{"title":"Boomstar MKII","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudio Electronics Boomstar MKII semi-modular desktop synthesizers offer discrete, voltage-controlled circuits with unparalleled sonic integrity and versatility. Each model features a unique classic analog filter type, along with flexible oscillators, extensive modulation routing, and an array of toggle switches and knobs. Housed in rugged chassis with exotic wood sides, Boomstar MKII synths are voiced for purity of tone, with high headroom into the amplifier and delayed \"browning-out\", while a diode-based feedback circuit delivers wide dynamic range and complex harmonic distortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a bundle? Please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/a\u003e to put together a custom Studio Electronics Boomstar MKII synthesizer package. 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Refaced and revoiced, Boomstar MKII is likely the ultimate desktop analog synthesizer for those who remember, and desire still, analog synth sounds that changed the music, as well as sound seekers who have yet to discover that electric magic and delight in their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoomstar's alchemy of combinable waveform oscillations – with sub, OSC1-OSC2 sync – filter and oscillator xmod, ring mod, 5 revered filter types, extensive modulation routing made easy via its 18+ toggle switches and a flexible software LFO, make sound and music design a daring delight. Hardware envelopes with invert, loop, drone and master modes deliver that flexible, funky snap and shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe quick-turn shaft pots along the bottom for hardware ring mod, noise, feedback: now diode-based for more complex and interesting harmonic distortion, and VCO levels make vital sonic changes intimate, immediate and indispensable. The adjacent overdrive switch adds beefy boost, warmth and edge. 29+ pots ensure a fluid, intuitive groove over wide-ranging sweeps and subtle tone variations: whip them suddenly and rhythmically into shape or 'feather in' the changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect cleaner levels in and out of Boomstar MKII filter models. MKIIs will still brown out but their headroom is more generous. The filter in this Boomstar SEM is based on the original Lord Tom Oberheim 2-pole 12dB\/octave, boxy, reedy and boomy gem. So why not go 'off-synth' via the external audio input processing patch point: connect rhythm and color to non-native oscillations and pulses, moving in, around and through them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBocote, Marblewood and East Indian Rosewood end bells are hand selected, handcrafted one-offs and will vary greatly in grain and attractive imperfections, but they are always character-rich and easily transcend any 'exact appearance' expectations. Expect a richly figured hardwood. 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The snap and punch of hardware envelopes drive Boomstar's brilliant discrete voltage controlled circuits with unparalleled sonic integrity and versatility. Refaced and revoiced, Boomstar MKII is likely the ultimate desktop analog synthesizer for those who remember, and desire still, analog synth sounds that changed the music, as well as sound seekers who have yet to discover that electric magic and delight in their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoomstar's alchemy of combinable waveform oscillations – with sub, OSC1-OSC2 sync – filter and oscillator xmod, ring mod, 5 revered filter types, extensive modulation routing made easy via its 18+ toggle switches and a flexible software LFO, make sound and music design a daring delight. Hardware envelopes with invert, loop, drone and master modes deliver that flexible, funky snap and shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe quick-turn shaft pots along the bottom for hardware ring mod, noise, feedback: now diode-based for more complex and interesting harmonic distortion, and VCO levels make vital sonic changes intimate, immediate and indispensable. The adjacent overdrive switch adds beefy boost, warmth and edge. 29+ pots ensure a fluid, intuitive groove over wide-ranging sweeps and subtle tone variations: whip them suddenly and rhythmically into shape or 'feather in' the changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect cleaner levels in and out of Boomstar MKII filter models. MKIIs will still brown out but their headroom is more generous. The filter in this Boomstar SE80 is based on the legendary, creamy, dreamy, multi-mode Yamaha CS-80. So why not go 'off-synth' via the external audio input processing patch point: connect rhythm and color to non-native oscillations and pulses, moving in, around and through them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBocote, Marblewood and East Indian Rosewood end bells are hand selected, handcrafted one-offs and will vary greatly in grain and attractive imperfections, but they are always character-rich and easily transcend any 'exact appearance' expectations. Expect a richly figured hardwood. 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Hardware envelopes with invert, loop, drone and master modes deliver that flexible, funky snap and shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe quick-turn shaft pots along the bottom for hardware ring mod, noise, feedback: now diode-based for more complex and interesting harmonic distortion, and VCO levels make vital sonic changes intimate, immediate and indispensable. The adjacent overdrive switch adds beefy boost, warmth and edge. 29+ pots ensure a fluid, intuitive groove over wide-ranging sweeps and subtle tone variations: whip them suddenly and rhythmically into shape or 'feather in' the changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect cleaner levels in and out of Boomstar MKII filter models. MKIIs will still brown out but their headroom is more generous. The filter in this Boomstar 8106 is based on ripping Jupiter-Juno Roland magic. So why not go 'off-synth' via the external audio input processing patch point: connect rhythm and color to non-native oscillations and pulses, moving in, around and through them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBocote, Marblewood and East Indian Rosewood end bells are hand selected, handcrafted one-offs and will vary greatly in grain and attractive imperfections, but they are always character-rich and easily transcend any 'exact appearance' expectations. Expect a richly figured hardwood. 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Hardware envelopes with invert, loop, drone and master modes deliver that flexible, funky snap and shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe quick-turn shaft pots along the bottom for hardware ring mod, noise, feedback: now diode-based for more complex and interesting harmonic distortion, and VCO levels make vital sonic changes intimate, immediate and indispensable. The adjacent overdrive switch adds beefy boost, warmth and edge. 29+ pots ensure a fluid, intuitive groove over wide-ranging sweeps and subtle tone variations: whip them suddenly and rhythmically into shape or 'feather in' the changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect cleaner levels in and out of Boomstar MKII filter models. MKIIs will still brown out but their headroom is more generous. The filter in this Boomstar 4072 is based on the powerfully resonant, thumpy and mid-rangy ARP 2600. 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