The Motor Synth MkII from Gamechanger Audio is a primarily analogue desktop synthesizer with an exceptional oscillator design. The unique selling point of the Motor Synth MkII is the way the analogue waveforms are generated. The oscillators consist of eight instantly and precisely responsive motors that rotate specially designed optical discs engraved with the four waveforms: sine, sawtooth, square and "motor". The translation and conversion of each disk is performed by an infrared laser. From here, the oscillator feeds into an analogue
The lower third of the Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth is largely dedicated to the performance-oriented playback functions. The cluster function corresponds to a scene memory that changes assigned parameters at the touch of a button. Off the cuff eg. halve the resonance, filter envelope to maximum and change a waveform, as well as seven other variants can be stored here. The flexible arpeggiator is adjustable in detail and goes far beyond the usual up/down patterns. Thanks to the pattern sequen cer, melodies and basslines can be recorded internally and provided with ratcheting, microtiming, probability and step repeat. The sequencer is supported by the Motion Recorder, which records up to eight parameters in real time and can even change the playback tempo of the controller travel.
The rear panel of the Motor Synth MkII promises high flexibility in different setups. Three CV and gate inputs each allow controlling the two analogue voices but also the digital voice via Eurorack modular system or an analogue sequencer. Instead of an internal effect processor, there is an effect send/return connector with 3.5mm stereo jack for each analogue voice, so the desired chorus and the ideal delay can be assigned directly to the voices. The audio input fulfills several functions; on the one hand the signal can be run through a digital