| OSCar | |
|---|---|
 OSCar | |
| Manufacturer | Oxford Synthesiser Company |
| Dates | 1983 - 1985 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | monophonic with limited duophonic capabilities |
| Timbrality | 1 |
| Oscillator | 2 digital oscillators |
| LFO | 1 triangle/sawtooth/square/sample & hold |
| Synthesis type | Analog/Digital Hybrid Subtractive Additive |
| Filter | 1 resonant multi-mode (lowpass/bandpass/hipass) filter |
| Attenuator | 2 ADSR |
| Storage memory | 24 patches |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 37 keys |
| External control | MIDI |
The OSCar was a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesiser Company from 1983 to 1985. It was ahead of its time in several ways and its later versions were among the few mono-synths of its time to have MIDI.[1] Around 2000 were made.[2]
- ^ Russ, Martin (2004). Sound synthesis and sampling. Oxford: Focal press. p. 153. ISBN 0-240-51692-3. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ Wiffen, Paul (September 1999). "LIFE OF OSCAR". Sound on Sound. ISSN 0951-6816. Retrieved 2010-08-22.