Just as with the original, the structure of the Pro-12 ASB is plain and simple: There are no gigabytes of samples, just one single filter. But that filter produces the unbeatable sound of the analog legend made in Silicon Valley in the late seventies. On the menu: Two oscillators with saw and square waves plus variable pulse width, including hard sync whenever you like. One mixer. One LFO. The organic filter with the officially approved 'cult' factor of the original. Two lively envelopes. The Poly Mod section where you can abuse oscillator B or the filter envelope for wreaking havoc with oscillator A, oscillator B, or the filter. Enough? Definitely enough to whoop it up, rest assured.

For those who want to delve deeper into sound editing, there is remote software for looking under the instrument's hood. Chorus, flanger, and stereo delay are there to enhance the sounds. The channel pressure acts upon parameters such as the pulse width, filter, pitch (individual setting for oscillators A and B), and LFO rate; the unison mode groups two to ten voices with variable detuning; and the LFO with retrigger functionality and adjustable phase almost behaves like a third envelope generator. All settings can be stored and can be accessed at any time without the use of a computer. Naturally, all knob movements are output via MIDI.

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Main Features:

• Synthesizeresizer Type: Virtual analog synthesizer


• Technology: Virtual analog Circuit Modelling


• Number of Voices: 12


• Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz (internal oversampling)


• Resolution: 32 bit Audio Paths


• Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4 inch (6,3mm) unbalanced


• Analog Inputs: 2 x 1/4 inch (6,3mm) unbalanced


• MIDI: In, Out, Thru


• USB: Full Speed USB rev 1.1


• Power Input: 12V AC/DC, <20 W


• Weight: 3.4 kg


• Dimensions:
  
  
  
  • 480mm wide (448mm without wood panels)
  
  
  • 209mm deep (203mm without wood panels)
  
  
  • 40/76mm high (front/back)