MODAL ELECTRONICS - ARGON 8

Latest tool, from Modal Electronics.

The Argon - 8, is a mono - timbral, wavetable - synthesizer, with eight voices.

120 wavetables plus one, additional, PWM - bank and four noise / modulation - banks.

28 wavetable - processor (wave - folder, wave - shaper, phase - shaper, etc.) can be used, to create permutations.

A modulations - matrix, with eight slots (four, of them, are fixed), eleven sources and fiftytwo destinations, will make, your sounds, stand - out.

There are, also, three dedicated envelopes (amp, filter, mod) and two LFO (with tempo - sync).

Four oscillator, per voice, with eight types of modifier (phase mod, ring mod, hard sync..), a 37 - note keyboard, a large OLED, many keyboard - modes (mono, poly, unison, stack..), an arpeggiator, a sequencer, some effects (wave - distortion, delay, reverb, flanger, chorus) and a morphable filter, are completing the Argon - 8.

You can, store, twohundred user - patches (plus threehundred factory - programms), onehundred sequencer -, and onehundred fx - presets.

Connectors, are: MIDI - in / out, analog clock - sync, stereo - outs, headphones, sustain and expression, stereo - in (fx - routing) and USB.

Price: $699 or €649

modalelectronics.com/

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ANALOGUE SOLUTIONS - COLOSSUS

Important facts, first..
Name: Colossus
Quantity: Limited
Price: £25000
Dimensions: 1.7 x 0.7 x 0.65 m

Colossus is not a clone, but heavily inspired by the EMS Synthi 100.

No MIDI, no USB.

All circuits, are originally designed, by Analogue Solutions.

Specifications:
°12 x analog VCO (/LFO)
°Sample and Hold generator
°Random voltage generator
°2x white/pink noise generator
°analog CRT oscilloscope.
°2x LFO (in addition to the VCOs.)
°4x VCA (in addition to the VCF VCA)
°4x ASR envelopes.
°4x multimode filters - low, band and high pass 12dB filters.
°4x low pass filter - 24dB transistor ladder filter
°2x analog mechanical spring reverbs
°2x ring modulator
°2x voltage slew generator
°4x ADSR with repeat and hold - repeat feature
°4x large signal level meter
°64 step / 2 x32 step analog CV/Gate sequencer
°6 channel stereo audio mixer
°2x joystick controllers
°2x touch keyboards with digital note sequencer
°2x broadcast quality CV and audio pin matrix panels
°4x minijack patch panels - providing I/O from all circuits

There is, no audio - or video - material, available (at the moment).

Colossus, will be shown, for the first time, at Synthfest (October, fifth 2019) in Sheffield.

www.analoguesolutions.com/

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BEHRINGER - PRO 1

The Pro - 1, is about "to hit the stores".

It's a clone (of course, it's a Behringer *smile*) of the Sequential - Pro One. And, of course, it's analog. Oh, and it's a monophonic machine.

Features:
°Dual VCO
°Authentic reproduction of 3340 and 3320 semiconductors
°3 simultaneous oscillator shapes (OSC A: Saw / Pulse, OSC B: Saw / °Triangle / Pulse waveforms)
°Classic 4-pole filter design with self-resonance capability
°Modulation matrix with 2 modulation buses
°LFO with simultaneous Sawtooth, Triangle and Square oscillator shapes
°2 Envelope generators (VCF / VCA)
°64 - Note dual sequencer (LFO clock serves as master clock)
°Arpeggiator
°16 - Voice Poly Chain
°56 Controls
°Audio - Input
°External control inputs and outputs (Gate, Filter etc.)
°Comprehensive USB/MIDI Implementation

The price, is about 329€.

www.behringer.com/

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SEQUENTIAL - PRO 3

Sequential - Pro 3, is now available (pre - order), at an online - store.

There is, also, a special edition, with a tilted panel.

The Pro 3, is again, a hybrid instrument with 2 analog and 1 digital oscillator, which can use wavetables.

The Pro 3, is monophonic / paraphonic, with 3 different filter - models, 3 LFOs, 4 loopable envelopes, 32 - slot modulation - matrix, a 16 x 16 x 4 - sequencer, digital effects, 4 cv - in and - outs.

There are 32 wavetables, with 16 waves, each, which can be morphed.

It has MIDI (in, out, thru) and USB, audio - in and a stereo out - put.

