maybe on the 08.08.2017 we will know more about it.
hope there will be a SH-101 and a 808 Boutique anounced.
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More butchering of their proud legacy. When will it end?
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âŚraises the question of what a useful new synth in the range of 350 to 400 euros should be able to doâŚ
I am a bit bored of all the substractive synths⌠In a way a polyphonic 0-coast would be fine 
Roland seems to be a bit without inspirationâŚ
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When they have no older legacy product to boutique-ifyâŚ
Then weâll get the super-boutique line of already boutiqueâd synths.
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Iâm waiting for them to stuff a V-Synth into one of those things haha
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Itâs the tiny sliders that get me. The JP08 had such ridiculously tiny slider, it was a joke. They could have at least just used endless rotary encoders. If they do this with a 101 it will destroy any illusion of it actually being a 101 at all. And donât get me started on ACB and the weird limitations they decided to impose on the polyphony of the boutique synths. Why was the JP-08 even called the JP-08? Shouldnât it have been called the JP-04 ?
I watched the SE 02 Demo from skinnerbox yesterdayâŚ
They mentioned the same there⌠Everything too tiny⌠and too crampedâŚ
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Also letâs not kid ourselves here, the SE-02 is clearly a Studio Electronics synth. Thereâs little or no Roland DNA in there at all. I just donât see why they (Roland) are having such a hard time getting it right.
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Back to the ribbon sliders w/ battery compartment underneath, sacrificing ergonomics.
Thatâs unfortunate.
Hopefully SE-02 sales will entice Roland to let go of those UX missteps.
This one seems so meh compared to the SE-02.
SE-02 does sound lovely though⌠temptingâŚ
not sure. the âboutiqueâ form factor emulations were all based on polyphonic synths so far. since this one is obviously monophonic maybe they are actually squeezing an analog remake in there like they did with the SE-02.
tb-03 isnt based on a polyphonic synth. it would have been cheaper to make a analog 303 clone than sh-101.
Probably mentioned already but the fact that it has the ribbon sliders and battery compartment seems to be a hint that thisâll be digital. the sh-02 had to sacrifice those for the analog circuitry.
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Fader throw doesnât look too short.
At least JU-06 length.
I hope it has CV inputs.
Patch memory would be huge (vs the original), and expected as itâs probably plug out derived.
For $299, could be a solid AK appendage.
Will it come in all 3(?) original colors?
Personally I think its great. My friend just getting back into music the other day said âI wish I could get a 303â. Guess what, he can now for ~$300. Or a 101. or a 909. Thatâs living the dream!
Yea the sliders and knobs are small but thatâs cause the boxes themselves are tiny - just a design decision. If you want the larger size you go for the larger unit tr-8 / system-1 whatever.
I think itâs cool they are releasing these things as standalone units, and apparently in limited factor so they arenât killing the company doing it, and they can re-use the software later in other boxes.
I personally donât think theyâll ever re-release a âclassicâ machine as analog because getting it to sound right with modern components would be a nightmare. There is just no pleasing everyone.
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Correct me if Iâm wrong but doesnât the 101 already exists as ACB plug out for the System 1?
So this newest synth, if it is indeed a 101 is simply a tiny case to house some software they developed two years ago.
Nice
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Yes exactly. The assumption is itâs a standalone version of the 101 model, like the tr-09 is a standalone version of the 909 from the tr-8.
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I believe the TR-09 also includes many features not included in the TR8.
What about the whole mod grip and guitar strap legacy of the 101 ?
Not even considered worth of revival by the looks of it. Disposable almost.
true, not necessarily a bad thing though. an sh-01 will be cheaper, smaller, prettier and more streamlined than a system 1. if youâre desperate for the 101 sound there arenât really any other clones out there in hardware land.