Studio Electronics Boomstar SE80 Analog Synthesizer SN 100446

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"The snap and punch of hardware envelopes drive the BOOMSTAR's brilliant voltage controlled circuits with unparalleled sonic integrity and versatility. BOOMSTAR is the ultimate desktop analog synthesizer for those who remember and desire still, the electronic Analog sound that changed the world, and for seekers who have yet to discover that magic and delight... in their time.

Driven by rapid fire hardware envelope snap, and near Modular sound flexibility (at the flip of any of its 20 toggle switches), the STUDIO ELECTRONICS BOOMSTAR® desktop* synth is a performer and sound designer’s waking dream. The Boomstar foundation: two Oscillators—stackable waveforms with Sub OSC, two Envelopes invertible, loopable, with ‘drone’ and ‘master’ mode, is accented expressively by hardware XMod and exponential glide, extensive modulation routing, and a flexible software LFO: jacked for heavy lifting and fine-tuned experimentation—even go ”off synth” with the external input and color exotic oscillations.

The quick-turn shaft pots along the bottom for the hardware Ring Mod, Noise, Filter Feedback and VCO Levels make vital sonic change intimate, immediate, and indispensable; the adjacent Overdrive switch adds warmth and edge. Thirty one pots insure fluid, intuitive mastery over wide-ranging sweep and subtlety of tone: feather in the changes or whip them suddenly and rhythmically into shape.

S. E.’s patchable, discrete, through-hole, hand-matched transistor, American-made analog synthesizers are as rugged as they are flexible; inspiring instruments built to last a lifetime, and then some, no matter which brilliant, hand-crafted filter model you choose.

Features

All discrete circuity. Hand matched transistors in filter and amplifier.
2 Oscillators: Sub Oscillator, Sync, Pulse Width, Tracking On/Off, Modulation, Fine Tune
Waveforms: Toggle Switches select combinations of Sine, Triangle, Saw and Square waveforms
Classic Yamaha CS-80 Filter design
Filter: Frequency/Resonance Controls, Filter keyboard tracking, Mod depth, Mod Source
2 Envelopes: Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release controls; Envelope Invert switches, Destination toggle switches
Drone/Envelope 1 Master center-off toggle switch
XMod: Oscillator 2 mod depth to select Osc 1 Pulse Width, Frequency, or Off
LFO: Rate, MIDI Sync On/Off, Waveform selection, Mod Depth, 2 Destinations,
LFO Waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Offset Square 1 and 2, Random, and Slew
Amplifier: 2 Levels of Overdrive, selectable by 3-way toggle
Additional: Master Tune, Glide Time, Dynamics to Filter Frequency, Envelope 1 to Oscillator 1 Pulse Width
Mixer: Osc 1, Osc 2, Ring Mod, Noise, Feedback
Front Panel Jacks: CV In, Gate In, Filter Frequency In, Amplifier In, Oscillator Out, External Signal In
Back Panel Jacks: MIDI In/Out, 1/4" Audio Output, DC Power Out
Back Panel Switches: MIDI Learn Switch (Channel, Note Priority, Aftertouch, Mod Wheel Destination) and Tap Tempo for LFO
Overflow Switch for polyphonic chaining"