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OSCar

OSCar

ManufacturerOxford Synthesiser Company
FunctionSynthesizer, Sequencer
Produced1983-1986
Form FactorKeyboard
Signal PathAnalog Hardware
Channels1 Voice
NotesPolyphony - Monophonic (Duophonic via built-in Sequencer) Oscillators - 2 DCO's with sawtooth, triangle, and square-, variable- or modulated-pulse waveforms and 5 preset digital wavefroms LFO - 1 LFO with square, triangle, sawtooth waveforms, sample-and-hold Filter - Two 12dB/oct analog filters which can be linked in series for 24dB/oct configuration. Lowpass, bandpass, highpass modes. Dedicated ADSR envelope, Frequency Cutoff and Resonance controls. VCA - Two ADSR Envelopes Keyboard - 37 keys Memory - Pre-MIDI Model: 12 user, 24 preset patches. MIDI-equipped models: 36 programmable patches. Custom Waveforms: 24 waves. Sequencer: 24 sequences. Control - Trigger In, MIDI available on some later models Date Produced - 1983 - 1986 Technical specifications Polyphony 1 voice Timbrality 1 Oscillator 2 digital oscillators per voice LFO 1 triangle/sawtooth/square/sample & hold Synthesis type Analog/Digital Hybrid Subtractive Additive Filter 1 resonant multi-mode (lowpass/bandpass/hipass) filter Attenuator 2 ADSR Memory 24 patches Input/output Keyboard 37 keys External control MIDI