New Soleil POD MIDI String Synth Table-Top Box
Inspired by the early vintage synths of the โ70s, the Soleil POD from Synthetic Sound Labs is a tiny low-cost lo-fi MIDI string synth table-top box.
The Soleil POD is capable of playing 4 paraphonic notes with 2 oscillator ranks per note. Waveforms areย continuously variable from thick sawtooth through variable pulse widths for more reedyย sounds. The second rank is detunable for lush pads and honky-tonk riffs.ย
The Soleil contains built-in modulation/vibrato LFO, the depth of which can beย controlled by MIDI. Attack and release envelope times are individually adjustable andย share a single VCA making this a โparaphonicโ instrument. A gate output jack allowsย convenient triggering of external effects and synth equipment, and an LED displays its state.ย
MIDI is input via a 3.5mm TRS Type โAโ jack and responds to keyboard running status asย well as pitch bend and modulation. An LED MIDI displays MIDI activity.ย MIDI channel defaults to channel 1 but can be easily reset to other channels using aย unique sequence from your controller keyboard at power-up, which is retained in non-volatile memory.
