Spectrum Bass

Peavey Spectrum Bass

Released: 1993

MSRP: $299US

Synopsis:

Preset (MIDI programmable edit buffer) rompler with filter Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Peavey Spectrum Bass is a rack, 4 voice multitimbral (8 voice polyphony), velocity and pressure sensitive, single oscillator (52 waveforms), sample based synthesizer (1MB sample ROM), featuring a resonant low pass digital filter, an LFO, dedicated 5-stage (5 level, 4 rate) amp and filter envelopes, extensive modulation capabilities, 200 program memories (14 via front panel, others via MIDI), and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
1U rack	?	?	no	stereo	MIDI: In Out Thru	MIDI	MIDI	no	16VAC (1A)

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
-	program memory	(preset) direct:14 MIDI:200	MIDI SysEx	MIDI SysEx	knobs	LED

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
4	8	no	Sample->DCF->DCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
no	key LFO MIDI-CC10	Amp-Env MIDI-CC7	no

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	MIDI-Bend MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC4 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC70 MIDI-CC72-74	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
channel	no	MIDI	MIDI	1	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16 bit	31.25kHz	no	1MB	no	N/A	no	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample	digital	52	+-2	no	no	key LFO	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
DCF	digital	DSP	yes	low pass	aftertouch Filter-Env MIDI-CC74	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
Filter-Env	5	4	no	no	no	key velocity	key velocity release:MIDI-CC72 attack:MIDI-CC73
Amp-Env	4	4	no	no	no	key velocity	key velocity release:MIDI-CC72 attack:MIDI-CC73

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	random saw:up\|down square triangle		no			aftertouch delay MIDI-CC1	no

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