Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 & KB-1

En format 5U ou 3U, de la valisette à l'armoire normande.
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Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 & KB-1

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Un nouveau système eurorack attendu chez Pittsburgh à l'occasion du NAMM 2016 :

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LIFEFORMS KB-1 FUNCTIONALITY

3 Controllers Designed to Work Together

1. Capacitive Touch Pressure Sensitive Single Octave Keyboard
2. Capacitive Touch Pressure Sensitive Expression and Gate Triggers
3. Capacitive Touch Preset Voltage Memory Sequencer

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1. PRESSURE SENSITIVE KEYBOARD
• Keyboard pressure sensitivity adjustable to one of 8 levels.
• Keyboard triggering sensitivity adjustable to one of 4 levels.
• 7 octave response using octave up/down buttons.
• Keyboard can be set to one of four main modes.
1. Monophonic Mode
• Monophonic pressure.
• Hold and pressure sensitive probabilistic stutter available.
• Monophonic Response 1 - Last Note Priority without Retrigger (default)
• Monophonic Response 2 - Last Note Priority with Retrigger
• Monophonic Response 3 - Low Note Priority without Retrigger
• Monophonic Response 4 - Low Note Priority with Retrigger
• Monophonic Response 5 - High Note Priority without Retrigger
• Monophonic Response 6 - High Note Priority with Retrigger
2. Duophonic Performance Response Mode
• True duophonic pressure.
• Duophonic hold and pressure sensitive probabilistic stutter available.
• Duophonic Response 1 - Last Note Priority with Retrigger
• Duophonic Response 2 - Low Note Priority with Retrigger (default)

3. Arpeggiator Mode
• Up to 10 note arpeggiator.
• Arpeggiation sequence based on the order keys are pressed on the keyboard.
• Hold, transpose, start/stop, and pressure sensitive probabilistic stutter available.
• 8 sub-modes set the arpeggiator response.
• Arpeggiator Response 1 - Single trigger mode.
• Arpeggiator Response 2 - Single trigger mode with probabilistic stutter.
• Arpeggiator Response 3 - Double trigger mode.
• Arpeggiator Response 4 - Double trigger mode with probabilistic stutter.
• Arpeggiator Response 5 - Single Random arp with random gate 2
• Arpeggiator Response 6 - Single Random arp with random gate 2 and probabilistic stutter.
• Arpeggiator Response 7 - Dual Random arps with dual random gates.
• Arpeggiator Response 8 - Dual Random arps with dual random gates and probabilistic stutter.

4. Programmed Sequence Mode
• Step program and play and store up to 4 sequences.
• Sequences can be up to 64 steps.
• Sequence records both note and pressure.
• Transpose, start/stop, shift start note, note modifiers, and pressure sensitive probabilistic stutter available.
• 6 sub-modes set the sequencer response.
• Sequencer Response 1 - Forward loop mode.
• Sequencer Response 1 - Forward loop mode with probabilistic stutter.
• Sequencer Response 1 - Reverse loop mode.
• Sequencer Response 1 - Reverse loop mode with probabilistic stutter.
• Sequencer Response 1 - Random mode.
• Sequencer Response 1 - Random mode with probabilistic stutter.

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2. GATE TRIGGERS AND EXPRESSION

• Trigger 1 and Trigger 2 have the same feature set but selected functionality is assigned independently.
• 6 Different Trigger Modes
• Trigger Response 1 - Pitch bend mode. Pressure sensitive 2 semitone pitch bend.
• Trigger Response 2 - Gate mode. Gate open while trigger is pressed.
• Trigger Response 3 - Latch mode. Press to open gate. Press again to close gate.
• Trigger Response 4 - Trigger mode. 40ms long trigger.
• Trigger Response 5 - Trigger burst generator mode - Pressure sensitive probability burst generator.
• Trigger Response 6 - Pressure sensitive clock divider. Clock divided by 1, 2, or 4 depending on pressure.

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3. PRESET VOLTAGE MEMORY SEQUENCER

• Four preset analog voltage memories.
• Voltage for each channel can be set to 0-5v.
• Voltage output is not quantized.
• One preset voltage can be selected at a time.
• When a preset is selected a 40ms trigger is output from the Preset Gate output jack.
• The preset voltage of the selected channel is sent to the Preset CV jack.
• 4 Different Preset Voltage Modes
• Preset Response 1 - Manual mode. Manually select preset voltage channel.
• Preset Response 2 - Forward looping sequencer mode.
• Preset Response 3 - Reverse looping sequencer mode.
• Preset Response 4 - Random sequencer mode.

• The clock in the preset voltage sequencer is synced to an assignable division of the master clock.
• 8 Different Preset Sequencer Clock Modes
• Preset Clock Response 1 - /8 - Master internal or external clock divided by 8.
• Preset Clock Response 2 - /4 - Master internal or external clock divided by 4.
• Preset Clock Response 3 - /2 - Master internal or external clock divided by 2.
• Preset Clock Response 4 - Master internal or external clock.
• Preset Clock Response 5 - Master internal or external clock multiplied by 2.
• Preset Clock Response 6 - Master internal or external clock multiplied by 4.
• Preset Clock Response 7 - Master internal or external clock multiplied by 8.
• Preset Clock Response 8 - Keypress as clock source - Sequencer moves to next stage when a key is pressed on the keyboard.
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Re: Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 & KB-1

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C'est officiel sur le site de Pittsburgh Modular : http://www.lifeformsmodular.com/

699$ pour le SV-1 et 499$ pour le KB-1, 1599$ pour le système 201 (SV+KB dans un boîtier dédié avec alim et patchcables inclus).
Les caractéristiques annoncées sont plutôt sympas !
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Re: Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 & KB-1

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Si j'avais assez d'argent, j'en mettrais deux de chaque dans un system 301, avec donc deux claviers main gauche/main droite, et j'aurais même un peu de place pour un petit module d'écho et pour un autre de réverb. Ça serait mon Easel personnel...
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