Merging the classical with the cutting edge, the Super Gemini from UDO is a bi-timbral polyphonic digital/analog hybrid synthesizer that sports two FPGA-based algorithmic oscillators, two analog SSI-based VCFs with both a 4-pole LPF and a 1-pole HPF, two VCAs with selectable velocity sensitivity, two envelopes, two LFOs, and a comprehensive modulation matrix, to attain virtually any sound you can imagine. With a 61-key Fatar keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch, portamento, and octave shifter, support for up to four separate performance pedals, and a custom ribbon controller that can expressively control almost any parameter, Super Gemini puts no limitations on your creativity, allowing you to craft complex sounds that move and morph as you play.
The list of features packed into the Super Gemini is exhaustive, but highlights include true stereo binaural output (kicking polyphony down to 10 voices), versatile LFOs that can double as a third oscillator, numerous per layer settings, four selectable voice-assign modes (two mono and two polyphonic), fully featured MIDI functionality, 512 patches (256 performances), 64 alternative oscillator waveforms, and 24-bit chorus and delay effects, just to name a few. The Super Gemini includes a 1/4" stereo pair mix output, four per-layer 1/4" outputs (two Lower and two Upper layer), MIDI DIN 5-pin In, Out, and Thru, and USB connectivity, supporting any workflow.
- 24 knobs, 28 switches, 59 sliders, and 42 buttons
- Per layer controls with full bi-timbral operation
- Ribbon controller and dual-axis bender joystick for extra expression
- 61-key Fatar keyboard with velocity sensitivity, polyphonic aftertouch, and a semiweighted action
- Spring-lever octave selector
- Variable portamento per layer
- 20-voice polyphony in mono mode, 10-voice polyphony in binaural mode
- Various polyphonic, monophonic, and unison voicing modes
- Singe, dual, and split keyboard modes
- Individual hold modes for each layer
- Lower-layer detune control
- Oscillator 1: Super waveform oscillator core with a centroid oscillator and six sister oscillators using sampled, single-cycle waveforms that can be dynamically dephased in the stereo field for wide, thick sounds up to two super modes
- Sine, sawtooth, square, triangle, noise, and up to 64 alternative waveforms for Oscillator 1
- Oscillator 2: Oscillator core running at a very high sample rate
- Sine, sawtooth, square, triangle, variable noise (pink, white, blue), and variable PWM for Oscillator 2
- Oscillator 2 features hard sync, LFO mode, ring-modulation mode, and square or sinewave suboscillator mode
- Two VCFs per voice (one per layer)
- 24 dB per octave LPF with resonance control
- 6 dB per octave HPF
- Two drive settings and four keytracking selections
- Three modulation destinations (Envelope, LFO 1, and Oscillator 2)
- Selectable velocity sensitivity on the VCAs
- One six-stage envelope (attack hold, attack, decay hold, decay, sustain, release) and one five-stage envelope (attack, decay hold, decay, sustain, release)
It also features controls for delay, delay with left/right phase offset, as well as a selection of run modes (free running, reset, and one-shot) and syncing modes (arpeggiator/sequencer or external clock). LFO 2 sports rate and delay controls, selectable trigger modes, and dedicated controls for rate, pitch, and VCF/VCA modulation.
- LFO 1 Waveforms: triangle, reverse sawtooth, sample and hold, square, and any waveform selection for Oscillator 1
- LFO 2 Waveforms: sine, reverse sawtooth, sample and hold, square, sawtooth, and sample and glide