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| Product | Pro-53 |
| Developer | Native Instruments (NI) |
| Primary Type | Synth (Analogue / Subtractive) |
| Price (MSRP) | $229 / €199 |
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Features:
- Fashioned after the vintage cult synths of the 80's.
- 2 oscillators per voice.
- Choice of pulse, triangle and saw-tooth waveforms.
- Oscillator detune and synchronization.
- 24dB low-pass filter with resonance and self oscillation, additional high-pass filter mode.
- ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter, invertible filter envelope.
- Low Frequency Oscillator with numerous modulation options, LFO-envelope retrigger function.
- Theoretically unlimited number of voices (depending on CPU power).
- 512 freely programmable preset memory slots.
- 576 selected classic and modern analog sounds preprogrammed, 64 sounds by vintage-synth legend John Bowen, and 64 newly programmed presets.
- Velocity sensitivity (optional).
- Real-time MIDI control and automation of all parameters, MIDI learn.
- Two operating modes: analog warmth or digital accuracy.
- Amount of analog inaccuracies freely adjustable.
- Effects unit for chorus, flanging and echo, MIDI-syncable.
- Input for external audio signals.
- Fully compatible with Prophet™-5 MIDI-SysEx program data.
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Just Until The Swelling Goes Down
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