Supercritical Synthesizers has introduced their first desktop instrument, Redshift 6, a six-voice analog “Variable Character Synthesizer”.

The Supercritical Redshift 6 combines technology from the company’s previous products, the Demon Core Oscillator and the Neutron Flux Filter. Each of the six voices features a DCO, with analog waveforms generated under digital control. The filter core is an analog 4-pole state variable filter, also digitally controlled, to “act like almost any classic vintage synthesizer filter and more”.

In addition to the oscillators and filters, Redshift 6 offers modulators, flexible voice routing, multitimbrality, MPE, and DSP effects.

The company says that Redshift 6 has as “lush and warm sweet spot inspired by the analog polysynth tradition”, but it can also cover the full range from almost digitally sterile and clean to distorted misbehavior and beyond.

The oscillator has multiple tricks up its sleeve, each one wrapped as an Engine for the user to choose between, including traditional twin oscillator engines, supersaw engines, flanging phase sync engines, and transistor organ engines.

Redshift 6’s six voices can be configured in a variety of ways. Choose between true six-voice polyphony, classic vintage poly dual layer mode with 3+3 voices, six individual voices each with their own patch and physical output, or any combination of the above. Each of the six voices can also operate as a paraphonic voice with up to 16 note paraphony. Additionally, multiple filters can be chained by routing audio from one voice to another.

The form factor of Redshift 6 is a modern, compact desktop device with a 2.7-inch color screen. Menu diving is reduced to a minimum, with quick navigation via the shortcut button grid. A selection of familiar synth controls are featured on the front panel. A macro mode is included with six user-assignable controls. The back panel features main audio outputs with a DSP effects processor and four auxiliary voice outputs.

Features:

• Six voices
• Full analog signal chain
• Digitally controlled analog Supercritical Demon Core Oscillator
• Analog four pole Variable Character Filter
• Flexible gain staging with an analog boost circuit
• Physical audio output per voice (2 main outputs and 4 aux outputs)
• Optional voice chaining
• Bypassable digital effects in main outputs 1-2
• 2.7 inch TFT IPS color screen with a bank of 8 endless clickable potentiometers and quick navigation via button grid
• Quick powerful controls for oscillators and filters.
• Six user-assignable macro controls
• Six parts multitimbral
• Modern MIDI implementation with USB-B connection and DIN IN/OUT
• MPE

Pricing and Availability:

The Supercritical Redshift 6 will be available in summer 2024 with an MSRP of 1259€. Preorders are open now.