Trend price : 200€
An early neo-analog synthesizer from the nineties.
Overview
KEYBOARD (weight: 2.3 Kg) 25 velocity keys. The main panel features 19 knobs, 13 switch-tabs and 2 buttons; on the left side 2 wheels for modulation and pitchbender.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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mono output
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Midi interface
Voice
analog monophonic machine with subtractive synthesis. A voice is composed by 2 identical DCO oscillators with volume mix balancing.
Oscillator
DCO1: saw / pulse (variable width)
DCO2: same as DCO1
Performance
- keyboard
can be shifted to 3 octaves range
- adjustable portamento
- autoglide legato for a kind of Tb303 "twang" effect
- single / multi triggering: restarts the EG1 or free flown mode
- wheel has variable pitch or cutoff modulation depth
- tuning function A-440Hz
Filter
resonant lowpass filter at 2 / 4 poles slope
LFO
single delayed modulator (shapes: saw, triangle and random) and 3 destinations:
- VCF cutoff
- DCO1-2 pitch
- DCO1-2 pulse width
Envelope
- EG1 is hardwired to amplitude
- EG2 can be assigned to filter cutoff or pulse width
Midi
all knobs send Midi CC#
Memory
- 7 RAM patches
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: analog / portable
NOT : DCO are thin / plastic-built
"honest machine, but does not sound so fat, a bit straight, but it depends on taste. Today I really prefer the successor Bass station II. Anyway can be a good source of analog sounds at bargain price".
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci