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Repro: analogue, meticulously recreated
Repro dives into the past for analogue inspiration, meticulously modelling two famous synthesizers. Every detail of the original was captured using component-level modelling technology to create the most authentic model possible. All the subtle characteristics and quirks found in the originals are present in Repro. One product, one installer, two synths.
Powerful analogue sound using component-level modelling
2 multi-wave oscillators: saw/pulse and saw / triangle / pulse
Tweak page for adjusting component behaviour
4-pole resonant lowpass filter
Based on famous 5-voice polyphonic hardware synth
8 voice polyphonic, or up to 8 voice unison with optional glide
Individual voice panning
Audio-rate voice modulation: Oscillator A frequency, pulse width, filter cutoff
Polyphonic distortion unit with 4 types including bit crusher
Built-in effects: analog-style delay / chorus, EQ / resonator, plate reverb, sonic conditioner, tape emulation effect
Over 950 factory presets
Repro-5 shares a lot of sonic DNA with Repro-1, but adds new flavours and characteristics. First: it's polyphonic! Play rich pads, shape them using the resonant lowpass filter, drive the polyphonic distortion unit as hard as you like, and finally polish your sound with five built-in effects. Keep it lush, or go for thick detuned unison leads. Repro-5 adds new dimensions to the familiar classic sound while keeping analogue authenticity front and centre.
Why Repro-5?
First we released Repro-1, a faithful component-level model of what was perhaps the mostpowerful-sounding monophonic keyboard ever built. It seemed that people liked Repro-1 so much, they wanted more... Would we please consider making it polyphonic?
After umming and ahing about the idea, we decided to give it our best. A few cuts were inevitable (for instance in Repro-1, oscillator B can modulate its own pulse width, which we gladly dropped from Repro-5). We soon realized what was happening to our new baby: It was looking more and more like its true father, a famous 5-voice polyphonic synthesizer from the same company born in 1978.
Features
Tweaks panel
Eye-candy like in Repro-1, the Tweaks page is there to let you change the fundamental behaviour of individual modules. The Repro-5 version includes 10 user-adjustable jumpers (mini circuit connectors) and 6 module tweak selectors, plus Microtuning. All the main controls of the synthesizer are also accessible.
Additionally, since Repro-5 is polyphonic, there's access to a row of 8 trimmers used to set a stereo pan position for each individual voice.
Polyphonic distortion
While Repro-1 includes a sequencer, Repro-5 comes with a distortion unit.
Each voice has its own processor, which means there is no interaction between notes in a chord.
The distortion gets applied to the signal before the rest of the included effects.
There are four different modes available:
Soft Clip, Hard Clip, Foldback, and Corrode - a sample rate reducer and bit crusher, all-in-one.
Stomp-boxes
Repro-5 ships with a set of 5 (excluding the distortion unit) high quality effects in the shape of stomp-boxes. From subtle to extreme adjustments, this section expands the polyphonic synthesizer's capabilities beyond expectations.
While Repro-1 includes Jaws (a wavefolder), Repro-5 replaces it with a saturation unit: Velvet, with support to different modes, followed by the same effects found in the monophonic brother: Lyrebird (a flexible delay, which inspired the creation of Colour Copy), RESQ (semi-parametric EQ or resonator), Drench (a lush plate reverb), and Sonic Conditioner (a stereo saturator and transient designer - to add the right amount of gelatine to your patches). All effects are rearrangeable through drag and drop in the FX Chain section.
