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Introducing the Controls
INTRO
What are the Three Elements of Sound?
The three elements of sounds are pitch, brightness, and volume. On a synthe-
sizer, these elements are controlled by the following three sections.
1.  Pitch = Oscillator (OSC)
2.  Brightness = Filter (FILTER)
3.  Volume = Amplier (AMP)
Pitch
OSC
Brightness
FILTER
Roland’s GAIA SH-01 synthesizer is designed so that these three elements of sound are arranged on the 
panel in an intuitive layout, making the sound-creating process easy.
D Beam
By moving your 
hand above the D 
Beam controller 
you can change 
the sound’s pitch, 
volume, or bright-
ness.
EXT IN
You can connect 
a portable audio 
player here.
Patch
Here you can call up 
patches.
Filter
This determines the 
sound’s brightness.
Amp
This determines the sound’s 
volume. This is also where the 
sound’s attack and decay are 
adjusted.
Eects
Here you can apply reverb to give 
the sound more depth, or add other 
eects.
LFO
This modulates the 
sound.
Oscillator (OSC)
This determines the sound’s pitch. The oscilla-
tor is the heart of a synthesizer, and is where 
you select the waveform that forms the basis 
of the sound.
USB Memory
You can save your 
patches to USB 
memory.
Tone
You can layer three 
tones to be played 
simultaneously.
Here’s where you 
select the tone you 
want to edit.
Lever
Move this to left or 
right to change the 
sound’s pitch.
Move this away 
from yourself to 
apply modulation.
Volume
This adjusts the 
overall volume.
Volume
AMP
A NOTE OF 
ADVICE