The lay - out, is reminding, of an
Minimoog.

Features:
°Two analog, voltage - controlled oscillators
°One DSP - based, digital oscillator
°Analog oscillators, produce three classic wave shapes: (triangle, saw, pulse) with variable shape modulation/pulse width, on each
°Digital oscillator, produce 32 digital wavetables of 16 waves, each, with wave morphing, plus classic wave shapes (sine, triangle, saw, variable - width pulse) and super saw
°Digital oscillator 3, can function, as an LFO for complex wavetable - based modulation
°White noise generator
°Hard sync, per - oscillator glide, oscillator slop
°3 - voice, paraphonic mode with individually - gated envelopes, per oscillator
°Three, classic, filter - models
°Filter 1 is a 4-pole, 24 dB per-octave, Prophet-6 low-pass filter
°Filter 2 is a classic, 4 - pole, 24 dB per-octave, transistor ladder filter with optional resonance compensation
°Filter 3 is a 2 - pole, 12 db per - octave, OB-6 state - variable filter. It can be, continuously, varied between low - pass, notch, and high - pass operation, with an optional band - pass mode.
°Three, syncable, LFOs with phase offset and slew per LFO
°Five waveshapes: triangle, saw, reverse saw, square, and S&H
°Four ADSR envelopes, with delay (filter, VCA, and two auxiliary envelopes)
°Envelopes, freely assignable, to multiple modulation destinations
°All envelopes, can repeat/loop
°Tuned feedback, with Grunge for extra-aggressive, tonal, destruction
°Programmable, analog distortion

Price: $1599 or $2099 (special - edition, with tilt - panel)

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KODAMO - ESSENCEFM

Kodamo's EssenceFM, is (as the name is saying) a digital FM - synthesizer, with six operator for each voice and a polyphony of 300 voices.

The touch - screen UI, is making the EssenceFM, easy to use. It has an in - built effect - processor (dual), sixteen parts (multi - timbral), 24 editable waveforms, 3328 memory - slots (patches and voices), LP - filter, LFO, MIDI (in, out, thru), USB, ethernet, modulation - matrix (eight cords), arpeggiator, split and layer - possibilities, eight outputs (four stereo pairs), 24 - Bit DAC, 32 - bit float (48 kHz).

It's possible, to import, patches of the DX 7 (Yamaha) and the EssenceFM, can be rack - mounted.

Price: €1390 inc. VAT (European customers) or €1158 ex. VAT (Worldwide/business customers)

Orderings, can be done, through Kodamo's website.

www.kodamo.org/

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KODAMO - ESSENCEFM DEMO VIDEO

Capabilities and the sound, of the EssenceFM, shown by Kodamo.

youtu.be/yeqaobabQW8

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FRED'S LAB - TÖÖRÖ

Yes, that's it's name! The Töörö, is a digital synthesizer, with an analog signal - path (stereo).

It's multi - timbral, with six voices and four parts. Every voice, has two oscillator (12 bit) with wave - shape function and factory and user wave - table.

It's filter, is working, twelve dB / octave.

There are shaper, LFO (two), a small fx - unit (delay and Chorus / flanger), arpeggiator, MIDI (in / out + thru), two envelopes (ADSR), ring - modulator and noise. A sine - modulator for the oscillator, auto - sync / hard - sync (oscillator), panning, modulation - matrix (eight slots), storage for onehundred sounds and ten multis, USB (power / MIDI) and a seven - segment display.

All specifications are preliminary.

The project, will be soon, in Kickstarter.

Price: €379

www.fredslab.net/

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SYNTHFEST 2020 - PRÉSENTATION DU TÖÖRÖ

During, the Synthfest 2020, which took place virtually, this year (#SynthFestALaMaison), Fred's Lab is introducing the Töörö.

https://youtu.be/VUVaEniBaz0

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WALDORF - IRIDIUM (LEAK)

Earlier today, Waldorf had a product online, at their official website. The link, is now leading into digital - nowhere.

The product was a new synthesizer, called Iridium and in the words of Waldorf, it is"..the synth engine from Quantum.. ..now available in a compact form."

Iridium, has three oscillator and five, different synthesis - models: Wavetable, virtual - analog waveforms, particle (sampling and granular sampling), resonator and kernels.

