Dutch techno producer Reinier Zonneveld — known for his genre-pushing live sets and massive festival shows — gives a closer look at the vintage synth that's been a staple of his sound for years. He spotlights his classic Roland SH-101, an analog synthesizer he first fell in love with as a teen digging through his dad's Kraftwerk vinyls.
"It looks like a very simple synthesizer… but it's very hard to get a bad sound out of it," Zonneveld explains. "It brings a very reasonable dynamic sound that doesn't need compression and still cuts through the mix — that's the most important thing for me."
With memories ranging from first festival gigs to wild underground raves, the SH-101 remains Zonneveld's go-to for crafting the driving basslines and acid techno hooks that define his live shows. For more episodes of It Goes To 11, visit GRAMMY.com/videos.
