STEAMPIPE
True physical modeling synthesizer
The Steampipe is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer, but it has no conventional oscillators. Instead, it mimics the way sound is created in wind and string instruments and it is fine-tuned to create a wide range of sounds. The Steampipe is optimized for performance with wind MIDI controllers and it works great with any MIDI keyboard. The overtones the Steampipe produces are very organic and rich. It also comes with great-sounding presets.
The Steampipe is quite versatile and allows for nuanced sonic exploration, conjuring sonic imagery ranging from from wisps of cloud to fairground band organs, then to industrial horns of the railroad and finally, to massive, otherworldly ambiences. Due to detailed controls over multiple physical modeling parameters, the Steampipe is capable of generating very organic emulations of real instruments, but it goes well beyond the conventional pitch and dynamic ranges they can produce – imagine how a flute or clarinet would sound in C1 or C7!
Features:
- 8-voice polyphonic architecture features no oscillators, using a cutting-edge physical-modeling engine to conjure a wealth of wind-, string-, and inharmonic-style instrumental profiles
- 64 diverse presets are accompanied by 192 user-preset slots for streamlined sound design, pain-free patch management, and instant sound recall
- Onboard Reverb and Delay effects support detailed sonic-contouring opportunities and harmonic-shaping richness
- Extensive texturization via multimode filtering, saturation, and feedback tools allows you to build evolving, lifelike tones
- Comprehensive modulation via 5 assignable LFOs, a dual-segment envelope generator, and a mod matrix pave the way for evocative, expressive playing
- Modulation matrix comprises 4 independent lanes, with individually adjustable depth, for multilayered control over 10-plus destinations
- 5-pin DIN MIDI in, MIDI Thru/Out port, and USB-MIDI support near-limitless interoperative integration with hardware and software configurations, including full MIDI CC control
Specifications:
- Type: Modeling Synthesizer
- Analog/Digital: Digital
- Polyphony: 8-voice
- Presets: 64 x Factory, 192 x User
- Noise Generator: 5 x OC/Noise
- Envelope Generator: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, Keytrack, Velocity
- LFO: 5 x LFOs (assignable)
- Filter: Lowpass/Highpass
- Effects Types: Reverberator, Delay, Sync
- Analog Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
- Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4" (left, right)
- Headphones: 1 x 1/4" TRS
- MIDI I/O: In/Out/Thru/USB
- Pedal Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (sustain)
- USB: 1 x Type A
- Power Supply: 12V DC Power Supply (included)
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 455 x 270 x 70 mm
- Weight: 3 kg
