The therapKid Is A Chiptune Synthesizer Based Upon The C-64 Sound Chip

Twisted-Electrons has introduced therapKid, a duo-phonic (2 voices, 4 oscillators) chiptune synthesizer that is designed to emulate the SID sound chip found in the Commodore 64 8bit home computer from the early 80s.

The first generation of SID (6581) had a wonderful gritty distorted filter but the later 8580 had a much stronger filter (more resonance). TherapKid offers a digital take on the best of both worlds with a strong filter resonance and 6581-like gritty tone.

Features

• Set the volume of the 8 waveforms independently*
• Tune each of the 8 waveforms independently (chords, drones!)*
• Sine wave for pure tones and deep sub bass*
• Muti-mode arpeggiator
• Ring modulator
• Duophonic or monophonic modes
• Hybrid 6581/8580 inspired multimode filter (Low pass, High pass, Band Pass, Notch)
• Dual therapSid style LFO with up to 48 connections that can be made a a push of a button.
• 50 Preset memory with wild random preset generator
• USB-MIDI
• Sturdy powder-coated steel case
• Hardware MIDI via included 3.5mm >Din5 cable
• USB Powered (can be battery powered with a USB battery brick)
• 185mm x95mm x30mm
• *can’t be done on a real SID

Pricing and Availability
The therapKid, priced at €255, will be available for preorder on May 1st and you can visit the Twisted Electrons website to learn more.

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