Pittsburgh Voltage Lab 2

1216.69 GBP*

Description

Semi-modular analog synthesizer, West Coast synthesis, chorus/flanger & echo effect, sequencer, touch controller, +140 patch so... Synthesizer lab with West Coast Synthesis and touch controller/sequencer Semi-modular analog synthesizer West Coast-style synthesis 2 oscillators VCO interplay (ring modulation, bit crusher, FM, bi-directional hardsync) 2 function generators Noise generator Sample & Hold CV/audio processor LFO 2 dynamic controllers (LPG/VCAs) Mixer/Splitter Chorus/Flanger effect (Florist) Echo effect MIDI to CV/Gate interface with glide control Arpeggiator Chance sequencer Touch Controller Step sequencer with 32 steps 2 extensive CV/Gate tracks (red & yellow) 1 configurable track (blue) Main Out & headphone output 118 patch sockets Synth 28 patch sockets touch controller incl. 20 patch cables & power supply A sound lab with Buchla aesthetics The Voltage Lab 2 from Pittsburgh Modular is a semi-modular analogue synthesiser with West Coast-style synthesis and touch controller/sequencer. The colourful instrument is packed with oscillators, modulation sources, VCAs, effects and sequencers. The special features of this compilation are specific characteristics that are typical of sounds from the Buchla universe. The upper section with the synthesis features has 118 patch sockets, while the lower section with the touch controller is equipped with 28 patch sockets. This alone puts the Voltage Lab 2 on a par with any comparably equipped Eurorack modular system. Many functions and connections are already pre-wired (normalised) under the hood and can be used elsewhere by plugging in a cable. Basically, in addition to the power supply, you only need to establish an audio connection to the mixer and you're ready to go. The name Voltage Lab is well chosen, as this synthesiser is a complete laboratory for sound research in itself and is capable of far more than the sum of its features would suggest. A Buchla in spirit! The consistently analogue signal path fulfils pretty much all the characteristics you would expect from a semi-modular synthesiser with West Coast-style synthesis. West Coast and its counterpart East Coast date back to the pioneering days of synthesizers in the late 1960s, when there was only Moog (on the American East Coast in New York) and Buchla (on the West Coast in San Francisco). Both approaches to creating and shaping sounds are very different. The signal path starts with the two LabVCOs, which are equipped differently. Both offer the same Set of standard waveforms; oscillator 1 has a wavefolder with separate controls for the positive and negative parts of the folded waveform. The second oscillator shines not only with classic PWM but also with the extremely rare Pulse Symmetry, which results in animated, stepped square waveforms. The two tone generators can be linked in various ways, including ring modulation, bit crusher, FM and bi-directional hardsync. There is so much sound happening in this area alone, it's simply...