Roland Gaia 2

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Didn’t see this coming at all.

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I don’t think anyone did!

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Cool, but why would you name it after the second shittest synth you ever made?

Also, does this look like that UDO synth because that UDO synth looks like a Roland, or does it just look like that UDO synth?

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I was going to ask what was the worst but there’s so many contenders, 90% from their early 2000s throw-anything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks era.

I know some people liked the Gaia as it was at least an interesting teaching tool for learning synthesis. But the actual engine was terrible.

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Looks like a Minilogue designed by UDO.

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Yes because Superman 2 was far better than Superman 1. :joy:

Does look a good synth though.

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Didn’t the oscillators turn out to be single cycle samples?

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I hate the colors of this design, looks cheap

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Huh. This one makes me feel dead inside.

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Alright, I’ve got to try and get past the name and the memories of the past Gaia. I’m sure it’s lovely.

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And a bit of Radias as well

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This was my first synth, it’s actually insane that I didn’t quit the hobby there and then

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I came so close to buying one, got a Korg ER1 instead, never looked back.

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So many knobs, looks kind of cool. I wish synths like this would have endless encoders with LEDs though, stresses me out to think how out of sync all the knobs will be when you load a preset lol. I’m sure cost is a good reason why that’s not the case.

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I’ll second, third, and fourth this

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Indeed.

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This feels very Korg to me for some reason. Looks like a Minilogue and acts like a Modwave. But I’m a total Roland fan boy so I’m reserving judgement until I make it through the Loopop video.

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Yeah it looks so Korg, the UI is very similar to the Wavestate etc. Not that that is a bad thing but the inspiration is clear! Looks like there are some nice UI touches such as the “hold menu and touch a control to access that area’s submenu”.

Despite the lack of knobs, I think the HydraSynth is more my thing though. Sounds like the modulation is pretty basic on this.

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this.

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Interesting synth. A lot of people would assume it was something new from Korg at a glance.

Always good to see plenty of hands on control over lots of menu diving.

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