"Sequential Circuits Prelude 49 Key Synthesizer. Made in Italy in 1982.
The Prelude is a 4-section orchestral synthesizer consisting of Piano, Organ, Brass and String sections. Like many other similar 4-section synths of this type, all 49 keys will play simultaneously for 49-note polyphony. Two of the sections can be played at the same time. Though editability and storage are limited, it has an on-board chorus/flanger effect as well as a 7-band equalizer. The string sounds are the best feature of the Prelude, and the on-board effects and EQ are great for thickening and modulating the string sound beyond the scope of traditional orchestral sounds. The Prelude has a very appealing and intuitive Sequential-esque layout and appearance and is definitely one of the finest orchestral-type multitimbral synths among others in its class.
* Polyphony - 49 voices
* Oscillators - 1 per voice
* Effects - Chorus / Flanger
* Keyboard - 49 keys
* Control - No MIDI
* Date Produced - 1982"
again, blofeld only, no EQ or FX or post editing* actually, there's not even any oscillators!!! this demo only uses the blofelds filters with the resonance turned up to about 127 I play around with the internal overdrive and added the preset chorus and reverb settings for atmosphere
(NOTE:Trying this yourself may sound different with other mixers because of the extreme settings. I used a mackie U420.) *I did slice out areas of long silence where i was trying out different filter types, it didn't seem to work with the comb filters"
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