The four oscillators are digital. Besides the "standard" waveforms and pink/white noise, you'll find another 500 digital waveforms plus some unusual modulation options. All Oscs can be controlled and modulated independently. Meaning: Future Retro's synth can be played monophonic or paraphonic. There are plenty of Modulation Sources: five LFOs and 4 Envelopes, Keyboard, Arpeggiator, Sequencer...and of course the four joysticks (Bend/Mod, Mixer, Filter, X/Y).
The Osc section is followed by an analog multimode filter and VCA. The filter loves to sink its teeth into the overtone-rich digital waveforms and adds significantly to the Vectra's charm.
All parameters are easy to reach. MIDI is also integrated. With the Vectra's hands-on approach, you can lose yourself in the 80s/90s sound cosmos of this synth in no time.
Overview:
OSCILLATORS (1-4)
- Frequency Range: <0.01 Hz to 16.73 kHz
- Analog Modeled Waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Pulse Width Modulated
- Digital Waveforms: 500
- Number of Digital Waveforms per Oscillator: 2
- Waveform Modulation Types: PWM, Slide, Fade
- Octave Range: -7 to +5
- Pitch Tuning: Semitones
- Constant Beat Detuning: -/+5.00Hz
- Paraphonic Modes: 8 total
- Sync: Off/On, 0-360 degrees
- Glide Time per Oscillator: 0ms to 14.7 seconds
- Key Tracking: On/Off
LFO (1-4, Filter)
- Analog Modeled Waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Ramp, Sawtooth, Square, Random
- Digital Waveforms: 500
- Key Tracking: On/Off
- Sync: Off/On, 0-360 degrees
- Frequency Modulation Sources: Random1/2, Key1/2, Velocity, Aftertouch, Mod-Wheel, Stick X/Y, LFO, Envelope, Filter LFO
ENVELOPES (1-4, Filter, Amplifier)
- Initial Envelope Stages: Delay, Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release, Repeat/Loop
- Modulated Envelope Stages: Delay, Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release, Repeat/Loop
- Normal Envelope Contours: 5
- One-Shot Envelope Contours: 4
- Looping: On/Off with repeat time
- Envelope Times per Stage: 0ms to 14.7 seconds
MIXER
- Channels: 4
- Audio Sources:
- Oscillator (1-4)
- Oscillator (1-4) controlled by Envelope (1-4)
- Oscillator (1-4) controlled by LFO (1-4)
- Ring-Modulation of Osc 1&2, Osc 2&3, Osc 3&4, Osc 4&1
- White-Noise
- Pink-Noise
- Output Gain: 1.00x to 5.00x
ANALOG FILTER
- Filter Types: 4p low-pass, 2p low-pass, 1p low-pass, 2p band-pass, 2p high-pass, 2p notch
- Filter Frequency Range: approximately 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Key Tracking: Off/On
KEYBOARD / SEQUENCER
- Keys: 29
- Scales: 29
- Linear Transpose: -12 to +16
- Scale Transpose: -12 to +16 notes
- Octave Reiterations: -3 to +3
- Sequencer Modes: Play, Arpeggiate, Fill, Edit, Real-time, Auto
- Max Steps per Sequence: 16
- Sequencer Parts: Pitch, Velocity, Rhythm (Note-On/Off, Glide, Sustain)
- Directions: Down, Up/Down, Up, Random, (plus 25 complex directions)
MIDI
- Channels: 1-16
- MIDI Messages Supported: Note-Pitch, Note-On/Off, Velocity, Aftertouch, Pitch-Bend, Mod-Wheel,
- MIDI Sync: Clock, Start, Stop
OTHER
- Input/output: 15V DC input, MIDI (IN/THRU/OUT), 1/4” unbalanced Audio Out
- Power: 15V DC (center-pin positive) rated at 1 Amp current, included