Xenophone - New Monophonic Analog Hardware Synth from HyperSynth

"Synth-Engine:

Xenophone is an advanced analog mono-synth with 100% analog signal path. It has three oscillators, two subs, three ring modulators, one multimode VCF and analog distortion, all based on discrete analog circuits followed by a high quality stereo digital delay and reverb. The extensive modulation capabilities of the sound engine plus the warm and unique character of Xen's filter enriched by built-in analog distortion make it the best choice for creating deep basses, aggressive leads, transparent and crisp synth lines, acid sequences, complex arpeggios, punchy percussive sounds, extreme SFXs and more. Besides the synthesis capabilities, it can be used as a powerful audio processor to colorize an external input signal by analog filter, distortion and DFX.


Control and User Interface:

26 encoders and 27 buttons put all the major parameters easily reachable with no menu diving. The Encoders smoothly turn and provide you 96 steps per rotation that mimic pot's feeling and sweep range. The layout is designed in a way to be simple and intuitive. Using 88 LEDs and a free-angle OLED display, it is easy to get the idea of the current preset at a glance. Master Tempo and all LFOs have blinking LEDs that show the BPM and rates. The presets can be previewed without external keyboard using 3 buttons in 3-octave range or pre-defined notes. User interface is easy to learn and creative with no useless bells and whistles. You can get a huge sound out of the box only with a few tweaks and changes.


Enclosure and Connectivity:

Xenophone has a rigid Aluminum enclosure that comes with a pair of vintage style hand-made wooden side panel that made out of maple wood in two options: flat and tilted.

The box connects to the outside world using 2x balanced outputs (stereo), 1x headphone jack, 1x external input, 1x CV input, MIDI in/out, USB and DC power in.


MIDI and DAW Integration:

Xenophone can function as a standalone instrument or fully programmable synth. It responds to the standard MIDI messages plus dedicated CC and NRPNs. The maximum implemented resolution in NRPN mode is 12bit, 4096 steps for filter frequency that provides super smooth sweep over the frequency range in compare to 127 steps CC standard!

The computer integration is an important feature of a modern synth that plays vital role in the studio. Xenophone comes with a software editor called: XEditor. Using this editor you can control and automate every parameter of the sound engine remotely via MIDI and storing your patches on your PC and vise-versa. It also helps you in deep and precise editing the patches. "XEditor" will be available as standalone and VST plug-in."

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Hypersynth Xenophone Demos & Mini Review by jdxa-knight

"Short demos of the fantastic HYPERSYNTH XENOPHONE, a monophonic analog synth with so many features that you better check the complete list at hypersynth.com. I did a very fast cut demo of some of my own patches and patterns, but be sure, this machine is capable of endless unbelievable sounds!"

via jdxa-knight:

"Since the online demos, so far, of the HYPERSYNTH XENOPHONE are showcasing more of the 'nice' side of this unbelievable monophonic analog synth, I started to record some demos of patches and patterns I programmed on it. In fact, I have 2 XENOPHONES now, as you can do so much with it, from 'normal' synth sounds, to quite unusual percussion sequences, from shattering bass, to very 'proggy' melodic stuff.

Still, after a month, I am learning, exploring, and discovering new things every day. I cannot remember another synth that I became addicted to like this one. The demos are cut very fast, with very short snippets, and mostly the sounds are quite banging - but that's how I like to work with it - if you want to do softer ones: it can be done!

Me, I like to put the XENOPHONE through my Fender Dual Showman with a 15" cab, so you can imagine we got things rocking a bit. ;)

Iman and his crew do a great job - like introducing new features like Duophony in OS updates. Soon you might be able to download the latest OS which will feature, for example, the possibility to shift the sequencer lines (NOTE, VELOCITY, AUX1, AUX2) together, independently, and in combinations of 2, a feature, that not only lets you put the pattern in context to your other machines, but also lets you create instant variations of grooves with loopable envelopes, lot's of waveforms, filter types, arpeggiator, sequencer, fm, ring mod, mod matrix to name just a few. The guys behind it think about everything to make this a very smart und super creative machine. It is also compact (Elektron size) and despite some menu diving, it is super easy and fast to operate, and it has a uniquie, creative, and uncomplicated workflow.

