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Boomstar MK2 - SynthWizard - 07-09-2021
Boomstar MK2
<div><span>Boomstar MK2</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Polyphony" data-content="The number of voices (notes) a device can produce simultaneously. Typically, a monophonic device can only play one note at a time. A Duophonic device can play two notes at a time. A polyphonic device can play two or more notes at a time." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Polyphony - </span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Multitimbral" data-content="A synthesizing instrument that can play two or more timbres (also called sounds or patches) at the same time. A typical multitimbral tone generator can play, for example, the brass, piano, and violin parts all at once." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Multitimbral - </span>
<span class="specification-value">1 Part</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Oscillators" data-content="An electronic device which generates a periodic signal of a particular frequency, usually a sine wave, but sometimes a square wave or other waveform. In an analog synthesizer, oscillators typically produce regularly repeating fluctuations in voltage - that is, they oscillate. In digital synthesis, an oscillator more typically plays back a complex waveform by reading the numbers in a wavetable." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Oscillators - </span>
<span class="specification-value">2 VCOs</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Waveforms" data-content="A signal, either sampled (digitally recorded) or periodic, being generated by an oscillator. Also, the graphical display of a sound pressure wave over time." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Waveforms - </span>
<span class="specification-value">Pulse Variable, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Sub Oscillator, Triangle,</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Filter Slopes" data-content="A type of equalizing device for subtractively eliminating selected frequencies from the sound spectrum of a signal and perhaps, in the case of a resonant filter, increasing the level of other frequencies." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Filter Slopes - </span>
<span class="specification-value">12dB Slope (2-pole), High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Control" data-content="Types of external control input and output that allow interfacing with other instruments, synchronizers and computers. Modern synthesizers use MIDI and USB. Analog synthesizers may use CV and Gate signals." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Control - </span>
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erson" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Naomi Bolton</a></span><span>Wed, 07/07/2021 - 09:57</span>
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Studio Electronics are no strangers to analog synths, as this is where the company got started back in the mid-eighties. The Boomstar MK2 range is their return to the analog synths of that era and comes in five different flavors. Each one of them is a single-voice, monophonic desktop synthesizer that is identical in every way apart from the filters. The models on offer are the 4072, SE80, 8106, 5089, as well as SEM. These correspond to the Arp 2600, Roland, Yamaha, Moog, and Oberheim sounds produced by these filters. The Boomstar range is pretty stylish, and features are pretty weighty for their relatively compact size. The dimensions of these desktop synth modules are 206x180mm, including the beautiful wooden bookends. Studio Electronics has gone the extra mile by drilling these from the inside, so you won’t see any screw holes marring the retro look. The lumber and microlumber sides are hand-picked and handcrafted featuring Bocote, Marblewood, and Pau Ferro. These sides look beautiful with the sturdy steel chassis of the synths. The Boomstar MK2 features two VCOs, and the output from the oscillators is routed to a small mixer featuring white noise and a ring mod too. It also has two full ADSR envelope generators, with the first hardwired to the filter while the second handles the amplitude. In addition, it has one voltage-controlled amplifier and a single low-frequency oscillator. For the MKII version of the Boomstar series Studio Electronics has addressed some of the issues that users had with the first version. The synths have been refaced for clarity of function and now feature better signal flow along with an overall visual/tactile assist overhaul. This basically means that the different areas on the synths are now separated with printed lines and clear legends to make it easier to operate. The synths have also been revoiced for purity of tone and feature a diode-based feedback circuit for greater dynamic range and harmonic distortion content. The synths now also have lined, fluted knobs and lined quick-turn pot shafts top to bottom to make it easier for more precise programming and patch recall. Metal-shafted pots are also installed throughout, except for the envelopes, which feature custom taper plastic-shafted pots strengthened with an added bushing. The front panel jacks include a CV in, Gate in, Filter frequency modulation in, Amplifier modulation, in Oscillator out, and External signal in. The rear panel jacks consist of MIDI in, MIDI out, ¼’ Audio out, and a DC power input. The SE80 model also has a Traveller input. The Boomstar MKII series is not cheap, and there are much more affordable software versions of the classic synths available, but in terms of hardware, these are hard to beat. Not only are they fantastic to operate, but they will set you back a lot less than the original vintage hardware with the same type of filters.</p>
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<div class="field--item">2018</div>
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<div class="field--item"> <img src="http://www.vintagesynth.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/BoomstarRevPic.jpg" width="1152" height="865" alt="Studio Electronics Boomstar MK2" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"></div>
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<div class="field--item"><a href="https://studioelectronics.com/assets/pdf/boomstar/BoomstarUserManual_5-3-14.pdf">https://studioelectronics.com/assets/pdf/boomstar/BoomstarUserManual_5-3-14.pdf</a></div>
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