That sounds dope !
Haha, me too! RELEASE THE KRAKEN! 
Thatās why I streamlined from six sequencers down to the Cirklon. Only my RE-909 v5 is running standalone ā itās just too much fun on its own. It kinda loses the magic when sequenced externally (and the global accent canāt be controlled externally).
But I do send program changes from the Cirklon to switch patterns, so I can use its song mode across all instruments.
The only odd one out right now is the TR-8S. Its MIDI response is terrible, and program change is still f#*%ā¦ oh ā did I say that ?
Sorry, I meant itās still a complete mess.
I think Iāll have to downgrade to firmware 2.0 ā but then I lose the CR-78 kit. Cruel world !
Oh Rolandā¦ Oh Rolandā¦
Hear usā¦ and fix it already. 
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My old 101 jam video shot circa 2003
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This video should be a commercial for an energy drink
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The origial release had an option for a 303 style sequencer which made it a little awkward I think, but seemed cool to me.
I have the MSW-810s with the 303 sequencer and I really like it. I always wanted a 101 and/or 202 so it has scratched the itch of early Warp records sounds for me, especially through the Quadraverb. I do need to hook it to a CV sequencer that can be incremented per gate, for the 101 sequencing trick.
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Iām not terribly comfortable with the 303 sequencer in general which might be the problem lol
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Me neither, and I hated it at first but have come to enjoy using it even if I canāt always make it sound how I was thinking, I can make cool grooves with the notes I wanted. Using it with the keystep sequencer makes it kind of like the 101 as well.
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A sequencer with a song mode would definitely reduce the need for tentacles here.
Including drum machines, Iām trying to corral nine sequencers at present. But only half receive PC. And one of them doesnāt much care for it it. And another does not take kindly to being sent PC 0 at all. That said, Iām still pretty tempted to add the SH-01A to the herd 
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Oh, damnnn. Youāve got a real Sophieās Choice deal going on there. Well, Roland giveth, and Roland taketh awayā¦
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I never upgraded from V2.0
Never had an issue. The features of newer firmwares never appealed. You can load what ever samples you like into it, so CR78 can still be a thing in TR8-S.
Yo Microtribe, howās it going? Still slamming that Softclipper like it owes you money? 
You were exactly who I had in mind when I started thinking about downgrading to 2.0.
Doesnāt look like Rolandās ever gonna fix that mess, huh?
Yeah mate still punching the TR8-S for all its worth. Its a damn fine drum machine.
V2.0 for life.
On topic.
SH101 is still brilliant. Tubutec mod for extra envelope, LFO and midi control over filter. Extended sequencer and arp functions etc etc. Iām wandering if Ed DMX ever updated his SH101 with the tubutec mod.
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I decided to pull the trigger on the Softube emulation of the 101 since itās on sale for $29 at plugin boutique - using my points, it only came out to $22ā¦ Seems like it would be a great FPO sound source and then I can replace the soft synth tracks with a real Roland SH come mixtime.
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Is the TAL bassline plug in still free? I did use it a few times about 10 years ago, really nice soft synth version.
TAL Bassline is still free though itās deprecated. TAL Bassline 101 is the new version and, imo, is a great 101 plugin, though itās the only one Iāve ever used.
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I have a real SH101 and also Softubeās Model 82. I love using Softubeās emulation as a substitute when ITB.
I also think Monomonoās Mono One rivals Softubeās Model 82 (Max for Live device). Both sound great IMO.
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Yeah, I had the OG SH-101 in my hands many timesāfirst time was around 1989 at my uncleās place. To this day, I have no idea why he even had one. The man had zero connection to music productionā¦ I guess he just liked the idea of strapping it on and living out his inner synth-rock god. 
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These days, Iām pretty happy with the SH-01Aāsheās got her strengths and does the job well. But the original is still on my buy list. That saidā¦ 2000 bucks for a serviced one with the Tubbutec upgrade? Puhhhā¦ But I need one anyway. For my inner peace. It was the first synth that I had in my hands as a kid. The circle have to be closed. 
I do have the Stereoping controller, currently running the TX81Z overlay/firmware. Technically, I could flash it for the Tubbutec SH-101 as wellābut those new Tubbutec controllers? Damn, they look slick. 
And itās a must for my setup. I need midi.
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Ooof!
Though why it has filter control?
Will look it up. Sexshy indeed.
Second added ADSR for only the filter so you can use the OG envelope exklusiv for the VCA. + the same for the second LFO. THe SH101 have than 2x ADSR 2xLFO and with the controller all hands on. +more features. Accent is cool = 303 style.
Yeah I knows , but the controls for the filter are on the Sh101ā¦
Anyway.
Cant say I really use the accent feature. It doesnt sound that good to my ears. Velocity is nice though. I have used midi control of the filter, using OTs LFOs to do tempo synched filter mod.
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