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The SH-1 is a very nice synth and extremely valid sounds for today. I found mine for about full retail a couple of years back, and I had read about the features so I jumped on it, because it seemed to be more sturdy than a SH-101 and with more features.
To be sure, the 101 has the sequencer and that is something the sh01 doesn't have, but otherwise, there are plenty of things this has that the 101 doesn't like the s/h lfo, external envelope for input, etc. This synth doesn't sound like a Moog at all. I think people saying this are generalizing a bit. Even the square wave on an SH1 is more gritty sounding than one on a minimoog.
This synth is a great ACID synth. It has an edginess to the sound that a Minimoog lacks. Its sound cuts through very well. The Sub osc automatically is synced to the oscillator so you just have more bottom end, but not as much of the "detune fatness" you can get from a minimoog. The hpf is something I am beginning to explore, you can thin out the sound and get it great for subtle leads and noodlings. The S/H LFO is great for modulation. The filter isn't a Moog filter but is very nice, and gives the synth a nice low-fi quality to it. When on resonant mode it has great "bite" to the sound. Some things on an SH-1 is more versatile than a Mini. The envelopes, there are 3, although 2 of the VCA envelopes are 2 step. You can invert the envelope too. Definitely more cheesy in general than a mini but great for leads, bass, techno, etc. Put some processing on the signal and you can get great tone out of it, and you also can get blips, bleeps, and noises. Highly recommended, but alas, a rare board. Like they came out with it and then soon after came up with some things that they felt would help sell more synths so there probably aren't very many of these around. Also I have been using it along with a CSQ-600 sequencer. It is very easy to program repeating patterns and CV can be fun!
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