Intellijel Designs Atlantix

MUSICAL FEATURES

Atlantix is ​​a product that Intellijel loves.A semi-modular synthesizer that is the successor to Atlantis, an analog synth voice inspired by the Roland SH-101. While the SH-101's architecture may seem limited at first glance, it has produced creative and musically useful sounds that have influenced generations of artists and countless hit songs. Atlantix not only lets you instantly dial in lush bass and lead sounds, but also opens up enormous possibilities for exploring new sonic territories with its numerous additional features and flexible patching options.

Atlantix is ​​an analog subtractive synthesizer voice, condensed into a 42HP module. Its carefully conceived architecture and layout allow for a lot of flexibility and intuitive operation. It provides all the building blocks you need to start creating sounds: 2 VCOs, VCF, VCA, S&H, noise and envelopes, but leaves plenty of room for experimentation.

Features

• LP2/BP2/LP4/BP4/HP4/Cascaded 4-pole multimode filter with phaser mode and characteristic water droplet-like resonance
• Equipped with two triangle core VCOs
• VCO A: Through-zero FM, INDEX and PWM, hard/soft sync, octave switch
• VCO B: Linear FM, LFO/VCO switch, hard sync, octave switch
• VCO A sub-oscillator (1 octaves) with three switchable modes: 2 octave down, 3 octaves down, and OR
• White noise and pink noise sources
• 6 channel mixer (2 waveforms for VCO A, sub, noise, 2 aux inputs)
• Aux input is internally wired with VCO A and B sources, allowing paraphonic play without patching.
• Mixer Aux 2 can also be routed post-VCF/pre-VCA
• Mod X and Y buses also have selectable VCO B, S&H, Noise and VCF/VCA/MIX for feedback
• Mod X and Y buses feature polarity and UNI/BI switches
• Analog ADSR envelope with 3 time ranges, manual gate and level (velocity) input
• Patchable sample and hold modulation sources
• Switchable asymmetric/symmetric distortion modes
• Expressive hands-on control with 20 sliders, 4 knobs, 27 toggle switches and 2 rotary switches
• 32 jacks for creative and complex patching options
• Optional Atlx expander for 16 additional jacks

Oscillator ~ Advanced Thru-Zero FM and Flexible Mixer

Atlantix uses two triangle-core type VCOs known for their pleasant frequency modulation (FM) response. The main VCO (VCO A) is capable of through-zero FM and has a dedicated VCA (FM INDEX) that controls the FM intensity. The modulation oscillator (VCO B) can be used as an LFO or VCO, offering a high degree of flexibility. VCO B also has a "spike" waveform output similar to the Buchla Easel. Both oscillators track with an accuracy of over 2 octaves.

The Mixer section allows you to control the waveforms of the main oscillator, the sub oscillator, noise, andYou can adjust the balance of the Aux inputs to which the VCO A and B waveforms are hardwired. The Auxiliary inputs allow external signals to be patched into the mix.

The second Auxiliary input also has a switch to route the source directly to the post-filter VCA instead of pre-filter - inspired by the CS-2 architecture, and is great for mixing a sine wave with filtered audio to create glassy timbres.

Multimode filter - from dripping sounds to low-frequency growls

The filter section (VCF) is a cascaded 4-pole multimode filter with lowpass, bandpass, highpass and phaser (multi-notch) modes. The filter is capable of self-oscillation, producing a very clean sine wave, tracking at 1V/Oct. The VCF has three frequency modulation sources, two of which are hardwired to the Pitch CV and the Envelope.

envelope~Classic ADSR

The envelope section is an analog ADSR with three timing ranges, gated by an external gate or the manual gate button in the center of the panel. The ADSR also features a Level CV that can be used as a velocity control.

Modulation ~Random, feedback, routing switching

MOD X and MOD Y each have a corresponding rotary switch to select between 8 different modulation sources. Each switch has a polarity control and the option to toggle between unipolar/bipolar operation. MOD X is hardwired to frequency modulation of VCO A, and MOD Y is hardwired to frequency modulation of the VCF. Dedicated output jacks allow for more creative modulation patches, including external modulation.

Drive and Distortion

The output VCA can be routed to two different distortion circuits that provide rich tones while boosting the signal level.

Atlx~Optional expander with ring modulator

The Atlx Expander (sold separately) provides 16 additional jacks, including individual waveform outputs for the A and B oscillators, a filter output and a ring modulator - adding many new possibilities for self-patching, advanced routing and connecting with other modules.

How To Use

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