nice but the size really puts me off. Think Moog Minitaur size and it would have been a really nice piece of gear. I wish they would go away with all this boutique crap that is basically TR8/System1 technology re-housed.

[@HotStrange]

That’s not the case here though. And all the Boutiques sound fantastic.

[@zaphod7029]

Nice try... but I already have one on order so your evil plan has failed :D

[@SPAZZOID100]

Turn off the FX.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

When you buy yours, you don't have to use the delay if you don't want to. I like it.

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

no