Trend price : 100€
The M3r is a slimmed-down version of the famous M1 workstation featuring less waveforms and simpler voice architecture.
Overview
Rackmount single unit. The main panel features a 16 X 2 lines display and 8 buttons.
Terminal connectors:
- Midi interface
- main signal out
- AUX out assignable
- 2 card slots for PCM and data cards.
Synthesis
M3r is a 16 voices polyphony module, pure PCM rompler machine: a basic patch is composed by a layer of 1 sample (digital oscillator)
PCM at 16 bits resolution with variable parameters:
- octave range: 4 '8' 16'
- volume and panning
- monophonic mode.
Wavetable
3 MB ROM is organized in 3 categories:
- 45 PCM: percussives
- 80 PCM: acoustic instruments
- 9 DWGS: mathematically generated PCM pre-calculated waves inspired from hybrid synth DW-8000.
Performance
Multitimbric machine: the performances are the "combination- mode" up to 8 individual parts
Envelope
- OSC VDA: 4 segments
+ 3 times
- OSC VDF: 4 segments + 4 times
- OSC pitch EG: same as VDA.
Filter
VDF a simple non-resonant lowpass model.
LFO
2 delayed modulators (shapes: triangle, saw-up, saw-down and square):
- LFO 1: pitch
- LFO 2: filter.
Effects
Full digital: EQ, reverbs, delay, chorus, flanger, tremolo, phaser, exciter and overdrive
Memory
-
100 programs
-
100 combinations.
Review
OK: M1-like sounds / cheap
NOT : edit/ 1 osc per voice structure
"a bit old now, but it is a pleasant and different taste of a M1. If you love those 90' pads and acoustic sounds, but edit interface is just a pain"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
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