The part of the synthesizer that amplifies the sound that is generated by the oscillator. It normally has a control input which affects the level of amplification and which is normally be driven by an envelope or an LFO....
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This is one of the classic pieces in analogue synth history. Brian Eno still caries one
around and Klaus Schule Schulze still uses his on every recording. The pin-block
patching is a little strange at first, but the versatility is like that of a modular unit. You
can patch anything into anything and the built-in reverb, while a little cheezy, can be
anywhere in the signal chain.