Description

Doepfer Dark Energy III

Doepfer’s Dark Energy III is a monophonic synthesizer equipped with USB and MIDI capability. Its sound generators and modulators feature entirely analog signal paths, while the USB/MIDI portion makes use of digital components. It features the same malevolent attitude as its previous incarnations and is built into a sleek black metal case complete with wooden side panels.

Dark Energy III Features

• Monophonic desktop synthesizer
• VCO frequency range: 32Hz - 4.2kHz
• FM control via modulation source switch
• Manual pulsewidth control for rectangle waveform
• CV input for VCO frequency
• CV input for rectangle PWM
• 1V/Oct CV input
• 1V/Oct tracking across 8 octaves
• 12dB multimode filter with notch, lowpass, highpass, and bandpass
• VCF has manual frequency and resonance controls
• VCA with manual amplitude gain control and AM control
• CV input for VCA amplitude
• LFO reset input
• ADSR with manual controls for each stage and external gate input
• USB/MIDI interface with dedicated Learn button