I talked with Roland stuff of SE02 division.
The answer was they do NOT release the OFFICIAL editor.
yeah but I thought SE will be doing the editor, not Roland?
SE is ?
They are hardware engineers. not softwareā¦
since I got my SE 02, itās interesting and sounds good as 3 oscillators analog synth with various modulations.
Sequencer can be used simulteniously with midi input.
So if you use it with external note controller, the sequencer of SE02 itself can be something else with its sound.
I only seq my SE-02 with A4 CV signals or my MPC live, Iāve never used the int seq yet.
I will check how SE02 works with another note controller.
because SE02ās sequencer has Plock. Only one parameter though.
Will do. Itās not critical for me either way, but I like this mainly for the idea of saving patches within that song.
Itāll take a day or two for me to look at it, but I will. At least this creator looks to have experience with most if not all the other Boutique devices with similar editors, so thatās promising.
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Iām curious why people want an editor for a synth covered in knobs. Seems antithetical to why youād want a hardware synth to begin with.
Iād say mainly for more flexibility in recall and parameter automation.
By your logic overbridge wouldnāt make sense either yet many people claim to be able to edit their elektron analogs better/easier with one (I dont but mileages always wary soā¦)
If you only use Overbridge as an editor, yes that would be correct.
In this instance it seems redundant to duplicate an interface where you can access all parameters via knobs (pretty much 1:1 functionality) and reduce the interaction to mouse clicks. It sort of implies that youāll never really need to touch the device after itās been set up, and makes me wonder why a VST synth wouldnāt have been a better choice in the first place.
Some people choose vst, some choose hardware, some choose hardware that can be controlled by vstā¦
It can be used either way to suit different peoples needsā¦
Itās analog as well, that matters to some people whether itās in universal agreement or not, and to control analog by vst is different and desirable to someā¦
It doesnāt have a keyboard either, which lends it to be controlled by something, and many people use daws for thatā¦
You can control it from you computer and other times just fire it up or take it with youā¦
Itās not something Iām particularly interested and donāt approach my gear in that way, but I can see why people would like itā¦
Good points. I guess itās most appealing from an automation mapping standpoint. I never really use automations so I tend to forget about that aspect.
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The number one reason I want an editor with any synth is to modulate the crap out of the VST with max4live lfoās and the like in Ableton.
Unlimited modulation potential
Is there more control with that than by cc? Smoother resoultution or something? Just easier to map?
No the same, just so much easier seeing the parameters in a plugin rather than working out cc numbers via manual etc.
Much easier workflow imo
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Yep exactly. Everything already pre mapped in the plugin
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New SE-02 course available. Good for beginners that want an overview of what everything on the machine does. I hope they do a follow-up course that goes into sound design on the SE-02.
https://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/se-02-explained-and-explored
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I just linked up my SE-02 with the SP-16 and I think it sounds good through the THRU input on the SP
Certainly looks like the SE-02 software lives, on Rolandās NAMM stand:
I want to see more of that breakout box!
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Patch morphing with the software editor sounds like a lot of fun.
Yeah, looks like SE had the same idea as the rest of us. āThis synth is great, but what it really needs is a really large filter cutoff knobā.
Also - blimey - just got to the bit where they point out the new PWM feature. Thatās a big win for a lot of folks.
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