![]() ![]() The Deluge's internal synth engine features both subtractive synthesis and a two carrier / two operator FM engine. In addition to the grid, the unit features dedicated knobs for real-time tweaking of effect and sound parameters, tempo, volume, UI navigation, a compact LED screen, and several function buttons. In addition to serving as a piano-roll style step sequencer interface, the grid also serves as a sequence track and song arranger, an isometric keyboard, a kind of low-resolution waveform viewer, and perhaps most importantly, as a shortcut matrix for the myriad functions and parameters the Deluge has lurking under its hood. When lit up, it offers some great eye candy, and this grid serves as a fantastically flexible interface for the majority of the Deluge's functionality. Off the grid, it is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, promising a host of new features including live audio and MIDI looping capabilities.ĭominating the Deluge interface is a grid of 128 pads and an additional two columns of eight pads used for clip launching and sound auditioning. Measuring about 12" wide, 8" deep, and just shy of 2" thick, the Deluge is compact and can easily slip into a computer bag or backpack for some extra-studio creation. At once a desktop groovebox, portable polyphonic synth, powerful sampler, MIDI controller and CV sequencer, song arranger, and an effects unit, the Deluge can shift seamlessly from an on-the-go musical sketchbook to the nerve center of your studio. With its active and enthusiastic user community, staggering depths, and relentless development team, it’s a small mystery as to why it isn't continually mentioned as a worthy companion/competitor to Elektron's Digitone and Digitakt. Despite being released in late 2016, Synthstrom Audible's Deluge has perennially flown underneath the mainstream synth radar. ![]()
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