EDP Wasp
Hybrid Synthesizer EDP
Wasp
SPECS
Hybrid Synthesizer
EDP Wasp built in 1978
1 Voices / Stimmen
1x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher no
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 900 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do
subtractive - and of course its nature is analog
uses hybrid technology: yes
Wave Shapes saw pulse
2 OSCs
1 Filter lpf bpf hpf reso 1-2 Pole
1 LFOs saw square sine random noise
2 Envelope Generators 1x ADS + loop 1x DAD + loop
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via NO
25 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 91
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
EDP Wasp built in 1978
1 Voices / Stimmen
1x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher no
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 900 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do
subtractive - and of course its nature is analog
uses hybrid technology: yes
Wave Shapes saw pulse
2 OSCs
1 Filter lpf bpf hpf reso 1-2 Pole
1 LFOs saw square sine random noise
2 Envelope Generators 1x ADS + loop 1x DAD + loop
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via NO
25 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 91
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT Electronic Dream Plant was before Huggett founded OSC: Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar. another fine synth (beside the WASP) from Chris Huggett (about his other project: EDP and his teaming up with EMS-David Cockerell) (imo he's the one who is also responsible for EDP) huggett later worked for akai (the s1000), strange, but .. the wasp had a special keyboard that allows you to slide on it like the EMS but a very rare delluxe version was made with "real" keys, too. the filter was made of "digital" components.. nevertheless it sounds good. well known users are Pink Floyd (welcome to the machine)
ABOUT EDP war mitten in der Boomzeit der Synthesizerwelle, ein günstiger kleiner und sehr britischer Synthesizer, der mit trickreich konstruierten "digitalen" Filtern klanglich garnicht so übel war. Der Wasp hatte Folientasten, es gab aber auch eine Deluxe-Version , die aber extrem rar ist. EDP = Electronic Dream Plant, eine weitere Firma des späteren Machers von Oxford Synthesiser Company = OSC dies war die Firma von Chris Huggett (der auch für EDP verantwortlich ist und später bei Akai landete)
ABOUT
DETAILS the wasp has a multimode filter and it'S envelopes are loopable (repeat). the filter ENV has a delay, the VCA can be set to a sustain level or repeat ("off pot"). the spider (a sequencer) can be attached (DIN cable), it belonged to the system but of course one had to buy it separately. no CV/gate but via DIN it works..
DETAILS recht ungewöhnlich: Der Wasp hatte einen Multimode Filter. Die Hüllkurven sind loopbar oder haben eine Sustainphase, die ein Poti mit "ausschalter" steuert. Der Filterhüllkurve hat stattdessen ein Delay (und auch Loop). der spider (sequenzer) konnte über eine seltsame DIN mehrpolbuchse angeschlossen werden und gehörte quasi zum System, ist aber ein externes Gerät. kein CV/gate anschluss, aber DIN..
DETAILS
SOUND quite flexible with its multimode filter, since it has noise only (no ringmod or FM) its more the non-noise sound.. but it has its rough moments..
SOUND recht unterschiedliche klänge sind möglich, allerdings nicht zu geräuschhaft, da es nur noise gibt aber keinen ringmod, sync oder FM.. er hat aber seiner rauhen momente..
SOUND
VERSION smaller one : gnat, and deluxe version with real keyboard (rare)
VERSION kleiner mit einem OSC : Gnat, und Wasp-like deluxe Version mit "richtigem" Keyboard (rar)
VERSION
EDP known or written as Electronic Dream Plant or OSC, Oxford Synthesiser Company
Chris Huggests earlier UK based synthesizer company selling "sinclair" like synthesizers for not so much money those days.
TRIGGER EDP:
gate pulse out: 'S-Trig' (like moog and some korgs)
and 9V GROUND to positive.DER HERSTELLER
THE MANUFACTURER
EDP..