Chimera

Chimera, à prononcer “kai-meer-ah”, est le premier module percussif de la marque WMD.
Le module utilise la synthèse granulaire à des fins percussives.
Le module est composé de 11 “surfaces”, basées sur des enregistrements de tambourins, de grelots, de forets de perceuse, de clés, de douilles, de pièces, de chaines et de boitier ou panel entrechoqués.

Il embarque des contrôles pour le morphing et la densité, deux enveloppes et un processeur multi-effets permettant de former le son désiré. a granular synthesis module specialized in metallic percussion sounds. Eleven so-called surfaces are available. They are based on recordings of, for instance, a tambourine, sleigh bells, drill bits, wrenches, shell casings, coins, chains, stomp box enclosures or front panels. Morph and density parameters, two envelopes and a multi effects processor allow users to tweak each sound to taste. For playing the module, there are trigger, accent and choke inputs. Thanks to groove patterns and a multitude of CV connectors, lively, dynamic rhythms can be created in no time. The Chimera’s basic sound is grainy and hard. Besides modern, metallic drums, it is also possible to produce all kinds of cool special effects, for instance robot vocals or sounds reminiscent of space battles.