Developer and musician Stevey Yarusinsky based in Chicago has created a new low-cost paraphonic synthesizer module called the Dark Arcade, which is now available to purchase via Kickstarter with early bird pledges available from $120. If all goes well worldwide shipping is expected to take place during June 2019. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the synthesiser module and its features.
“Dark Arcade is intended to be an entry level hardware synthesizer for musicians looking to branch out from software synthesizer based workflows, as well as a distinctive addition to any hardware synthesizer collection. Its hardware features microcontroller-produced digital oscillators, an analog OTA band-pass and low-pass filter, an analog OTA amplifier, an analog ADSR envelope generator, an analog LFO, and MIDI input and output. “
“External audio can be processed by the filter and amplifier section and external CV signals can be used to control the filter cutoff and amplifier gain. In addition to the hardware features, the software extends the feature list to include 4 voices of paraphony, 8-bit Karplus Strong synthesis, waveform blending, and many more. Below is a song produced with Dark Arcade in which all sounds (minus drums) are generated by Dark Arcade and then mixed with some basic effects (delay, reverb, and compression).”
For more details, and the full list of all available pledge options jump over to the official crowdfunding campaign page by following the link below. Features of the Dark Arcade include:
– Digitally produced oscillators including sine, triangle, square, and sawtooth waves
– 4 voices of paraphony
– OTA based analog filter including low-pass and band-pass output, cutoff control, and resonance control
– OTA based analog amplifier
– Analog ADSR envelope section with depth control
– Analog LFO section with depth control and slew control
– 8-bit Karplus-Strong synthesis mode
– MIDI input
– MIDI output
– External audio input jack for processing external audio with filter and amplifier
– External CV input jack for modulating filter cutoff (+/-9V)
– External CV input jack for modulating amplifier gain (+/-9V)
– Inverse envelope output for filter and/or amplifier modulation
– Switches for choosing filter/amplifier modulation sources
– Suboscillator volume and waveform control in monophonic mode
– Waveform blending control between two separate oscillators on monophonic mode and paraphonic mode
– Waveform blending LFO control
– Waveform blending envelope control
– Portamento with glide speed control on monophonic mode
– Portamento triggering control (on every note press or only when a previous note is held)
– Bitcrushing on paraphonic mode and Karplus Strong mode
Source: Kickstarter
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