The Dreadbox Artemis – a 6-voice analog synthesizer in desktop module format, is now available to pre-order.
The Artemis is a 6-voice desktop polyphonic analog synthesizer, with 2 VCOs with wave shaping, PWM and FM, High and Low Pass VCFs, 4 Sinevibes effects, polyphonic sequencer and 640 presets on board.
The company says “Built upon classic Dreadbox DNA, the Artemis brings a whole new polyphonic dimension to the Dreadbox family of analog synths.”
Features:
- 2x VCO with waveshape, PWM, FM.
- 1x Sub wave and Noise generator.
- 1x 24/12dB super creamy and chartered Low Pass resonant filter with keyboard tracking, drive and oscillator / noise FM.
- 1x High Pass filter.
- 2XADSR envelopes, one dedicated to VCA and one for LP filter
- Cutoff and VCO FM Amount with smart, user-friendly control
- 640 presets— 10 banks of 64 each •
- 2x Poly LFOs with BPM sync, Fade IN, various waves and cross-mod controlling VCO pitch, VCF CUT, VCO WAVE and VCO PW.
- Master stereo field spread.
- 4 Full stereo SINEVIBES effects
- Distortion / Bit Crash
- Modulation effects (Chorus, Ensemble, etc)
- Polyphonic sequencer
- Arpeggiator.
- MPE compatible
- Polyphonic Aftertouch.
- Mod Wheel, Aftertouch and velocity modulation matrix.
Pricing and Availability:
The Artemis is available now to pre-order, with a street price of about $1,399 USD. Details are still to come at the Dreadbox site.
Wow, stoked to see that dreadbox gives a new polysynth to all of us!
(after the limited edition murmux for a few fortunate.)
Looks terrific. Too bad the synth offers more of the same, especially at that price. Feels like it should have had audio in as well, to allow the effects, which seem the big sell here, to be used on other synths as well? Synthesis is rather basic, which is not a bad thing… I think it makes for a good first poly for someone in the market for one, which I suspect is the demographic.
What is a “chartered Low Pass”?
Yeah, makes it sound like they paid to use someone else’s filter design. I mean, if “rented” is what’s being meant here. It’s the only definition that makes somewhat sense.
Artemis is the virgin goddess of hunt and nature in Greek mythology. She roams the forests accompanied by nymphes. So I guess this could be seen as the full-sized version of Nymphes we’ve been waiting for.
This looks like the synth they WANTED to make when they put out the Nymphes. Looks like a much more refined and usable version of that architecture. Except I don’t believe that this is *actually* a Dreadbox synth because omg it has an actual POWER JACK and isn’t just powered by dirty old USB!