Analogue Solutions has announced that it’s now shipping the Nyborg-24 synthesizer — a Moog-inspired analog synth module.
The Nyborg-24 is an analog synth voice that features a Moog-style 4-pole 24dB/octave low-pass filter. It shares many features with the Nyborg-12, except that the ’12 features an ‘Oberheim SEM-style’ filter.
Both offer two analog VCO’s, a VCF, two EG’s, an LFO, noise generator, sub osc, sample & hold and a MIDI to CV convertor.
Here is the official intro video:
Features:
- Full rugged steel/aluminium case – no plastic mouldings
- Good quality potentiometers, fully sealed against dust
- Good quality knobs with spun aluminium caps
- High grade double sided circuit board
- High Quality 16bit DAC for MIDI-CV conversion
- Stable MIDI to CV
- Stable analogue oscillators
- Analog voice and modulation circuits designed to deliver retro sound
Nyborg-24 is available directly from Analogue Solutions for £499.00 GBP (plus tax and delivery) or through authorized dealers. Optional rack ears (£19.00 GBP, plus tax and delivery) and wooden side panels (£39.00 GBP, plus tax and delivery) are also available
Beautiful sounding synthesizers with excellent build quality like the others of Analogue Solutions. You get a little discount when acquiring both the Nyborg-12 and Cyborg-24: £929 + tax & delivery, http://analoguesolutions.com/nyborg-bundle-pair-with-rack-kit/
I really like the sound of my Semblance but definitely wouldn’t describe the build quality as “excellent”. Poti caps scratching the surface, audio bleed through of the oscillators and a limited responding LFO range knob would rather stand for a “mediocre” build quality, especially considering the price. Anyway, great sounding synth with a lot of character…
“High grade double sided circuit board”
Why is the number of sides the circuit board has considered a selling point? And I find it odd that despite the quality enclosure, knobs and potentiometers, the 3.5mm jacks appear to be PCB mounted and made of plastic. Also the “real analogue voice & modulation circuits” printed on the bottom is some real tacky, obnoxious analog snobbery at its finest.
Nice sounding synth though.
Before I made the switch to marketing (Moog, Vo-96 etc) I spent 10 years as a printed circuit designer in the industrial computer industry, and quite a few more as a manufacturing and engineering manager in the CATV electronics industry (1GHz analog). The number of layers is not necessarily a selling point if you’re talking about the difference between 2, 4, 6, and 8 layer boards; just an indication of circuit complexity and/or how tight things are packed.
The difference between single and double sided is a different story though. Single sided generally (maybe always) does not use plated thru-holes, and by definition only has a pad on one side. There is much less to anchor the the solder joint to the board. Lifted pads and other failures are much more common.
double-sided may not have plated though holes either,
and there is a question of the quality of the board raw material, cheesy fiberglass or high quality g10
My big thing is how well they clean the board after soldering, that is where I see the biggest quality issues
A little flowery on the descriptions, but it’s got balls.
Damn, that’s a nice sounding synthesizer. If someone can tell me which late 80s Depeche Mode b-side the music in the video is reminding me of, I’d greatly appreciate it.
INAM (I’m not a marketer) but :
* Good quality potentiometers, fully sealed against dust
* Good quality knobs with spun aluminium caps
* High grade double sided circuit board
* High Quality 16bit DAC for MIDI-CV conversion
Makes me think the pots and the knobs are of a lesser relative quality than the circuit board and DAC. Just me?
The High quality stuff is made in Oregon.
Not sure what your talking acout, Analogue Solutions is a UK company.
It was a joke.
I know this is UK made.
Yeah it’s a pretty nice riff isn’t it? I think it kinda sounds a little like every song on the “Violator” album – but maybe it even sounds a little Vince Clarkey too, probably thanks to that tubby, detuned sawtooth bass.
I think it’s reminding you of ‘Agent Orange’ from Music for the Masses.
Why did you call it the “Nyborg-25” in the title but the article calls it the “Nyborg-24”?
This unit is not modular. Why are there modular synths in the video?
NOT MODULAR????? HERESY!!!
Uh. There’s also a piano. What’s your point?
My point is that, at first glance, it looks like a small modular Moog. People might buy one online thinking it’s a modular synth.
Sounds great, but can you play it in the desert?
I’m impressed with the bass sounds that come out of Analogue Solutions gear.
It has that certain something. That…