Three digital filter, per voice and six enelopes, six LFO, a fourty - slot matrix (modulation), two audio - inputs, CV / gate, trigger - in, clock (in and out), MIDI and USB.

www.waldorfmusic.com

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ARTURIA - POLYBRUTE

Arturia's new instrument, the Polybrute, is an analog and polyphonic synthesizer with the ability to morph between two states, of the same sound.

It has six voices with two oscillator, per voice. You can split the keyboard, into two zones, and set a different MIDI - channel, to each of them. So, the Polybrute has a two voice multi - timbrality.

Another outstanding features, is the Morphée - controller, which is three - dimensional (touch and pressure).

There are two different filter, three envelopes, three LFO, a modulation - matrix, digital effects, a sequencer, arpeggiator, MIDI, USB and analog - clock connections.

Features:
°6 voices of polyphony
°Mono, unison, poly - voicing
°Single, split, layer - mode
°61 - keys with velocity and aftertouch
°Pitchbend, mod - wheel, ribbon - controller
°Morphée touch and pressure sensitive 3D controller
°Sound - morphing capability, part A and B for each preset
°Two analog VCO's (saw, triangle + metalizer, square + pulse width)
°Sub - oscillator
°Linear FM
°Hard - sync
°Noise - generator
°Continuous tone, from rumble noise to white noise
°Osc - and noise - mixer with filter - routing
°12 dB / oct (Steiner Parker) filter
°Continuous LP > Notch > HP > BP morphing
°Cut - off, resonance, Brute factor
°24 dB / oct ladder - filter with distortion
°Two ADSR
°One DADSR
°Looping capability
°LFO1 and LFO2 with waveform selection
°LFO3 with waveform - shaping, using shape and symmetry
°rate - control & tempo - sync
°Various retrigger options
°Modulation FX : Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Ring Modulation, ...
°Delay : 9 algorithms including BBD, digital delay, ...
°Reverb : 9 algorithms including hall, plate, spring, shimmer, ...
°768 preset - slots
°12 x 32 modulation - matrix
°64 - step polyphonic - sequencer
°Notes, accent, slide per step
°3 tracks of automation
°Arpeggiator and matrix - arpeggiator
°Stereo audio - output
°MIDI and USB i/o + analog clock i/o
°2 expression and 1 sustain pedal - inputs

Price: €2499 and it will be, in stores, in a few weeks.

www.arturia.com

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ARTURIA - POLYBRUTE (MUSICAL DEMONSTRATION)

Marc Doty, is giving a little inside view of the sound - range, of the Polybrute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on1gP5J0_NA

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BEHRINGER - DEEPMIND 12 (SEQUENCED / IN CONTEXT)

Demonstrating, the basic sound, of the Deepmind 12 by Behringer.

The Deepmind is, also, able to produce very good sounding pads, bells or drums, etc. which is not really part of this video.

Bigger polyphonic synthesizer, will be featured, in different videos, where showing them playing chords and layered sounds.

https://youtu.be/tz0P1ovdAeM

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IK MULTIMEDIA - UNO SYNTH PRO

The little UNO Synth, has grown up and transformed (in two different versions).

More oscillator, more filter, more sequencer, more effects, more LFO, more storage, more connections.

The UNO Synth Pro has three oscillator, an additional LP - filter, an additional LFO, 64 - step sequencer (instead of 16), twelve effects (3 slots), a modulation - matrix (16 slots), 256 preset - storages, CV / Gate - connections.

The UNO Synth Pro, is coming in two versions.

Technically almost identical, is the "desktop" - version build from plastic (the "regular" one, is a combination of plastic and metal) and has capacitive touch - keys. The bigger one, is using a keyboard, build by Fatar.

Using both filter, twentyfour combinations are possible.

The MIDI - input and - out are now DIN (5 - pole). That's great.

CV / Gate can be connected in both ways (in and out).

The UNO Synth Pro can be powered by a PSU. Very nice.

The desktop - version, can only be powered through USB.

Specs:
°Three discrete wave - morphing oscillator.
°PWM, sync, FM and ring - modulation.
°Dual - state variable filter with 24 modes.
°OTA - filter
°SSI - based filter, with self - oscillation.
°16 - slot modulation matrix.
°256 user - editable presets.
°12 studio - quality FX, in 3 slots.
°Reverbs, delays, modulation.
°64 - step sequencer, with 84 parameter.
°10 - mode onboard arpeggiator.
°USB / MIDI / CV / Gate in / out.
°Audio - input through filter, fx or pass - through.
°Compact, stage - ready keyboard (37 keys) with aftertouch.
°Ultra - portable, 32 capacitive - key tabletop (UNO Synth Pro Desktop).

