MATRIXSYNTH: Elektron Monomachine SFX-6 SFX-60 synthesizer


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Elektron Monomachine SFX-6 SFX-60 synthesizer

via this auction
"This is one of the rarest synths elektron has made limited to 500. This unit has been updated to the latest OS 1.22b which just came out from Elektron. Unit comes with original shipping box as well as the main box in the picture, manual and power cable. Don't be deceived, the Monomachine can be used as a six voice polyphonic synth at the touch of a button.

Effects Sound and Control Hardware:
6 Track Sequencer
6 x 1-Band EQ
5 Mono Synths
128 x 64 Backlit LCD 64 Step Patterns
6 x Resonant 24 dB lp/bp/hp filter
20 Mono Machines
MIDI In/Out/Thru
16384 Patterns
6 x Sample Rate Reduction
6 x 1/4" Impedance Balanced Audio Outs

3072 Songs
6 x Distortion
6 Part Mono Synthesis
2 x 1/4" Audio Ins
16384 Kits 6 x Tape Style Delay
18 LFOs
1/4" Stereo Headphone Out
Programmable Swing, Slide, Transpose Up to 6 x
Gatebox Reverbs
12 Arpeggiators Dual DSP System
16 x 24 lockable parameters
Up to 6 x Chorus Effects
6 Dedicated MIDI Tracks
Poly Mode Up to 6 x
Dynamix Processors
MIDI Parameter Locks
Steel Casing Full Realtime Control
Up to 6 x Ring Modulators
Full MIDI Implemention
World Wide Switched Mode Power Supply

Synthesis:
SuperWave is inspired by the analogue world. With a smooth and full sound, these machines are ideal for creating all those well known synth sounds. SID is a faithful emulation of the MOS6581 chip, originally found in the Commodore 64. The SID tones can be strong and dirty. Be careful! DigiPRO offers raw digital waveforms which cut like hot knives through butter. This method also hosts the user waveforms and a set of sampled drum sounds. FM+ uses three customized FM machines each with its own personality. Soft bells or total mayhem, anything is possible. VO is the genie in the box. The implemented formant synthesis, inspired by classic voice modeling, will basically make the Monomachine talk.

The Sequencer:
The Monomachine sequencer offers total control over the tracks. Treat a pattern as an incredibly complex sound, transpose it up and down in real time and enjoy the most powerful compositions in existence. Use slide, swing and transpose functions to fine tune a pattern. On top of this, there’s no less than 12 arpeggiators available.

Parameter locks:
A parameter lock lets a note trig have specific parameter settings assigned to it. Basically every parameter found in the Monomachine is possible to parameter lock. In a melodic sequence every note can for example have unique synthesis, filter and effect settings. Parameter locks open up a new world of sequencing possibilities.

Track Effects:
The Monomachine features a number of highly usable track effects. Each of the six tracks offers a tape style delay, a sample rate reducer, a 1-band EQ, a resonant multi mode filter and a distortion effect per track. As tracks can be routed to each other, constructing elaborate and exceptional sounding effect chains is very easy.

FX machines:
The Monomachine contains no fixed global effects, instead FX machines are used. There are four types of effects available, a Reverb, a Chorus, a Compressor and a Ring modulator. Use these effects to add subtle nuances to a sound or to destroy it completely. The FX machines are also ideal for processing sounds coming from the external inputs.

MIDI control:
The Monomachine is a fully-fledged MIDI sequencer. Six tracks are exclusively dedicated to MIDI sequencing tasks and each track features parameter lock, arpeggiator, swing, slide and transpose functions. Thanks to the thorough CC implementation, nearly all aspects of the Monomachine can be controlled by external sequencers as well."

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