Roland SH-5 drum-machines square waves and other waveforms

square waves and other waveforms provided by voltage controlled oscillators or VCO) with amplitude modulators (voltage controlled amplifiers or VCA) and spectral modulators (voltage controlled filters (VCF) or fixed filter banks) and other modifiers

A solid black chassis and wood end-cheeks round out this classic and often overlooked string machine

It is extremely basic and unexciting but does make a good starter or play-along drum machine

traced to faulty 741 op­amp

Roland SH-5 drum-machines square waves and other waveformsThe SH 5 is a classic yet very advanced monophonic synthesizer rivalled mainly by its successor, the SH 7. The SH 5 has just about two of everything. There are two analog VCOs with triangle, ramp, square and pulse waveforms, two LFO's, two filters, two VCA's, white and pink noise generators, and more.