London, United Kingdom
About this listing
Selling my Soma Laboratory Lyra-8 — one of the most singular and celebrated experimental synthesizers ever made, in perfect condition throughout. Kept in my studio, always well looked after. All eight touch sensors, knobs, and switches are in flawless working order. The heavy all-metal enclosure has no marks, scratches, or wear of any kind. Box no longer kept, but the instrument is immaculate.AboutThe Lyra-8 is unlike anything else in existence. Designed by Vlad Kreimer and built by hand in small batches, it's a fully analogue, eight-voice synthesizer built around the concept of "organismic" design — where the instrument's modules interact in non-linear, feedback-rich ways that resemble a living system rather than a traditional signal chain. There are no keys, no MIDI, no presets. Just eight touch-sensor voices, a dense matrix of modulation, and sounds that range from transcendent ambient drones to full sonic chaos. Key features:8 analogue organ-style voice generators, each individually tunable and with variable waveshape (triangle to square)8 touch-sensitive circular metal sensors — played directly with your fingertips via body capacitanceComplex FM synthesis — voices arranged in pairs as carriers and modulators, creating gnarly, evolving textures4 individual envelopes with per-voice vibrato, and a global Hold function to sustain any active voices hands-freeHyper LFO — two square wave LFOs combined by summation or multiplication for complex modulation shapesDual modulated delay with self-modulation mode and a Total Feedback switch for runaway chaosPost-delay analogue distortion with Drive and Mix controlsCV inputs for Voices, Delay, and Hold Gate (0–5V); ¼" balanced stereo output, external audio input, 3.5mm headphone jackAll-metal enclosure, 266 × 266 × 62mm, 2.5kg
Original Price£550
10% price drop
New Price£500
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