Price: €488 (desktop) or €729 (regular).

www.ikmultimedia.com

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Sequential - Take 5

Now, that the Take 5 is revealed, we know that it is an analog (oscillator, filter, amp. Envelopes are digital - controlled), with a polyphony of five.

The Take 5 has no multi - timbrality. The polyphonic step - sequencer is providing just 64 steps. And there are only 128 user - patch memory - places.

Some cool specs are the variable wave - shape (except sub - oscillator), oscillator - sync, FM, 5 - stage envelopes, self - resonating filter, configurable unison - mode (1 to 5 voices), modulation - matrix (16 slots), digital - effects and an overdrive - circuit.

Also nice, is the factory - mode (or non - factory mode). Using a switch, all parameter are using the front - panel settings.

The Take 5 has the so called vintage - knob, which is producing parameter - variation, so the different voices don't sound exactly the same.

And it is coming with a complete MIDI - trio (in / out / thru) of 5 - pole sockets.

Specifications:
°Two analog VCO, per voice.
°Continuously variable wave - shape (sine, sawtooth, variable - width pulse), per oscillator.
°Hard sync: Oscillator 1 is syncing to oscillator 2.
°Sub - octave generator (oscillator 1 / square - wave), per voice.
°Keyboard - tracking on / off, for each oscillator.
°Front - panel frequency - modulation.
°Mixer with oscillator 1 - amount, oscillator 1 sub - octave amount, oscillator 2 - amount, white noise / pink noise - amount.
°Four - pole, resonant, low - pass filter, per voice, based on Prophet - 5 Rev 4 - design.
°Filter can be driven into self - oscillation, with the Resonance Control.
°Bi - polar filter - envelope amount.
Two 5 - stage envelope - generator (ADSR + delay), with variable routing (filter, amplifier, auxiliary).
°Velocity - modulation, of each envelope - amount.
°Envelopes freely assignable, to multiple modulation - destinations.
°Five wave - shapes: Triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square and random (sample and hold).
°Clock - sync (internal or external MIDI - clock).
°Freely assignable, to multiple modulation - destinations.
°One dedicated reverb, with damping, pre - delay, decay and tone.
°One multi - effect with stereo - delay, BBD - delay, tape - delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, ring - modulation, vintage rotating speaker, distortion, high - pass filter.
°Dedicated overdrive - effect.
°Vintage - knob, is recreating the characteristics of vintage synthesizer, by introducing parameter variations, from voice to voice.
°Channel - aftertouch, with bi - polar amount.
°Aftertouch, freely assignable to multiple modulation - destinations.
°Master - clock, with tap - tempo.
°BPM - control and display.
°MIDI - clock sync.
°Arpeggiator (up, down, up + down, random, assign modes), syncable to MIDI - clock.
°Re - latching arpeggiation.
°Polyphonic step - sequencer, with up to 64 steps, with ties and rests.
°Full - sized, semi -weighted, 3.5 - octave premium keyboard by Fatar, with velocity and aftertouch.
°Spring - loaded pitch - wheel, with selectable range per program, with independently adjustable upper and lower pitch - wheel range transpose - controls.
°Low - split mode, creating two independent performance - zones, with different octave - ranges.
°Hold - switch, latching held notes on.
°Polyphonic glide (portamento).
°Unison - mode (monophonic), with configurable voice - count, from one to all five voices and key - modes.
°Factory - switch: When off, the front panel is live ("what you see is what you hear").
°128 user - and 128 factory - presets.
°1 MIDI - in, 1 MIDI - out and 1 MIDI - thru port ( 5 - pole)
°USB - port for bidirectional MIDI - communication.
°1 Sustain / foot - switch input.
°1 Expression - pedal input.
°Main stereo - output (2 x 1/4″ phone jack).
°Headphone - out (stereo 1/4″ phone jack).

Price: €1299

www.sequential.com

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Sequential - Take 5 | The powerful portable synth

Product - teaser, of Sequential's Take 5.

https://youtu.be/ZNv27pVXr_4

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Sequential - Take 5 | Audio - Demo

Soundcloud - playlist, of the Take 5, from Sequential's Soundcloud - account.

https://soundcloud.com/sequential_llc/sets/take-5-audio-demos

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