Bard Synthesizers - Oscar

Oscar is unique take on an oscillator, providing the very best of both semiconductor and thermionic worlds, namely - good pitch tracking and distinctive vacuum tube / transformer sound. Nothing you have heard before.

The oscillator in its sawtooth core is equipped with Thyratron tube (TG1-0,02/0,5) inherently capable of syncing up (resetting mode) and down (frequency division mode). Hardness of the sync can be controlled with the MOD AMT dial.

Second tube (6F12P) is utilized in a novel waveshaper for Soft Pulse (Triangle-like) and Hard Pulse (square-wave like) waveforms - with the transformer feedback. Waveform shape and harmonic content is frequency dependent. This topology gives the user choice of 6 waveforms, in which 4 of them can be voltage-controlled.

FEATURES

◯ Vacuum tube oscillator module utilizing 6F12P(6Ф12П) and TG1-0,02/0,5(ТГ1-0,02/0,5) tubes in high voltage operation

◯ Fine and coarse pitch tuning

◯ Voltage-controlled pulse shape

◯ Two V/oct inputs plus one FM Input

◯ Hard sync, soft sync, sync al dente (variable quantity)

◯ Two waveform outputs

◯ Transformer-based pulse shaper

◯ Pitch tracking: +-8 cents accuracy across 6 octaves

◯ Pitch range: 16Hz - 14kHz

DETAILS

Eurorack synth compatible
10HP, 42mm deep
Weight: 174g
Current draw: +12V 24mA; -12V 24mA; +5V (startup) 810mA; +5V (running) 550mA

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