Now with
colour-coded
controls!
bC8 sub-miniature synthesizer & simple sequencer
The bC8 is probably the smallest production synthesizer in the world and certainly the cutest.
Packed into the bC8's tiny round body is a hand-assembled gold plated circuit board, eight high-quality potentiometers, a stereo jack socket, push-button, no less than four LED's, battery holder (3xAAA cells) with a robust stainless steel base.
Sophisticated digitally based oscillators are housed on the DSP as well as an innovative recording system and internal control voltage patching. Choose between single-shot and repetive envelope generator modes; use the seperate ATTACK and RELEASE knobs to create long and soulful drones; select the recording system to record and playback complex patterns of control knob movement, speed up or slow down the pattern playback to add >
bC8 technical details:
70mm (2.75") diameter - coke can size
52mm (2") tall
8 SIFAM two-shot moulded knobs
4 LED's (2 green, 2 red)
128 patch types (VCO/LFO/VCA/EG patching, including inverted EG types, and chaining EG>LFO>VCO, etc...), Modulation depth control
0 to 700%+ thru. zero VCO
VCO frequency from ~20Hz to 8KHz+
FM (linear) & LOG modulation
LFO rate from ~30mHZ to ultrasonic (24+ octaves)
8 LFO waveshapes (incl. random/noise and staircases)
500+ event sequencer with variable speed playback, overide ability and control knob intelligent gliding.
Morphable VCO waveshapes
3 AAA cells (NiMh or Alkaline), Stereo headphone amplifier
Envelope Generator (Attack/Decay knobs) ranging from 1ms-20secs, Single shot, Repeat or Record/Playback modes.
> extra glide detail or confusion, override any of the controls during playback to adapt, complicate or simplifiy your composistion.
The bC8's VCO goes from the subsonic to the upper end of human hearing, introduce suble amounts of modulation from the LFO or envelope generator to create gentle vibratos or progressively wind in more than 700% modulation for almost impossible-to-predict and perhaps never-heard-before sounds. VCO is capable of 'thru-zero' modulation (frequencies run backwards).
To sum up: Eight LFO and four VCO morphing waveshapes, 128 different patchings, deep modulation options, wide ranging ATTACK/DECAY envelope generator and recording sequencer in a hand-built-by-one-man-in-a-tiny-factory-in-England - pocket sized - self powered - round package carefully machined from high-quality acrylic plastic (Perspex).
bC8 samples/vids:
bC8 PDFs:
Demo videos are available in the video's section of this website. Several audio tracks are available here that show the versatility of the bC8:
"bC8 Soundscape" by Tim Conrardy HERE (4.2MB)
"Side Kick" by Will Plowman HERE (3.1MB)
bC8 colour (June 2010 onwards):
bC8 cost & availabilty:
From June 2010, the bC8 has been revised to feature colour coded knobs (like the bC9 & bC16), see picture below-left.
The bC8 costs £100.00*
Delivery is typically from stock.
To purchase a bC8 please visit one of our international dealers or complete the form below.
*RRP (recommended retail price), this does not include VAT (EU only), local taxes/duties or delivery.
WARRANTY: 12 months parts & labour.
