Trend price : 300€
Italian polysynth based on DCO oscillators and SSM filters with sequencer. Module version is the SM100 model
Company: Solton
Model: Project 100
Class: Synthesizer
Keyboard: 61 keys
Dates: ?
Country: Italy
Weight: 10 Kg
Dimensions: 1020 (w) x 330 (h) x 110 (d) mm
Technology: analog
Polyphony: 6 voices
Oscillator: 2 DCO
Filter: Digital Low pass
LFO: 1 modulator
Envelope: 2 EGs
Effect: analog chorus
Sequencer: 4 tracks
Memory: 40 slots
CPU: Intel P8031
IC: SSM 2045 + 2056
Demo: 1
Video: 1
Review: 1
DOWNLOAD: service manual -
Overview
KEYBOARD 61 keys (exists also with funny accordion buttons).
Main panel features 31 buttons and 7 knobs.
Voice 6 voices polyphony- each voice is composed by 2 digitally controller oscillators DCO1 + DCO2 on 6 voice boards.
- DCO1: square / sawtooth / wide pulse / pulse (variable width)
- DCO2 (detunable) : square / sawtooth / wide pulse / pulse(variable width) / noise
Filter
a lowpass 4 poles resonant filter based on 6 X SSM 2045 IC with fixed keytracking option.
LFO
a single delayed modulator (sine or square) with variable amount and frequency.
3 modulation destinations:
- DCO pitch
- VCF cutoff
- VCA level.
Envelope
up to 2 EG per voice based on 12 X SSM 2056 IC.
- EG1 AMP 4 segments ADSR
- EG2 VCF
4 segments ADSR.
Effect
analog chorus based on a 3 line BBD TDA 1022P.
Sequencer
4-tracks internal sequencer with mono or polymode recording.
MIDI
In edit mode it is possible to edit all parameters USER-patches using CONTROL CHANGE.
Memory
- 60 ROM preset
- 40 USER-free presets.
Sounds can be saved to magnetic tape.
Review
OK: -rare- control change edit -12 DCO -sequencer
NOT : - sounds a bit thin- edit interface - Midi crashes-limited
"Nice early polysynth quite rare, with very limited edit. Don't spend too much for this one, there's a LOT of modern or vintage alternatives... and btw: SSM does not means everytshing ;)
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
