PWM Malevolent

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Monophonic Synthesizer

  • Fully analogue construction and semi-modular structure
  • 32 Mini keys with velocity sensitivity
  • Multifunctional joystick
  • 2 VCOs, each with coarse- and fine-tuning, waveshaper/PWM, two FM inputs and 3 simultaneously switchable waveforms (sawtooth, triangle, pulse)
  • Noise generator
  • Aux input for external signals
  • LFO with triangle and square waveforms
  • 2 ADSR envelopes (preset to VCF and VCA)
  • 12dB Sallen Key multimode filter (lowpass, bandpass, highpass) with controls for cutoff, resonance and two FM inputs
  • VCA with two adjustable CV inputs (preset to envelope 2 and LFO) and adjustable overdrive
  • 38 Patch jacks (3.5 mm jack) for extended sound possibilities and connection to other modular synthesizers & sequencers
  • Arpeggiator with 6 play modes and automatic synchronisation to an analogue clock, MIDI or USB-MIDI
  • Can be used as USB-MIDI to CV/Gate converter
  • Line output: 6.3 mm jack
  • Headphones output: 6.3 mm jack
  • MIDI in/out: 5-pin DIN
  • USB-C port: USB-MIDI
  • Clock in/out: 2 x 3.5 mm jack
  • Power supply via USB-C or external power supply unit
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 490 x 250 x 80 mm
  • Weight: 2.61 kg
  • Incl. a power supply unit (9V DC, 600mA), a USB-C cable, 5 patch cables and a quick start guide
Available since December 2021
Item number 531778
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Number Of Keys 32
Touch-Sensitive Yes
Aftertouch No
Split Zones No
Modulation Wheel Yes
Number of simultaneous Voices 1
Sound Engine Analogue
MIDI interface 1x In, 1x Out
Storage Medium None
USB-port Yes
Effects Distortion
Arpeggiator Yes
Number of Analog Outputs 1
Digital Output No
Display No
Pedal Connections None
Dimensions 490 x 250 x 80 mm
Weight 2,6 kg
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Filter + Drive = Beast!
The Horse Valse 08.01.2022
The easy and speedy delivery process to the UK was surprising, as I ordered it in the middle of the holiday season. Thanks, Thomman! There is a reason why they call it the Malevolent. The filter is something rather refreshing and different. The resonance behaves like any other. Right up to the 3rd notch. But after that, oh my...:D Naughty in the nicest way! Combine that with the lovely onboard Drive, and you can get some grittiness for sure! Hainbach would love some of the drones it can do. You can get some bread and butter tones out of it if you don't push it, but where is the fun in that? You should have other synths for doing the vanilla stuff! The patch points are spaced and pre-wired rather logically, easy to navigate and work with. The joystick is interesting, but I don't play live. It is a great 1st synth option for people who want to get into modular too. Works from USB, has a keyboard, MIDI to CV, eurorack compatible. Nice!
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Very aggressive synth!
Asofyetunnamed 16.06.2023
This synth is a monster. It starts to overdrive after about 12 o clock on the oscillator levels, the filter will self oscillate even before 12 o clock (you can beat this down some with more overdrive) and the FM on it gets wild. The synth is plasticky but felt sturdy. Keys were a little flimsy and I did have an issue with one of the keys at the end being able to be pushed up and down (if you pressed beneath the key and pushed upward, it would come up, but it still played fine) so a midi keyboard is a good idea with it. Otherwise, lots of fun to be had. As the name suggests, this thing is angry...dont go to this synth looking for your more traditional mono sounds, there are other synths priced similarly or better for that kind of thing. If you need absolutely over the top chaotic wildness, the Malevolent is for you. Thomann, as always, was quick and efficient with my order. Ordered from the US and got within a week!
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Er ist halt anders :-)
Dr.Dooor 14.01.2023
Wenn man schon eine Grundausstattung an sythies hat, analog wie digital und wenn schon auch ein moog und ein wenig modular dabei ist und was ganz anderes sucht...ja dann sollte man sich die kleine Kiste mal ansehen. Von dünn bis fett, von bass, lead und effektsound ist alles möglich und das so richtig dreckig :-). Ich bin begeistert, dabei gab ich ihn noch nicht einmal ins modolarsystem eingebunden. Klare Kaufempfehlung, aber meiner Meinung nach nichts für synthesizer Einsteiger.
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Industrial horror
Sakke80 14.04.2022
BUILD QUALITY

Feels sturdy yet light, fairly solid plastic chassis. Keybed feels very similar to Microkorg, in other words it's average at best. The knobs feel very solid..no wobble, and they have just the right amount of resistance. Patchpoints feel kind of sticky/mushy, never encountered this in other semimodular gear, so I can't say if it's good or bad. Joystick feels very cheap like it will brake if you're not careful..it's this very very light feeling plastic. Oscillators are fairly stable.



USER INTERFACE

The UI is well laid out, and it has legends printed below patchpoints to show the default signal path when no patchcable is connected. Even the synth is very small, I'd say even the person with large hands should have enough space to comfortably operate the patchcables and knobs. There are 5 short patchcables included, so I highly recommend you buy more (few 50 cm as well). I was pleasently surprised to notice, that the OSC-waveform buttons add/remove a shape, instead of choosing just a one waveform to be used at a time. Another interesting solution for a modular-newbee like me was, that you use FM1 as an filter envelope depth parameter.



SOUND

Tricky thing to descripe the sonic character of this one. Only other dual VCO synth I have to compare this with, is the Behringer Neutron. The Neutron sounds silky smooth compared to this..kind of like comparing a Moog with SH-101 or similar. The Malevolent feels almost like it has a mind of it own; it's dirty, glitchy, angry, cold..full of those kind of sweetpots, so even one millimeter of a knob turn can make a huge difference in sound. Most often I feel that twisting a knob between 7-12 o'clock results in adding saturation, and beyond that it quickly goes in to extremes. Think of the typical un-clinical sound of a VCO and multiply it by 5. S/R-ratio is poor though; even with oscillators' volume a at zero, there is a noticable noise (white noise) when playing a note. The filter is full of this sharp "burbliness" if you will, kind of inpossible to tame anything with it..like the lowpass filter..it just rather muddies the sound when used to extremes rather than removes higher frequencies if that makes sense. You can make some basic leads, basses, etc, but it's almost inpossible to make them sound smooth..this isn't the synth for those sounds. In my opinion the Malevolent feels at home for industrial noise, horror soundscapes, aggressive punk/rave, experimental modular type of soundscapes.
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