Trend price : 200€
Portable analog synthesizer from the french Eowave, famous for some esoteric sound controllers like the Eobody.
Overview
(weight: less than 1Kg). The main panel features 15 knobs and no display.
Back panel terminal connectors:
- main out
- audio input for external filter processing
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Midi input
Voice
monophonic synthesizer based on a single oscillator. A very simple structure and pots positioning is nice and somehow didactic for people approaching to the analog world, but it definitely cannot really achieve some complex sound routings.
Oscillator
progressive waveform from saw to square with variable rectangular width and and a global tuning of 7 semitones
Sequencer
special mode LFO WHEEL function activates a very fun 8 steps sequencer
Filter
resonant analog filter lowpass mode at -24dB good sounding with a medium lack of bass bottom at high resonance. The VCF processes external signals at line impedance.
LFO
a single modulator and 2 destinations:
- VCF cutoff
- VCO pitch
Envelope
a single EG VCA features a 3-segments ADR. The
oscillator is triggered with internal EG or incoming GATE signal by the lateral switch on the right
Arpeggiator
some preset patterns and limited parameters like octave heights range and latch mode. The speed rate is determined by the relative LFO frequency.
Midi
system responds to a few Midi CC# like glide and arpeggios functions
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: portable / analog /esoteric
NOT : 1 osc / limited routing
"Entry-level module with aggressive sound and nice filter! "
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci