Twisted Electrons has just released Acid8, its new hybrid digital/analog acid machine controlled by a powerful step sequencer.

The “heart” of Acid8 is an 8-BIT oscillator that developer Alex Smith says “can be manipulated to the extreme” with 16 waveforms to choose from, and the capability to even redraw your own waveforms. Users can apply up to 5 DSP effects at once, invert bits of the digtal signal for “weird” harmonics and effects, or link the env mod to pitch for percussive sounds, among other features.



Here’s a more detailed walkthrough of Acid8’s features:

Twisted Electrons Acid8 Features:

7 knobs,

1 Rotary Encoder,

22 Buttons and

40 LED back-lit control panel

8-bit oscillator

16 waveforms (4 editable in software):

Rectangle: Prophet, Distorted, SID and Perfect Rectangle

Triangle: NES, Prophet, SID and 3-BIT Triangle

Saw: Prophet, TB-303, SID and 3-BIT Saw

Sine: Pure, Overtone Sine, Acoustic Guitar and Piano

Pulse-Width modulation

Arpeggiator

Bit Crushing and Sample Rate Reduction

Envelope Pitch Modulation

Bit invert effect

Analog filter

Cutoff, Resonance and Envelope Modulation knobs

Accent with depth control knob

Sequencer

128 Patterns (1 to 16 steps in length)

5 Chains (up to 8 patterns)

Rest, Accent, Slide per step

Swing (8 levels)

Tap Tempo

Pattern Copy/Paste

Pattern randomizer

5 Favorite pattern slots for quick store/recall

Sync via midi clock or 1/8? jack

Software editor

Visual representation and editing of patterns

Hand draw custom waveforms

Connectivity

MIDI In & Out

Sync in & Out

Audio out

DC In

Dimensions

22cm X 10cm x 4cm

Pricing and Availability. Twisted Electrons’ Acid8 is € 297 and is available now via Twisted Electrons.