Trend price : 150-200€
Module of the famous polysynth Poly-800 with some minor technical enhancements.
Overview
(weight: 2.5 Kg) can be rackmounted with optional ears. Main panel features basic alphanumeric display, 15 buttons and 3 knobs
Back panel terminal connectors:
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Midi interface (with Thru)
- tape inferface
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headphones
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main out
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pedalswitch input for program UP
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switch selector between synth and tape mode
Voice
8 digitally controlled oscillators assignable in 2 different manners:
- double mode: 2 x 4 voices for a thicker richer sound
- whole mode: 1 x 8 voices for full polyphony
Oscillator
an oscillator features 2 summable waveforms saw and square plus 4 additive harmonic octaves heights at 16' 8' 4' 2' and a white noice generator.
Filter
a limited paraphonic filter based on a single NJM2069. The chip is a resonant (but not self-resonant) analog 4 poles lowpass with cutoff, contour and possible polarity reverse.
LFO
2 triangle-shapped modulators:
- MG1 modulates
FILTER VCF
- MG2 modulates
DCO pitch
Envelope
- 1 DCO1 amplitude: 6-stages ADBSSR
- 1 DCO2 amplitude: 6-stages ADBSSR
- 1 VCF: 6-stages ADBSSR
Effect
simple analog chorus board
Sequencer
a very basic 256 steps sequencer with external Midi clock sync
Memory
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64 RAM patches
handles Sysex and features a Cr-2032 battery
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: cheap / classic
NOT : a bith thin / 1 filter / edit
"classic budget analog, space-saver: don't expect too much sonic power but painful edit"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci