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Future Retro's description of the Future Retro Vectra Analog/Digital Hybrid Synthesizer
THE MIDIUM® CURATOR'S NOTE: Low serial numbers available.
Cam: As Future Retro returns to the world of electronic musical instruments with their upgraded Vectra, it is worth noting that The Midium® has had two low serial number units: #011 and #012. Currently, we still have #012 in stock. According to Future Retro, the first 10 were issued pre-release, so #011 and #012 stand as two of the earliest production units you can get. Typically, instruments with low serial numbers tend to hold historical relevance over time, since they represent the beginning of a particular model's run. If you have any questions, or a preference for one number over another, please make sure to contact us. We would be more than happy to provide you with all the information you need and to accommodate your request while supplies last.
Welcome back, Vectra.
Detailed Description.
The Vectra provides four oscillators, white and pink noise sources, four ring modulators, a four-channel mixer, five LFO’s, six morphing envelopes, six primary multimode analog filter types, a main analog VCA, and numerous internal modulation routings and VCA’s controlling modulation amounts. It really is like having a powerful self-contained semi-modular synthesizer with approximately 500 internal signal routings, and around 256 storable sound parameters.
The oscillators are digital, with features like oscillator Sync, PWM, our new waveform Phase Slice, and Fade features, independent glide times per oscillator, constant beat detuning, and paraphonic voice modes, not to mention FM, AM, ring-modulation, and dedicated LFO’s, envelopes, and VCA’s per oscillator really make these oscillators a power house.
The four-channel mixer is unique in that it provides an even balance when mixing multiple sources, either manually with the joystick, or applying automated vector mixing, or mixer modulation.
The five LFO’s provide 500+ waveforms to choose from, with their frequency spanning from sub-audio into the audio range. Their frequency can be stationary or track keyboard notes with glide. Waveforms can sync to any waveform phase at a note-on, and they can be frequency modulated as well. In short they can be used as LFO’s, complex envelopes, or audio rate oscillators.
The analog multimode filter provides six primary filter types being: 4-pole low-pass, 2-pole low-pass, 1-pole low-pass, 2-pole band-pass, 2-pole high-pass, 2-pole notch, with some additional selections to define a filter’s self resonance response, and also to recreate a very unique characteristic of the EMS VCS type filter modulation. The filter can track notes played on the keyboard, has a dedicated LFO, Envelope, and one additional modulation source.
And finally the analog VCA before all those sweet sounds hit our ears. The Amplifier VCA has a dedicated morphing envelope as well.
The Vectra provides a 29-note capacitive touch keyboard for ultra-fast key response, with Note-On/Off, Pitch, Velocity, Aftertouch, Auto-Glide features, with Pitch-Bend and Mod-Wheel controls. The Vectra keybed incorporates our original design to allow gliding through chromatic notes, major keys, or minor keys. The keyboard also provides 29 selectable musical Scales, with linear transposition, and scale transposition.
The sequencer can play internally, or sync to external sequencers, and play the internal sound section or external MIDI sound modules. Tempo range is from 10-250 BPM, with adjustable swing timing. The sequencer also provides 29 scales, linear transposition, scale transposition, octave reiteration range, 29 selectable play directions, adjustable loop point, and multiple time signatures. You can enter Pitch, Velocity, and Rhythm (note-off/on, glide, sustain) part information using the Arpeggiation mode, Step editing (where any number of steps can be edited simultaneously), Real-time recording, and Auto recording (when sequencer is stopped). The Fill mode allows multiple ways to quickly introduce variations into your sequences, and perform your music in new ways.
Each unit will include a printed manual, micro SD card, and power supply.
Specs.
Input/output: 15V DC input, MIDI (IN/THRU/OUT), 1/4” unbalanced Audio Out
Unit Dimensions: (width) 18.25” x (depth) 11.0” x (height) 3.5”
Unit Weight: 5.0 lbs
Power: 15V DC (center-pin positive) rated at 1 Amp current.