Studiologic Sledge 2.0 Synthesizer

The Studiologic Sledge 2.0 DSP-Based Synthesizer Keyboard features new features and sound innovations that, along with new mix of pure synthesis and sound sampling, raise it above the rest. A well as a powerful sound engine and easy to use vintage control panel, the new features further expand the instrument’s power and versatility. Studiologic is proud to introduce a new 2.0 version of its renowned Sledge synthesizer, with new features and sound innovations that will set this instrument above any competitor, thanks to new mix of pure synthesis and sound sampling. In addition to the incredible sound engine and the user’s friendly vintage control panel, the new features further expand the instrument’s power and versatility; Studiologic and Waldorf Labs (working as a team) have made Sledge 2.0 more flexible as a pure synthesizer, adding the ability to play in Dual Mode two programs at the same time, load Samples and mix post processing Effects in a never ending sound creation.

NewFeaturesAuto Dual mode: Sledge 2.0 can now play two sounds at the same time, in Split or Layer mode; the feature is controlled by a new page of the Global function and allows to simply keep one note (for Split) or more notes (for Layer) and then select a new sound, that will be added to the previous sound; as any other sound, also Dual Sound combinations can be permanently stored in any of the 1.000 available presets;

Sample Player: sound samples and new waves can be loaded in the internal 60 megabyte of Flash memory, played by OSC 1 and modifiable by all parameters of the control panel, adding other oscillators, setting filters, envelopes and effects. This feature can constantly expands the instrument’s sounds and create a totally new combination of synthesis and sampling.

Pitch & Hold controls: a new Global page allows to enable the Pitch and the Hold separately for the Lower and Upper sounds in Dual Mode, allowing to use the Pitch bend on the Upper sound (i.e. for solo parts) and the Hold pedal to control only the Lower (to keep playing a Drums groove or as a Damper for a Piano sound) and vice versa, or to enable Pitch Bend and Hold on both Upper and Lower sounds;

Reverb+Delay: a new function allows to mix both effects; the Reverb keeps the setting previously selected, while the real time controls (time and level) allows to set the parameters of Delay also when mixed.

Enhanced Polyphony: the total maximum number or notes that can be played at the same time have been expanded to 24, allowing to get a better real time control over the new sound possibilities obtainable from synthesis and sampling together.

Sledge Spectre: samples can be edited (keyboard range, tuning and other parameters) and transmitted to Sledge 2.0 by the USB port, with this easy sample editor that allows to first load and play the samples on your Computer and then download them into the instrument’s memory.

The main features of the Studiologic Sledge 2.0 DSP-Based Synthesizer Keyboard include:

• Keyboard 61 keys + Aftertouch
  • 35 Pots - 3 “chicken head” rotary switches (7 positions) - 1 rotary encoder + push function
  • 2 x 16 digits backlit LCD
  • High Quality Pitch and Mod Wheels
  • Up to 999 programmable Sounds
  • Fast and efficient sound selection via numeric keypad
• MODULATION
  • 2 fast LFOs per voice with adjustable Speed and Depth
  • 1 extra modulation routing for Mod Wheel, with adjustable Speed and Depth
    • LFO Shape: Sawtooth, Rectangular, Triangle, Sine, Sample & Hold, Ramp
    • Destination: Osc 1, Osc2, Ocs3, PWM / Wave / FM, Volume, Filter Cutoff
• SOUND GENERATION
  • 24 Voices polyphony - Monophonic mode with single or multiple trigger
  • 3 Oscillators per voice OSC1/OSC2/OSC3
    • Range from 64' to 1' with Semitone ant Detune controls
    • Shapes: Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, Sine, Pulse (with Pulse Width Modulation)
    • OSC 1 with 66 Original PPG Wavetables + Sample Player (60MB internal memory)
  • FM - Frequency Modulation of Sine and Triangle - Oscillator Hard sync (OSC 2 to OSC 3)
  • Noise Generator - White and Pink noise
  • Mixer with Volume and On/Off switch for each Oscillator and Noise
  • AUTO DUAL MODE: Split or Layer mode – prog. split point for each Program
• FILTER & AMPLIFIER
  • 1 Multi-Mode Filter per voice - 24 / 12dB - Lowpass - Highpass - Bandpass
    • Resonance up to Self-Oscillation and beyond - Adjustable Key track and Drive
  • 2 fast Envelopes per voice (Filter-Amplifier) with Amount and Velocity control (Filter+Ampli)
• ARPEGGIATOR
  • Powerful Arpeggiator - Latch mode - syncable to MIDI Clock
    • Direction Up, Down, Alternate - Range up to 10 Octaves
• EFFECTS
  • 2 simultaneous Effects
    • Effect 1: Chorus / Phaser / Flanger
    • Effect 2: Reverb / Delay / Reverb+Delay
• CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
  • Master Volume Control
  • Power Switch
  • Stereo line output
  • Headphone output
  • Expression pedal input
  • MIDI IN / OUT
  • USB connector for MIDI IN/ OUT, Firmware Update, Samples Loading (with Spectre)
    • Uses standard USB MIDI driver provided by host computer OS
    • Windows ME minimum, Windows XP or newer recommended
    • Mac OS X 10.2 minimum, Mac OS X 10.3 or newer recommended
  • Built in power supply
• SIZE/WEIGHT
  • 97 cm x 40.5 cm x 11 cm
  • 38.19" x 15.94" x 4.33"
  • 8.3 kg | 18.3 lbs.
• ADDITIONAL PACKAGE CONTENT
  • Power Cord
  • CD Manual