Description
Florian is a 42HP analog synth voice with two discrete XVCOs based on the Roland 100M design. Each oscillator has various waveforms (saw, triangle, pulse) and controls, including octave, fine-tuning, sync option, and pulse width. A sub-oscillator with -1 octave square, -2 octave square, and -2 octave pulse options adds extra bottom to the sound. In addition to the sync and PWM options, you can also infuse additional harmonics with a built-in digital ring modulator, which takes VCO 1 and VCO 2 as its X and Y input.
Then, it has a mixer for each waveform + sub, and from here, the signal goes into a voltage-controlled filter inspired by the Roland 700 multimode filter. It offers switchable lowpass, bandpass, and highpass circuits with cutoff and resonance controls. There is also a 1v/oct filter input for frequency tracking.
On the right side, Florian has a traditional ADSR envelope based around the AS3310 chip with normal and inverted outputs as well as a level CV. There’s also an AR generator with a looping option inspired by the ARP Odyssey.
Next is a built-in VCA, which offers three dedicated operation modes: ADSR, gate, and drone. Finally there’s two LFOs – one triangle and another with multiple waveforms (saw, triangle, ramp). The latter also has a sync option.
The name is a tribute to Florian Schneider-Esleben, who passed the same week this synthesiser was conceptualised.
Features:
- 2 x XVCO, these are discrete VCOs based on the Roland 100M design
- Sub oscillator offering -1 octave square, -2 octave square, and -2 ocatve pulse
- Digital ring modulator, taking VCO1 and VCO2 as it’s X and Y input.
- Voltage controlled filter offering lowpass, bandpass, and highpass responses, based on Roland 700 multimode filter
- ADSR based around AS3310 chip, offering normal and inverted outputs as well as CV of level
- ARP influenced VCA with ADSR/gate/drone options
- ARP influenced A/R generator with looping option
- LFO1: triangle
- LFO2: saw/triangle/ramp with sync option
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