+ sine, sawtooth, noise and random
Electronic Dream Plant – Gnat Special (1980 – 1983)
2014/09/05
An advanced digital synthesizer, totally portable, based on the world famous British ‘Wasp’ synthesizer.
The EDP Gnat Special gives you more facilities (some unique) than other synthesizers that are three times the price.
- Easy to play.
- Digital white noise.
- A five position wave form control oscillator.
- A powerful ‘low pass’ filter with ‘Q’ resonance and a control oscillator and control envelope to the filter for those rich synthesizer sounds.
Specifications
| Polyphony | Monophonic |
|---|---|
| Oscillators | 1 DCO (adjustable from 2′ to 32′), switchable between ramp, square, enhance, and noise |
| LFO | one LFO with sine, ramp, sawtooth, square, and random waveforms |
| Filter | one low-pass 12dB/oct filter with resonance |
| Keyboard | 25 capacitive non-moving touch keys |
| Control | EDP proprietary digital socket INPUT. MIDI retrofits and some MIDI-CV converters are able to provide control |
| Date produced | 1980 – 1983 |
| Number produced | Around 50 units |
| Current price | Approx. €1100 (2014) |
