Polyend Synth B-Stock

The Polyend Synth's integrated hardware and software features multiple engines with different synthesis methods, with a spectrum ranging from virtual analogue sounds to FM, phase distortion, physical modeling, granular synthesis, and wavetable synthesis, and a sample-based engine has recently been added via a firmware update. Users can also get their hands dirty, though, with each engine editable via multiple parameters. And for a very full, uniquely complex sound, up to three different engines can be used at once, each controlled by its own sequencer or arpeggiator. The sounds themselves are played on the customisable grid of velocity-sensitive pads, which also support polyphonic aftertouch, lending every feature a genuine sense of musicality. Chords can be defined and fine-tuned in Chord Mode, and then triggered with a single pad; and with the combo encoders, each of the three engines can be edited either individually or synchronously. Finally, the synth engines can be routed via one of three master effects: Reverb, delay, and modulation.

Polyend was founded in 2015 in northeastern Poland by Piotr Raczyńsky and a team of dedicated designers, technicians, programmers, and musicians. The company focuses on the development of new creative possibilities. The first product to be released was named "Perc" and was a drum machine that created quite a stir on the market. Next, Seq and Poly, two interfaces which can be used to control both hardware and software instruments, were unveiled. Other products in Polyend's range include various modules for the Eurorack modular system and also the Medusa hybrid synthesizer, which was designed in cooperation with the Greek synthesizer manufacturer Dreadbox.