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Studio Electronics | SE-1X Nova Angel Dust

Description

The SE-1 is an analog, monophonic synth-module designed to re-create that classic Moog sound perfect for Hip Hop, R&B and Dance music. The classic Moog sound comes from its distinctive 24 dB lowpass voltage controlled analog filter. There is also a 12 dB low-/band-pass filter which emulates the classic sounds of Oberheim synthesizers.

The SE-1 uses three discrete voltage controlled analog oscillators for genuine analog synth sounds. And that's three VCO's, just like the Minimoog. They offer the basic waveforms you would expect from any analog: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, noise, and random. There are also 4 multi-stage ADSR envelope generators used to shape your sound, the filter and more. Also available are Ring Modulation and Glide/Auto-Glide effects.

With 24 knobs, 21 tactile switches, MIDI control over parameters and plenty of program storage memory (396 presets and 396 user patches), the SE-1 is a professional alternative to its classic forefathers.

The SE-1X is an improved version of the SE-1 with the following new features: A total of 198 new sounds - includes the "Lexington G" and "Allec Series" banks. Creatively expanded Modulation capabilities. Greatly enhanced MIDI specs. Tight new look - phatt new logo, sharper, more attractive front and back panel graphics and text. Flash-ROM Web-updateable Operating Software. Smoother tweaking and MIDI transmission of front panel pots (switches send info. as well). External Audio Input.

To commemorate/celebrate the production of 3,000 handbuilt SE1-Xs, S.E. and their design partners and friends, Nova Musik, presented the limited run special editions SE-1X Red Eye (also "skinned" as the Angel Dust or Nova Angel Dust Edition).

Looking beyond the CODE-flavored, sectioned grey to black front panel visuals, with its splashes of blood-red switches and an electric blue display, one discovers some serious sweetening: the second VCO now boasts a silky "ARP-ish" sine wave which replaces the more industrial strength triangle, a switchable "Fuzz" circuit for amp overdrive and saturation, snappier envelopes, discrete filters with an expanded frequency range, and seven banks of S.E. sound design which demand satisfaction: four legendary SE-1X factory banks; three designer sets: the techno-focused Scroggins Synquence, and brand new Infared and Diademer—693 presets in all. The last RAM bank (bank 8) is on you.
BrandStudio Electronics
ModelSE-1X Nova Angel Dust
DeviceSynth
TypeRack
Engine TypeAnalog
EngineVCO
Voices (max)1
Multitimbral1
Oscillators3
LFO3 LFO's; Waveforms: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, noise, random. Controls: delay, key trigger, phase, and midi sync.
NoiseY
Engine Detailed3 analog VCO's; Waveforms: triangle, sawtooth and variable width square. Osc2&3 sync to Osc1. Noise generator. Osc2 Sine instead of Triangle
Filter (VCF)2 analog filters: 24db Lowpass (classic Moog), 12db Lowpass & Bandpass (classic Oberheim).
Envelope (VCA)4 multi-stage envelope generators (ADSR). Env 1 fixed to filter frequency, Env 2 fixed to amp level, Env 3&4 are assignable
Memory4 ROM Banks (396 locations), 4 RAM Banks (396 locations)
Keys0
Key typeN/A
VelocityN/A
AftertouchN/A
AudioExternal audio input
MidiI-O-T
Produced:2000
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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