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Behind The Scenes At Dreadbox

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Created: 05 September 2018

The latest ProckGnosis video is a behind-the-scenes tour of Dreadbox – makers of the Erebus, Nyx, Abyss and other synths.

Video Summary:

Dropped by the Dreadbox Workshop a couple months ago, and Yannis and Dimitra were nice enough to play host and let us bug them and talk about making synths, including the new Erebus v3 and the Medusa.

First part of the video is the tour through the shop and the second part is the interview with Yannis and Dimitra....

Meris Intros Enzo Multi-Voice Synth Pedal

Category: Blog

Created: 05 September 2018

Meris has introduced the Enzo, a multi-voice synthesizer that’s designed to track your guitar and let you create monosynth leads, complex chord polyphony, or multi-note sequenced arpeggiation, without the need for a special pickup.

While guitarists are the primary audience for the Enzo, it isn’t limited to guitar. You can use it on any instrument, whether drum machine, vocals or other synths.

Features:

Multi-Voice Dual Oscillator Synth architecture with selectable waveforms
Two Tap Delay with Time, Feedback, Modulation, and special two stage level control
Three Synth modes: Poly Synth, Mono Synth, and Arpeggiated Synth
Two Distinct Tunable Envelope Types: Triggered and Envelope Follower
Tunable Portamento Time for smooth transitions between synth notes and pitch shifts
Sustain control for extending your volume envelope all the way to endless synth hold
Adjustable Compressor with Threshold and Mix for your input signal (Dry mode)
Custom 6-mode filter with frequency, bandwidth (resonance), and envelope
Wide ranging Ring Modulation with ability to assign envelope control
Digitally controlled Analog mix control
Stereo input and output
Switchable input / output headroom level for Guitar or Synth / Line level
Expression pedal control over all parameters simultaneously
Presets available via external 4-Preset switch or MIDI
MIDI in/out over TRS via the EXP jack
External Tap Tempo over TRS
MIDI beat clock synchronization
Premium analog signal path and 24-bit AD/DA w/32 bit floating point DSP
Premium Analog Devices JFET input section
Color – translucent coat of vibrant gold over brushed aluminum