Suonobuono Polyvera Hybrid Wavetable Synth: Now Available for Pre-Order!
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The Suonobuono Polyvera combines wavetables, samples and analog filters in a unique polysynth inspired by the sounds of the ‘80s. Now available for pre-order from Thomann!
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Suonobuono Polyvera: Now on Thomann
The Suonobuono Polyvera is without a doubt one of the most exciting synth projects by an independent developer to see the light of day in the last few years. The Italian-born, Sweden-based developer says that he spent about four years designing it. The result is an instrument that’s deeply rooted in the sounds of the ‘80s, while offering all the features you’d expect from a modern synth.
Wavetable synths of the 1980s like the mighty PPG Wave and the 1st-generation Waldorf Microwave sounded so incomparably punchy thanks to the combination of digital oscillators and analog filters. The same is true for classic samplers, such as the E-mu SP1200 and AKAI S900/S950. It is this gritty, yet warm sound that the developer had in mind when they designed the Polyvera.
The 6-voice polyphonic desktop synth offers two oscillators per voice. Oscillator 1 is a wavetable oscillator with an additional sub-octave. Oscillator 2 can produce wavetables or samples. Thanks to an audio input, the synth has on-board sampling capabilities. FM, sync, ring modulation, and noise offer another layer of sound design possibilities.
The analog filter section offers no fewer than eight filter types with self-oscillation. The filter input can be overdriven, and there’s an additional distortion stage after the filter. Filter FM is also possible.
For modulation, the Polyvera offers three LFOs and envelopes each. The LFOs can also be modulated. In addition to ADSR envelopes for filter and amp, there’s a versatile third envelope that can be assigned to various targets and offers a loop function. The Polyvera is MPE-compatible.
An arpeggiator/sequencer and a digital effects section are the icing on the cake. Effect 1 offers chorus, delay, and phaser, while Effect 2 delivers various reverb algorithms. Thanks to the audio input, you can also run external signals through the effects.
Price and Availability
The Suonobuono Polyvera is now available for pre-order from Thomann* for $1,379 / £1,222 / €1,419. The synth is available in black or silver.
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Suonobuono Polyvera: The Hybrid Wavetable Synth Gets a Huge Update
[08 May 2026] Suonobuono has announced a major firmware update for the Polyvera, adding a slew of exciting synthesis features to the hybrid wavetable synth and sampler.
Just in time for Superbooth, Suonobuono has released a huge firmware update for the Polyvera. The hybrid wavetable synth and sampler with analog filters gets loads of interesting new features, including:
- New wavefolder drive options
- New sampler x-fade options
- Support for user sample and wavetable subfolders
- Extended preset memory (8 banks with up to 128 presets each)
- New LFO waveforms and UI feedback, including using Wavetable Osc waveforms
- LFO S&H control
- Drive as a modulation destination
- Added a setting for disabling automatic sample loop import
- Added a setting for turning panel LEDs off
- Various bug fixes and improvements
The new firmware 0.35 is now available for download from the manufacturer’s website.
The Suonobuono Polyvera is available for €1,199.
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Suonobuono Polyvera: We’ve Got Details & it Looks Amazing!
[27 September 2024] I think you better sit down for this. Turns out Suonobuono Polyvera is a six-voice digital/analog hybrid wavetable synth/sampler with effects, loopable envelope and a binaural mode.
At the beginning of the month, we told you about Suonobuono Polyvera, a new desktop synth from the Italian/Swedish developer. Now that Roma Modulare is underway, we have some details about the synth – and it looks very intriguing.
Wavetables and Samples
The synth will have six voices with two oscillators each. As we guessed, these are digital oscillators, but they’re a little more involved than that. According to the company’s home page, oscillator one is a wavetable oscillator with a sub oscillator, while oscillator two can be a wavetable oscillator or a sampler. The oscillator section also has FM, sync, ring modulation and a noise generator. Additionally, it’s possible to load your own wavetables via an SD card.
As for samples, the Polyvera offers an internal library plus actual sampling through the audio in jacks with 60 seconds of sample time.
Analog Filter
Next, the audio passes through an analog filter. Can you say hybrid synth? It features eight filter types, including original and “classic chip” designs. The filter is resonant and self-oscillating and also features drive, post-filter distortion and FM.
In terms of modulation, there’s an eight-slot mod matrix, three LFOs and one loopable multimode modulation envelope.
It has effects – two sections – with chorus, delay and phaser in one and multiple reverb types in the other. You can also affect incoming audio (and then sample with effects?).
Lastly, there’s a “classic” arpeggiator, sequencer with 32 polyphonic steps and panel control automation, MPE control and a binaural mode.
There’s no price or availability mentioned yet. This sounds like a very interesting instrument. We’re looking forward to hearing more.
Suonobuono Polyvera: New Polyphonic Synth Coming Soon!
[3 September 2024] Suonobuono Polyvera is a new polyponic desktop synth that will be revealed at the upcoming Roma Modulare show in Italy later this month. While the developer has yet to share the details, we can already make a few guesses based on the teaser image and video.
Suonobuono Polyvera
Suonobuono, an Italian-born developer living and working in Sweden, made a name for himself with devices like the nABC sidechain compressor and the Lazer gesture controller. For Roma Modulare, he has now announced a much bigger project. While we don’t know much about Polyvera yet, the only image available so far does reveal a few details.
It looks like the synth will offer two oscillators per voice. Judging by the teaser video, I assume they’re digital, but let’s wait for the full details before jumping to conclusions. In addition, there seems to be a sample-based sound source of some sort, although we don’t yet know what it’ll be capable of.
The filter section has knobs for filter type, cutoff, resonance, and FM. There’s also a drive knob, as well as key tracking and two modulation sources.
For modulation, Polyvera seems to be equipped with three ADSR envelopes. Moreover, the “LFO3” LED suggests that there are at least three LFOs sharing a common set of controls.
In addition to this, the synth offers an arpeggiator and sequencer, as well as two effects processors.
I think the sounds in the short teaser video are quite lovely. Stay tuned as we’ll find out morewhen Roma Modulare opens its doors on September 27, 2024.
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One response to “Suonobuono Polyvera Hybrid Wavetable Synth: Now Available for Pre-Order!”
does it have a sequencer ?