Sawer is a vintage modeling synthesizer, that cuts through the mix to deliver
precisely articulated and punchy sounds.

Sawer pays homage to the envelopes and filters of a rare 1980's Soviet analog
synthesizer, Polivoks. Maxx has devoted meticulous attention to the detail of
Sawer's filter and envelope designs, ensuring Sawer delivers a unique sonic
character reminiscent of the Polivoks hardware. But Polivoks, like all analog
synthesizers, wasn't without its problems. Keeping the oscillators stable and
in tune has been likened to 'moving a pile of live frogs, by wheelbarrow',
impossible! As Sawer is algorithmic, this solves the problems of tuning and
stability, however, in the same way electrical component instability makes
analog gear unique (if not cranky), Sawer benefits from the 21st century
equivalent, a coding error.

While programming the SAW oscillator, Maxx accidentally set some incorrect
variables and immediately the sound gained bass, acquired some light but
pleasing noise on the attack and an overall richer sonic spectra. Maxx
realized this was no mistake but a discovery and built on this, adding some
frequency modulation to give it a touch of analog authenticity and so 'Sawer'
was born.


Key features:

Main oscillator for subtractive synthesis: SAW shape with Sync frequency.

Sub oscillator (-2 to +2 octaves) with level, phase & detune controls.

1 NOISE Oscillator.

Variable polyphony (1 to 24 voices).

8 voice UNISON with user-adjustable stereo panning, detune and 'Octaver'.

SYNC & RING frequency modulation.

2 ADSR envelope generators (one user-assignable to modulation parameters).

4 FILTER modes - low pass (24 & 12 dB/Oct), band pass and high pass.

Chorus, Phaser, Delay & Reverb effects

Muti-mode Arpeggiator.


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