The first fully realized hardware synthesizer based on Terrain Oscillators
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Videos
Nick of Sonic State Gets the Terrain Synth demo at ADC 25
A brief overview of the Terrain Synth’s Front Panel Controls
Steve talks about (re) inventing terrain synthesis and what is a terrain oscillator
CatSynth TV demo with Steve at Knobcon 2025
Example Sounds
Enjoy some sound samples from the pre-production Terrain Synth. More to come…
Warning: audio volumes vary, use caution
Features
- Unique terrain oscillators
- 32 note polyphony (8 per timbre)
- Four timbres (layers) that can be split or stacked
- Two morphable terrains per voice
- Up to 7x unison for each voice
- Two additional sub-oscillators for each voice
- White, Pink, Blue and Brown noise
- Oscillator sync, Phase distortion, Mirroring and Windowing
- 17 math-based terrains with infinite resolution
- Dozens of image-based terrains
- User loadable image & wavetable terrains (.jpg and .png, .wav)
- 18 morphable paths with infinite resolution
- Dedicated mixer for timbre layers
- LFO, Envelope and Expressive matrix per parameter
- On board effects: Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, Reverb, Shimmer Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Stereo Phaser, Overdrive and Decimator
- Dedicated sequencer, arpeggiator and audition buttons
- Hundreds of sortable presets and onboard preset librarian
- 36 quick access patch favorites (6×6)
- Multi-level patches, Init, Copy & Paste
- Infinite Encoders – mixer, menu, modulation and user modules
- A 7-inch IPS display for full color sonic visualization
- Selectable terrain view angles and color schemes
- MIDI-I/O via 5-Pin DIN, USB Host, and USB Device ports
- 6x CV/Gates and 3x expression pedals.
- Left/Right balanced stereo and headphone (w/ vol control)
- Desktop / 4U rack configurations