(B-Stock) SOMA Lyra-8 Black drone synthesiser

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Warranty:	This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
Complete	Yes
Original packaging	Damaged
Condition of product	Traces of use (no damage/scratches)
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(B-Stock) SOMA Lyra-8 Black drone synthesiser
Product no: 5000-0026-9277 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The SOMA Lyra-8 is not so easy to rank among ordinary synthesisers, and that is exactly its strong point. Don't expect brass patches, funky basses or E-pianos, because the Lyra-8 is totally not designed for that. This is an instrument for timbres, textures and ambience. Think less like Jump or Chariots of Fire, and more like the soundtrack of Dune. But the Lyra-8 is not simply a Lyra-4 with more voices: the extra voices also provide a completely different FM routing, two delays instead of one and a balanced output, making the instrument sound and work fundamentally different. It all revolves around eight analogue oscillators that together form a drone and can influence each other via FM for a complex array of overtones. An organic wall of sound where an external reverb is highly recommended!

Eight voices, endless possibilities

Whereas most synths work with a straight line from note to sound, the Lyra-8 is an interwoven set of feedbacks, modulations and non-linear connections, basically just like a living organism. The eight voices are controlled by touch sensors that respond to your hands: how you touch, how hard and how long, all determine the touch, volume and character of the sound. Tune the voices to intervals in organ mode, or switch to FM synthesis where each voice works as a separate FM operator. The Hyper LFO combines two LFO generators for complex, rhythmic modulation waves. And a modulated delay has two parallel lines of cross-feedback: set the feedback high enough and it starts oscillating itself, and in SELF mode it modulates its own delay time. The whole thing is topped off with a tasteful distortion. All this makes the SOMA Lyra-8 a truly unique synthesiser with effects you won't find anywhere else. You set something, turn a knob a fraction further and the device goes in a completely different direction. Perfect for when you're looking for organic sounds and want to be constantly surprised!

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size	not applicable
Number of keys	none
Arpeggiator/sequencer	none
Audio via USB	no
Complete	Yes
Control	switch pedal (input)
Sustainable product	not specified
Synthesizer inputs	line in
Sound source	analogue
MIDI & other	none
Synthesizer options	extensive
Original packaging	Damaged
Synthesizer outputs	line out jack, headphone
Polyphony	1
Synthesizer kind	experimental
Condition of product	Traces of use (no damage/scratches)
Type of keys	not applicable
Vintage remake	no
Synthesizer type	desktop module
Difficulty level	difficult

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	4,4 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	42,5 x 34,6 x 13,5 cm

Product specifications

analogue synthesiser
model: Lyra-8
type: eight-note 'organismic' synthesizer
colour: black
voices:
- number of voices: 8 (divided into 4 pairs: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8)
- controls: touch sensors (skin conductance)
- synthesis modes: organ mode, FM synthesis
- settings per voice/pair:
  - TUNE button per voice
  - SHARP button per pair (waveform: triangle to square)
  - MOD button per pair (FM modulation depth)
  - FAST switch per pair
  - HOLD button per group (continuous tone mode)
  - PITCH button per group
modulation:
- Hyper LFO: two operators (FREQ A + FREQ B), AND/OR switch, LINK switch
- VIBRATO: eight independent vibrato generators
- TOTAL FB: output signal as FM modulation source
- FM structure switch: 34>56 / 78>12
mod delay:
- two parallel delays with cross-feedback
- parameters: TIME 1, TIME 2, MOD, FB, MIX
- Modes: LFO modulation, SELF modulation
- waveform switch: triangle / square
- distortion: DRIVE and MIX (after the delay in the signal path)
connectors:
- output: mono 6.3 mm TS or TRS (balanced), 100 Ohm
- headphones: 6.3 mm (8-64 Ohm)
- EXT IN: 6.3 mm TS jack, max. 1 V 0-to-peak
- HOLD GATE: 6.3 mm TS jack
- CV VOICES: 6.3 mm TS jack (unipolar 0-5 V)
- CV DELAY: 6.3 mm TS jack (unipolar 0-5 V)
power supply: DC 12V, 0.2A, centre positive
power consumption: 2 Watt
dimensions: 266 x 266 x 62 mm
weight: 2.5 kg
included:
- power supply