Dynamic Bitimbric synthesizer (1985) / trend price : 400€
OVERVIEW Synthesizer 61 velocity sensitive keys main panel features a segment display, 24 buttons 2 knobs and a modulation wheel.
TERMINAL CONNECTORS:
- stereo output (mainly for chorus effect)
- sequencer clock input
- headphones out
- Midi interface
- pedalswitch input (assignable to LFO retrig, sequencer start/stop or patch UP)
VOICE machine handles 12 voices polyphony type DCO based on a custom SGS IC M112B1 which is also the VCA + SSM2031. The internal voices that can be played together or layered as a pair of 6 oscillators or even in split mode these are divided in PART1 and PART2 .
The oscillator is digitally controlled DCO which basically features 2 shapes:
- Square with 3 summable harmonics (each has individual gain)
- Square at 16'
/ 8 ' / 4 '
- Sawtooth
SEQUENCER manages up to 2 tracks with no special functions but an internal Metronome.
Sequencer clock can be synched to either:
- analog trigger input
- digital Midi clock
EFFECTS just one analog chorus based on BBD TDA1022P with no possible edit; Chorus is not available when using WHOLE DCO detune.
Other machine with TDA 1022 chorus: Elka Synthex / Siel Cruise / Orla DSE24 / Elka Omb5.
EDITOR Just a few editors are available:
- Midiquest DK80 editor (pc/mac)
- GD80 for Commodore 64, absolutely no info but this pic:
Company: Siel
Model: Dk80
Class: Analog synthesizer 61 keys
Dates: 1985
Country: Italy
Display: 7 segments
Technology: analog
Synthesis: subtractive
Oscillators: 8 DCO
Polyphony: 4/8 voices
Multitimbric: 1 part
Filter: LPF paraphonic
LFO: 2 modulators
Envelope: 2 Egs
Sequencer: 2 tracks
SYNC: Midi clock / trigger
Effect: analog chorus
Midi: IN / OUT / TRHU
Memory: 10 slots
Storage: RAM cartridge
DCO IC: SGS M112B1
Filter IC: SSM 2045
FX IC: BBD 1022P / SSM2031
PSU: 16V AC- AC
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