"Install at your own risk - there is a chance that Users of Radikal Technologies' Spectralis Synthesizer may not recognise their instrument anymore!The already powerful Hybrid Synth now sports three independent monophonic Synths, which the User can configure freely from the array of available soundmodules of the soundengine. This feature by itself would have justified an Upgrade, but here it is only the beginning.
A bunch of new features has been added to the Step-Sequencer which can now even be used to trigger and control external MIDI and Software instruments. This makes the Spectralis the perfect centerpiece and control-unit of any Synth setup. The number of available Stepsequencer lines has doubled from 16 to 32 - and a good thing it has! After all these sequencer lines are now enabled not only to control the Hybrid Synth and the Midi Instruments but also the Sample Engine of the Spectralis.
Due to the brandnew open routing of the lines parameters such as the FM-or phasemodulation-depth, filter resonance or even exotic parameters like the Time Linearity Modulation can now also be controlled with sequencerlines of up to 192 steps. Also NEW is a switchable Glide-function, which in addition to the previous hard step value changes and the popular step envelopes now also allows for buttery soft transitions when used to control parameters.
Hold it -there is more! The step sequencer is not the only section of the Spectralis able to control external instruments. ANY Part of the Spectralis can be selectively assigned to the MIDI-Out port. This means that even the powerful Drumgrid Editor can be used with connected sound sources. When a new song is selected the Spectralis can also automatically set the outside instruments to the proper sound programs and adjust their volume and panorama positions.
A very special new feature is the Random Sound Generator, which can deliver an almost infinite number of new, surprising and instantly usable Sounds. We should mention that a Hold Parameter has been added to the Hybrid Synthesizer Envelopes. Of course there are also a bunch of smaller modifications and tweaks to further improve the Spectralis' functionality and user friendliness. "
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This thing sounds sooo ooo oooo oooo good. I wish I could justify its expense, but then, I'm saving for the Buchla Kinesthetic Input Controller.. .. ..
ReplyDeleteJürgen Michaelis makes everything sound so wonderfully complicated (which is one of the reasons I love his stuff, of course). I'd love to own a Spectralis or, heaven forbid, a Neuronium. I wonder how much I'd get for a slightly used and abused kidney?
ReplyDeleteWow, I'd have though for the money this thing costs the step sequencer would be able to sequence external midi gear from the word go, but to make it out to be some new killer feature is pushing it a bit. I just don't get this product, what is it? The website is vague and hardly mentions the sampler or twin SM card slots, it just bangs on about the synth section and filterbank and the audio demos sound twee. Is it supposed to be the ultimate centrepiece for a studio or just an exotic flash box that is overpriced?
ReplyDeleteThink of it as the next version of the Quasimidi Polymorph. It's from the same guy. When Quasimidi went under, he formed Radikal Technologies. It's a multi part synth/sequencer with it's given featureset. It has that Quasimidi sound to it. Rough, edgy and "German." It is a nice sounding synth. I love the first sentence in the update warning you that it could hose your system. : )
ReplyDelete"Why, clearly, the Spectralis is the Modern German Buchla."
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I want one of these even more now. I really miss my polymorph too, I just wish this wasnt so expensive. I also have fears that Radikal will go under like Quasimidi did.
ReplyDeleteI feel sort of sorry for the people who bought one of these. It's a great concept and has lots of cool promises. But, if you buy one you essentialy become a beta tester. I have heard from owners that the OS is constantly being updated though.
ReplyDeleteThere's alot products from small companies that are like that (purchase the product to beta test it), but the Spectralis is just a really expensive one.
Seemed pretty stable to me when I trie done (for about a week). Had no issues. Very well concieved. I like lots of updates. You don't have to put in an update until it's stable. You can also regress quite easily. Not much trouble. Like Linux.
ReplyDeleteI know it's a well conceived machine. I guess what I was trying to say is that in order to spend $2500 on it, you need to have faith in what it will do.
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