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S-4, BLACK

$999.00
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Product number: CV5740
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Sculpting Sampler

Description

Sculpting Sampler

The S4 is a sculpting sampler designed to capture and transform sounds. Merging tape-era workflows with cutting-edge technology, the S4 redefines sound mangling by providing a futuristic platform for crafting unique soundscapes and compositions using samples and real-time audio processing.

Use Cases

The S4 is a versatile powerhouse, capable of serving as an effects processor, transformative sound designer, tape machine, live looper, classic sample player, or textural synthesizer.

  • Tape machine - Capture your surroundings. Use S4 as a transformative four-track tape machine.
  • Effect processor - Manipulate live audio, and add color and textures to your beats, melodies, and sounds
  • MIDI controlled sampler - Hook up a MIDI keyboard or sequencer and use S4 as a powerful textural synthesizer and sample player.

Audio Engine

Push the creative boundaries and transform audio into uncharted depths. S4 has four parallel stereo tracks, each of which contains a chain of five audio devices tailored to cover specific sonic areas and applications. Create everything from glittering textures to broken soundscapes or evolving synth sounds.

Together, the devices form a playful toolbox for sculpting sample material and live audio.

  • Material - Play samples from internal memory, record live audio, overdub, or process external sources. Includes an 8-voice polyphonic sampler controllable with MIDI.
  • Granular - Sculpt grains with contour, size, and pitch controls using a 4-second audio buffer. Create anything from ambient clouds to glitchy, rhythmic clusters.
  • Filter - Morphing resonator: 48-band tuned filter bank with animation, tonal control, and classic filter functions.
  • Color - Add grit, warmth, or chaos with dual-band distortion, bit reduction, compression, and a built-in noise generator – perfect for both subtle coloring and full-on destruction.
  • Space - Enhance depth with lush stereo reverb and delay, featuring a freeze mode and multiple delay algorithms.

Modulation System

Animate and bring life to any parameter using the rich and unique modulation system. Each track has four configurable modulators that can be mapped to any parameter with unlimited mapping destinations. It is even possible to do cross-modulation between modulators. Choose between a range of different modulators from complex LFOs, and generative sequencers to envelopes.

Versatile Powerhouse

The S4 is designed with durable RGB buttons offering tactile feedback and a high-quality 3.5-inch LCD display ensuring all the visual feedback you need. It features USB connectivity for seamless connection to class-compliant devices and effortless file transfers to and from your laptop. Moreover, it can function as an audio interface when you require a simplified setup.

Specifications​

Audio Engine

  • 4x stereo tracks with a 5-stage signal chain

Features

  • 4 modulators per track – LFOs, envelopes, random, and envelope followers can modulate any parameter for dynamic, evolving patches.
  • PERFORM page with 12 macros - Map any parameters to 8 sliders and 4 punch-in FX buttons for expressive live control.
  • 128 scenes - Save and trigger full parameter and sample snapshots. MIDI Program Change supported.
  • Mixer - 4-channel stereo mixer with DJ-style filters and master compressor.

User Interface

  • High-resolution LCD color display, 3.5 inch
  • 21 tactile RGB buttons
  • 9 high-quality endless encoders

Hardware

  • Internal Memory - 4 GB (expandable via USB)
  • Audio Processing - 24-bit / 48kHz stereo
  • USB Audio Interface - Class compliant, 10 in / 10 out

Physical

  • Casing - Matte black aluminum
  • Dimensions - 242 x 156 x 39 mm (9.5” x 6.1” x 1.5”)
  • Weight - 820g (1.8 lbs)

I/O

  • Inputs: 2x 6.3 mm (1/4”) jack
  • Outputs: 2x 6.3 mm (1/4”) jack, 3.5 mm TRS headphone
  • MIDI: 3.5 mm TRS (Type A) in/out
  • Sync: 3.5 mm analog sync in/out
  • USB-C Port

Included

  • Power Supply: External (DC 12V/2A)
  • MIDI Adapter: 3.5 mm jack to 5-pin DIN

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