A muscular DSP engine, cutting edge synthesis technology and a dream team assembled from the best sounds designers in the industry are the ingredients that make up this next-generation analog modeling performance synth.

Extended information

ION's professional-quality sound is complemented by a wealth of professional features. Each voice has 3 oscillators with continuously variable wave-shapes, multiple flavors of FM and oscillator sync. 16 types of filters are available - and any 2 can be used simultaneously in series, parallel, or stereo configurations. External signals can be brought in through the balanced, 24-but analog inputs and morphed through the filters, effects and 40-band vocoder.

The ergonomics user interface feels revolutionary. begging to be grabbed, tweaked and PLAYED, the controls are spaced comfortably for easy access on the fly. The 30 infinitely adjustable control knobs - on high-resolution pots, not encoded - have a smooth, responsive feel. The large 160x160 graphic LCD presents a simple and intuitive navigation system, making the ION a joy to program.

Technical specifications

512 Preset Programs, All User Re-Writeable
8 Voice Polyphony, 4 Parts Multi-timbral
3 Oscillators per Voice, With Continuously Variable wave shapes, Sync and FM
2 Multimode Filters per Voice, 16 Filter types to choose from
2 LFOs, Sample and Hold and Arpeggiator - all Sync to MIDI Clock
4 Individual Mono/Stereo Insert Effects and Stereo Master Multi-FX Processor
Fully Featured Vocoder with up to 40 bands
Performance friendly interface with 31 knobs, 69 buttons, sustain and expression pedal inputs, pitch bend wheel and 2 assignable mod wheels
High Resolution Graphic LCD
49 Velocity Sensitive Keys
4 Analog Outputs and Stereo Analog Inputs - all balanced 24-bit
Internal Universal Power Supply