Michigan Synth Works Xena 6-voice Hybrid Polysynth Based on Ambika
Michigan Synth Works Xena – The Warrior Synth, the Reincarnation of Mutable Instrument’s Ambika.
Michigan Synth Works has introduced Xena, a new version of the rare Mutable Instruments Ambika DIY synthesizer.
The Ambika was originally introduced in 2012 as a DIY project. The open source design is 6-voice hybrid polysynth that pairs the flexible digital oscillators (digital wavetables, FM and phase modulation) with a 4-pole analog filter.
Xena is fully machine-assembled, with an updated layout and an improved modern power supply. It is available with all original 3 voice cards and compatible with 3rd party operating systems.
Features:
- 6 voices with individual outputs.
- 2 digital oscillators per voice, with 36 oscillator algorithms/wavetables.
- 1 sub-oscillator, also configurable as a transient generator.
- Pre-filter overdrive and bit-crushing effect.
- Analog 4-pole filter (or 2-pole multimode filter depending on the type of voicecard used) and VCA.
- 3 ADSR envelopes, 3 patch-level LFOs, 1 voice-level LFO.
- Modulation matrix with 14 slots and 4 modulation modifiers.
- 1 arpeggiator, 1 note sequencer and 2 step sequencers per part.
- Flexible mapping of the 6 voices. A single patch with 6 voice-polyphony, 6 independent mono parts, 2 layered patches with 3-voices polyphony, a 3-voice unison bass line on the lower half of the keyboard with a 3-voice unison lead on the upper half… all are possible!
- MicroSD storage allows the storing of a life-long of patches, programs and multis, along with the history of editing operations for undo/redo.
- Easy to change voice cards
Video demo of the Ambika by Midera:
Xena is available to Pre-order now for $400, Shipping in December 2023.
