Description

Absolute mint Gaia 2

Comes boxed with cables manual etc

This is an incredible synth…

Roland GAIA 2 — key features

Sound engine

* Hybrid wavetable + virtual analogue synthesis
* 3 oscillators per voice
* OSC 1: wavetable
* OSC 2 & 3: virtual analogue
* 22-note maximum polyphony
* 63 wavetable waveforms
* Wavetable position can be modulated
* Phase Modulation (P-MOD)
* Shape Modulation (S-MOD)
* VA waveforms: sine, triangle, saw, square, SuperSaw
* 5 noise waveforms
* Ring modulation
* Oscillator sync
* Cross modulation
* Unison
* Portamento
* Chord Memory

Filter

A proper hands-on multimode filter:

* LPF
* BPF
* HPF
* 12 / 18 / 24 dB/oct slopes
* ADSR filter envelope
* Filter Drive

That last one is particularly interesting for aggressive techno sounds—you can push the filter into saturation rather than relying entirely on external distortion.

Modulation

* 2 LFOs
* 5 standard LFO waveforms
* 1 programmable step LFO
* LFOs can be assigned to up to 4 parameters
* Extensive modulation routing
* Motional Pad for X/Y modulation
* Motion recording/playback

Effects

* 53 MFX types
* 7 Reverb/Delay types
* 3 Chorus types / 9 modes
* Master EQ
* Master compressor
* Effect routing can be rearranged
* Includes Roland-style JUNO Chorus
* Shimmer and modulation reverbs

🥁 Sequencer / performance

The GAIA 2 is more than just a keyboard synth.

* 64-step sequencer
* Each step can contain 8 notes + 4 controls
* Real-time recording
* Step recording
* TR-REC style recording
* Probability
* Random pattern generation
* Arpeggiator
* Up
* Down
* Up/Down
* Random
* Note Order
* 16 scales

Physical specs

Specification GAIA 2
Keyboard 37 full-size keys
Display OLED, 128 × 64
Pitch Pitch-bend wheel
Modulation Mod wheel
Width 655 mm
Depth 336 mm
Height 92 mm
Weight 4.4 kg

The 37 keys are full-size rather than mini keys, which makes it a particularly nice size for a desktop/studio synth.

Connectivity

* MIDI In/Out
* USB-C computer connection
* USB-C provides audio + MIDI
* Can work as a USB audio interface
* USB-A for USB memory/external MIDI controller
* Stereo outputs
* Headphone outputs
* Sustain/control pedal input
* AIRA Link compatibility
* USB bus powered
* Optional Roland Cloud Connect wireless adapter

Sounds / expansion

* 256 preset tones
* 512 user tones
* SH-101 Model Expansion included
* Additional Model Expansions available through Roland Cloud
* Supports Sound Packs
* USB backup/restore

For your kind of music…

Given the industrial/techno/electro direction you’ve been working in with Formulator, I’d say the GAIA 2 is actually a pretty compelling synth.

The interesting bit isn’t simply that it’s “Roland VA”—it’s the combination of two analogue-style oscillators + a wavetable oscillator + phase/shape modulation + filter drive. That gives you a much broader palette than something like a straightforward analogue-style subtractive synth.

You can go from classic Roland-ish basses and sequences → nasty distorted techno stabs → metallic percussion → evolving wavetable textures without needing to dive deeply into menus. And the sequencer + probability + motion controls are particularly useful for techno.

If you’re considering buying one, I can also compare the GAIA 2 directly against the Novation Peak, Korg Minilogue XD, Hydrasynth and ASM Hydrasynth Explorer specifically for techno.