Recovery Seven Sisters is a new percussion Synthesizer for desktop and Eurorack based on the Syncussion and Syndrum synths.
Drum synthesizers have a long tradition. Many, including the TR-808 and TR-909, came from Japan in the 1970s and 1980s. Many developers, regardless of hardware or software, offer these cheaply as clones, replicas, or emulations.
A developer is now bringing back the sound of late-70s drum synth instruments in two new hardware releases.
Recovery Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters is a new percussion Synthesizer that aims to capture the sound of the Pearl Syncussion, Pollard Syndrum, and others. Whether it is a replica of these classics or inspired by them is unknown.
It offers seven independent voices; six are playable simultaneously, and one is switchable. Each voice has limited parameters, including pitch and decay controls. The voices do not have a deep feature set, so super-advanced sound design is not the aim of this drum synth.
It uses multiple oscillators, noise generators, filters, and more at its core. The developers promise that these can create sounds that go beyond the classics. But you don’t have access to these oscillators, etc., only pitch and decay or volume, which are very minimal.
You can trigger Recovery Seven Sisters using the buttons at the bottom of the units. Alternatively, you can use the trigger inputs at the top. All sounds come out of the same dual-mono audio output, so there are no individual outputs. MIDI is also not available.
Eurorack
The Seven Sisters drum synth is also available as a 10HP drum voice for Eurorack. It has seven presets, and one voice can be played at a time.
Interestingly, the Eurorack module offers more control over the sounds. You can tweak each preset’s volume, decay, pitch, and filter. However, you can only play one sound at a time and not all seven like in the desktop Recovery Seven Sisters.
Further, you have a trigger input, four CV inputs for controlling the parameters, and dual mono outputs.
First Impression
At first glance, this is a somewhat strange drum synthesizer release. The drum timbres sound very solid, but the control options are far too limited, especially on the desktop. With only pitch and decay, it’s almost a rompler. The Eurorack is slightly better, as it offers a filter option.
If you need one-press drums with this characteristic, it might be interesting. But it’s the wrong choice if you want to get deeper into drum synthesis.
Recovery Effects Seven Sisters is available now for pre-order for an introductory price of 288,95€ without a power supply or 302,95€ with. The Eurorack module is available for 220,95€.
More information here: Recovery Effects
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