GAIA 2 opens the door to a limitless universe of inspiring sound experiments. Armed with a powerful hybrid engine that combines wavetable and virtual analog synthesis, you can quickly learn the basics before beginning your adventure in the synth world. The user-friendly control panel layout follows a logical synthesis workflow for fast sound creation, while the full-size keys offer exceptional playability when you're ready to perform. The sequencer and Motional Pad make it easy to generate and adjust complex sounds and phrases full of dynamic movement as you play. Discover the shape of sound with GAIA 2 and give life to your musical vision.
Standard Features
- Powerful Roland synthesizer with advanced sound capabilities
- Intuitive panel layout and hands-on workflow make it easy to learn synthesis and sound design
- Newly developed hybrid sound engine with one wavetable oscillator and two virtual analog oscillators
- Attractive aluminum panel filled with high-quality knobs and sliders
- Freely assignable modulation routings for fast sound creation
- Motional Pad for adding real-time movement and expression to sounds
- Sequencer with real-time and step recording options
- MFX section with 53 unique effect types
- Dedicated Chorus and Delay/Reverb sections with multiple types, including JUNO Chorus effects, Shimmer Reverb, Modulation
- Reverb and more.
- Informative high-contrast OLED display
- USB Type-A port for connecting a USB flash drive or external USB MIDI controller
Do You Speak Synth?
GAIA 2's newly developed sound engine puts an inexhaustible source of sound exploration at your fingertips. Build familiar sounds inspired by synthesizer icons past and present. Then dive into the unique phase and shape modulation tools to create sophisticated textures with complex overtones impossible with traditional analog synths. Need something more extreme? Flip open the Drive knob in the multimode filter section for even more grit and power. Whatever you're looking for, from soft tones reminiscent of vintage synths to sharp, biting leads and sci-fi soundscapes, GAIA 2 can do it all.Wavetable
In addition to the familiar waveforms we all know and love, GAIA 2's wavetable oscillator section offers multiple waveforms. You can jump between these waveforms or transform them gradually, resulting in everything from dramatic changes to slowly evolving textures. The addition of the wavetable oscillator brings high-contrast textures into your mix and leads to unexpected and exciting results.Virtual Analog
GAIA 2 gives you the tools to accurately mimic the most famous analog synthesizers of all time or create entirely new sounds you've never heard before. Two virtual analog oscillators provide the building blocks for synthesis, allowing you to reproduce classic sounds from the past or design completely new sounds. Think of the sound you want and start tweaking to bring it to life.Touch the Sound
GAIA 2's intuitive workflow makes it fast, easy and fun to create sounds. The layout with one control per panel lets you program directly without getting lost in complex menus. And with streamlined buttons and the white anodized aluminum panel, it looks inspiring, too. Just wait until you see it light up under stage lights!See the Sound
The informative display stands prominently in the center. This shows the audio output waves and recorded movements of the Motional Pad. At a glance, you'll understand what's happening, even with the most complex sounds.Classic Education
GAIA 2 supports Roland Model Expansions, which accurately recreate iconic synthesizers from our long history. Switch directly between the built-in sound engine and classics such as the SH-101,* JUPITER-8 or JUNO-106 with a dedicated button. Each Model Expansion is fully compatible with GAIA 2's workflow, allowing you to put a fresh spin on vintage sounds with on-panel controls and create new music with the sequencer. *The SH-101 Model Expansion is pre-installed. Additional Model Expansion titles are available through Roland Cloud.- 37 keys
GAIA-2 sound generator - Pre-installed Model Expansion SH-101
- Other Model Expansion titles (optional - via Roland Cloud)
- Maximum polyphony: 22 voices (3 x oscillators per voice)
Tones - Preset tone: 256
- User tone: 512
Oscillators - OSC 1 (Wavetable): 63 waveforms
- Modulation Types: Wave position, phase modulation (P-MOD), shape modulation (S-MOD)
- OSC 2/3 (Classic waveforms): Sine, Triangle, Saw, Square, Super Saw and 5 noise waves
- Modulation Types: Shape, Ring modulation, Oscillator sync, Cross modulation 1, Cross modulation 2
- Envelope: Attack, Decay
Filter - Filter type: LPF, BPF, HPF
- Filter slope: -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct
- Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
- Filter drive
Amp - Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
LFO - 2 LFOs, 5 waveforms and 1 programmable step LFO waveform
- LFO assignment: Up to 4 parameters of panel buttons and sliders (except click controls) in each LFO
Effects - Multi-effects: 53 types
- Reverb/Delay: 7 types
- Chorus: 3 types (9 modes in total)
- Master EQ
- Master compressor
Other features - Portamento
- Unison
- Chord memory
Step sequencer - 64 steps : Each step can record 8 notes and 4 controls
- Recording modes: Real-time/Step/TR-REC
- Probability
- Random pattern generator
Arpeggiator - Mode : Up, Down, Up&Down, Random, Note Sequence
- Scale: 16 variations
Motional Pad - Two-dimensional editing to P-Mod X/Y or S-Mod Depth/Drive
- Two-dimensional assignable control to parameters of panel knobs and sliders (except for click-turn knobs)
- Motion recording and playback function
- Menu interface with drag-and-drop pointer
Other controls - Pitch Bend wheel
- Modulation wheel
Display - OLED 128 x 64 dots
Connections - HEADPHONES jacks: Stereo miniature phone type (front), Stereo 1/4-inch phone type (rear)
- OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO, R): 1/4-inch phone jack
- PEDAL jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type (available for a hold pedal or a control pedal)
- MIDI jacks (IN, OUT)
- USB COMPUTER port: USB Type-C(R) (Class compliant for audio and MIDI/ Roland driver for audio and MIDI)
- USB MEMORY/EXT DEVICE port: Type-A (storage, MIDI)
Power Supply - AC adapter (DC IN port)
- USB bus power supply (USB Type-C(R) port)
* External power supply via a USB Type-A port is not available.
Power consumption - 600 mA (AC adapter)
- 1.800 mA (USB bus power supply)
External memory - USB flash drive (commercially available)
Dimensions - 655 (W) x 336 (D) x 92 (H) mm
- 25-13/16 (W) x 13-1/4 (D) x 3-5/8 (H) inches
Weight - 4.4 kg / 9 lbs 12 oz
Accessories - Startup guide
- Folder "SAFE USE OF THE DEVICE".
- AC adapter (PSB-5U)
- Power cord
