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MODAL ELECTRONICS - COBALT 8

Virtual - analog styled, with 64 oscillator (up to eight per voice), morphable filter (four - pole), three dedicated envelopes (amp, filter, modulation), modulation - matrix (twelve sources, fiftyfive destinations), realtime - and step - sequencer, animation - lanes (four of them), arpeggiator, three LFO (audio - rate) and three streo - effects (configurable).

That's the Cobalt 8. It has eight voices, like the name is saying and it's supporting polyphonic MIDI - expression (MPE).

It's class - compilant (USB), has regular (DIN) MIDI - connections (in, out), analog - clock sync (in, out), audio - in and pedal - connections and, like all instruments by Modal Electronics, the Cobalt 8 can be programmed with the Modal - app.

Specs:
°True 8 - voice polyphonic
°Supports MPE - compatible MIDI - controllers, allowing you to apply polyphonic control and expression to individual notes.
°64 high - resolution virtual - analogue oscillators, up to 8 per voice.
°Two independent and self - contained oscillator groups with sine, pulse, triangle, sawtooth waveforms, 34 different algorithms including: complex analogue synthesis techniques, built - in crossmodulation (sync, RM, and many more), PWM, smooth morphing between VA - waves, bit crushing, filtered noise.
°Extended oscillator drift.
°4 - pole morphable ladder - filter, with resonance and four switchable configurations.
°Resonance and balanced filter - modes.
°Three dedicated envelope - generators for amp, mod and filter that can be accessed independently or all three simultaneously including negative (reverse) versions for mod - and filter - envelopes.
°Three audio - rate LFOs with tempo - sync (two poly, one global) with seven different shapes.
°Eight assignable modulation - slots and four additional fixed modulation - routings for common assignments, with 12 modulation sources and 55 modulation destinations.
°Polyphonic real - time sequencer, with 512 notes and four recordable / editable parameter animations (delay FX, LFO’s, sequencer and arpeggiator can be, either, clocked internally or externally).
°Polyphonic step - sequencer with 64 steps, 8 notes per step, 4 lanes of parameter - lock style animation, step - input mode, multiple playback - modes including gate modes and rest - function.
°Built-in sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest - capability with up to 2048 steps, before repeating.
°Three incredibly powerful independent and user - configurable stereo FX engines for chorus, phaser, flanger (pos), flanger (neg), tremolo, LoFi, rotary, stereo delay, ping - pong delay, x - over delay and reverb, that can be arranged in any order.
°500 patch - memories, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory - programs.
°100 sequencer - presets that can be linked to any patch, for quickly loading arrangements.
°100 FX presets.
°8 quick - recall slots, accessible from the panel, for quickly loading your favourite patches.
°Premium Fatar 37 - key keyboard with velocity and channel - aftertouch
°29 endless encoders, 24 buttons.
°4 - axis joystick, that can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and virtually ‘locked’, when desired.
°Multiple keyboard - modes, mono, poly, unison 2, unison 4, unison 8, stack 2 and stack 4.
°Glide / portamento, with both legato and staccato modes.
°Chord - invert control, to easily create chord - inversions and variations.

Price: €650

www.modalelectronics.com/

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KORG - SQ 64

Four tracks, which are polyphonic and polyrhythmic, can be played in different directions and in random - or stochastic - mode.

Three, of them, are melodic - sequences. The fourth track, is dedicated to drum - sequences and has sixteen sub - tracks.

Of course, the melody tracks are only polyphonic, if connected to a MIDI - instrument (eight voices). CV / Gate, can only send one note at a time.

Korg was giving the SQ - 64 sixtyfour steps, sixteen pattern, MIDI - in and two MIDI - out, also USB (including power and MIDI), analog - sync, CV / Gate and modulation - connections, eight trigger - out (drums) and a sync - connection.

And, there is an arpeggiator.

One MIDI - out, can be configured to be a MIDI - thru.

All connections, except the USB - connection (micro, Typ B) are 3.5mm jacks.

The 64 pads can be used as a regular keyboard or in isomorphic - or octave -mode and they've graduated lighting.

A power - adapter, will be available, separately or you can use the USB - socket for power - connection.

The SQ - 64, will be available, in 2021.

Price: €299

www.korg.com

#Korg #SQSixtyFour #Sequencer #Digital #MIDI #CV #Gate #ModOut #Polyrhythmic #Polyphonic #Pattern #Sync #Stochastic #Reverse #USB
MODERN SOUNDS - PLUTO

The first instrument, by Modern Sounds, is called Pluto.

A small, modular - synthesizer.

Two digital voices (wavetable), sequencer, MIDI, audio - in and a delay - effect.

The way, to generate little complex sequences, is a bit tricky and intuitive.

The built - in battery, is rechargeable.

There is just a small list of specifiations, but no release - date or price available. But a overview - video, which is explaining the Pluto very detailed.

Specification:
°2 voices.
°2 sequencer.
°Low - aliasing, digital oscillator (wavetable).
°Mini touch - keyboard. 
°Clock - range, from 1 bpm to audio - rates.
°Audio - input, for audio - processing (line - level).
°Audio - output (headphone, line out).
°Quantize to preset - scales, MIDI or even audio - input.
°Built - in delay, with looping and glitch - modes.
°Eurorack - compatible patch - signals (5v).
°Sync - in / - out.
°MIDI - in / - out (TRS, USB).
°2 channels CV - out (0 - 5v, default 1v / oct calibrated).
°Power / charge via USB.
°Rechargeable  2500mAh - battery.

www.modernsounds.co

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BEHRINGER - RD 9

Behringer is begining, to ship, the RD - 9.

