Description

Next ELZ_1, that is ELZ_1 play!

ELZ_1 play has expanded features and interface to take advantage of its unique sound without modifying the original ELZ_1’s core sound engines & effects.

  • 17 synth engines + 33 effects that fans of the ELZ_1 know and love.
  • New 4-track looper for easy one-touch record/playback/overdub.
  • Velocity-enabled keyboard, stereo speakers built into the side panel, USB audio & MIDI.

Let’s take a closer look.

17 synth engines + 33 effects that fans of the ELZ_1 know and love.

The ELZ_1’s synth engines were built from scratch using 32-bit floating point math. From hard low-bit textures to organic FM tones to granular synthesis, the ELZ_1 has unique synth engines unlike any other synthesizer. The voice memory count will be 512 tones (128 tones x 4 banks), with 256 presets created by ELZ_1 masters.

Newly developed 4-track looper for easy one-touch record/ playback/ overdub.

The newly developed 4-track looper allows easy recording/playback/overdubbing by simply pressing the track buttons.
You can record not only ELZ_1 play performances, but also LINE input and USB audio input.
You can freely record loops on each track while playing rhythms on the “STK Drummer” using it’s 5 drum kits – 100 different rhythm patterns, so it can be used for a wide range of purposes, from sketching out compositions to live performances.

Velocity-enabled keyboard, stereo speakers built into side panel, USB audio & MIDI

To make it a musical instrument that is pleasant and expressive to play, the keyboard has been improved to support velocity on all keys, and high-quality/loud stereo speakers are built into the side panels. It is also equipped with an SD card slot, USB-C, and DIN-MIDI jacks for flexible handling of audio and MIDI. It also supports MIDI control change, which has long been requested.

Synthesizer engines

17 types

  • LOW-BIT OSC
    2 ~ 8 bit variable low-bit oscillator
    Sine, square, triangle and sawtooth waves
  • STANDARD OSC
    32-bit floating-point processing high resolution oscillator
    Sine, square, triangle and sawtooth waves
  • CUSTOM OSC
    Choose 2 waveforms / period of cycles
  • DNA EXPLORER
    Extract and generate waveform DNA from audio *
  • SiGRINDER
    Granular synthesizer engine *
  • MASKED NOISE
    Noise oscillator
  • SAND FLUTE
    Extract and generate tone from noise
  • 8BIT WAVE MEMORY SYNTH
    Editing your own waveform
  • 8BIT WAVE MEMORY SYNTH( MORPH )
    Morphing 3 waveforms
  • 8BIT WAVE MEMORY SYNTH( FM MODE )
    2 operators, 8bit FM mode
  • 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH (WARP)
    Generates an intermediate waveform by crossfading two waveforms
  • 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH (ADSR)
    Waveforms change according to envelope
  • 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH (TIME)
    3 waveforms change in the orders
  • FM SYNTH
    4 operators with 31 algorithms, 32-bit floating point processing
  • STK Drummer
    Drum machine engine (SmplTrek .stk file compatible)
  • ZTRINGS
    Physical Modelling Strings engine.
  • SUPER OSC
    Super synth engine with 5 detunable sub-oscillators

Maximum Polyphony: 15 voices (Depends on the synth engine)
Number of Sound memories: 512 (128 x 4 banks)
*3 samplings of up to 5 seconds can be saved (16bit-48kHz WAV file import/export supported)

 

Envelopes

  • ADSR
  • ADSR (w/curve)
  • ADS-RA-R
  • ADS-RA-R (w/curve)

 

Filters

  • LPF-6, LPF-12
  • HPF-6, HPF-12
  • BPF
  • Peaking EQ
  • LO EQ
  • HI EQ
  • NOTCH

 

Voice modes

Poly, Mono, Legato, Unison

 

Effects

33 types

  • Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Crusher
  • Chorus, Stereo Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Vibrato
  • RingModulator, AutoWah, AutoPan
  • TapeEcho, Stereo Delay, Reverse Delay, PingPong Delay
  • Reverb, 4-Pole Filter, Trim Filter
  • Hall, Room, Plate, Arena, Tunnel, Infinity, Custom Reverb
  • Vinyl Simulator, Cassette Tape Simulator
  • Ambient Hall, Ambient Infinity, Ambient Room

 

Arpeggiators

Up, Down, UpDown, DownUp, Up&Down, Down&Up, Random, Play Order

 

Sequencer

  • Up to 128 steps per pattern (Single track)
  • 128 patterns
  • Step length can be set from 1/1 to 1/32
  • Step and real-time recording (Supports non-quantized recording with MicroTiming REC)
  • Enter longer notes (Tied notes)
  • Metronome function

Looper

4-track looper

  • One-touch recording/overdubbing
  • Recording from the built-in sound source, LINE input, and USB audio input
  • FREE function automatically sets the number of bars according to the recording time
  • One-shot playback
  • UNDO/REDO function

MIDI

  • Notes, program changes, control changes, clock input/output

 

< Main unit >

Keyboard

  • 37 keys (Velocity sensitive)

Knobs

  • 5 encoders

Audio Outputs

  • Stereo line outputs (standard L/R phone jacks)
  • Headphone output (stereo mini jack)
    *Compatible with Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Series 2 SYNC OUT
  • Speaker (Stereo)

Audio Inputs

  • AUX IN (stereo mini jack)
    *Compatible with Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Series 2 SYNC OUT

USB

USB C

  • USB Audio functions
  • USB MIDI functions

SD card

Standard size
*Supports SDHC cards up to 32 GB

  • Looper recording data storage
  • Firmware updates

Connectors

  • MIDI IN connector (5-Pin DIN type)
  • MIDI OUT connector (5-Pin DIN type)
  • SYNC IN jack (monaural 3.5mm mini jack)
  • SYNC OUT jack (monaural 3.5mm mini jack) 

Dimensions

  • 399mm (W) x 131mm (D) x 50mm (H)
  • 15.71″ (W) x 5.16″ (D) x 1.97″ (H)

Weight

  • 1.12kg
  • 2.47lbs

Power

  • Power supply unit included
    DC9V output AC adapter (1.7A, Inner Diameter: 1.7mm, Outer Diameter: 4.75mm, Polarity: Center +)
  • 6 x AA batteries. *Batteries sold separately