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The first synthesizer from Kodamo in France is a 300x polyphonic 6-operator FM synthesizer in 19" format with 7" touch display and extensive editor for creating your own algorithms.
EssenceFM is organized in four modes:
In performance mode, the orchestration and integration of polyphonic expression controller (mpe) takes place.
In patch mode, voices can be layered, modulated and distributed via the keyboard. The Arpeggiator can also be found here.
Voice-Mode is the editor for the individual 6-operator FM voices.
Midi and display settings as well as editing, importing and exporting waveforms and scales are done in global mode.
Synthesis type
6-operator FM
Polyphony (FM Voice)
300
Operator control
Multiplier (x0...x40) or fixed frequency (0...20Khz) Quartertone & fine tuning Key volume scaling (graphical) LFO AM/FM Waveform phase control
Waveforms
24 interpolated, band-limited waveforms
Waveform edition
Free drawing / import from wave file. Operations : Flip X, Flip Y, Smooth, Set volume, Remove DC, Mix two waveforms, Crossfade, Maximize, Add harmonic
Volume Bottom/Top key Bottom/Top velocity Panning Transpose Tuning Exclusion Group (8 groups) Round Robin (32 slots)
Filter
1 per voice, lowpass, resonant
LFO
1 per voice, waveform + bitmask combination Waveform offset, delay & attack rate control Independant or synced
Max. Voices per patch
128 layers/splits
Max. Total Voices
3328 (26 banks * 128 voices)
Max. Total Patches
3328 (26 banks * 128 patches)
Max. Total Performances
256
Modulation matrix
300 instances (1 per voice) 8 source/destination mappings per voice Scaling and Offset parameters
Modulation matrix Sources
Note number Velocity Release Velocity Aftertouch Poly. Aftertouch Pitchbend Wheel LFO Number of active notes on the same MIDI channel Envelope (pan, filter, operator volume/pitch) Random number generator MIDI CC (any)
Modulation matrix Destinations
Operator Volume Operator Waveform Operator Initial Phase Operator Volume Envelope Global Speed Operator Volume Envelope Segment Time Operator Pitch Envelope Global Speed Operator Pitch Envelope Segment Time Operator Frequency Coarse/Fine Tuning Transposition LFO parameters Filter Cutoff/Resonance Filter Envelope Speed Pan Envelope Speed
Sound engine internal resolution
32-bit float
Tuning
370-520Hz
Scales/Temperaments
32 editable presets Custom scales up to 32 notes, 0-1200 cents tuning, octave stretching
Transposition
+36/-36 semitones. Global, per patch and per voice
DAC
24-bit, 48Khz
SNR
> 100dB
Audio latency
< 2ms
Boot time
< 3s
Arpeggiator
1 per voice (300 total), 16 events, 128 steps resolution grid, 1-500 BPM tempo, syncable to MIDI beat An event contains a voice ID, a note number, a duration and a volume. It can trigger notes or dynamically swap the FM parameters with another voice
Multitimbrality
16 parts assignable to any MIDI channel
Supported standards
General MIDI, MPE
Misc
DX7 patch import (via SysEx, partial support) Random voice generation
