overall i think the TAL arp is far more 'musical' and fun to use, and being able to actually make use of the ADSR while the arp (or sequencer) is running makes it FAR better than the Roland arp (this is one thing that i loved doing with the 101 when i had it).Ĥ. something seems to be a bit 'off' with the timing on the Roland arp, though i can't put my finger on it. the TAL arpeggiator seems to disable the Release as well, but the Sustain still works and the Attack slider has a much more pleasing effect that on the Roland. it almost always has a 'gated' feel to it when using the Roland arp. when using the Roland arpeggiator, it pretty much disables the amp envelope (at least severely limits it) and uses the gate settings of the Scatter controls. i think i definitely prefer the TAL arp options (random, as played, etc), and find the Scatter stuff on the Roland pretty useless. the arpeggiators on each have their differences in options (both more than on the original), and the Roland has the Scatter settings. huh? unbelievable, this is one of the great things about owning the 101.ģ. the TAL features an almost perfect emulation of the wonderful SH-101 sequencer, the Roland doesn't have this at all. wtf is that about? not sure what the actual range is on the original hardware, but i'm guessing TAL is correct on this.Ģ.

that bring up another weird thing, in the oscillator settings 64' on the Roland is equal to 8' on the TAL. i guess it depends, but i generally prefer being able to go lower than higher. the oscillators can be pitched much further down (two octaves lower) on the TAL, while the Roland can be pitched two octaves higher than the TAL. honestly, i think the TAL version is far better overall due to a number of things.ġ. there's some small differences in the scaling of the filter cutoff and some other things, but for the most part the TAL is just dead-on as far as the sound. i was so sure that Roland would have produced a better emulation, but i can't say that this is the case at all. the results were pretty surprising, they sound pretty much identical at most all settings. i spent a while today comparing sound of the Roland SH-101 against TAL Bassline-101. i had installed it at some point last year, but didn't have time to really test it out before the 14-day trial period ended.

I finally bought the Roland 'SH-101' VST (along with the 'SYSTEM-100') yesterday before the sale ended.

Bassline 101