Meris has unveiled the successor to its Enzo synth, the Enzo X, calling it a “supernova expansion from the original”. It’s their highest quality and most flexible polyphonic synth ever created in pedal format.
It has five synth modes including a six-voice poly synth and modules including ambience, modulation, filters, drives and more.
Features
- Modular Instrument Synthesizer architecture
- 5 Synthesizer modes including Mono, Polyphonic and Dry Processing modes
- Polyphonic Pitch Detection with no special pickup necessary
- Synthesizer playable via instrument input OR MIDI keyboard
- 6 Fully Polyphonic Voices available simultaneously
- ADSR Envelope Generators for both Amplitude and Filter
- Configurable Oscillator and Filter types
- SAW, TRIANGLE, and SQUARE Waveforms selectable per Oscillator w/ Cross Modulation
- Intuitive, Award Winning Color Screen based User Interface adapted from LVX and MercuryX
- Expressive Hold Modifier Switch for on the fly control
- 99 Preset Locations in 33 Banks
- Favorite Preset Bank for instant access to your 3 favorite presets
- Instant Access Tuner with configurable Reference and Output mode
- Deep Modifier Section lets you route control signals to processing parameters
- All New Processing Elements including Meris custom Flanger and Phaser
- Digitally controlled Analog mix bus
- Stereo input and output with separate jacks for each
- Switchable input/output headroom level for Instrument or Synthesizer / Line levels
- MIDI In and Out over standard MIDI Din Jacks
- Assignable Expression Pedal control for multiple parameters simultaneously
- Dedicated Expression Pedal Jack
- MIDI implementation for Continuous Control Parameters
- MIDI Preset Send and Receive
- MIDI beat clock synchronization
- Advanced ARM Processor
- Premium analog signal path and 24-bit AD/DA w/32 bit floating point DSP
- Premium Analog Devices JFET input section
- Dimmable screen and logo light
- Color – Translucent Gold with Subtle Metallic Flake
- Designed and Built in California, U.S.A.
Specification Comparison
Here’s the comparison chart showing what’s new and upgraded on the Enzo X compared to the Enzo.
| Specs | Enzo | Enzo X |
|---|---|---|
| Filter Envelope | Single Knob Attack Decay Balance | Full ADSR- Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release |
| Amplitude Envelope | – | Full ADSR – Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release |
| Delay | Single 530 msec delay with stereo out | Dual 2500 msec delays |
| Reverb | – | 3 Reverb types derived from the MercuryX’s Prism Structure |
| Filter | Ladder, State Variable | Ladder, State Variable, and Twin |
| Modulation Effects | Ring Mod & dry mode Chorus | Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato & Ring Mod |
| Drives | – | Volume Pedal, Tube, Op Amp, Transistor, Bit Crush |
| Modifier | – | 6 Modifiers |
| MIDI Note IN | – | Full 6 Voice Polyphonic control + Pitch and Mod Wheels |
| Oscillator Wave Shapes | Ramp and Square applies to both OSCs | Independent Ramp, Square, and Triangle for each OSC |
| Dry Mode Pitch Shifting | Mono only | Mono and Polyphonic Modes |
| Arp Steps | Fixed at 7 | Adjustable from 1 to 16 |
| Arp Modes | Enzo Mode Only | Up, Down, Up/Down, and Enzo Mode |
| Arp Octave | Fixed at 1 | Selectable from 1 to 3 |
| Parallel Mix for Categories | – | Drive and Modulation Effects can be sent to a parallel dry bus |
| Presets | 16 Preset Locations | 99 Preset Locations |
| Factory Presets | 16 | 75 |
| Artist Presets | – | 15 artist created presets |
| Front Panel Preset Control | – | Bank Up, Bank Down, & 3 presets select buttons |
| Favorite Bank | – | Bookmark your 3 favorite presets |
| Screen | – | Full Color LCD Screen |
| Dedicated OSC Mod | – | New OSC mod control with Speed, Depth and Ramp |
| OSC XMOD | – | New XMOD allows OSC 1 to cross modulate OSC 2 for FM sounds |
| OSC2 Pitch Shift | Detune Only | Full Range Shift and Detune |
| OSC Gain | – | Independent gain for each oscillator |
| ARP Mode Cycle Latch | – | Selectable Cycle Latch allows ARP cycle to complete before adding new notes |
| White Noise | – | Noise control mixes in white noise with the oscillators before the filters |
| Global Tempo | – | Selectable Preset Tempo or Global Tempo per patch |
| MIDI Beat Clock | Always On | Each preset can be programmed to listen to or ignore MIDI Beat Clock |
| Mix | Single Mix Knob | MIX knob with Dry and Wet Trim for precise level balancing |
| Tuner | – | Always available Chromatic Tuner from front panel switches |
| Reference Frequency | 440 Hz | Selectable reference frequency from 425 – 455 Hz for tuner and pitch detection |
| Spillover between presets | – | Selectable Spillover for Delay and Reverb Trails |
Available now priced $599.
