Chimera

WMD's first percussion synthesizer: a granular engine driven by recordings of metallic hits, for shakers, tambourines, laser guns and techno offbeats, with post-engine effects. On WMD's site since September 2017.

Key features

• SURFACE morphs between 11 surface types recorded from metal instruments; PITCH spans 5 octaves
• DECAY from fast rhythmic ticks to long granular washes; DENSITY sets the number of grains in the sample window
• ENVELOPE adds a rising or falling pitch decay
• FEEL switch: equal hits, a four-step accent pattern with softer offbeats, or a freely running engine where every strike differs
• FX switch: quality reduction, sample rate reduction or comb filter, set by FX AMT
• TRIG input and trigger BUTTON, ACCENT, CHOKE, a VCA input for the master volume, CV for the sound controls