| Notes | In early 1985, Crumar addressed many of these problems by releasing an improved Bit synthesizer, though contrary to expectations, this was not the Bit Two keyboard, but the Bit 01 Expander module.
The deep, 3U-high Bit 01 (available in both black and ivory) was not just a repackaged Bit One, but very much a 'souped-up' version, with extra parameters and a dramatically improved MIDI specification. Additions included a parameter to control the maximum modulation depth applied by the Mod wheel, programmable noise on DCO1, programmable detune on DCO2, and programmable volume for the complete patch. Unfortunately, the Bit 01 lost the Bit One's ability to sweep the DCOs' frequencies using the VCA's envelope generator, and the Unison mode disappeared. On the other hand, the Bit 01 now allowed you to store 'splits' and 'doubles' as performances, with memory increased from the 63 single patches found on the Bit One to 99 patches/performances. It was a strange system though -- 75 of the 01's memories were Bit One-style patches, and the other 24 were performances. |
