Specifications
Form
Number of Keys: 49
Key Weight: Synth
Key Size: Full
Touch Sensitive: yes
Aftertouch: no
Sound
Number of Voices: 512
Polyphony: 12
Sound Generation: Unknown
Piano Sounds: no
Real World Sounds: yes
Sounds Editable: yes
Accompaniments: yes
Extra Features
Recorder/Sequencer: no
Tutorials: no
Communication
MIDI: yes
USB: yes
Tablet Connectivity: no
Power
Power Supply: yes
Batteries: no
Audio
Speakers: no
Audio Out: yes
Audio In: no
Pedals
Sustain Pedal: yes
Soft Pedal: no
Expression Pedal: no
Release Info
Year: 2011
RRP: $600
Description
49-key, full-size, synth-action keyboard
12-voice polyphony, each voice including:
- 3 oscillators with 41 waveforms and 53 drum sounds sampled from vintage analog synths, FM digital synths, and drum machines
- pulse-width modulation, sync, FM, and ring modulation
- resonant multimode filter with tube saturation limiting
- 12 dB/octave (2-pole) low pass
- 12 dB/octave (2-pole) band pass
- 12 dB/octave (2-pole) high pass
- 24 dB/octave (4-pole) low pass
- 24 dB/octave (4-pole) band pass
- 24 dB/octave (4-pole) high pass
- 3 LFOs with selectable sample-and-hold
- 3 AHDSR envelopes
- 16 modulation routes
4-part multitimbral operation with independent MIDI-syncable phrase sequencers
512 onboard Single patches
256 onboard Multi (layered) patches
2 global bus effects
- Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser
1 insert effect per multitimbral part (4 total)
- Compression, EQ, Distortion, Bit Reduction, Decimation
classic arpeggiator with up, down, and alternating patterns
tap-tempo and manual BPM control from top panel
built-in USB 2.0 audio/MIDI interface (USB 1.1 backward compatible)
- 2 x 2 24-bit, 44.1 kHz operation
- mic, instrument, and stereo line level inputs route to DAW
- synth sounds route to DAW
- DAW audio output mixes into main outputs
- stereo main audio outputs (1/4" TS)
- stereo headphone output (1/4" TRS)
- master volume knob; instrument and mic gain knobs
- MIDI In and MIDI Out (5-pin DIN)
large custom LCD
4 rotary encoders and 1 button for performance control and editing
dual-function octave up/down and transpose controls
assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels
sustain (1/4" TS) and expression (1/4" TRS) pedal inputs
included Vyzex Venom software editor
- arrange sounds into banks, rename patches, and save backups
- patch collider feature mashes up multiple patches to create new hybrid sounds
- 16-cell modulation matrix offers comprehensive routing configurations