Polyend Dreadbox Medusa Analog/Digital Hybrid 6-Voice Synthesizer With Grid Sequencing

Description

The Polyend/Dreadbox Medusa is a 6-voice analogue/digital hybrid synthesiser with an 8 x 8 grid of ultraresponsive pads for playing and sequencing. The sturdy aluminium tabletop chassis offers two OLED screens for visual feedback and a plethora of knobs and faders for intuitive, hands-on control over your performance.

Features

Powerful Sound Engine

• 3 analogue oscillators and 3 digital oscillators
• Multimode analogue filter with 2-pole LP, 4-pole LP, and 1-pole HP setting options
• 5 loopable envelopes (3 assignable)
• 5 LFOs (all assignable)
• 128 progams and sequences

3 Play Modes

1-Voice / Unison Mono: fat 6-oscillator monophonic lead and bass sounds

3-Voice: up to 3-note chords; each voice has two oscillators

6-Voice: up to 6-note chords with one oscillator per voice

Playing and Sequencing with Ultraresponsive Pads

• 8 x 8 grid of pads for playing and sequencing
• Each pad is responsive to side-to-side (X) and up-and-down (Y) movement as well as pressure (Z)
• Up to 118 parameter locks per pad/step

Inputs and Outputs

• The Medusa is equipped with both MIDI in/out/thru and USB ports, and it will receive and send out notes, CCs, and clock and transport start/stop messages corresponding to Medusa's sequencer Play button.
• You can use Medusa as a MIDI controller, and the pads offer MPE functionality.
• Audio connections include a 1/4" jack for the main output (mono), a 1/4" jack for headphones, and a 1/4" input to the filter.