Description | The Multivox MX-57 Electro Snare is a analog synthesizer drum synth pad also made under the names Pulser and JHS and essentially the same unit. The pad has a variety of settings to make different analog drum sounds including chimes, big ben, wind, and disco sound 1-4. The unit also indluded an orignal manual with these suggested sound settings.
On board controls include VCO 1 (frequency knob; square wave/noise/ring switch), VCF (freq knob; LPF/BPF/HPF knob/resonance knob), VCO 2 (freq knob; LFO/off/saw wave switch), SWEEP (VCO 2/VCO 1 switch; VCO attack knob; VCF attack knob; decay knob) VCA (decay knob; volume knob), the instrument has one 1/4" output jack. |
| Brand | Multivox |
| Model | MX-57 Electro Snare |
| Device | Synth |
| Type | Desktop |
| Engine Type | Analog |
| Engine | VCO |
| Voices (max) | 1 |
| Oscillators | 1 |
| LFO | 1 Square |
| Noise | Y |
| Engine Detailed | 1 VCO, Square, White Noise |
| Filter (VCF) | 1 Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance |
| Envelope (VCA) | 1 AD |
| Keys | 1 |
| Key type | Pad |
| Velocity | Y |
| Aftertouch | N |
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Produced: | 1982 - 1982 |
| 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. |
