SoMa Pulsar-23 Screw Organismic Drum Machine (limited silver 1984 edition)

Not just a limited-edition colourway, the 1984 version of Soma's Pulsar-23 is a reimagination of the instrument, with an overhauled, more aggressive bass drum circuit, a new Polivoks-inspired filter in the bass section and user-swappable bass drum modules. Supplier's Notes: SOMA Laboratory is proud to announce global availability of the PULSAR-23: 1984 Edition. This limited edition has been a year in the making: a collaboration between SOMA Laboratory, California-based synth boutique The Midiumr, and an engineer Noah Jolly. The name says it all: bare metal, red lights, angry. The 1984 Edition is not just a colorway - it is a reimagined machine. The Bass Drum module has been completely overhauled. A new oscillator produces an asymmetrically clipped triangle wave that can be driven all the way to a square wave via the Drive knob, making the BD harder-hitting and more aggressive than ever. The tuning range is wider than on the standard model, and the OMG pin is now an AC-coupled FM input, opening up expanded sound design possibilities. The Bass section introduces a new filter inspired by the Polivoks (the legendary Soviet analog synthesizer) raw, alive, and beautifully unruly. As SOMA US Division head Kevin Flynn describes it: "We wanted to see how far we could push the PULSAR-23 platform." As a bonus, each unit includes a user-swappable BD module from the original PULSAR-23 design, giving players the best of both worlds. PULSAR-23 is an organismic drum machine designed by Vlad Kreimer. It has a semi-modular structure and consists of 23 independent modules. PULSAR can be used for the synthesis of percussion instruments and rhythms, bass and melodic lines, effects and sound landscapes, as well as a source of control voltage and powerful analog FX processor. The PULSAR functions in three different modes: stand-alone, MIDI control and CV control. Moreover, all the above features and control modes can work simultaneously in any proportion or combination. Additionally, PULSAR offers live circuit bending capabilities and the use of the artist's body conductivity to create patches and cross modulations. PULSAR continues the line of organismic synthesizers begun by LYRA-8, but now in the area of percussion instruments. Also, it has MIDI control and synchronization and a lot of smaller modules such as 4 assignable attenuators and 2 dynamic CV sensors for CV generation etc. In general, there are 55 knobs, 11 switches and over 100 inputs and outputs for patching, Eurorack integration, external mixing and processing, live circuit bending!