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PX Apollo 基于一款来自70年代早期的稀有合成器原型，目前已知仅有两台存在。该合成器是一个最终被放弃的更大项目的一部分，成为了世界上第一批也是最多产的多声道模拟合成器的前身。其声音可描述为丰富、温暖且超现实，在当时，这款乐器的可演奏性极为出色，具有速度灵敏度和表演界面，而其71音多声道架构则预示着合成器设计即将发生的范式转变，这一转变将在接下来的十年中迅速发展。

PX Apollo项目在多个层面上代表了巨大的努力和对质量的承诺。由于设计时可用的组件，早期的多声道合成器特别容易故障，并且需要持续的维护。用于PX Apollo的设备也不例外，最初无法运行，经过了巨大的修复努力，确保了其完全的真实性和原始功能，毫不吝啬地投入了费用。

随着修复工作的完成，我们开始尽可能准确地记录这一历史乐器。我们创建了一个庞大的主样本目录，使用了最好的硬件。每个键都以多种配置进行了采样，并且每个音符都创建了4个轮换采样。最终的PX Apollo音色库包含了超过4000个样本。在这个库中，我们的声音设计团队制作了超过150个音色补丁，提供了一系列出色的即用音色。

PX Apollo的用户界面受到原始硬件美学的启发，同时布局和控制方案旨在提供直观、高效的使用体验，同时最大化灵活性，允许用户快速编辑预设声音，并通过全套合成工具和效果进行深入定制，包括3个振荡器、包络发生器、高质量滤波器、音高和立体声控制以及每个振荡器的调制和琶音功能。

PX Apollo为合成器历史上的一个关键时刻提供了一瞥，代表了行业中最重要的转折点之一，呈现出丰富而细致的音色，具有温暖而鲜明的特性。

PX Apollo is based on a rare synthesizer prototype from the early ’70s of which only 2 are known to exist. Part of a larger project that was eventually abandoned, this instrument was the precursor to one of the world’s first and most prolific polyphonic analog synthesizers. With a sound that can be described as rich, warm and surreal, this instrument was extraordinarily playable for the time, sporting velocity sensitivity and a performance interface, while its polyphonic 71-voice architecture signaled the coming paradigm shift in synthesizer design that would soar during the following decade.

Instrument

The PX Apollo project represents an enormous effort and commitment to quality on many levels. Due to the components available at the time of their design, early polyphonic synthesizers were and remain particularly susceptible to failure and require continued maintenance. The unit used for PX Apollo was no exception, initially inoperable it required a tremendous restoration effort and no expense was spared to ensure complete authenticity and original functionality.

With the restoration complete we set about to document this historic instrument as accurately as possible. We created a huge master sample catalogue with the best hardware available. Each key was sampled in a multitude of configurations and for each 4 round-robins were created per note. The resulting PX Apollo sound bank consists of over 4,000 samples. From this library over 150 patches were made by our sound design team, delivering a fantastic collection of ready-to-play patches.

The UI for PX Apollowas inspired by the aesthetics of the original hardware, while the layout and control schema were designed to provide intuitive and efficient use while maximizing flexibility, allowing for both quick edits to preset sounds and deep customization by way of a full compliment of synthesis tools and effects including 3 oscillators, envelope generators, high-quality filters, pitch and stereo controls and per-oscillator modulation and arpeggiation.

PX Apollo provides a glimpse into a key moment of synthesizer history at one of the industries most important turning points, delivering a rich and detailed sound with a warm and pronounced character.

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