If you don't know the XENOPHONE yet, you really should have a look at its feature list at hypersynth.com. I honestly think there are very, very few synths that let you do, what this synthesizer does. It has a sound of its own, but we use it, for example, together with classics like the Odyssey MK1, 2Voice, and Voyager. It is an absolute perfect combination for all kinds of detroitish, industrial, electronic drones, dub, and whatever music.

I hope you enjoy this very small glimpse into the endless universe of the HYPERSYNTH XENOPHONE, check it out, it's one of a kind !"

HyperSynth Xenophone Hardware Desktop Synth Demo Videos

Published on Nov 24, 2014 Hypersynthetic

"Each sound is generated using one xenophone mono synth and processed by onboard FX. Keyboards are MIDI controllers."

Playlist:
"Joel Fajerman-Flower's love" Live synth cover (4x Xeno)
Kitaro-Aqua Live Synth Cover (4x Xeno)
Xenophone demo - Part III Waveshaper & Self Oscillating Filter
Xenophone demo - Part II Filter (Prototype)
Xenophone demo - Part I Oscillator (Prototype)

The HyperSynth was announced with details back in October of 2013 here. You'll find a video review by SB-SIX here.

Hypersynth Xenophone Demos

Hypersynth Xenophone - Atmos Pad Demo Published on May 25, 2015 Hypersynthetic

"Tweaking one of the factory presets of xenophone, FXs are onboard (no external processing)"

Hypersynth Xenophone - Arpeggiator Demo

Published on May 25, 2015

"Playing some Arpeggiator patches. The arpeggiator is upgraded in OS v1.7, which enables latching up to 10 notes over 5 octave range.
(No external processing)"

Hypersynth Xenophone & Modor NF-1 Techno

Published on Apr 20, 2017 Ted James Butler

"Elektron Octatrack driving the Hypersynth Xenophone and Modor NF-1. Drums via Elektron Analog RYTM. NF-1 is running through OTO BAM. Xenophone is running through the Elektron Analog Heat.

Win a KORG Monologue from Norelco Mori at: http://norelcomori.com/news/korg

I'm really enjoying these two synthesizers. They sound very different from one another but really gel together nicely. This is an unmastered live recording from early this morning, sketching out some ideas as I had a cup of coffee.

More music at: http://soundcloud.com/head_dress"

Hypersynth Xenophone review

Published on Oct 12, 2014 SB-SIX

"This is a review of the HyperSynth Xenophone, a new analog monosynth with lots of cool features. In this video I'll try to demo most of the functionality. Since the unit isn't out very long, the OS might be subjective to changes, but it's really stable already.
Check out http://www.hypersynth.com/xenophone.html for more details."

Sound Bank for the Hypersynth Xenophone - Carlo Mezzanotte

video upload by carlomezz

"Here's a presentation of the 128-patch sound bank that I have programmed for the great Hypersynth Xenophone analog monosynth. 3 oscs, 3 envs, 3 LFOs, 4 ring modulators, 12 filter types, large matrix mod, analog distortion, sequencer, digital effects and a great voice!

Hypersynth will include this bank as Bank Four in all future units (although it's called Bank Three, as they start from Zero!); previous owners can download it here:
http://www.hypersynth.com/xenophone/d...

No external effects or eq have been added.

Not every patch is demoed in this video; however, I tried to represent each one of the several categories into which I have divided the bank.
Here they are, in the same order in which they appear in the synth:

0:00 - Classic synth leads
2:35 - "Larger than life" synth sounds
3:50 - Aggressive synth sounds
6:55 - Woodwinds impressions
8:38 - Percussive synth sounds
10:37 - Tuned percussions impressions
12:07 - Ambient sounds
14:02 - Basses
15:30 - Solo strings & sweeps
16:39 - Drums and percussions sounds
17:37 - Variations on a classic sweep
18:41 - FX, various and - a bit of fun : - )"

Hypersynth Xenophone, MODOR NF-1, ... - MIDI Live Session

ONEPOLYMER

"Just a little live MIDI Track. No external FX, except internal Reverb form the Antelope Orion HD 32 Gen3.

