Dreadbox Artemis

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Leaked from Reverb - I can’t guarantee it’s true but seems like it.

"Dreadbox Artemis is a six-voice desktop polyphonic analog synthesizer with two VCOs with waveshaping, PWM and FM, high and low pass VCFs, four Sinevibes effects, a polyphonic sequencer and 640 presets on board. Built upon classic Dreadbox DNA, it brings a whole new polyphonic dimension to the Dreadbox family of analog synths.

Oscillators
Two VCOs with waveshaping, PWM, FM
Sub-oscillator and noise generator
Filters
24/12dB super-creamy resonant low pass filter with key tracking, drive and oscillator/noise FM
High pass filter
Envelopes
Two ADSR envelopes, one dedicated to VCA and one for low pass filter
Cutoff and VCO FM amount with smart, user-friendly control
LFOs
Polyphonic LFOs with BPM sync, fade in, and a variety of waves
Cross-mod controlling VCO pitch, filter cutoff, VCO wave and VCO pulse width
Four stereo Sinevibes effects that can be used at the same time
Reverb
Delay
Modulation effects: chorus, ensemble, etc.
Distortion / bit crusher
640 presets in 10 banks of 64 each
Polyphonic sequencer
Arpeggiator
MPE compatible
Polyphonic aftertouch
Mod wheel, aftertouch and velocity modulation matrix"

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Dreadbox has gotten this far by having a particular vision rather than making please-everybody devices. I’d rather they keep doing their thing their way.

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Sounds nice! Is that leaked information?

Nothing groundbreaking, but doesn’t have to be. Any images? Curious whether they settle for something that resembles “regular” poly desktops, so far they offer either way smaller or bigger options.

Feels good to have no GAS for analog polys btw.

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That sounds … expensive

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Yeah it was posted on Reverb

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Yeah I think it’s $1399, which is a huge leap from the typical Dreadbox pricing.

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Yeah, if you google Dreadbox Artemis, you’ll find the store(s) that leaked it. Don’t want to post links here but it’s easy enough to find if you want to see for yourself.

Honestly same. Still excited for the official reveal though, it seems like it’s kind of a polyphonic Typhon so I expect it’ll sound incredible.

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homer-simpson-goodbye

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It’s cool each effect has a dedicated slider, but shared sliders for envelopes would be a dealbreaker if I was in the market for one. Looks like it’s as small as the Nymphes, I’d prefer it if they made it just a bit higher or broader so they can add two ADSR sliders.

Sounds cool though and should make a lot of people happy!

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Yeah I’m pretty happy with the Nymphes so Ill stick with that. I got it for $1000 less than this one, so that’s a major bonus too.

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I just want the Medusa synth without the damn grid. Come on!

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wasnt their last synth ‘extremely expensive-o-vision’. …£2750 ish.

i suspect it has that tiny typhon style screen with 5 x sliders to deal with the menu diving.
at $1399 theres a lot of competition , teo-5 etc… plus 2nd hand market synths … but theyre successful and know their market.

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Looks closer to the Murmux Adept than a Nymphes with better UI. Looks great!

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Uh I‘m in the market for a polysynth, anything Dreadbox makes is interesting to me…if this features some variety of their usual thick OSCs with wild filter combo, I‘m all in.

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The Dreadbox Abyss was $1200 for a 4-Voice desktop polysynth in 2017 - they’ve always had products at a range of prices. If anything I think the Nymphes was made to be particular inexpensive by having a limited UI and inexpensive slider pots with no knob caps.

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from the gearspace thread.

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True, forgot the Abyss was that much.

I am quite sure this new synth will be awesome, it’s just more than I personally am looking to spend ATM.

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The good thing is its not limited. I need to wait as well.

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I plan to buy a Typhon again. I love it: sounds, filters, FX. It is one of the most magical gear I owned.

But I didn’t like the UI physical right side. These small buttons ans slides were not my cup of tea. Left side is good and screen UI is ok.

I would like in a same size unit, same osc, filters and FX:

  • Polyphony (4 voices would be ok)
  • XOX physical sequencer with p-locks
  • Battery powered unit
  • Better buttons and slides on the right side
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This looks very promising. I absolutely loved the sound on the Nymphes but just couldn’t get by with the save structure and lack of visual feedback for modulations. It’s a fine preset machine but programming it clicking through the various sub menus with that knob was rough. This looks to have addressed that and added the typhon effects.

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