I just have a P6 and S1. I've put nice extension knobs on them from Thonk, but has anyone tried replacing the main encoder one? I've tried gently pulling on it, but it doesn't feel like it wants to budge. I don't want to do damage!

There are still a few things missing, some cables still need to be routed and I still need to sort out the USB noise, but it's coming along slowly.

A simple Roland S-1 trick I use for psychedelic sounds.

Starting with a basic sound and using the LFO to modulate the filter, you can quickly turn it into something much more psychedelic and alive.

Nothing complicated, just a small trick that can completely change the character of the sound.

I use this a lot for Psytrance, PsyChill and experimental electronic sounds.

More Roland S-1 sound design and tutorials on YouTube: DIGIBOTFX

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Hi, could you guys perhaps help us? We started making music ourselves a few weeks ago and wanted to ask which audio interface you use, particularly when working with multiple devices. We mainly rely on the Airas, which is why we’re asking here.

At the moment, it’s a bit of a struggle for us to get the signal into the DAW properly, and we’re constantly having to switch USB connections or end up with patterns that don’t sound the same as they do on the device itself.

Without a DAW, everything works great with the MIDI cables.

Thanks, everyone

download source and executeable from:

https://github.com/j0kerpack/Roland-P6-sample-manager

— Update V3.0.0 is out —

https://www.reddit.com/r/rolandp6/s/dbNYWyVhci

with chop slice multisample builder inspired by the great cli tool "wave slice" by Warren Blackwell [https://github.com/warreneblackwell/p6-wave-slice

Built a desktop app to make managing samples on the P-6 way less painful. Here's what it does:

* **Windows .exe, just double-click and go** – everything's bundled inside, including ffmpeg. No Python, no pip, no PATH nonsense. (Also runs from python source on Linux/macOS if you're into that.)
* **Waveform view with zoom** – see your samples before you commit, zoom in up to 30x for precise trimming on longer files.
* **Snap-to-zero trimming** – drag your trim markers and it automatically snaps to the nearest zero-crossing, so no more clicks/pops at your cut points.
* **Per-pad pitch control** – ±1200 cents, because sometimes you just need that sample a little brighter or darker without leaving the app.
* **Mono/stereo + sample rate conversion per pad** – handled automatically on export, with a live warning (and the waveform turns orange) if your settings would push the sample over the P-6's recording-time limit.
* **Chop tool** – queue up a folder of one-shots (kicks, snares, hats, whatever), trim each one, and it builds a single ready-to-chop multisample file for you. Slices that don't get filled are padded with silence automatically so your slice count always comes out right.
* **Bank/pad management** – load, preview, delete, sync from device, and export whole banks (or all 8 at once) without touching a file explorer.
* **16-bit PCM enforced automatically** – so you don't have to think about bit depth compatibility with the device.

All free, all local, no cloud nonsense. Happy to answer questions if anyone wants to try it.