Pittsburgh Modular, a boutique, modular synthesizer manufacturer established in 2012 by Richard Nicol, has released Taiga, a semi-modular paraphonic analog synthesizer.
Pittsburgh Modular Taiga
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Waveforms generated by the three Taiga oscillators pass through up to three waveshapers…
Taiga is a semi-modular, paraphonic synthesizer with three analog oscillators, a proprietary Pittsburgh Modular Filter and Dynamics Controller. Waveforms generated by the three Taiga oscillators pass through up to three waveshapers designed to precisely manipulate their symmetry and harmonic content. In addition, each oscillator includes a six-stage wave folder to add even more complexity and depth.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA concern claims their filter has defined the sound of the company from the moment it was introduced. It asserts a warm, smooth sweep through the full frequency range and a resonance that does not roll off the low end. This generation of the Pittsburgh filter is specifically designed to ensure a special interplay with Taiga’s oscillators.
By simultaneously managing both amplitude and harmonic content, the Pittsburgh Dynamics Controller expands beyond the one-dimensional VCA found in other synthesizers and claims to deliver “a uniquely organic depth and presence.” It achieves this by utilizing new advancements from traditional low pass gates to add additional definition and dimension to the voice of Taiga. When used in low pass gate mode, sounds shed harmonic content and become warmer as they decrease in volume. This mimics how sound waves react to their environment.
Taiga also features MIDI to CV conversion, mixer, preamp with soft clipping overdrive limiter circuit, analog bucket brigade delay, dual envelope generators, digital multi-modulation tool, LFO, noise generator, clock-synced arpeggiator, and an internal clock with tap tempo (can be externally synced too). You can use Taiga without patching or dive into its 60 patch points to use its components as separate modules with external devices or reroute its internal patching.
