Introducing TEIA Synthesizers, from the West Coast of Portugal, EU.

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"In this video, I am honored to introduce TEIA synthesis, which has been under my radar. TEIA comes from the creative cradle of ADDAC systems which most of us know. Apparantly, they decided to follow their love for westcoast synthesis in the spirit of Don Buchla, while adding their own signature to it. As far as my opinion matters, they did a really good job. I'd be covering their DriftLog randomizer and the VastWave VCO, which is kind of an 'odd ball'. It's probably the only Complex VCO with only one core, while in my 'rulebook' it requires both a modulator and a principal side. But I think they nailed it. It's basically a principal VCO with basic waveforms, PWM and the typical FINAL out which supports timbre, harmonics and folding. There's an FM and MOD bus (timbre IN) and it supports hard- and soft sync. So it checks all boxes except for the Modulator VCO, which they offer as a small separate unit, or - if you wish - a second principal.

Pricewise, it would put it in the same expensive league as a full dual VCO, but any Function Generator with audio rate capability can double as a modulator. So I'd be using MakeNoise Function or Maths. This video turned out to be a cool excercise in modular patching with limited modules and some help from the DAW. It's been a wonderful journey."