Morphor Echon 6, analog polyphonic BBD Resonator Synthesizer: ready for pre-order

Superbooth 2025: Morphor Echon 6 is a new analog polyphonic BBD Resonator Synthesizer based on a positive feedback system.

Morphor from Belgium unveiled the Echon 6, an exciting analog polyphonic resonator Synthesizer, at Superbooth 2025. 

At Machina Bristronica, the developers demonstrated the progress they’ve made since the SB. The Echon 6 isn’t finished yet, but they have opened pre-orders. 

I already wrote extensively about the features at Superbooth 2025. Here is a summary of the highlights.

Feature Highlights

• Feedback system with a complete analog audio path
• multi-timbral architecture with 6 parts 
• 6x fully analog BBD resonators 
• 6x analog VCO stimulants (exciters) 
• 4x LFO per voice (24 in total) 
• 4x random voice generators (24 in total) 
• custom voice grouping (up to 6) 
• flexible unison control 
• extended modulation matrix (9 sources x 32 target parameters) 
• global modulation mitigators 

• 216 user presets (6×6×6×6 structure)
• no display
• audio connectivity: external mono input, stereo output on two mono jacks, independent voice outputs, headphone socket
• MIDI connectivity: USB-C MIDI host, USB-C computer, 5-pin MIDI in/out/thru with SysEx support
• compatible with VESA, Kensington lock, 

 

Morphor Echon 6 is now available for pre-order at $2999,99 / 2295 € incl. VAT (MSRP) and shipping are scheduled for early February 2026. The first batch will be limited in quantity. You can pre-order it at the official website or from resellers.

More info here: Morphor

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Update from September 28, 2025

There were many new things to see at Superboot 25. Many things were still in prototype status. This was also the case with the Echon 6 from Morphor Synthesizer.

Unlike many other physical modeling/resonator synths, such as the Erica Synth Steampipe, it’s a digitally controlled analog desktop multitimbral synth that uses BBD chips.

At the Machina Bristronica 2025 event, Mophor showcased the synth’s current state. According to the developers, they hope to start production at the end of the year, and availability is planned for Q1 2026 (February or March). The price will be around £2000.

As a fan of resonators and physical modeling, I’m looking forward to this synth, especially the first patches from sound designers.

Article from May 8, 2025

The Belgian company Morphor is a known name in Eurorack synthesizers. I made a video about their current Echo BBD module at SynthFest France 2025. Now they’re branching out into a new category and showing their first desktop synth at Superbooth 2025

Morphor Echon 6 is a new multi-timbral analog polyphonic BBD resonator Synthesizer. 

Morphor Echon 6

Physical modeling synthesizers are primarily known in digital form. Morphor Echon 6, however, takes the analog route, featuring six voices and a six-part multitimbral design. It has a full analog audio path and uses a positive feedback system.

The synth consists of three sections: Exciter, BBD Resonator, and Modulation. The analog exciter section offers an analog VCO, an S&H noise circuit, and an external input to feed the resonator.

This gives you three ways you can excite the resonators. There is also a crossfader function and an ADSR envelope with individual controls to shape the exciter. According to the developers, it also has a comprehensive unison control to make fatter sounds.

The resonator section, on the right, uses a 1024-stage BBD chip supported by high-end BBD control circuitry. You can shape the resonators with a fine feedback control, panning, and two different filters.

Morphor Echon 6 has one 12dB/oct filter on the input and a 6 dB/oct lowpass filter on the feedback per voice. Plus, there is a note offset option and a dry/wet section.

Let’s go to the middle, where you can work with modulations. More precisely, nine different sources and 32 possible destinations. It has four free assignable  LFOs and an envelope. Additionally, you can work with mod-wheel, velocity, key follow, and polyphonic aftertouch with MPE.

In the middle, you can assign other things and also select presets using the buttons. At Superbooth 2025, the synth was a prototype and didn’t have any presets yet. It will ship with 72 factory sounds and will have 144 user preset slots.

I like that each voice will have its own audio output, so you can process each voice individually. There is also a stereo output and an external input for feeding the resonator. For data, it hosts a USB-C port and a DIN MIDI ports – no USB-host functionality.

Morphor Echon 6 is a desktop synth. It can also be used as a 19″ rackmount synth or with the VESA mount.

First Impression

The Morphor developers showed me the synth a bit. I captured a few talks and sound snippets, which I’ll upload as a video summary in the next few days. Since the synth is currently a prototype, the engine isn’t optimized and doesn’t have any presets, so it was not easy to get a good first impression.

But I liked what came out so far. It’s unfinished but already has that resonator/physical modeling character. It’s similar to Erica Synth’s Steampipe, but analog.

Morphor Echon 6 is in full development—availability and price TBA. The developers estimate a release this year at a price of roughly 2000€, mainly due to the complexity of the circuit. 

More information here: Morphor

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