Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard Special Edition 44-Key Analog Synthesizer

The Mopho Evolves!

Dave Smith Instruments' Mopho Keyboard Special Edition ups the ante. Carrying forward the awesome-sounding monophonic analog synth engine of the Mopho Keyboard, the Special Edition adds another octave of semi-weighted keys with aftertouch while retaining a compact footprint that's ideal for your project studio or road rig. The enhancements don't end there, though: you also get the tactile delight of a full set of soft-touch knobs from the Prophet 12. In the market for a classic analog mono synth that won't break the bank? Check out Dave Smith Instruments' Mopho Keyboard Special Edition.

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• Blistering leads, crushing basses, and more
• Classic old-school analog in an elegant, modern package
• A system that can keep up with you

Dave Smith Instruments' Mopho Keyboard Special Edition gives you 44 semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keys as well as Dave Smith's killer Mopho (MOnoPHOnic) module, for a small-format synth with a huge analog sound. Just like the original Mopho sound module and its Keyboard stablemate, the Mopho Keyboard SE gives you an analog playground that includes a pair of oscillators, a classic Curtis filter (switchable 2- or 4-pole), a set of analog VCAs, three envelope generators, four LFOs, and two sub-octave generators. With the Mopho Keyboard Special Edition, you can easily create blistering leads and crushing basses, or you can grab the audio from another source and generate mind-blowing effects.

If you're just getting into analog synthesis, the Mopho Keyboard Special Edition is a perfect place to start. It gives you all your basic old-school analog controls at an unbeatable price. Its array of parameter controls includes encoders that are assignable per program for optimum performance control and excellent hands-on analog feel. But the Mopho Keyboard SE goes far beyond the reaches of a traditional analog synth, giving you enough extra functions and expansion capabilities to keep redefining your creative limits. One of the Mopho Keyboard's coolest functions is its "Push It" button. It's a manual trigger that lets you play a specific note or latch notes and sequences. It can also step through a sequence to play short melodic lines.

The Mopho Keyboard Special Edition goes beyond the digitally controlled 100%-analog signal path of the Mopho module, offering you MIDI over USB to make DAW integration a snap. And for the ultimate live experience, you can use the Mopho Keyboard SE's Poly Chain to combine it with Tetra, Prophet '08, or other Mopho modules to create the ultimate polyphonic analog tone machine! In fact, all you need is a single Tetra module to turn the modest Mopho into a super-powerful 5-voice synth. So, if you're looking for the perfect gateway into analog synthesis, you need a system that can keep up with you - you need a Mopho Keyboard Special Edition from Dave Smith Instruments!

• Affordable, fully programmable mono synth with a 100% analog signal path
• 44 full-sized keys with velocity and aftertouch, pitch and mod wheels
• Classic, real analog sound - including legendary Curtis analog lowpass filter
• Two oscillators, four LFOs, three envelope generators (ADSR plus delay)
• Two sub-octave generators (one octave down and two octaves down)
• Gated 16 x 4 step sequencer (one sequence per program)
• Analog I/O: Poly Chain output, audio input, audio output, headphone output
• MIDI I/O: USB, MIDI input, MIDI output/throughput
• Sustain and Expression pedal inputs
• External audio input with feedback
• USB connectivity
• Made in San Francisco