Audio Technology

SONICWARE ELZ-1 Portable Synthesizer

Sonicware offers some tasty new sound treats with their ELZ-1 ‘synthesizer reinvention laboratory’. It sits in the sub-$1k area of the market also occupied by Korg’s constantly growing Volca series and Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z and Pocket Operator products, so buyers are already spoilt for choice with a smorgasbord of relatively inexpensive sound generators.

So what’s different about the all-digital ELZ-1? Let’s flip the bonnet and find out.

THE SOUND

The ELZ-1 is a

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Audio Technology

Audio Technology1 min readTechnology & Engineering
Need To Know
RRP: $3299.50 per speaker Amber Technology: ambertech.com.au or 1800 251 367 Plenty of power. Well-tailored low end. Just enough DSP. AES digital input onboard. Hard to fault. With the Core series, Dynaudio has stripped back from the DSP-laden Air se
Audio Technology2 min read
Ed Space
Here’s a question I recently asked myself: Do kids drink water straight from a garden hose anymore? I don’t think they do. For whatever reason, slurping straight from the hose occupies a disproportionately large chunk of my childhood summer recollect
Audio Technology1 min read
Need To Know
$1199 for a matched pair Audio Chocolate: (03) 9813 1833 or audiochocolate.com.au Great high-mid presence without sounding shrill. Well-matched pairs. Cutaway shockmounts. None While they’re still manufactured in China, Roswell has used its DIY herit

Related Books & Audiobooks