MASK1EX MK2 Desktop Bitmask Synthesizer

Kodamo MASK1EX MK2

Dial in digital bliss with the Kodamo Mask1EX Mk2 Desktop Bitmask Synthesizer, a keyless version of the original Mask1 that brings the same powerfully unique synthesis engine to a compact form factor. While the Mask1Ex saw an initial limited Mk1 version, the Mk2 adds a more robust steel enclosure, making it equally fit for your studio desk as it is for the perils of live performance. Using its unique bitmask synthesis engine, Mask1EX Mk2 creates a vast range of timbres by splitting a digital sinewave into multiple sections, then using various processes of repetition, scaling, inversion, and muting across these wave sections to arrive at diverse waveforms from classic shapes to complex, characterful tones. This engine gives Mask1EX Mk2 a particularly idiosyncratic timbral range, sure to bring inspiring new tones to even the most well-equipped of synthesizer arsenals.

In the Mk2 version, a direct control knob for filter cutoff has been added, allowing you to quickly shape and sculpt the Mask1's impressive digital tones with its resonant multi-mode filter options. Each voice features two oscillators, as well as a noise source, four loopable ADSR envelopes, and two LFOs per part, ensuring vast sound design options. Additionally, an onboard effects engine lets you add both an insert effect per part and a master effect, letting you expand your sound even further. There's even an integrated looper, perfect for creating ambient textures and repeating gestures that store all your expressive gestures up to 10,000 events.

With 14 voices at your fingertips, the Mask1EX Mk2 delivers impressive polyphonic power, along with the ability to use these voices in split or layered multi-timbral modes. While the desktop version eschews the keyboard, the dynamic articulation system from the keyboard unit returns, giving you expressive options that change how your chosen controller responds to legato, staccato, neighbor notes, and wider intervals. Of course, MIDI input and output are available for connecting your preferred keyboard or sequencer, while the option for USB MIDI makes studio integration a breeze. Whether you're after a more compact option for the lush digital tones of the original keyboard unit or are just diving into its captivating sound and expressive control for the first time, the Mask1EX Mk2 from Kodamo is a fantastic instrument sure to inspire new sounds and musical moves.

MASK1EX MK2 Features

• Digital Desktop Bitmask Synthesizer
• Jade Vine limited edition enclosure
• Full engine from the original Mask1 Keyboard synth in a compact form factor
• Bitmask oscillators create vast range of unique tones by manipulating sections of a sinewave
• 2x filters per voice with 12dB or 24dB slope, resonance, pitch-tracking, and low, high, band pass, or notch mode
• Direct filter cutoff control on panel
• 1x noise generator per voice with sample and hold
• 4x loopable ADSR envelopes per voice, 3x delta-decay envelopes
• 2x LFOs per part with 7 waveforms, noise, delay, and decay
• Powerful arpeggiator with 26 patterns
• Event looper up to 10,000 events
• Per-part insert effects and one master effect per patch
• 14 voice polyphony
• Unique play-modes alter note articulation based on playing style and melodic contour
• 2 part multi-timbral with optional dual layer or split per part
• 377 factory preset sounds with 200 user voice slots
• Audio over USB functionality
• 6 onboard temperaments for microtonal playing and more
• 5-Pin DIN MIDI input and output and USB MIDI