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On paper the Mantis is a duophonic hybrid-analogue synth, though you only get the full range of sound-shaping options in monophonic mode. This provides two oscillators and a sub-oscillator (plus ...
In the earliest days of synthesis, instruments were monophonic. They could only create a single sound at once or, in some cases, simple duophonic chords by cleverly detuning oscillators. To create ...
The Persephone Mark II has a 50cm duophonic pressure and position sensitive sensor ribbon and is the only analogue ribbon synth with two analog oscillators that can ...
Moog has released a new virtual duophonic soft-synth called Mariana, that "breathes new life into electronic sound design techniques for the modern player or producer." Optimised for bass, the new ...
Now, UK-based Modal Electronics (makers of high-end boutique synths) is looking to enter the category with a new under-$300 synth called SKULPT, which is set to go live on KickStarter July 13th.
While it's a nice feature, it's also of limited use here. While you can switch it to duophonic mode and play the two synth layers independently, it's primarily a monophonic instrument.
This synthesizer wasn't originally produced by Korg; rather, it's the work of the now-defunct American company ARP Instruments, which went out of business is 1981.
Moog Music is offering for sale recreations of three classic synths: the System 35, System 55, and Model 15 modular synthesizers, all of which were first developed in the 1970s.
Mantis is a cool synth and, whilst it faces plenty of competition and has some quirks and limitations, it offers enough of its own take on a classic subtractive mono/duophonic architecture to stand ...