Description

UDO Audio Super 8 is a 16-voice polyphonic, bi-timbral analog-hybrid performance synthesizer with superior hands-on controls, an expressive 61-note semi-weighted keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch and all the powerful, flexible and addictive sound of the UDO Audio family.

At the core of the Super 8 are two independent binaural analog-hybrid synthesizer signal chains using UDO’s proprietary and proven synthesizer technology. With up to 16 voices of polyphony and two unique timbres each with their own independent effect chain, this instrument is analog reimagined. Like its larger sibling Super Gemini, voices and timbral layers can be split, dualled, sequenced all at the touch of a single control.

Powered by complex FPGA digital oscillators, Super 8 is decorated with expansive tonal features such as wave morphing, cross and ring modulation, bi-directional sync and an all-analog signal path to the output, inspired by the analog poysynth heavyweights of lore. Equipped with a 61-note semi-weighted keybed with polyphonic aftertouch, left hand performance controls and 256 performance and patch slots, 32 interchangeable waveforms and 16 sequences, Super 8 balances power, playability and performance.

Sitting in between Super 6 and Super Gemini in size and power, Super 8 puts the player first using high quality tactile control elements with UDO Audio’s user-centric intuitive design philosophy that inspires exploration and sonic play. Adopting a similar true-stereo binaural signal path with dual FPGAs and twin effects processors like Super Gemini, and yet retaining the portability and road-friendly personality of Super 6, Super 8 will be a long time friend and partner in your adventures in sound.

• 16-voice polyphonic, bi-timbral analog-hybrid synthesizer
• Two independent binaural analog-hybrid signal chains for stereo movement and spatial effects
• Selectable keyboard modes for single, dual and split layers
• Variable portamento and individual hold modes per layer
• 4-pole, 24 dB per octave analog resonant low pass filter by Sound Semiconductor (SSI)
• 1-pole, 6 dB per octave analog high pass filter preceding the low pass filter
• Selectable keyboard filter tracking modes and two filter overdrive settings
• Analog VCA with selectable velocity sensitivity
• FPGA-based super waveform oscillator core featuring a centroid oscillator and six ‘sister’ oscillators
• Sampled waveforms can be dynamically de-phased in the stereo field
• Waveshapes: sine, sawtooth, square, triangle, noise
• Up to 32 Alternative Complex Waveforms that can be user updated
• Wave morphing between adjacent waves
• Second FPGA-based oscillator with algorithmic core can be hard synced to first oscillator
• Second oscillator ring modulation, square wave and sine wave sub-oscillator modes
• Multipurpose, flexible LFOs, envelopes and intuitive 8×8 modulation matrix
• Up to 25 additional mod matrix destinations can be modulated
• MIDI-syncable multi-mode arpeggiator and 64-step sequencer
• Dual stereo 24-bit digital chorus and delay effects per layer
• Stereo mix output and separate individual layer stereo outputs
• 256 performance storage locations, each containing 2 patches
• 256 rewritable patch storage locations
• Superior build quality, easy access buttons, sliders, knobs and a menu-free interface
• 61-note, semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and polyphonic aftertouch
• Two-axis bender with LFO trigger and dedicated controls for pitch/filter modulation
• Playable spring-lever keyboard octave selector
• MPE controllable

Super, evolved

As the next evolution in the Super family, the 16-voice Super 8 sits confidently between Super 6 and Super Gemini. This synth is the distillation of the UDO philosophy of the power of play: with the dual cores and playability features of it’s bigger cousin, all in a more compact and simplified presentation, it’s the best of both worlds.

Duality in sound

Super 8 allows you to effortlessly transition between two independent synth layers, inspiring textural, deep and rich soundscapes at a touch. With UDO’s championed powerful, flexible and immediate sound, this synthesizer is designed to take you on a sonic journey.

Respected tradition meets cutting-edge innovation

Using the tried and tested UDO framework of state-of-the-art FPGA digital architecture with archetypal voltage-controlled synthesizer technology, Super 8 is a harmonious meeting of old and new in ideas and techniques, all contained within a no-expense-spared build with the highest quality components. Super 8 is an instrument for life.

What is binaural?

Binaural refers to the twin synthesizer signal paths. In binaural mode, each channel (ear) has a complete synthesizer voice. You can detune and de-phase the left and right oscillators, amplitude and filter (and indeed other parameters) relative to each other. Ranging from subtle to extreme, this unique feature allows for experimenting with the ‘width’ of the sound and creates an improved sense of 3D positioning. It has in this sense one ‘super voice’ for every two ‘conventional’ voices.