zetaSID Chainable SID Voice

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Midiphy's zetaSID is a compact SID-powered voice that can be chained together for stereo polyphonic operation and controlled via MIDI or CV. The sounds that this can create are vast and endless with a robust onboard sound editor. When in Lead mode, you can edit up to three oscillators, feed it through a selectable filter type, apply a ringmod, and internally modulate parameters via the LFOs, envelopes, MIDI CC, Mod wheel, or using the Wave Sequencer. When using internal modulation you can choose how to approach it by using one of several logic modes such as AND, OR, XOR, NOT, MIN, MAX, and others.

If you're looking for more rhythmic variation, a Drum mode lets you choose from one of 16 different drum models to create lo-fi, gritty percussion textures. For added complexity and customization, a Trigger Matrix lets you create a custom chain reaction that can trigger envelopes, voices, reset LFOs, or set a clock. If that wasn't enough, the aforementioned Wave Sequencer offers up to four tracker-like sequences that can step through any parameter. This allows for sounds that flow in time, freely, or, with enough feedback, at their own semi-autonomous pace.

Link up to 12 zetaSID modules together and control them all via the nexusMIDI module, creating a vast polyphonic instrument and freeing up your patch cables for other duties. Outstandingly robust and capable of just about any sound, the zetaSID from midiphy is aptly named as it is the ultimate form of SID-chip synthesizers for your Eurorack system.

zetaSID Features

• Compact SID-powered oscillator
• Built-in filter options, LFOs, modulators, envelopes, and an extensive trigger matrix
• Access up to 16 lo-fi SID drum sounds in a single drum engine patch
• Noise-free SID sound chip emulation
• Chainable (up to 12) for polyphony and stereo operation
• Easy to navigate display
• 100 Presets
• Integrated wave sequencer
• MIDI I/O through nexusMIDI expanders
• Phybus network connectivity allows users to reassign ports and route control signals
• Save and load sessions and patches to micro SD card