Modal Electronics Announces SKULPT Polyphonic Synthesizer

Modal Electronics has announced the SKUPLT synthesizer, the successor to the company’s popular synths including CRAFTsynth and the CRAFTrhythm drum sampler. It packs in a total of 32 oscillators, a duophonic and polyphonic mode, 128 patch storage and much more.

SKULPTsynthesizer Features

• 4 voice – 32 oscillator virtual analogue synthesiser
• 8 oscillators per voice with 2 selectable morphable waveforms
• Mixer stage for osc levels along with FM, PWM, tuning and Ring Modulation options
• Monophonic, Duophonic and Polyphonic modes available
• Multi option Unison / spread to detune the 32 oscillators for a huge sound
• 8 slot modulation matrix with 8 sources and 37 destinations
• 3 x envelope generators for Filter, Amplitude and Modulation
• 2 x audio rate LFOs, one global and one polyphonic
• Realtime sequencer that will record up to 128 notes and up to 4 parameters.
• Fully featured arpeggiator with division, direction, octave, swing and sustain controls.
• Resonant filter that can be morphed from low pass, through band pass, to high pass
• Delay and distortion (wavehsaping overdrive, not bitcrushing) effects
• Optional MIDI clock sync for LFOs and Delay
• 128 patch and 64 sequence storage locations
• 16 key touch MIDI keyboard
• MIDI DIN In and Out – Analogue clock sync In and Out connections
• Class compliant MIDI provided over USB connection to host computer or tablet
• Headphone and line output
• Power by USB or 6 x AA batteries
• Optional software editor available for MacOS, Windows, IOS and Android
• Portable and compact design

The SKULPT, expected to be priced under $300 USD, will be debuting on Kickstarter on Friday, July 13. You can visit the Modal Electronics website to learn more about the synthesizer.

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