The System-1 doesn’t appear the sort of synth to create big washes of sound. With it’s focus more aligned to classic analog synthesis with a limited FX section. I was surprised to discover that it can go far deeper than it’s neon “me-too” mono-synth styling suggest. The 4 voice limitation seemed a road block to producing large audio atmospheres, but with the 12 waveforms, there’s a wide range of sculpting possibilities to be x-modded, ring-modded and synced. In particular, the vowel waveform can be bent and twisted together with the “super-waves” (Supersaw, Supersquare and Supertriangle). The System-1 has deeper qualities.

From the wails of a dystopian technological future with “Sirens” to the euphoric dreams of “Stratosphere”, there’s an array of useful presets here to immerse yourself into.

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