SOMA Roat 8-bit synthesiser
SOMA
Specifications
Product features
- Sustainable product
- Not specified
- Synthesizer kind
- Experimental
- Synthesizer options
- Extensive
- Difficulty level
- Easy
- Vintage remake
- Inspired by
- Sound source
- Algorithm
- Number of keys
- None
- Arpeggiator/sequencer
- Sequencer (phrase/controller), simple recorder
- 19-inch rack size
- Not applicable
- Synthesizer type
- Portable gadget
- Type of keys
- Touchpad
- Synthesizer inputs
- None
- Synthesizer outputs
- Line out jack
- MIDI & other
- Clock in/out
- Audio via USB
- No
- Control
- None
- Polyphony
- Not specified
Weight and dimensions including packaging
- Weight
- 300 gr
- Dimensions
- 18,0 x 17,0 x 10,0 cm
Product specifications
- 8-bit noise synthesiser
- Sound:
- oscillators: 4x (each with adjustable waveform and LFO)
- waveforms: 16 per oscillator
- Mixing algorithms: 1,536 possible combinations
- Filter: 8-bit resonant low-pass (Lo-Fi sound)
- sequencer: 1 bar (4/4), record/erase
- Connections:
- audio: 3.5 mm jack
- sync-out: 3.5 mm jack
- Power supply: 4x AAA batteries (not included)
- power consumption: 20 mA
- dimensions: 122 x 136 x 40 mm
- weight (excluding batteries): 145 g
SOMA Roat + Devine VA7015 + Innox SNAP PRO
- Recommended price
- £154.89
- Now as combination for
- £153.00
- You save
- £1.89
SOMA Roat + Devine VA7050
- Recommended price
- £154.45
- Now as combination for
- £153.00
- You save
- £1.45
Specifications
Product features
- Sustainable product
- Not specified
- Synthesizer kind
- Experimental
- Synthesizer options
- Extensive
- Difficulty level
- Easy
- Vintage remake
- Inspired by
- Sound source
- Algorithm
- Number of keys
- None
- Arpeggiator/sequencer
- Sequencer (phrase/controller), simple recorder
- 19-inch rack size
- Not applicable
- Synthesizer type
- Portable gadget
- Type of keys
- Touchpad
- Synthesizer inputs
- None
- Synthesizer outputs
- Line out jack
- MIDI & other
- Clock in/out
- Audio via USB
- No
- Control
- None
- Polyphony
- Not specified
Weight and dimensions including packaging
- Weight
- 300 gr
- Dimensions
- 18,0 x 17,0 x 10,0 cm
Product specifications
- 8-bit noise synthesiser
- Sound:
- oscillators: 4x (each with adjustable waveform and LFO)
- waveforms: 16 per oscillator
- Mixing algorithms: 1,536 possible combinations
- Filter: 8-bit resonant low-pass (Lo-Fi sound)
- sequencer: 1 bar (4/4), record/erase
- Connections:
- audio: 3.5 mm jack
- sync-out: 3.5 mm jack
- Power supply: 4x AAA batteries (not included)
- power consumption: 20 mA
- dimensions: 122 x 136 x 40 mm
- weight (excluding batteries): 145 g
Product information
Product no: 9000-0155-5254
General
Synthesisers are becoming increasingly complex, but the SOMA Roat (Rumble of Ancient Times) is heading in the opposite direction. SOMA built this instrument around a simple 8-bit microcontroller – the sort of chip you’d expect to find in an old fridge – and has managed to extract four fully-fledged oscillators, each with its own LFO, from it. These oscillators are mixed using a wide range of algorithms, from ring modulation to bitwise logic. This allows you to shift from rich soundscapes to glitchy, rhythmic patterns without ever hearing the same thing twice. The Roat was designed by Kakos Nonos, who has channelled his love of old acoustic instruments into this synthesiser.
Simple controls and long battery life
You control this minimalist device using touch sensors and buttons that let you switch the oscillators on and off instantly. And the built-in sequencer can record and repeat up to one bar. Thanks to sync-in and sync-out, the Roat functions as both a master and a slave, so you can easily connect it to other gear in your setup. And because this vintage chip uses very little power, the unit will run for up to 130 hours on four AAA batteries! Compactly designed for portability, it lets you experiment at length with the unique lo-fi sounds of the SOMA Roat.
Service promise
Bax Music Warranty This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
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