Trend price : 100€
Basic keyboard arranger with different preset styles and auto-rhythm functions.
Overview
KEYBOARD 37 keys, no velocity. The main panel features a segments display, 9 sliders and 76 buttons.
Rear panel terminal connectors:
- Midi interface
- main out
- drum rhythm separate out
- swell pedal input
- chord pedal input
Sound
Basically the sound generation is based on digital waves with very low resolution:
- Synth instruments are generated by digital DCO based on - probably - a "M" SGS chip which waveforms are stored on a single or more EPROM.
- Drums
are classic and cmpressed PCM samples.
DCO synthesis
24 preset sounds and possible no edit, but it is possible to stack up to 2 instruments at different octaves heights: flute, guitar, brass, marimba, clavinet, piano, strings, piano, rhodes, harp and synth.
PCM wavetable
there are 32 drum samples probably derived from drum machine ELKA Drumstar DR-80.
Sequencer
arranger zone is split into 9 different instrument parts:
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preset bank 1-2
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arrangement
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functions
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songs
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rhythms
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variation
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tempo
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autobass chord
LFO
a single vibrato with fixed rate and depth.
Memory
- 24 sound patches
- 20 styles
- 20 drum rhythms
Review
OK: retro style / Midi / cheap
NOT : edit / sound / too basic
"Sounds very basic, but internal sequencer-arranger is totally fun! Consider many OMB5 reported frequent technical issue."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
