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MASK1

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The Kodamo MASK1 is a keyboard synthesizer which provides groundbreaking innovations to the musical world: the unique Bitmask synthesis, and the expressive play modes.
Play modes allow to vary articulation and sound behavior depending on how you press the keys. Unlike most synthesizers that simply create a sound on key press, the Mask1 detects if you're playing legato, staccato, the number of notes you are playing, the distance between them... and use that information to make the sound respond in a musical way.

For live and studio players

With its compact size and light weight, the MASK1 will easily fit in your studio and is ideal for gigs. It remembers settings between sessions. With its unique sound, premium keyboard and MIDI connectivity, it can become the main keyboard of your setup.

Explore the sounds

The MASK1 invites you into a zen and relaxed sound exploration. Press a button, turn the knob and listen how the sound changes. The MASK1 is designed to have very few parameters, but well-thought ones. The Bitmask synthesis engine makes rich and warm sounds ranging from classic analog tones to voice-like formants, glitchy 8-bit noises and ethereal pads. Sounds are fully editable and can be stored in one of the 400 user memory slots. They can be transferred to your computer and shared with other people.

Kodamo MASK1 features

What is Bitmask synthesis?

Bitmask synthesis is the method the MASK1 uses to generate its sound. Internally, oscillators do only have one waveform. Various tones are created by applying what is called a bitmask. This is a technique inherited from computing, which alters a number by masking some of its digits. Here we adapted this technique to make sound. Bit-masking creates complex wave shapes that are full of harmonics and give the MASK1 its sonic character.

Specifications

Synthesis type	Bitmask, subtractive
Polyphony	12 voices with optimized allocation
Multitimbrality	4 parts (5 in layered/split mode)
Oscillators	2 bitmask per voice with 512 masks each, transpose and detune. 16x oversampling
Noise	1 per voice with programmable sample-and-hold frequency
Filter	2 per voice, two poles (12dB/oct) or four poles (24dB) in combined mode, resonant with pitch tracking and 4 modes (low, high, band pass, notch).
Envelopes	4 loopable ADSR per voice (osc1, osc2, noise, filter), 3 delta-decay (osc1 mask, osc2 mask, pitch)
LFO	2 per part with 7 waveforms and noise, delay, decay and 16 destinations
Arpeggiator	26 patterns with adaptive or fixed chords, latchable, retrig or pitch change modes. Arp do send note events to MIDI out.
Looper	Up to 10000 events, unlimited duration, single track. Records notes, pitch bend, mod wheel, aftertouch and sustain pedal.
Effects	Two stereo effects in series. First effect: chorus, phaser, distortion, bitcrusher, tremolo and ring mod (64 types). Second effect: delay, comb filter, reverb, room simulations and distortion (48 types)
Modulations	Velocity (6 destinations), modulation wheel (16 destinations), aftertouch (16 destinations), LFO1 and LFO2 (16 destinations each)
Play modes	Polyphonic, monophonic, slurred, mono portamento on legato, paraphonic, hybrid poly-mono on legato, slurred paraphonic, mono retrigger, poly retrigger
Split	Configurable split point, balance between voices, transpose, panning and tuning
Layer	Configurable balance between voices, transpose, panning and tuning
Misc	Voice pan spread, polyphonic portamento, keyboard envelope rate scaling
Memory	120 factory presets, internal storage for 600 user voices. EEPROM-based (no battery required)
Audio outputs	2 balanced 1/4" TRS jack, pro audio level with +/-12V internal power supply, 1/4" jack headphones
MIDI	2 DIN (in, out), class-compliant USB type B, SysEx voice transmit/receive, CC-mapped voice parameters
Keyboard	61 full-size keys, weighted Fatar action with 6 velocity curves and 6 aftertouch curves
Controls	23 buttons, 2 rotary encoders, pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel
Display	4-digit red display
Pedal input	Sustain, 1/4" TS jack, adaptive polarity
Tuning	400-470Hz. 6 temperaments including arabic tuning.
Size	89 x 26 x 8cm including knobs and feet.
Weight	7.5kg
Power	External 12V DC adapter, AC 100-240V in
Chassis	Powder-coated, screenprinted steel. Light grey (RAL 9002) color
Sides	Black ABS

MASK1

For live and studio players

Explore the sounds

What is Bitmask synthesis?

Specifications

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