It's rather sudden - the bolt of lightning strikes quickly, but the roar follows behind, as if giving one time enough to inhale. Finally, it strikes your ears like the skies breaking apart and in all its magnificence it rides the wind.
A deity of old known by many names and also by ours on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea – THUNDER, lord of the skies.
We at Erica Synths proudly present our newest creation – PĒRKONS (THUNDER) - a drum machine and synthesizer that will change your approach to electronic rhythm synthesis – an instrument which bears the weight of a storm beneath its sturdy casing.
Digital sound engine and analogue multimode filter with overdrive and a sequencer with simultaneous control over all four percussion tracks.
A HP/BP/LP filter and 8 controls for nuanced sound design, including an internal BBD FX send.
To add dynamics to the performance, parameter automation is implemented and a modulation LFO can be assigned to all parameters.
For a real thunderstorm, integration with external gear is considered - each voice has a dedicated velocity-sensitive trigger input, individual output and FX send and return with 6.3mm jack sockets, along with extensive MIDI implementation. All voices are summed and run through a built-in optical compressor and master overdrive.
