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Source: Roland S-1 Tweak Synth is the most compelling member of the Aira Compact family

Summary
Roland’s new S-1 Tweak Synth joins the Aira Compact family and uses the Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology to replicate the SH-101 sound. Despite having a decent amount of controls, its interface is complicated and has many hidden features that are not labelled.

Facts

🎹 The S-1 Tweak Synth is an addition to Roland’s Aira Compact series that uses the ACB technology to replicate the SH-101 sound.

🎛️ The S-1 has a clunky interface, with many features hidden behind unlabelled buttons.

🎶 The S-1 has an LFO with six different waveforms, an oscillator section that can blend together a saw and square wave with pulse width modulation, a sub oscillator, a noise source, and a polyphonic feature.

🔊 The oscillators deliver a great sound, with a thick bass, acid leads, and 16-bit JRPG arps.

🎛️ The filter is excellent and gives you a touch of warmth and silkiness from this dirt-cheap emulation of a classic analog circuit.

🎛️ The S-1 comes with a delay, seven reverbs, and four chorus options. The chorus options are buried in the menu but are truly excellent.

🎹 The S-1 has an arpeggiator and a 64-step sequencer that enables direct recording from the arpeggiator.

Source: Sony’s Xperia I V phone is a photo and video powerhouse

Summary
Sony has launched its latest flagship Xperia 1 V aimed at content creators and photographers, which has a faster BSI sensor, computational photography, improved low-light performance, and a 4K 120Hz HDR display. Its main focus is on cameras featuring a Type 1/1.35-inch Exmor T sensor, ultrawide 12-megapixel camera, 85-125mm 12-megapixel optical telephoto zoom, and live streaming support. It is priced at $1,400, which makes it expensive for most smartphone users.

Fact

📸 The Xperia 1 V has a new image sensor called “Exmor T for Mobile”, designed to be faster and work better with computational photography while offering “approximately double” the low-light performance of the Xperia 1 IV.

🎮 The Xperia 1 V promises “best in class” gaming performance, thanks to a Game Enhancer function that provides visual and auditory support and lets players livestream their gaming directly to YouTube.

📹 Video shooters can use the phone as a monitor for select Sony Alpha cameras, while the phone’s microphones can capture sound while monitoring audio via the Xperia 1 V’s headphone jack.

💰 The Xperia 1 V is priced at $1,400 (in khaki green or black) with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which makes it expensive for most smartphone users.

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