MATRIXSYNTH: 4MS TRIWAVE PICOGENERATOR


Sunday, April 26, 2009

4MS TRIWAVE PICOGENERATOR


via this auction

" * Two tone generators (VCO's), each with:
o Pitch: center frequency from rumbling low to hissing high
o Tone: select harsh square-wave or smooth triangle-wave
* Three LFO's (low frequency oscillators), each with:
o Speed: rate of change of each pitch channel
o Depths (2 knobs per LFO): Amount of pitch modulation on each VCO
* Mix: blend between tone channels
* Volume: output level
* Waveshaper: (3 knobs) blend each LFO from square to triangle
* Symmetry: blend each LFO from sawtooth ramp-up to triangle to sawtooth ramp-down, or variable duty-cycle rectangle wave, a knob per LFO
* Ring mod: adds an input jack and sensitivity control for ring modulation effect
* Dual cross modulation: (2 knobs) frequency modulate each channel with the other
* Waveshaper: blend each LFO from square to triangle, a knob per LFO
* Symmetry: blend each LFO from sawtooth ramp-up to triangle to sawtooth ramp-down, or variable duty-cycle rectangle wave, a knob per LFO
* Ring mod: adds an input jack and sensitivity control for ring modulation effect
* Aux volume: uses ring mod input jack for blending clean signal over the triwave
* Dual cross modulation: frequency modulate each channel with the other, a switch per VCO
* Range switches: select full pitch range or high range only, a switch per VCO
* Drum triggers: adds a trigger input jack and sensitivity knob per VCO, for triggering each channel with an external source
* Expression pedal jacks (pitch): control pitch of each channel with an expression pedal (x2)
* Photocells: control pitch of each channel with a theremin-like photo-eye (x2, one for each tone generator)
* Bypass switch: flip or stomp switch for true-bypassing
* LFO reset button: tap button to reset each LFO
* Expression pedal jacks (LFO speeds): control speed of each LFO with an expression pedal
* Fine Tune pitch: Micro-adjust the pitch of each channel
* Stereo output: pan and volume controls for each tone channel (two output jacks)

There are two VU meters that move and throb with the speed of sound. The unit itself is 15” by 15” with a sloped front. On the front panel there are 30 knobs, 9 switches and 3 buttons. Two chrome handles on the sides for lifting and moving, plus add to the overall look of the thing. A beast of a machine, this is perfect for the sound experimenter or noise making musician!"
You can find some videos of the Triwave Picogenerator previously posted here.

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