Dreadbox recently premiered the Hades Analog Bass Synthesizer. This desktop unit, which can also be configured for Eurorack action, features three oscillators, one main and two sub, and a 3-pole 18dB/oct Resonating Low Pass Filter.
Dreadbox Hades Features:
» Full Analog Circuit only with Through Hole Components
» 1x VCO with 2 suboctaves (3 voices in total)
» Pulse width and Glide controls
» 3-pole 18dB/oct Resonating Low Pass Filter
» OTA Distortion Circuit for extreme sounds
» OTA based VCA
» 2 envelope Generators
– Attack, Decay/Release, Sustain (extra snappy and patchable)
– Attack, Release (VCA hardwired)
» Triangle Wave LFO
» 8 point patch matrix eurorack compatible
» 5 MIDI Octaves from C0 up to C5 or unlimited via CV/Gate
Dreadbox Hades Specs:
» works only with 12V AC 500mA power supply 2.5mm center pin
» MIDI interface: Midi in DIN socket, Pitch note/gate on-off, retrigger function, Mod wheel (hardwired on VCF), Pitch wheel, MIDI Channel select 1-7 or Omni (DIP switch)
» MONO AUDIO OUT (1/4″ TS-Unbalanced), sends up to 10Vpp o
» Patches: 3.5mm mono
» Gate in: activation at 0.9V in a low gain up to 5V for max gain
» Gate out: 0-5V
» 1V/oct : sends the MIDI to CV out (not the Gate)
» CV IN: works at 1V/oct and can accept from +/-12V
» OSC OUT: sends 10Vpp Sawtooth or Pulse Wave
» Envelope out: 0-6.6V depending on the depth setting
» LFO out: +/-5V
» Weight: 0.9 kgr
» Dimensions: 209 x 160 x 40 mm
The Dreadbox Hades costs €279 and is available for pre-order.
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