MBS-100 is a monophonic bass synthesizer inspired by synthesizers produced in the soviet era times while having the flexibility, MIDI control and compact package of the 21st century.
It has 19 knobs, 3 switches and 4 buttons with which you can control the parameters of the sound and MIDI.
Specification
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Hybrid analog-digital synthesis;
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Voltage-controlled digital oscillators (VCDO) — two, each with four waveforms: saw, square, pulse 1 (25% rate), pulse 2 (10% rate).
Note: Pulse 1 and 2 are equivalent to PMW but have fixed positioning similar to the likes of «Aelita», «Polivoks» synthesizers for e.g.
Octave ranges — 3 octaves for OSC1 and 5 octaves for OSC2; -
Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) — one fully analog 12 db/oct low pass filter with cutoff and resonance parameters;
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Envelope Generators (ADSR) – two;
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Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA) – one, fully analog distortion effect selection switch;
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Low frequency oscillator (LFO) — one with two waveform options (square and triangle) to control the VCF.
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MIDI interface — MIDI In, MIDI Thru (16 channels + Omni);
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Audio output — one mix output (mono 6.3 mm jack);
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Controls — 19 knobs, 3 switches, 4 buttons and 11 LED indicators;
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Case: durable steel case with wooden cheeks;
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Weight: 1 kg;
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Dimensions: L30 x W16 x H8 (cm);
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External power supply – 220v adapter 9 VAC (included).
Reviews:
OUT OF PRODUCTION
Only x30 units were ever produced.
More units can be produced if there will be enough requests.
MBS-100 is being controlled by Korg SQ-1 step sequencer. No EQ nor fx are applied. In the second part, can hear MBS-100 multitracked in DAW via MIDI, no EQ has been applied only occasional reverb and delay. Drums are sequenced externally.
Perfect Circuit Audio jam with MBS-100 controlled by Elektron Digitakt