SOMA Lyra-8 Rust Edition
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SOMA
Lyra-8 Rust Edition
Product Info
Article Number:
618417
Brand:
SOMA
Model:
Lyra-8 Rust Edition
Category:
General Synthesizers
Price:
$834.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
The Lyra-8 Rust Edition is a truly singular instrument. It's not a traditional synthesizer; it’s a sonic laboratory for crafting deep, evolving drones and textures. Perfect for sound designers, ambient artists, and anyone wanting to explore the fringes of analogue synthesis.
Product Description
- SOMA Lyra-8 Rust Edition
- Analogue Drone Synthesizer
- Special edition with oxidised metal housing
- Eight voices / oscillators
- Each voice is freely tunable in a wide range
- Triangle/square waveform mix and FM modulation adjustable per voice pair
- AD envelope per voice with slow and fast reaction time
- Hyper LFO for vibrato and delay modulations
- Switchable feedback path
- Mod Delay with two delay lines and LFO modulation
- Drive stage with wet/dry control
- Playable via two metal contacts per voice
- Audio output: 6.3 mm TS jack
- Headphone output: 3.5 mm TRS jack
- External input: 6.3 mm stereo jack TS
- Hold gate: 6.3 mm TS
- CV delay: 6.3 mm TS
- CV voices: 6.3 mm TS
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 266 x 266 x 62 mm
- Weight: 2.5 kg
- Includes external power supply 12V DC
PROS
- • Oxidized metal housing offers unique aesthetic and tactile feel.
- • Eight voices provide genuinely massive, evolving drone textures.
- • Free voice tuning unlocks a vast spectrum of harmonic possibilities.
- • Mod Delay with LFO modulation creates hypnotic, complex rhythmic patterns.
CONS
- • Limited waveform selection restricts broader sonic palette beyond drones.
- • The metal contact playing method has a steep learning curve.
- • Its highly specialized nature limits appeal to experimental musicians.
Product Video
Key Features
Keys
Metal Contacts (8)
Key Type
Contact-based
Synthesis Type
Analogue Drone
Polyphony
8 Voices
Effects
Drive Stage, Mod Delay (2 lines, LFO modulated)
Connections
6.3mm TS (Audio Out, Hold Gate, CV Delay, CV Voices), 3.5mm TRS (Headphone Out), 6.3mm TS (External In)
Weight
2.5 kg
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Frequently Asked Questions
The metal contacts offer a unique, tactile playing experience; subtle pressure changes drastically alter timbre and volume, adding a percussive element.
The feedback path can get intense quickly, requiring careful experimentation and a good understanding of gain staging to avoid runaway oscillations.
The Lyra-8 prioritizes raw, free-running analogue chaos, unlike the Streichfett's more sculpted sound or Cloud Generator's granular approach; it’s for those seeking unpredictable textures.
