Trend price : 250€
Portable keyboard based on synthesis MTM Multiple Modeling Technology)derived from Korg RADIAS plus some effects from Kaoss pad machines.
Overview
(weight: 2 Kg) 37 velocity minikeys. Main panel features a
display, 5 knobs, 3 encoders, 3 switches and 4 push buttons.
Rear panel terminal connectors:
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Midi interface
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USB interface
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main out
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headphones
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line input
Voice
machine manages 8 voices based on MTM synthesis system a mix of 2 elements:
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analog modeling
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sampled wavetable
Oscillators
A voice is composed by 2 digital oscillators plus a white noise generator, then a special waveshaper function alters the generated harmonics
Wavetable
ROM contains 64 waveforms-timbres (multi samples) organized in 3 families:
- formant voice
- noise
- DWGS additive (from DW-8000)
Waveshaper
This process changes the harmonics contents of a wave distorting it with different mathematical models. The shapping depth value can be adjusted to 128 different values of effectiveness, in addition, the waveshaper-distortion process can be positioned before or after the filter segment..
LFO
2 delayed free assignable modulators
-LFO1: saw / sqr / tri / S&H / rnd
-LFO2:
saw / sqr + / sin / S&H
Envelope
- EG1 filters 4-segments stages
- EG2 amplitude 4-segments stages (with a amplitude keytracking)
- EG3 AUX is freely assignable in the routing matrix system
Filter
2 multimode digital filters chained in classic serial or parallel mode.
- lowpass -12 or -14 dB slope
- highpass -12 dB slope
- bandpass -6 dB slope
Effect
16 models derived from Kaoss pad machines + special vocoder
Memory
-128 patches
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: portable / price / clear sound
NOT : edit / repackage
"The sound is very good, a condensed of Korg technology: very intuitive and easy to use, ready to go for preset fans with a minimum of retouch tweak. Deep synth geeks should flee away! "
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci