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Synthstrom Audible's description of the Deluge

 

THE MIDIUM® CURATOR'S NOTE: Signature Edition

CAM: Recognizing the people behind a musical instrument's creation is as vital as recognizing the artist who plays it, and the audience who appreciates it. In that spirit, The Midium® asked Synthstrom Audible founder and the Deluge's main architect, Rohan Hill, to please sign a run of three limited Deluge units.  We are only doing three, and they are here at The Midium®. Since we created the Signature Edition Collection to simply give Artists a chance to have a deeper connection with their instruments and the Inventors who create them, they cost the same as unsigned versions. To us, it's a way to make an instrument even more special. It is The Midium®'s hope that you feel a deeper connection with your Deluge Signature Edition, with the knowledge that Rohan himself added a personal touch to the units in our collection. We hope you enjoy this special instrument, which stands as one of today's finest and most trusted music production tools.

 

POWERFUL & PORTABLE SYNTH, SAMPLER, AND SEQUENCER.

Deluge is our flagship product. Three years in the making, it is an all-in-one, stand-alone, portable synthesizer, sequencer and sampler designed for the creation, performance and improvisation of electronic music.

FEATURES.

SYNTHESIZER

  • Full-featured internal synthesizer engine (subtractive, wavetable and FM)
  • Polyphony limited only by CPU. Up to 64 synth voices may play simultaneously
  • Live adjustment of synth and effect parameters with two endless-turn encoders with LED level-meters
    • Easy buttons to select the functions these control
  • Parameter automation recording
  • Full MPE support for connected MIDI controllers. MPE expression can control most parameters
  • Arpeggiator
  • Dedicated volume and tempo knobs
  • LFOs and envelopes on each synth / sample. Highly customizable modulation matrix
  • Synthesizer engine features LPF / HPF, FM, portamento, oscillator sync, ring modulation, unison detune, and more
  • Four basic digital waveforms, two analog-modeled waveforms, or select any WAV file from SD card
  • 12dB/oct and 24dB/oct filters, with optional filter drive mode
  • FX including delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, phaser, bitcrusher, sidechain effect, live stutter, and more
  • Keyboard mode, where the pads become a live instrument on a 2D grid
  • Preset or custom scales, or chromatic mode
  • Live processing of the audio input including polyphonic pitch shifting (according to sequenced notes), filters, and all FX
Synthstrom Deluge in dim lighting.

SEQUENCER

  • Piano-roll-style sequencing on 128 full RGB pads (16×8) with scrolling and zooming
  • Launch, mute and interact with tracks live
  • Arranger view, to sequence your instrument parts into a longer composition, and work with audio clips similarly to a DAW
  • Euclidean sequencing available, per row / sound.
  • Sequencing limited only by device RAM (over 2 million notes)
  • Resolution can be set as high as 6144th-notes
  • Simultaneously output separate sequences to all 16 MIDI channels, 2 CV / gate channels and 2 additional gate outputs, in addition to internal synthesizers / samples (limited only by CPU)
  • CC control and sequencing on all 16 MIDI channels
  • MPE support – can record and play back MPE data from external sources, as well as internal synthesizer MPE features
  • Probability and iteration based step / note conditions
  • Undo / redo note and parameter automation editing and recording. Number of undo steps limited only by RAM
  • Advanced syncing capabilities. Non-standard time signatures supported, polymetric
  • Adjustable swing
  • Horizontal pattern shift and note nudge, and note repeat
  • MIDI program change and bank select messages may be output
Synthstrom Deluge at an angle.

SAMPLER

  • Streams all samples directly from SD card, without limitations based on RAM size
  • Upto 90 unaffected sample voices may play simultaneously
  • Multisampling. Fast folder import with automatic pitch detection
  • Time-stretching and pitch-shifting
  • High quality sample interpolation and rate conversion via 16-point windowed sinc
  • Waveform view on main pads, with scrolling, zooming, and loop point editing
  • Same filters, modulation matrix and FX as synth engine
  • Resampling
  • Slicer feature for cutting a sample into evenly sized slices
Synthstrom Audible Deluge at an angle, on white.

AUDIO CLIPS AND LOOPING

  • Live looping of audio and instrument / MIDI clips, including easy overdubbing / layering, and automatic tempo setting
  • Audio clip live looping includes option to record additional audio “margins” either side of loop (from before you even pressed record), to allow a brief crossfade to eliminate click at loop point

CONNECTIVITY

  • Two ¼” line outputs, and 3.5mm headphone output
  • 3.5mm mic input, ¼” line input, and built-in microphone
  • 2x CV outputs. 0 – 10V, individually configurable to between 0.01 and 2.00 volts per octave, or to hertz-per-volt
  • 4x gate / trigger outputs individually configurable to v-trig or s-trig, with shared voltage switchable between 5V and 12V
    • Trigger clock output, configurable up to 192 PPQN
    • Trigger clock input, also with adjustable PPQN
  • MIDI input and output via hardware connectors or USB. Syncing via MIDI beat clock as leader or follower. Optimized for very low jitter
  • Powered via USB B (cable included) or 9 – 12V centre-negative (pedal-style) power supply (500mA) (not included)
  • Can host USB MIDI devices via B-to-B cable – up to 4 if using a USB hub. Only powers these devices when powered by 9 – 12V supply
  • User-upgradeable firmware – development is ongoing at Synthstrom Audible
  • Internal speaker
  • Rechargeable Li-ion battery (6+ hours of operation)
  • 1 x SD slot (1x 32GB V10-speed SD card supplied)

DIMENSIONS

  • Dimensions: 305mm x  208mm x 46mm (12 x 8.2 x 1.8 inches)
  • Weight: 1.5kg