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Roland SH-7 – a truely flexible Performance Synth
2024-04-01 by Theo Bloderer

Launched in 1978, the Roland SH-7 is one of the rarest models in the Roland SH series. While the instrument is unusually flexible in terms of modulation possibilities, its 24dB VCF cannot keep up with the outstanding filter design of its predecessor, the Roland SH-5. And yet, thanks to its generous controller section (including a few extras), the SH-7 is perhaps the most beautiful compact synthesiser Roland has ever built in terms of performance.

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Conclusion

The Roland SH-7 is an exceptional instrument in many respects. Its sometimes not quite so effective filter (background noise and inharmonic frequencies with increasing resonance) may make some musicians turn up their noses at the less powerful sound compared to the all-time legend Roland SH-5, but that is only one aspect of the big picture, because …

… the SH-7 certainly offers the traditional (powerful) vintage SH sound, but also effect sounds and original creations that are not so easy to find, especially on Roland compact synthesizers. Furthermore, the performance around the pitch bend control options (VCO – VCF – VCA) is in a class of its own, which is also significantly enhanced by excellent portamento modes (DOWN or UP) as well as S/H, autobending and the repetitive triggering of the envelopes by sample & hold or by the LFO.