Any tips/suggestions/guides for making good sounding patches? I picked this thing up on Friday and have been struggling to make anything sound as good as some of the pre-loaded patches. Maybe I just need more practice haha
Youāll get there I bet. Iām not the best sound designer but have noticed if I just sit with it at some point I hit on something Iām really proud of.
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If you are able to match the quality of presets in the first couple of days, then the range of the device is probably not that great. Remember that the developers had liberal amounts of time to design those, and they chose ones that show off the device to best effect. Just take your time and explore and take notes on what works best for you.
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Speaking of presets. I have not even listened to them yet. I just hit shift-write and enter and it says done. I am not sure what slot my patches save to. The first preset that loaded up was kind of a chords thing that I reset to default. may have copied over that one. I am not sure.
One thing I noticed about the init is the volume defaults to 70. I wondered why the synth was so quiet until I saw that setting.
My understanding is that it saves to the slot that youāre currently on, unless thereās some wizardry Iām unaware of. For example, if Iām on 2-12, then when I save it, it saves to slot 2-12. Rather than thinking of them as patterns, I think of the selections as presets that happen to have a sequencer attached.
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From memory, you can also copy from your current preset/pattern slot to any other chosen slot.
Good patches is very subjectiveā¦ I think you first need to understand what patches you prefer and why you prefer them.
As an example, Iām very sensitive to high pitched sounds, so I prefer pads that are very subdued, with a hint of noise in them and wobbly pitch. So with that in mind it is a lot easier for me to make patches I like.
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LOL iāve had this thing for a few months and not noticed that. I thought it was a tad quiet in some situations 
I have 0 experience with the sh-101 and very little experience with Roland in general. I love the sounds I am getting with this synth but none of them sound like the organic almost cello-like timbre(? I have no idea how to describe the timbre actually) of the sh-101 patches that Dorian concept uses
Has anyone successfully recreated sounds like this? And if so, could you share any tips?
Since Iāve never used the 101, Iām not sure which aspects of it are responsible for that character and which elements are maybe taking me further from it
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have you experimented with the keytracking values for the filter? i feel like thats where i was getting the most organic results when i had my s1. could be speaking out my ass rn tho
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I had not but thatās a very good tip, thank you. I guess it wasnāt incredibly hard to get in the ballpark but this helped a lot
Saw wave only, 10 oāclock filter freq with 60% vcf env amt, short decay with a little bit of attack-enough to subtly ābowā in and light sustain, 16ā, very low saw wave lfo on filter and tune, keytracking 175 sounds pretty good. Maybe a tiny bit of -2 oct sub
I guess most of the magic as usual is in the filter but particularly so with the character of this synth. Never fully opened, but higher frequencies peak out just slightly
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I love that sound behind pattern 1-02. Iāve already looked at some parameters, but havenāt yet found out what causes the magic. I always find such analyses difficult with the S-1, even though it has a rather simple architecture.
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nice im glad it helped. im a big fan of dorian conceptās sound too, makes me want to get one again to try out your recipe lol
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Some slight ENV attack, a bit on LFO on pitchā¦ Donāt forget that Dorian Concept is a hell of a player, so you almost donāt see him touching the little modwheel. To achieve this, youāll have to use an external keyboard. Or program the automation ^^.
I use the Keystep37 and itās perfect for playing with the S-1, all I need 
Oh, and an Elektron sequencer of course. Although I often use S-1 own sequencer.
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Hereās a little demo of the S-1,
recorded directly without any addtional FX/processing.
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Awesome, and cheeky underworld reference there! Sounded brilliant
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I had to go play born slippy on the keys and try and nail your preset by ear. Just great. I got pretty close to your patch with it but it sounds like you have some modulation happening on the delay and i havenāt dove deep enough into the s-1 to grab that effect, haha.
Pretty amazing synth for just 1 saw wave, it still cuts.
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Thanks - no modulation on the delay though
What about automation? Havenāt tested it on delay yet but if it works, there is your modulation.
Yes, you can record automation also for the FX parameters, even for those āhiddenā in the sub-menus or shift functions.
But none used on the BornSlippy/NUXX chords above.
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