Superbooth 23: SilverMachines R-Enigiser and Monolizer
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SilverMachines R-Enigiser · Source: SilverMachines
SilverMachines Monolizer · Source: SilverMachines
SilverMachines has a new batch of the Orgon Systems Enigiser replica, the R-Enigiser and a new semi-modular synth with an innovative CV bus system called Monolizer.
R-Enigiser
The Orgon Systems Enigiser was not a synth I’d ever encountered. It was built in Britain in the 1990s at a time when all hands-on control was disappearing into hideously complex digital menu systems. And so its old school approach to the single-oscillator analogue monosynth probably seemed really out of place.
Anyway, a couple of years ago SilverMachines embarked on a project to recreate the Enigiser and after a lot of development, a small batch was made as the R-Enigiser. Then it all seemed to disappear. Thankfully, SilverMachines is back and has a new batch on the way and a new synth in development.
In the meantime, reading up a bit about the Enigiser, it seems that Orgon Systems are also reproducing the Enigiser. According to a Modwiggler discussion, the original designer Geoff Waterston considers any other replicas to be unauthorised.
So it looks like we might have an abundance of Enigisers or R-Enigisers to play with. Sadly Orgon Systems are not at Superbooth, whereas SilverMachines are. I don’t think I’m going to get to the bottom of the whole story anytime soon.
In a nutshell, the Enigiser is a single oscillator semi-modular synthesizer with an interesting sine wave-based sub-oscillator, three envelopes, one ADSR and two other half-envelopes, a multi-mode filter that can be switched from 6dB to every pole up to 24dB, LFO and VCA. It has a curious internal routing bus system and is CV/Gate controlled, and has absolutely no MIDI.
Monolizer
Meanwhile, SilverMachines is working on the Monolizer. It features a VCO with through-Zero FM/PWM and Ring Modulation. You can combine two waveforms, it has a noise generator and can take an external input. You have a multimode filter, loopable AD envelope and an LFO that can also be a VCO. It also has some effects with a phaser and overdrive.
Monolizer also uses a clever CV bus system that can modulate parameters via internal or external CV signals. It can feed from or provide CV sources to your Eurorack.
SilverMachines Monolizer
SilverMachines are on booth o135.
- SilverMachines Monolizer: SilverMachines
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