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September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

New Roland GAIA-2 synthesizer for hotel weekends

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

Good evening Settled Science Fans !

While i will be staying in an extended stay hotel for almost a year for this major refinery upgrade project, i just received a brand spanking new Roland GAIA-2 synthesizer to play around with on weekends.

Deep diving into manipulating from scratch, digitally controlled virtual analogue LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) / layers of oscillators / modulations / waveforms / effects.

Image of dedicated knobs to twist, in my comment below.

Life is good 😃 👍 👍

FROM THE THREAD

Tom's notes 8

  1. Tom Kirkman

    I'm not selling anything.
    This link is one of the best overall descriptions (and video) of what this beast can do.

    https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Gaia2--roland-gaia-2-37-key-virtual-analog-wavetable-synthesizer

  2. Tom Kirkman

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  3. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Bruce Otte

    I'm not selling anything.
    This link and video give a great description:

    https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Gaia2--roland-gaia-2-37-key-virtual-analog-wavetable-synthesizer

  4. Tom Kirkman

    Bruce Otte https://youtu.be/pOdyxm5iVp0

  5. Tom Kirkman

    Bruce Otte I'm living in a hotel room for a year.
    I don't exactly have my mixing / recording gear here.
    This specific synth is meant for me to get back to the basics of creating sounds from basic waveforms.

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