Description

Explore the Roland GAIA 2 Synthesizer from Roland. Below you will find product details, specifications and images to help you decide whether it is right for your setup.

GAIA 2’s newly developed sound engine puts a never-ending realm of tonal exploration under your fingers. Build familiar sounds inspired by past and present synth icons. Then dive into unique phase and shape modulation tools to unleash cutting-edge textures with complex overtones that can’t be expressed with traditional analog synths. Need something more extreme? Just crank the Drive knob in the multimode filter section for even more grit and power. Whatever you desire—from smooth tones reminiscent of vintage synths to edgy, biting leads to sci-fi soundscapes—GAIA 2 can do it.

Key Features:

• Harness the power of USB-C:
  Gaia 2 comes outfitted with an audio interface built in. Regardless of where you are you can record the Gaia 2 into a computer or mobile device with a single cable, no need to search for an audio interface, record your idea quickly.
• Touch the Sound:
  GAIA 2’s logical workflow makes sound creation fast, easy, and fun. The one-control-per-function panel layout enables instant programming without having to resort to creativity-killing menu diving. And with the streamlined knobs and white anodized aluminium panel, even the look is inspiring. Wait until you see how it glows under stage lighting!
• SH-101:
  With GAIA 2’s pre-installed SH-101 Model Expansion, the monophonic legend is reborn as a polysynth with new and exciting possibilities. Since its release in 1982, the small-but-mighty SH-101 has been a key ingredient in shaping electronic music and remains a favorite for its intuitive interface and head-turning sounds.
• Models:
  With the Roland Cloud, you also have access to a library of legendary instruments such as the historic Roland Jupiter-8, Juno 106 and JX-8P, these models can be loaded into the Gaia 2 to be used without a computer, with an optional WC-1 Roland Cloud Connect USB Adapter you can also load these from your smart device to your Gaia 2

Specifications:

• Keyboard:
  – Number of keys: 37
  – Keys type: Synth Action
  – Size: Full size
  – Maximum Polyphony: 22 (Varies depending on the sound settings or selected model)
• Sound engine: GAIA 2 + Roland Models (SH-101 pre-installed), (JD-800 Model Expantion is not compatible)
• Oscillators:
  – OSC 1:
  —- Waves: 63 Waveforms
  —- Mod Types: Wave position, Phase modulation (P-Mod), Shaping modulation (S-Mod)
  – OSC 2+3:
  —- Waves: Sine, Triangle, Saw, Square, Super Saw, 5x Noise
  —- Modulation types: Shape, Ring modulation, Oscillator Sync, Cross modulation 1, Cross modulation 2
  – Envelope:
  —- Controls: Attack, Decay
  —- Destinations: Pitch, Oscillator 1 position, Oscillator 2 shape, Oscillator 3 shape, P-MOD X, P-MOD Y, P-MOD Y, S-MOD Depth, S-MOD, Drive
• Filter:
  – Type: LPF, BPF, HPF
  – Filter Slope: -12dB/Oct, -18/Oct, -24dB/Oct
  – Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
  – Filter Drive
• Amp:
  Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
• LFO:
  – Number: 2
  – Waveforms: Sine, Saw, Square, RND, random
  – Assignment: Up to 4 parameters from knobs and sliders (Except for click dials in each LFO)
• Effects:
  – Multi Effects: 53 types
  – Reverb/Delay: 7 types
  – Chorus: 3 types (9 Modes in total)
  – Routing: Assignable
  – Master EQ + Compressor
• Step Sequencer:
  Number of Steps: 64
  Polyphony: 4 voices per step and up to 4 controls
  Recording modes: Real-time, Step, TR-REC
• Arpeggiator:
  Mode: UP, Down, Up&Down, Random, Note Order
  Scale: 16 Variations
• Motional Pad:
  Two dimensional edit to P-Mod X/Y or S-Mod Depth/Drive
  Two dimensional assignable control to parameters of panel knobs
  Motion recording and playback function
  – Menu interface with a drag pointer
• Display: OLED 128×64 dots
• Connections:
  – Headphone: 3.5mm TRS Jack (Front) + 1/4" TRS Jack (Rear)
  – Output: 2x 1/4” TS Jack
  – MIDI: IN + OUT 5 PIN DIN + USB
  – USB: USB-C for Audio and midi (Class Compliant)
  – USB Memory/Ext Device port: Type A
• Power Supply:
  – AC Adapter with USB-C
  – Power: 600mA (AC adapter) 1,800mA (USB bus power)
• Dimensions:
  – Width: 655mm / 25-13/16”
  – Depth: 336mm / 13-1/4”
  – Height: 92mm / 3-5/8”
  – Weight: 4.4 kg / 9 lbs 12 oz
• In the Box:
  – Startup Guide
  – Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
  – AC adaptor (PSB-5U)
  – Power cord

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