Published
Mon, May 9, 2022, 21:42
- Influenced by acoustic instruments, it has the capacity to mimic the full range of a grand piano.
A new microtonal synth by Moscow-based instrument maker SOMA Lab combines nature with technology.
Housed in a piece of wood, TERRA can create a vast array of digital sounds. It's equipped with 32 algorithms, each of which are designed to be a complete instrument on its own, as well as a unique keyboard with an assortment of sensors that facilitate timbre control and pitch shifts. Designed around pressure, the keyboard enables users to tune notes with high accuracy and is capable of covering a grand piano's range.
"The goal is to free the musician from long exhausting programming, setting hundreds of parameters for creating one timbre, and instead putting the focus directly on music and performance," SOMA Lab explained on its website.
Other features include a motion sensor, an LED sensor in lieu of an electronic display and a built-in FX processor. TERRA is still in development but a prototype will premiere at Superbooth, a trade fair for electronic music instruments, in Berlin on May 13th. The company has said it intends to make several different versions of the synth.
Watch a demo of the prototype.
Visit Soma Lab's website for more details.