M-Audio IMPOSCAR

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Specifications

extremely faithful analog modeling of classic OSCar synthesizer powerful effects section 500+ designer patch library full automation support Mac/PC stand-alone and host operation details

The impOSCar from GForce is a faithful reproduction of the classic OSCar* synthesizer used by artists including Stevie Wonder, Billie Currie, BT, Keith Emerson and Geoff Downes. This legendary vintage synth has been faithfully reproduced to the last detail—along with some new innovations. Use it in stand-alone or host mode.

Unique Twist on a Unique Synth The OSCar from the Oxford Synthesizer Company in England was a unique breed in its time. Its digital oscillators with Additive Wave Matrix combined with analog filters gave it the capability of delivering sounds like nobody had ever heard before—or since. Few of these units ever made it across the Atlantic, a handful of elite musicians such as Keith Emerson and Stevie Wonder being the exception. The impOSCar delivers all the goods found on the original and more. The software version features user programmable waveforms, built-in effects, polyphony and programmability. impOSCar also include a unique, easy-to-use interface for mapping MIDI Continuous Controllers to its programming controls. World-Class Patches Not only does the impOSCar have programmability that was never possible on the original OSCar, it comes with over 500 patches programmed by world-class musicians who really know their way around this synth. You get sounds from Billy Currie (Ultravox), Mark Moore (S-Express) Rick Smith (Underworld), Lee Groves (Basement Jaxx, Terminalhead), Tim Dorney (Republica) and Paul Wiffen—the original OSCar sound designer and OSCar programmer to Stevie Wonder and Jean-Michel Jarre. Standalone or Host Operation You can use the impOSCar by itself or as a plug-in from most popular host applications including Live 4, Cubase, Logic, GarageBand, SONAR, Digital Performer, ACID and Pro Tools LE/TDM. Compatible formats include VST 2.0 (Mac/PC including VSTi), RTAS (Mac/PC) and Audio Units (Mac). In other words, you can integrate with the rest of your studio and use it just about any way you want. *M-Audio is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated oraffiliated with Avid Technology, Inc. They are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during GForce’s sound model development.

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Tech Sheet

	extremely faithful analog modeling of classic OSCar synthesizer
	2 digitally controlled oscillators, 13 waveforms
	user-programmable Additive Wave Matrix
	mono, duo and 4 polyphonic arpeggiator modes
	5 keyboard triggering modes
	9 filter types with overdrive, cutoff, Q and separation
	2 envelope generators
	extensive LFO section with sync
	6 portamento modes
	powerful effects section
	programmable velocity response
	MIDI learn with storable Continuous Controller maps
	500+ designer patch library
	full automation support
	stand-alone or host operation (RTAS (PC/Mac), VST 2.0 (PC/Mac), Mac AU

	VST 2.0 (Mac/PC including VSTi)
	RTAS (Mac/PC)
	Audio Units (Mac)

	Intel Pentium III 300MHz with 64MB RAM
	Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP*
	VST 2.0 or RTAS compatible host application for plug-in operation
	ASIO-compatible soundcard for standalone operation
	* Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.

	PowerMac G4 with 64MB RAM
	Mac OS X
	VST 2.0, RTAS, or Audio Unit compatible host application for plug-in operation