Split-8
| Split-8 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sequential Circuits |
| Dates | 1985 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 8 voices |
| Timbrality | Bitimbral (2 different sounds possible at once) |
| Oscillator | 1 VCO per voice |
| LFO | 1 |
| Synthesis type | Analogue Subtractive |
| Filter | 1 lowpass, 24 dB/octave resonant |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61 keys, unweighted; no velocity or aftertouch |
| Left-hand control | Pitch & modulation wheels |
| External control | MIDI, footswitch |
The Split-8 is a polyphonic analogue keyboard synthesizer manufactured by Sequential Circuits. Built in Japan and going by the alternative name Pro-8 in some markets, this was one of the last synthesizers produced by the company and was assigned model number 608. It was released in 1985 at a list price of $1,199 (or $1,195; this number varied between advertisements). This and some other Sequential Circuits synthesizers (the Six-Trak, Multi-Trak and MAX) were built around the Curtis Electromusic CEM 3394 "synth-on-a-chip" integrated circuit, and used a Z80 as their central microprocessor.