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Main Features Able to produce a broad range of sounds with simple operation, the GAIA SH-01 is a compact and light-weight, yet full-fledged virtual analog synthesizer that’s a great choice for live performance or in the studio. Rich sound equivalent to three synthesizers A synthesizer consists of sections such as the OSC (p. 30), FILTER (p. 32), AMP (p. 35), various ENV units (p. 32, p. 34, p. 35), and an LFO (p. 36). The GAIA SH-01 uses a newly developed, dedicated sound generator that provi
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USB memory for saving user data The USB MEMORY connector allows you to connect USB memory (sold separately) for storing user patches or phrases. This is also a good way to back up your important user data. Saved patches or phrases can be recalled directly from USB memory. It’s also easy to recall a desired patch or phrase from USB memory, and then re-save it to internal memory. USB COMPUTER connector for connecting your computer Since the GAIA SH-01 supports USB MIDI/ AUDIO, you can use DAW
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About WARNING and CAUTION Notices About the Symbols The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or Used for instructions intended to alert the warnings. The specific meaning of the symbol is user to the risk of death or severe injury determined by the design contained within the triangle. In should the unit be used improperly. the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert
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WARNING CAUTION 015 106 • Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to share an • Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices. unit. Be especially careful when using extension cords—the 107c total power used by all devices you have connected • Never handle the AC adaptor or its plugs with wet to the extension cord’s outlet must never exceed the hands when plugging into, or unplugging from, an power rating (wa
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IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Maintenance 301 401a • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth or one by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter (such as a that has been slightly dampened with water. To remove stubborn refrigerator, washing machine, microwave oven, or air conditioner), dirt, use a cloth impregnated with a mild, non-abrasive detergent. or that contains a motor. Depending
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Additional Precautions Before Using USB Memory 551 704 • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably • Carefully insert the USB memory all the way in—until it is fi rmly in lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of place. the unit. To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data, we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit’s memory on a computer. 552 • Unfortunately, it may be i
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Contents Recording Operations (PHRASE RECORDER) . . . . . . . . . . 24 Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Names of Things and What They Do . . . . . . . 10 Rehearsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Erasing Recorded Operat
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Using the GAIA SH-01 with a Computer or Sound Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Recording the SH-01’s Sound or Data on a Computer (USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Connecting the SH-01 to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using the SH-01 as a Controller or Sound Module (MIDI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 MIDI Connectors .
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Names of Things and What They Do Top Panel 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 8 D BEA M (p. 21) EFFECTS (p. 38) Here you can turn the D BEAM function on/off . By moving your hand The GAIA SH-01 has fi ve built-in eff ects: distortion, fl anger, delay, above the D BEAM controller, you can apply a variety of eff ects. reverb, and low boost. You can make settings independently for each eff ect. 2 9 EXT IN (External Input, p. 40) [TONE COPY] Button (p. 30) Here you can specify how the d
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10 12 [V-LINK] Button (p. 27) [BANK] Button (p. 18) This button turns V-LINK on/off . Use this button in combination with the NUMBER [A]–[H] buttons to switch banks. [TAP TEMPO] Button (p. 23) NUMBER [1]–[8] Buttons (p. 18) You can use this button to set the tempo of the arpeggio or phrase recorder. Use these buttons to select patches or phrases. [KEY HOLD] Button (p. 22) 13 PHRASE RECORDER (p. 24) This button holds the notes even after you release your fi ngers from the keyboard. [PLA
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Rear Panel 16 17 18 19 20 21 988 16 19 Security Slot ( ) PED AL http://www.kensington.com/ PEDAL Jack (p. 26) Connect an expression pedal (EV-5; sold separately) or pedal switch 17 (DP series, FS-5U; sold separately) here. [POWER] Switch (p. 15) 20 MIDI Connectors (OUT/IN) (p. 43) This switch turns the power on/off . Connect these when you want to transmit or receive MIDI messages DC IN (AC Adaptor) Connector (p. 13) to or from another MIDI device. Connect the included AC adaptor her
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Getting Ready Connecting the AC Adaptor Installing B atteries Connect the included AC adaptor to the DC IN connector The GAIA SH-01 can operate on eight commercially on the rear panel of the GAIA SH-01. available AA nickel-metal hydride batteries. 1. Press in the tabs of the battery compartment cover on the bottom panel of the GAIA SH-01, and remove the cover. Cord hook NOTE Indicator • Take care that foreign objects (fl ammable items, coins, Power cord pins, etc.) or liquids (water, jui
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Removing the Batteries POWER SAVE MODE If you want to remove the batteries, turn off power to the You can set the GAIA SH-01 so it will automatically enter GAIA SH-01 fi rst; then open the battery compartment power-save mode when a certain length of time has cover, and take out the batteries. passed without any operation being performed. To return from power-save mode to normal operation, perform an operation such as turning a knob or playing W hen to Replace the Batteries the keyboard.
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3. Press the [POWER] switch on the rear panel to turn Using headphones on the power. Connect commercially available headphones to the PHONES jack on the rear panel. * When turning on the power, do not touch the pitch bend/modulation lever located at the left of the * Sound will be output from the OUTPUT jacks even if keyboard. If you turn on the power while touching this headphones are connected. lever, the system may not operate correctly. 4. Switch on power to the connected equipment,
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How the GAIA SH-01 is Organized Basic Structure Performance Functions Broadly speaking, the GAIA SH-01 consists of a controller The GAIA SH-01 contains a variety of eff ects, and each can section, a sound generator section, and eff ects. be adjusted independently. Controller section Arpeggiator (p. 22) The controller section is what you play. This allows you to produce arpeggios simply by pressing a chord on the keyboard. For example, the performer’s actions, such as “playing the keyboard” ar
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Temporary memory About Memory Memory provides storage locations where patches (p. T emporary area 18) and other settings are stored. There are three types of memory: “temporary memory,” “rewritable memory,” and Data for the patch you select via the front panel buttons is “non-rewritable memory.” called up to this area. When you play the keyboard or play back the phrase recorder, sounds are produced according to the settings Non-rewritable memory that are in the temporary area. When you
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Performing About Patches Adjusting the Volume (V OLUME) The GAIA SH-01 lets you store the sounds that you create. Here’s how to adjust the overall volume of the GAIA SH-01’s sound, which is output from the OUTPUT jacks on A sound you create is called a “patch”; you can use the the rear panel and the PHONES jack. buttons to recall a patch and then play it. Turning the knob toward the right will increase the Patches are organized into a “preset group” and a “user volume, and turning it towa
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BANK A–H 2. While holding down the OCTAVE [DOWN/-] Preset group/User group/ button, press a key (C2–C4). USB memory group This specifi es the amount of pitch change that will occur NUMBER 1–8 when you move the lever to the left. A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 B-6 B-7 B-8 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7 D-8 E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5 F-6 F-7 F-8 G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 G-8 H-1 H-2 H-3 H-4 H-5 H-6 H-7 H-8 Adding Dyna
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Shifting the Keyboard’s Pitch Playing Single Notes (MONO ) This function is eff ective when you need to simulate the Range (OC TAVE UP/DOWN) performance of a solo instrument. You can shift the keyboard’s pitch range in steps of one octave, for a maximum of three octaves upward or downward. 1. Press the [MONO] button so it’s lit; this puts the synth in mono mode. 1. To raise the range, press the OCTAVE [UP/+] Even if you hold down a chord on the keyboard, only a button, and to lower the
