Doepfer Announces Dark Energy III, Monophonic, Analog Synth

Dark Energy III is a monophonic stand-alone synthesizer with USB and Midi interface. The sound generation and all modulation sources are 100% analog, only the USB/Midi interface contains digital components. It is built into a rugged black metal case with wooden side plates. High quality potentiometers with metal shafts are used and each potentiometer is fixed to the case (no wobbly shafts and knobs):

•  VCO:
  o Triangle based, 10 octaves frequency range
  o Tune control and Octave switch – 1 / 0 / +1 octave
  o FM input with selectable source (ADSR / off / LFO1)
  o Manual PW control and PWM with selectable source (ADSR / off / LFO2) for rectangle wave o Waveform switch
  o Additional external CV inputs for frequency and pulsewidth of the rectangle

•  VCF:
  o 12dB Multimode VCF with continuous mode control (lowpass – notch – highpass - bandpass) o Manual Frequency control and FM with selectable source (ADSR / off / LFO2)
  o Resonance control, up to self oscillation
  o Additional external CV and external audio input

•  VCA:
  o Linear control scale
  o Manual Amplitude control and AM with selectable source (ADSR / off / LFO1) o Additional external CV input

•  Envelope:
  o Improved ADSR type with 3-position range switch o Additional external gate input
  o Control LED

•  LFO:
  o Two resettable LFOs (external Reset inputs)
  o manual frequency control and 3-position range switches o Waveform switches triangle/square
  o LED controls

  Lots of internal access points for DIY applications or modification of the socket functions (e.g. VCO outputs triangle, sawtooth, rectangle, hardsync, softsync, linear FM, VCF outputs L/H/B, ADSR output and A/D/S/R CV inputs, LFO outputs triangle and square).

Although there isn't a listed price on the Doepfer website for Dark Energy III, the previous DE II was €449. We'd expect this new synth to be approximately the same price.