Version OS 1.0
1 Introduction
Thank you for using the JoMoX ALPHA BASE!
We are pretty confident that that you’ll have lots of joy and entertainment with this
incredible sounding analog drum synthesizer!
1.1 A brief introduction to the ALPHA BASE
The ALPHA BASE is a drum machine with 11 instruments. Although it may appear
similar to our classics XBASE 09, 999 and 888, the ALPHA BASE has an entirely new
design under the hood. We have put in all the concentrated know-how of Jomox drum
machines and our synths from the past 20 years, simplifying some things, but also
adding new components or combining them anew. The outcome is the best sounding
and most versatile drum machine that Jomox has ever built.
1.1.1 Kick Drum
The central instrument still is the analog kick drum which has received another facelift.
The legendary punch and assertiveness of all Jomox kicks are convincingly continued.
LFO, pitch envelope, metallic noise and gate time are famous, essential features that
are very much emphatically there.
1.1.2 MBrane
As a second analog instrument, we have put in a complete MBrane voice. It covers a
gigantic spectrum of analog snare drums, percussions, cow bells, claves, glasses, toms,
bass drums etc. etc. It uses the technology of the Mod.Brane11. Of course, this
instrument has 2 of its own LFOS, pitch envelopes and metallic noise as well.
1.1.3 Filter
The succeeding six instruments are built hybridly and consist of samples that are run
through real analog filters and VCAs. Each analog sample channel has its own metallic
noise that alternatively can be used as a signal source or be mixed to the sample.
With metallic noise only, it becomes a pure analog instrument again. Four channels
make use of a multimode filter that is capable of resonance - again they can be used as
true analog instruments with the self-oscillating filter as the only sound source if you
wish.
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