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Electro Harmonix | Micro-Synth

Description

From the classic vintage sounds of the great early Moog synthesizer to custom creations, the Microsynth creates fat analog synth sounds. Compact ten-slider layout lets the sonically adventurous guitarist dial in a virtually limitless array of analog synthesizer sounds: from percussive stabs to backwards-sounding bowed effects.

The Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Synthesizer for guitar is a very powerful tool for musical expression. The Micro Synth can create some of the most popular synthesizer textures at a fraction of the cost for such capabilities. Its four voices: GUITAR, OCTAVE, SUB OCTAVE AND SQUARE WAVE are completely independent and fully mixable. The MICRO SYNTH can modify these signals with envelope control for a variety of “bowed” or “blown” sounds. In addition, a swept filter control allows highly variable frequency adjustments to be applied to the overall output signal. When combined, these controls offer the user a creative capability that is virtually limitless.

There have been various versions of the Electro Harmonix Micro Synthesizer since it's initial release with different but similar front panels but they all retain the same characteristics and controls. There is some debate on which one has the fastest square wave but its generally agreed that the sound is over all the same.
BrandElectro Harmonix
ModelMicro-Synth
DeviceSynth
TypeDesktop
Engine TypeAnalog
EngineVCO
Voices (max)1
Oscillators1
Sub1
Engine Detailed1 VCO, Square, Sub Oscillator
Filter (VCF)Resonance
Envelope (VCA)Delay, Attack
Keys0
Key typeN/A
VelocityN/A
AftertouchN/A
CV-gateTrigger In
Produced:1979 - 1979
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

Manuals, patches etc.

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