In this video, I review Roland’s GAIA 2 and go through its oscillators, wavetable shaping, filters, effects and modulation. I also explore the motion pad, arpeggiator and sequencer, then play through more than 250 presets.
Timeline
0:00 Intro
1:25 Overview
5:45 Build
6:30 Connectivity
7:05 Oscillators
7:25 Wavetables
8:15 Phase mod
9:05 Shaper mod
10:05 VA oscs
11:10 Noise fun
12:15 Sync
12:35 Ring mod
13:00 X-Mod
13:30 Mixer
13:50 Filter
15:20 Drive
16:20 Filter env
17:00 Amp tone
17:20 Effects
21:50 Modulation
22:10 Osc env
22:40 LFOs
25:00 Motion pad
26:30 Arp
27:30 Sequencer
29:15 Automation
31:05 Perf func
31:45 Chords
32:50 Models
35:00 WC-1, cloud
35:40 Unison
36:05 MIDI control
36:40 Pros & cons
41:05 250 presets!
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