From first glance it is patently obvious that Kyra is a beautifully-designed desktop VA Synthesizer — as the wording elegantly emblazoned on its eye-catching front fascia subtly states. As a truly multitimbral instrument it features eight independent ‘parts’ with up to 32 notes per PART, each effectively being a complete synthesizer with sound sources (OSC GROUP 1, OSC GROUP 2, SUB 1, and SUB 2); FILTERS; modulators (EGs, LFOs, and MOD MATRIX); multi-effects unit (EFFECTS); and a USB 2.0 connection — can exchange MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) information, as well as send the audio from each stereo PART to a computer as eight stereo 24-bit streams at 96kHz (with 48kHz downsample mode available) and one stereo audio return from the computer supporting a single 24-bit stereo audio stream from the host DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). With that being said, the only other resource they share are the four balanced, stereo output pairs — OUT A (Right and Left), OUT B (Right and Left), OUT C (Right and Left), and OUT B (Right and Left) — using 32-bit DAC (Digital-to-Analogue Conversion) running at 96kHz sampling rate connected to four internal stereo busses and that powerful pool of 128 hardware voices. Versatility further abounds as each PART has a dedicated multi-effects unit comprising nine stereo effects modules — namely, three-band EQ, Formant filter, input Limiter, Distortion module, Delay module, six-state Phaser, Chorus flanger, Stereo reverb, and output Limiter — with dedicated audio stream via USB (Universal Serial Bus).
Virtual Analogue Desktop Synthesiser
- 128-Voice virtual analog synth with 8 parts
- 2 Primary virtual oscillator groups per voice: Saw, Pulse, Noise and Wave with 4,096 waveforms
- 2 Independently tunable SUB oscillators with 4 waveforms and 2 selectable octaves
- Hard sync, ring modulation and FM between oscillator groups 1 and 2 possible
- 3 LFOs with 128 Waveforms
- LFOs can be synchronized to the MIDI clock
- Arpeggiator with 128 preset patterns and the modes Up, Down, Random and Chords
- 2 Filters with 12 or 24 dB each as LP / BP / HP configurable
- 3 Fast-response ADSR envelope generators
- Memory management: 26 banks of 128 memories each, Bank 1-7 can be used to store your own sounds
- Audio interface transmits up to 24bit / 96kHz all 8 parts (16 tracks)
- 256 x 64 pixel OLED
- 8 Balanced outputs: 6.3 mm jack
- Stereo headphone output
- MIDI In / Out / Thru: 5-pin DIN
- USB 2.0 for MIDI and audio
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 440 x 305 x 85 mm
- Weight: 5.7 kg
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