Description
The Performer was a string and brass synthesizer very much like the ARP Solina. Fully polyphonic with 49 keys and a 3 band eq onboard for tailoring the string and brass sounds for a particular setup. Sliders and buttons helped the player navigate around the user interface.
Architecture
Type: Analog
Synthesis: Subtractive
Oscillators
Oscillators: 2
Oscillator Notes:
1 for Brass (square wave); 2 for Strings (8' and 16')
1 for Brass (square wave); 2 for Strings (8' and 16')
Envelopes
Envelopes: 2
Evelope Paramerters: Attack, Decay, Sustain
Envelope Notes::
Attack/Decay for Brass; Attack/Sustain for Strings-VCA
Attack/Decay for Brass; Attack/Sustain for Strings-VCA
Filters
Filters: 1
Types: 12dB Slope (2-pole), High Pass
Filter Notes:
low-pass with resonance for Brass; 3-band Low/Mid/Hi equalizer for Strings
low-pass with resonance for Brass; 3-band Low/Mid/Hi equalizer for Strings
LFO
LFO: 1
LFO Parameters: Sine, Delay
LFO Notes::
1 with delay length, rate and depth controls
1 with delay length, rate and depth controls
Polyphony & Tuning
Polyphony: 5
Timbrality: 1
Tuning: Standard
Modes: Polyphonic
Patches
Patches RAM: 1
Editing: CV
Case
Case: Keyboard
Keyboard: 49 keys, Non-weighted, Plastic
Controls: Faders, Knobs
Display Type: LED
Connections
Audio Output Connections: 1/4" Phone Jack, 1/8" Phone Jack, Mono Out
Audio Output Count: 3
Audio Output Notes: Third 1/4" signal out is for External input of other synths
Pricing
List: $850
Retail: $750
Used: $500
Production
Released: 1979
Discontinued: 1980
Used By
Duran Duran
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