Next ELZ_1, that is ELZ_1 play!

ELZ_1 play has expanded features and interface to take advantage of its unique sound without modifying the original ELZ_1’s core sound engines & effects.

• 17 synth engines + 33 effects that fans of the ELZ_1 know and love.
• New 4-track looper for easy one-touch record/playback/overdub.
• Velocity-enabled keyboard, stereo speakers built into the side panel, USB audio & MIDI.

Let’s take a closer look.

17 synth engines + 33 effects that fans of the ELZ_1 know and love.

The ELZ_1’s synth engines were built from scratch using 32-bit floating point math. From hard low-bit textures to organic FM tones to granular synthesis, the ELZ_1 has unique synth engines unlike any other synthesizer. The voice memory count will be 512 tones (128 tones x 4 banks), with 256 presets created by ELZ_1 masters.

Newly developed 4-track looper for easy one-touch record/ playback/ overdub.

The newly developed 4-track looper allows easy recording/playback/overdubbing by simply pressing the track buttons.
You can record not only ELZ_1 play performances, but also LINE input and USB audio input.
You can freely record loops on each track while playing rhythms on the “STK Drummer” using it’s 5 drum kits – 100 different rhythm patterns, so it can be used for a wide range of purposes, from sketching out compositions to live performances.

Velocity-enabled keyboard, stereo speakers built into side panel, USB audio & MIDI

To make it a musical instrument that is pleasant and expressive to play, the keyboard has been improved to support velocity on all keys, and high-quality/loud stereo speakers are built into the side panels. It is also equipped with an SD card slot, USB-C, and DIN-MIDI jacks for flexible handling of audio and MIDI. It also supports MIDI control change, which has long been requested.

Synthesizer engines

17 types

• LOW-BIT OSC
  2 ~ 8 bit variable low-bit oscillator
  Sine, square, triangle and sawtooth waves
• STANDARD OSC
  32-bit floating-point processing high resolution oscillator
  Sine, square, triangle and sawtooth waves
• CUSTOM OSC
  Choose 2 waveforms / period of cycles
• DNA EXPLORER
  Extract and generate waveform DNA from audio *
• SiGRINDER
  Granular synthesizer engine *
• MASKED NOISE
  Noise oscillator
• SAND FLUTE
  Extract and generate tone from noise
• 8BIT WAVE MEMORY SYNTH
  Editing your own waveform
• 8BIT WAVE MEMORY SYNTH( MORPH )
  Morphing 3 waveforms
• 8BIT WAVE MEMORY SYNTH( FM MODE )
  2 operators, 8bit FM mode
• 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH (WARP)
  Generates an intermediate waveform by crossfading two waveforms
• 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH (ADSR)
  Waveforms change according to envelope
• 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH (TIME)
  3 waveforms change in the orders
• FM SYNTH
  4 operators with 31 algorithms, 32-bit floating point processing
• STK Drummer
  Drum machine engine (SmplTrek .stk file compatible)
• ZTRINGS
  Physical Modelling Strings engine.
• SUPER OSC
  Super synth engine with 5 detunable sub-oscillators

Maximum Polyphony: 15 voices (Depends on the synth engine)
Number of Sound memories: 512 (128 x 4 banks)
*3 samplings of up to 5 seconds can be saved (16bit-48kHz WAV file import/export supported)

 

Envelopes

• ADSR
• ADSR (w/curve)
• ADS-RA-R
• ADS-RA-R (w/curve)

 

Filters

• LPF-6, LPF-12
• HPF-6, HPF-12
• BPF
• Peaking EQ
• LO EQ
• HI EQ
• NOTCH

 

Voice modes

Poly, Mono, Legato, Unison

 

Effects

33 types

• Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz, Crusher
• Chorus, Stereo Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Vibrato
• RingModulator, AutoWah, AutoPan
• TapeEcho, Stereo Delay, Reverse Delay, PingPong Delay
• Reverb, 4-Pole Filter, Trim Filter
• Hall, Room, Plate, Arena, Tunnel, Infinity, Custom Reverb
• Vinyl Simulator, Cassette Tape Simulator
• Ambient Hall, Ambient Infinity, Ambient Room

 

Arpeggiators

Up, Down, UpDown, DownUp, Up&Down, Down&Up, Random, Play Order

 

Sequencer

• Up to 128 steps per pattern (Single track)
• 128 patterns
• Step length can be set from 1/1 to 1/32
• Step and real-time recording (Supports non-quantized recording with MicroTiming REC)
• Enter longer notes (Tied notes)
• Metronome function

Looper

4-track looper

• One-touch recording/overdubbing
• Recording from the built-in sound source, LINE input, and USB audio input
• FREE function automatically sets the number of bars according to the recording time
• One-shot playback
• UNDO/REDO function

MIDI

• Notes, program changes, control changes, clock input/output

 

< Main unit >

Keyboard

• 37 keys (Velocity sensitive)

Knobs

• 5 encoders

Audio Outputs

• Stereo line outputs (standard L/R phone jacks)
• Headphone output (stereo mini jack)
  *Compatible with Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Series 2 SYNC OUT
• Speaker (Stereo)

Audio Inputs

• AUX IN (stereo mini jack)
  *Compatible with Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Series 2 SYNC OUT

USB

USB C

• USB Audio functions
• USB MIDI functions

SD card

Standard size
*Supports SDHC cards up to 32 GB

• Looper recording data storage
• Firmware updates

Connectors

• MIDI IN connector (5-Pin DIN type)
• MIDI OUT connector (5-Pin DIN type)
• SYNC IN jack (monaural 3.5mm mini jack)
• SYNC OUT jack (monaural 3.5mm mini jack) 

Dimensions

• 399mm (W) x 131mm (D) x 50mm (H)
• 15.71″ (W) x 5.16″ (D) x 1.97″ (H)

Weight

• 1.12kg
• 2.47lbs

Power

• Power supply unit included
  DC9V output AC adapter (1.7A, Inner Diameter: 1.7mm, Outer Diameter: 4.75mm, Polarity: Center +)
• 6 x AA batteries. *Batteries sold separately