Crumar BIT ONE Vintage Synth

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"There were 2 production runs and this is the first run which used the same exact filters as the Prophet 5, SSM2044 as shown in the pics [actually the Prophet-5 used the SSM2040 not the SSM2044]. The serial number is #00027 so it was one of the first few made!.. It has a very unique, bright and lively tone, fully analog and resonating. In fact the filters can fully self oscillate, the synth can also deliver a mean resonant squish, and the envelopes are decently snappy, better than some other DCO based analogs I've used. It uses DCOs to stay in tune, but honestly they are the most crude DCOs I've ever heard, you would think they are just VCOs based on the sound, but it stays in tune. Sounds range from beautiful moody keys to buzzy leads and brass, and this synth has a very unique analog sound. Definitely 100% unique with a ton of charm. The rumor is it's hard to program but nah, not at all. I like the layout and it's very easy once you get the hang of it. You won't find sounds like this anywhere else. Plus it's velocity sensitive!

Other features include 2 oscillators with triangle, sawtooth and variable pulse width. The pulse width can be routed to key velocity, and many other things can be routed to key velocity as well, making it a very expressive synth. 2 LFOs which are very nice sounding, very organic. They can be routed to the usual suspects of VCA/VCF or either oscillator, as well as LFO rate which can be routed to key velocity. The filter has it's own ADSR envelope and the amount can be triggered by velocity. Just tons of possibilities for one of a kind sounds to be created..." see the auction for more details.

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