A
monophonic analog synthesizer with a 37-
note keyboard. Designed by
Bob Moog himself, along with
Jim Scott and
Tom Rhea. Released in
1983.
The Spirit has 2
VCOs per
voice. They can be
synced and are
switchable between
sawtooth,
square and
triangle waveforms. A
white/
pink noise generator is also available.
The
filter section features 3
VCFs:
high-, low- and
band-pass. Other filter features include switchable 12
dB/24dB
slope, an independent
ADSR envelope,
key-tracking and
single/
multiple triggering.
The synth also contains a
ring modulator and an
arpeggiator with 3
patterns linkable to the
LFO. An
audio input is included for
modulating external sounds.
For
user control, there's a big
bunch of
knobs and
switches along with 3
performance wheels. These control the
pitch, Mod-X and Shaper-Y
effetcts. The arpeggiator has 3 modes:
ripple (up/down),
arpeggio (up several
octaves) and
leap (up 1 & then 4 octaves).
Auto and preset
Glide modes are included for
elasticity/
bending effects.
Crumar Spirit is often compared to the
MiniMoog. While the sound isn't quite as
thick due to one less
VCO per voice, the
flexibility of Spirit makes it an equally exciting
synth.
The synth uses
CEM 3340,
CEM 3350 and
CEM 3360 chips.
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