Protagonists:

AKAI z8 (Korg volca sample Drums)
Arturia MatrixBrute (Smooth Metalized Tones)
Arturia MicroFreak (Random Lofi Voices)
Hypersynth Xenophone (Reso Bass)
Kawai K3 (Nice & Lush Chrous Pad)
MODOR NF-1 (Pan & Moving Bass)
Roland JD-XA (Analog Stabs)
Roland System 8 (High JP-8 Melo Strings)

Winterliche Weihnachtsgrüße from
onepolymer"

Demo Xenophone

Published on Jun 1, 2020 coyotesynth

"HyperSynth Xenophone is a very well featured monosynth, with 3 DCO, 2 Subs, many noises (including commodore C64 noise), a multimode filter with 4 analog distortions, flexible envelopes with modulation matrix, and FX bus. Audio input and CV/Gate I/O are also available.

Check out this synth, which is excellent in acid / bassline animated with its built-in step sequencer / arpeggiator."

Hypersynth Xenophone Advanced Analog Mono Synth

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Hypersynth Xenophone Synthesizer - Function Test

Published on Dec 2, 2014 hot2warm

"This is my long-awaited Xenophone Synthesizer, the first physical synthesizer offering from Hypersynth. In this video, I simply test it to make sure that it works. Although long awaited, it's been sitting around for a couple months while too many other tasks had me occupied. Since this is a European offering, I had to use a power transformer that can step up and down power for using European appliances in the US and vice versa. It's also my first time using this transformer (I can do a review on that if you wish). I don't have a keyboard amp, so I pressed my old Gorilla guitar amp into service for this test. The pattern playing was already programmed."

Hypersynth Xenophone Advanced Analog Mono Synthesizer - White Edition with Stand

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"Xenophone is an advanced analog mono-synth with 100% analog signal path. It has three oscillators, two subs, four ring modulators, one multimode VCF and analog distortion, all based on discrete analog circuits followed by a high quality stereo digital delay and reverb. The extensive modulation capabilities of the sound engine plus the warm and unique character of Xen's filter enriched by built-in analog distortion make it the best choice for creating deep basses, aggressive leads, transparent and crisp synth lines, acid sequences, complex arpeggios, punchy percussive sounds, extreme SFXs and more. Besides the synthesis capabilities, it can be used as a powerful audio processor to colorize an external input signal by analog filter, distortion and DFX."

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Hypersynth Xenophone demo

Published on Nov 12, 2016 Hunart©

"Thanks to Skylark Records, the polish distributor of the synth I had a chance to try out this little beast with (as it came out) huge sound.

All sounds are coming from Xenophone, no EQ, comression or external FX used (apart from a limiter on the whole material).

Enjoy,

Hunart©"

Musikmesse 2015 Hypersynth Xenophone Analog Synthesizer (deutsch)

Published on Apr 22, 2015 MusicStoreTV

"Die Neuheiten der Musikmesse 2015: Xenophone - Ein fantastisch klingender Analogsynthesizer, vorgestellt von Steve Baltes."

Hypersynth Xenophone AnalogSynthesizer Unboxing and first exploration steps

Started streaming 51 minutes ago Sequentonal

"I just received my new baby and will do my first unboxing video.
Since I have never done one of these before it will be quite an experience for me :)
Feel free to let me know in chat if there is anything in particular you would be interested in seeing/hearing.
This stream will feature only the Xenophone though I might include the software editor that comes with it.
I will integrate it into my setup at a later date :)"

HyperSynth - Xenophone w/ Box + Wooden End Cheeks

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Hypersynth Xenophone Factory Presets

Published on Jan 29, 2015 Hypersynthetic

Xenophone Hypersynth

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