Trend price : 200€
Combo string processor with monophonic section based on DCO.
Company: SIEL
Model: Cruise
Class: synthesizer
keyboard: 49 keys
Dates: 1981
Price: 200€
Synthesis: analog
Polyphony: 1 (mono)+ 49 (poly)
Envelope: 1 EG ADSR
Filter: lowpass
LFO: 1 modulator
Effect: analog chorus
Preset: 10
instruments
Polyphonic Gen: TDA 1008
Monophonic Gen: M110B1
Demo: 1
Video: 1
Review 1
DOWNLOAD: user manual - service manual
Overview
49 keys. Main panel features 44 levers and 6 buttons, on the left part
a pitchbender joystick with a control slider for portamento level.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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main out
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mono section separate out
-
polyphonic separate out
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5 dins input for volume swell pedal
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2 footswitch inputs
Voice
keyboard is split into 2 sections: monophonic and polyphonic
Polyphonic
49 voices based on PWG Polyphonic Waveforms Generator frequency dividers.
The are are 4 PWG sounds presets with minor sonic parameters
:
- BRASS: trombone and trumpet with filter cutoff-resonance plus a 2-stages EG
- STRING: violin, cello and percussion with EG control over attack and decay
- REED: accordion, musette, church organ - 1 EG control for attack segment
- PIANO: piano, clavinet, honkytonk with variable decay
Monophonic
single oscillator DCO (saw / square) can be set to FREE edit mode or to one of the 10 mono presets: tuba, piccolo, trombone, sax , trumpet, flute, violin, bass, guitar and clarinet.
Filter
lowpass controlled by 2 sliders for cutoff and resonance up to self-oscillation.
LFO
a single triangular modulator with 2 destinations:
- DCO Pitch
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VCF filter
Envelope
a single EG type 4 segments ADSR (only for mono section)
Effect
a single effect ANIMATION, a kind of analog chorus.
Maintenance
polyphonic section seems to be very similar to Siel Orchestra II circuits and it is pretty fragile. Give a good try to this part before buying a Cruise.
Review
OK: /cheap
NOT : unreliable / limited
"Rather basic but for sure it has a vintage soul and raw sound! strings are nice but consider also the Crumar Performer for this"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
