Musikmesse 2010: Radikal Technoogies introduced the Accelerator – a polyphonic synthesizer with eight powerful subtractive voices.
Each voice consists of three oscillators, two multimode filters, 6 envelope generators, three voice LFOs and one section LFO. An additional noise source with independent multimode filtering and variable signal routing has been added for flexibility. A balanced lightly weighted keyboard with 61 keys, keyboard split option, aftertouch and velocity sensitivity completes the new synthesizer.
The Radikal Technologies Accelerator synthesizer is expected to be available in June. Pricing is TBA.
Check out the features below and leave a comment with your thoughts!
Features:
- 3 oscillators with sweepable waveforms, time linearity modulation, phasemodulation, ringmodulation between Oszillator 2+3
- oscillator synchronisation 6 envelope generators
- 4 LFOs (3 voice, 1p art LFO)
- noise with noise filter (multimode filter 12 / 24 dB)
- independent amp EG for noise
- 2 multimodefilter per voice LP, HP, BP and
- Notch with 12/24 dB per filter switchable
- independent oscillator to filter feeds
- serial and parallel filter configurations
- 8 voices (expandable per DSP upgrade)
- categorized randomize sound function
- monochrome graphic display with RGB backlight
- modulation matrix
- 2 FX
- arpeggiator
- step sequencer
- split, dual, single and performance mode
- 3D positioning sensor for parameter control
- 61 lightweighted keys with channel aftertouch
- 512 sound memories
- floating point for enhanced dynamic range
- expression pedal input footswitch input
- USB (USB MIDI class device)
- two external inputs two outputs
- MIDI In, Out, Thru
- headphones output”
Radikal Technologies Accelerator
The Accelerator makes sound selection instantly available at your fingertips with dedicated patch select buttons. Furthermore, the unique program chain feature allows for programming a chain of programs that selects the correct patch automatically for you.
Another new feature is the the built in 3D sensor. Movements of the keyboard are converted into Modulation data. This brilliant addition allows for controlling parameters like pitch, the filter frequency or modulation depths by lifting up or shaking the keyboard.
If you would like expand the Accelerator‘s sonic power even more you can get additional voices with our DSP expansion module. The DSP expansion does not only add extra polyphony to the Accelerator – you will also be able to use up to eight independent synthesizer sounds at a time with the integrated multimode feature.
"… controlling parameters by lifting up or shaking the keyboard." Someone sure has a lot of faith in the hardiness of their hardware! Considering its pedigree, the thing just may BE that tough, but watch people not test that aspect too hard, ahem. Looks more like a synthesist's slab than a mere playback one with that feature set. Nice.
"… controlling parameters by lifting up or shaking the keyboard." Someone sure has a lot of faith in the hardiness of their hardware! Considering its pedigree, the thing just may BE that tough, but watch people not test that aspect too hard, ahem. Looks more like a synthesist's slab than a mere playback one with that feature set. Nice.
The accelerator looks awesome – but I'd hesitate to shake it around, too.
The accelerator looks awesome – but I'd hesitate to shake it around, too.
Maybe the SPECTRALIS de-accelerates from here now on
Wow…someone played with the iPhone too much or something 🙂 Bad idea…
This thing would have to be pretty cheap for me to pick it up and shake it around and judging by the price of a Spectralis I'm not sure that will happen. If it had some kind of separate accelerator accessory I might use it, especially if it was wearable. You couldn't really use that feature in a multi-tier stand 🙂
Another example of a 3D controller is the voyagers pressure sensitive X-Y pad. I wonder how they compare in practice.
This thing would have to be pretty cheap for me to pick it up and shake it around and judging by the price of a Spectralis I'm not sure that will happen. If it had some kind of separate accelerator accessory I might use it, especially if it was wearable. You couldn't really use that feature in a multi-tier stand 🙂
Another example of a 3D controller is the voyagers pressure sensitive X-Y pad. I wonder how they compare in practice.
Why, oh why? I think this is one of a very few examples of where an added feature, which in no way interferes with the other features, actually will cause a product to fail. The motion sensor is so intensely silly that potential buyers will look elsewhere just to avoid the embarrassing questions.
Be Carefull when you buy a Radikal Technologies product !!
It’s been 8 years since i bought my spectralis and i m still waiting for an update to fix critical bugs.
Radikal promised a lot of things but none of them were actually released.
And when you ask a little more for them on their forum the only thing they do is bann you from the forum and delete your posts.
For me it’s not a way to run a proper buisness and spectralis is the last product i ll buy from Radikal.
Too bad cause they really do good products but their support is soooo bad.