Features:
•Analog / digital sound - engine, to create classic sound - performance.

•11 drum - sounds, with additional parameters and global accent - capability.

•64 - step drum - sequencer supports poly - meter, step - repeat, note - repeat, real - time triggering, track - mute and track - solo.

•10 independent analog outputs.

•Integrated FX - bus, featuring Wave Designer and dual - mode analog filter, with per voice assignment.

•Live - recording, - editing and - playback of analog filter cutoff via automation.

•Storage of up to 16 songs and 256 patterns, all of which can be imported / exported during playback, for unlimited songs and patterns.

•Pattern - mode is allowing arrangement of patterns, into full songs, and setting number of repeats, per song part.

•Song - mode is allowing chaining songs together, for live - sets and expanded compositions.

•Unique auto - scroll feature, enables improvisation in all modes.

•MIDI - in / - out/ - thru, plus USB - implementation for synchronization and connection, to external devices.

Sync options including USB, MIDI, clock and internal.

•Encoder for editing parameter, such as tempo, swing, probability, flam and random.

•High - visibility LED, for easy editing of program parameter.

•Headphone and main - outputs on 1/4" connectors.

According, to one of their Facebook - postings, the RD - 9 will be listed at $349.

www.behringer.com

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Behringer - TD 3 MO

There it is.. The "modded out" - version, of Behringer's TD - 3.

Additionaly, to some of the modifications which are part of the Devilfish - mod, there is an sub - oscillator which can be switched to three different octave - ranges.

Other new features, compared to the regular TD - 3, are filter - FM, adjustable slide - time, sweep - speed, accent - sweep, adjustable attack - time (soft attack), adjustable decay - time (volume / accent), filter - tracking, overdrive, VCA - clipping (Muffler), manual accent - triggering, various new CV - in and - out and you can control pitchbend and the cut off - frequency through MIDI - CC.

You are able to turn, the oscillator, off.

Date, of availability, is unknown at the moment.

Price: €198

www.behringer.com

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Sequential - Take 5

There was a leak, at a belgium webshop, which was showing a new instrument by Sequential.

It has a full - sized keyboard, of three and a half octave and it's named Take 5.

Seems like it has a polyphony of five voices and it's oscillator are analog.

We can see two oscillator and one sub - oscillator, per voice.

Two envelopes, one LFO (plus one global LFO), mixer - section, filter with resonance and drive, oscillator - sync and FM, modulation - assignment, glide, unison, overdrive, step - sequencer, clock - generator, arpeggiator, MIDI, mod - and pitch - wheel and patch - storage.

And there is Sequential's vintage - button.

The casing - design, of the Take 5, is coming from the same line as the Pro 3.

Price will be, most probably, a few bugs above €1000.

www.sequential.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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°Mod - mix sources: Random 1/2, key 1/2, velocity, aftertouch, mod - wheel, stick x/y, LFO, envelope, filter - envelope
°Mod - mix amount: 0 to 100
°Output - gain: 1.00x to 5.00
°Filter - types: 4p low - pass, 2p low - pass, 1p low - pass, 2p band - pass, 2p high - pass, 2p notch
°Filter - frequency range: Approximately 20 Hz to 20 kHz
°Resonance: 0 to 100
°Key - tracking: Off/On
°Modulation 1 source: LFO
°Modulation 1 control: Off, random 1/2, key 1/2, velocity, aftertouch, mod - wheel, stick x/y, LFO - 4, filter - envelope
°Modulation 2 source: Envelope
°Modulation 2 control: Off, random 1/2, key 1/2, velocity, aftertouch, mod - wheel, stick x/y, LFO - 4, envelope - 4
°Modulation 3: Random 1/2, key 1, Velocity, aftertouch, mod - wheel, stick x/y, dc +, mix - 1, mix - 2, mix - 3, mix - 4, LFO - 1, env - 1, amplifier - envelope
°Individual modulation - amounts: - 99 to 100
°Additional envelope - type: Drone
°Envelope - amplitude modulation - control: Off, random 1/2, key 1/2, velocity, aftertouch, mod - wheel, stick x/y, LFO - 4, envelope - 4
°Keys: 29
°Scales: 29
°Linear - transpose: -12 to +16
°Scale - transpose: -12 to +16 notes
°Octave - reiterations: -3 to +3
°Tempo: 10 to 250 bpm
°Swing: 50% to 75%
°Sequencer - modes: Play, arpeggiate, fill, Edit, real - time, auto
°Max. steps per sequence: 16
°Sequencer - parts: Pitch, velocity, rhythm (note - on/off, glide, sustain)
°Time - signatures: 1- 4, 2 - 4, 3 - 4, 4 - 4, 6 - 4, 8 - 4
°Directions: Down, up/down, up, random, (plus 25 complex directions)
°Loop - point: 1 to 16 steps

Price: $1100.

If pre - ordering, a deposit of $550 has to be payed. Expected shipping is spring 2020.

https://www.future-retro.com

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