An 8-voice
polyphonic digital/
analog hybrid synthesizer with a limited
sampler and a 61-note
keyboard. Released in
1986.
The DSS-1 offers 2
oscillators per voice. Sounds can be generated by re-
shaping 128
sampled waveforms with 2
sliders. Another
method is to use the unit's
12-bit sampler with 256k
memory (5.5s at 48KHz). The samples are
treated as waveforms, allowing
filter and
envelope modulation.
As a filter, the DSS-1 features a non-resonant
VCF switchable between 12 and 14
dB per
octave. Also available is a
dual effects unit with
echo, chorus, phaser and
flanger. The DSS-1 can be turned into an extremely
thick 16-voice
monophonic synth using the
unison mode.
Other features include a
3.5" floppy drive for storing samples, a
velocity and
aftertouch sensitive keyboard and
MIDI support.
An
expanded rackmount version, the
DSM-1, was released a year later.
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