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Sequential Circuits Fugue

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Sequential Circuits Fugue Synopsis

Rebadged Siel Cruise, combining the functionality of the Siel Mono and Orchestra/Prelude

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Key Features

  1. Aftertouch: no
  2. Architecture Class: subtractive
  3. Audio IO: Dedicate monophonic and polyphonic section outputs
  4. Audio Source: Monophonic section has pink noise, saw (5 harmonics), pulse (5 harmonics/widths). Polyphonic section has trombone and trumpet (probably saw harmonics), cello and violin (probably saw harmonics), accordion and musette (probably pulse harmonics), piano and honky tonk (probably pulse harmonics)
  5. Communication Interface: none
  6. Effects: no
  7. EG: Monophonic section has ADSR (1 level, 3 rate) VCA EG can also be assigned to VCF, while polyphonic section has attack (brass), attack (string/reed), sustain (string/piano)
  8. Expansion: none
  9. Filter: Monophonic section has resonant low, band, and high pass filters (single cut-off), while polyphonic section has "brilliance" control for brass
  10. Form Factor: 49 keys
  11. Key Scaling: Routed to monophonic section filter cut-off
  12. LFO: Monophonic section has a triangle wave routed to oscillator or filter with delay, while polyphonic section routes a triangle wave to pitch.
  13. Memory:
    • Multi Memory: no
    • Patch Memory: 10 + 4 presets
    • PCM Memory: N/A
    • Sample Memory: N/A
    • Sequencer Memory: N/A
  14. Multitimbral: 5
  15. Pedal Inputs: volume (5 pin DIN), sustain, keyboard shift (drops split point)
  16. Performance Control: pitch bend stick, portamento
  17. Polyphony: 1+full (divide down osc)
  18. Power: AC
  19. Released: 1981
  20. Sequencer: no
  21. Signal Class: analog digital
  22. Velocity: no