Knobula Poly Cinematic

The Poly Cinematic from Knobula is a digital, multi-timbral synth voice with up to 56 oscillators, depending on the mode. Thanks to plenty of computing power, the purely digital module can handle several complex oscillator modes and can be played polyphonically in 8 voices. All three are impressive with their high-quality sound and offer plenty of possibilities to realize your own sound ideal.

The signal path is roughly comparable to that of a Juno synthesizer. The oscillator starts with the three modes Super Saw, Square and Tonewheel Organ. There are three variants for each model, which differ significantly from each other in terms of sound. In addition to the pitch, the detune control is used to set the detuning or intervals; with sweet spots for unison, 5th and sub-octave, you can quickly achieve the powerful feel-good sounds that give many a track the necessary fire. The tone generator is followed by a balanced sounding multimode filter with lowpass, notch and Highpass characteristics and switchable keytracking. What you don't see is the VCA, which, like the filter, is modulated by the ADSR envelope. The last element in the signal path is the incredibly deep and detailed sounding 24 bit / 96 kHz stereo reverb effect.

If you play the module via CV/Gate, the voices sound like a desktop or keyboard synthesizer. Handling the module via MIDI is ingeniously simple: on the one hand, the polyphony is fully supported, on the other hand, the Chords are entered via MIDI, which are then called up via control voltage. An extensive MIDI implementation has also been thought of, which enables control via MIDI CCs or a master sequencer. If you like dub techno, have a soft spot for fat bar and chord sounds, fill out the arrangement with sawtooth chords and appreciate a great reverb effect or top, you should take a closer look at the Poly Cinematic.