Introduction
Congratulations on buying the Ample synthesiser. Ample is part of the Analogue
Solutions range of analogue music equipment. Ample is a precision electronic musical
instrument. It combines all the often needed music electronic circuitry to make a
powerful music synthesiser in one compact module.
No compromise has been made with the construction of Ample. Cheaper options in
parts have not been used:
• Full rugged steel/aluminium case - no plastic mouldings
• Good quality smooth, metal potentiometers, fully sealed against dust
• Good quality knobs with spun aluminium caps
• High grade double sided circuit board
• High quality 16bit DAC for MIDI-CV conversion
• Stable MIDI to CV
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Stable analogue oscillators
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Gold plated touch pads
• Designed, built, tested and assembled in the UK
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True retro analogue voice and modulation circuits to give an authentic retro
sound - no DSP.
WHY DO I NEED THIS SYNTH? WHAT’S SO SPECIAL?
Ample is a compact true analogue modular synth in a neat, smart package. When
we say real analogue, we mean that the entire audio path and all modulation is entirely
analogue, using circuits based on awesome sounding vintage 1970s designs. Their
circuits are not locked down by CPUs. Controls are not quantised and read by CPUs.
With the exception of the MIDI to CV circuit, which by its nature must have a digital
element, and the control sections of the sequencer (which even in vintage sequencers
is digital), Ample really is analogue and the sound benefit is immediately apparent!
We get many good comments about how good Analogue Solutions products sound.
How wonderful, warm and full of character they are.
The synth has been designed by Tom Carpenter, a musician and a big fan of
electronic music. He knows how to program a synth and what should be expected. It
was not designed by an engineer or steered by committee, or people in suits. So, the
modulation choices and range of sounds they produce have all been carefully thought
out and quickly give you those sounds you want: huge bass, synth leads, percussion,
effects, modular style sounds.
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