Waldorf Kyra Virtual-Analog Desktop Synthesizer

Waldorf Kyra is a powerful, hardware virtual analog synthesizer capable of creating a wide range of contemporary sounds for live and studio musicians.

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From first glance it is patently obvious that Kyra is a beautifully-designed desktop VA Synthesizer -- as the wording elegantly emblazoned on its eye-catching front fascia subtly states. As a truly multitimbral instrument it features eight independent 'parts' with up to 32 notes per PART, each effectively being a complete synthesizer with sound sources (OSC GROUP 1, OSC GROUP 2, SUB 1, and SUB 2); FILTERS; modulators (EGs, LFOs, and MOD MATRIX); multi-effects unit (EFFECTS); and a USB 2.0 connection - can exchange MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) information, as well as send the audio from each stereo PART to a computer as eight stereo 24-bit streams at 96kHz (with 48kHz downsample mode available) and one stereo audio return from the computer supporting a single 24-bit stereo audio stream from the host DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

With that being said, the only other resource they share are the four balanced, stereo output pairs - OUT A (Right and Left), OUT B (Right and Left), OUT C (Right and Left), and OUT B (Right and Left) - using 32-bit DAC (Digital-to-Analogue Conversion) running at 96kHz sampling rate connected to four internal stereo busses and that powerful pool of 128 hardware voices. Versatility further abounds as each PART has a dedicated multi-effects… read more unit comprising nine stereo effects modules - namely, three-band EQ, Formant filter, input Limiter, Distortion module, Delay module, six-state Phaser, Chorus flanger, Stereo reverb, and output Limiter - with dedicated audio stream via USB (Universal Serial Bus).

Features:

- FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) virtual analog synthesis
- 128 voices
- 1,280 available oscillators
- 8 parts (can be digitally streamed at studio-quality 96kHz 24 bit audio via USB 2.0
- 32 bit "Velvetsound" DACs
- 4,096 possible waveforms to choose from
- All sound features can be used simultaneously
- High grade steel chassis read less