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Elka Ek-22

Polyphonic Synthesizer (1986) 

Elka Ek-22

Not-so-common five-octave velocity polysynthesizer with 2 DCO,often  called the "Italian Matrix 6

 Main Data 

Elka EK22 made in Italy



Company: Elka
Model: Ek-22
Class: Synth
Keyboard: 61 keys
Dates: 1986
Country: Italy
Weight: / Kg
Dimensions: / mm

Display: LCD 32 chars
Synthesis: analog subtractive
Polyphony: 6 voices
Multitimbric: 1 part
Scales: 3 presets
Oscillator: 2 DCO/ v
Waveform: saw / pulse 
Noise generator: 2 modes
Filter: Low pass analog
LFO: 1 modulator
Envelope: 2 EGs
Effect: chorus
Memory: 64 rom + 32 RAM
Midi: IN / OUT / THRU
IC: CEM3396

Synthesizer 61 keys with LCD (16 x 2 not backlit) pitch bender modulation.
Main panel features 38 buttons, 2 sliders and a single slider pot for data-entry.
Relative module version is EM22 , successive model is FM ER-44

Back panel terminal connectors:
- Main signal out stereo (with 3 level gain switch)
- heaphones out
- Midi IN / OUT / THRU
- cartridge slot for RAM and ROM data
- 4 pedal inputs for damper, sustain, portamento, patch +1  (models VP10 + mp7)

none

- No official VST plugin
- no known samples library

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 In details 

Ek22 CPU

 VOICE Cpu 8-Bit Microcomputers TMS 7001 + Motorola 68b09 handle 6 voices polyphony, and each voices features 2 detunable DCO (called "DCG") oscillators with A/B level mix and pitch hardsync mode.

Voices are mainly based on 6 X Curtis CEM3396 Microprocessor Controllable: Wave-Shaper oscillator (2 per voice) with filter VCF, and VCA

Effect

Analog CHORUS with 2 level depth based on mn3009 + driver 3101

Same warm breeze found e.g on Roland Alpha Juno polysynth.

2 oscillators

OSCILLATOR
DCO 1 (octaves : 16' 8' 4' 2') can be a mix of 2 summale waveforms called "A" and "B"

- A: pulse wave with 32 quantisized width (up to square)
- B: one wave between: sawtooth, sawtooth reverse, triangle and half triangle

NOTE: DCO2 is similar to DCO but OSC can be set also to 2 different noise (white and "coloured")

Curtis IC 

 The CEM 3396 is itended to be driven from digitally generated square or pulse timing signals, the device includes 2 independent waveform converters, a mixer for voltage controlling the relative balance between the two waveform converter outputs, a dedicated four-pole low-pass voltage controlled filter with voltage controlled, a VCA for allowing one converter output to frequency modulate the filter, and two high quality output VCAs, one for envelope control and the other for dynamics and modulation effects.  

Ek-22 Performance



- Split functions
- special standard and 2 arabic scales
- monophonic mode
- portamento amount

EK44

LFO / EG / FILTER

Filter

FILTER 

analog low pass with emphasis resonance and special key follow mode. Still based on CEM 3386

LFo

LFO

1 single modulator (shapes: sinewave, sawtooth, square and random) with variable depth (99 scaled levels) and 4 main destinations:
- LFO to pitch (DCO1 / DCO2)
- LFO to filter VCF
- LFO to VCA
- LFO to pulse width (PWM) 

Envelope

Envelope

2 bipolar EGs each with 5 segments + 1 time EG to DCO1, DCO2 , DCO1-2, VCF and VCA

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Model 600

EK22 memory

Sequencer

- 64 ROM presets
- 32 RAM slots 

Battery

Lithium internal battery sanyo 

Our Verdict 

" A strange matrix-like sound! can still be found at bargain price, give it a try for old mellow warm sounds! " 

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Overall

CONS

- edit interface
- bulky

PROS

- cheap now
- analog 
- rare

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