Sequential Trigon-6 Desktop Six-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synth Module

Manufacturer’s Description

Experience the Power of Three Oscillators and a Ladder Filter with the Trigon-6 Module  

The Sequential Trigon-6 desktop module delivers the same massive sound and hands-on timbre shaping control as the Trigon-6 Keyboard. It features the same pure analog signal path with discrete oscillators and filters, and the same high-quality digital effects. It also has the same intuitive layout with full-sized knobs and switches that make it quick and easy to create new sounds.  

The Trigon-6 module sounds huge — just like the keyboard, because it is the same six voice polyphonic instrument, just in a smaller form factor. And if you want even more polyphony, you can use the poly chain feature to link any two Trigon-6s for a stunning twelve-voice synth!  

A Sound That is Bold and Familiar  

The Trigon-6 is Sequential’s polyphonic take on the classic, thick and creamy, 3-oscillator-plus-ladder-filter analog sound that defined the dawn of the synth era. It’s a sound that bridges genres and styles — now refined and redefined with Sequential’s own modern imprint.  

All-New Filter and Oscillator Design  

At the heart of the Trigon-6 sound are three newly designed voltage-controlled oscillators (with triangle, saw, and pulse waves) and an enhanced version of the ladder filter that Sequential created for its Pro 3 mono synth. The switchable 2/4 pole resonant filter design has dedicated drive and feedback controls that make it effortless to go from silky and smooth to bold and crunchy with a simple knob turn. 

Rounding Out the Picture  

Naturally, the Trigon-6 has the full complement of Sequential “must-have” sound-sculpting features including super snappy envelopes, a syncable LFO with multiple waveforms and destinations, a polyphonic step sequencer, and an arpeggiator. Best of all, the knob-per-function front panel of the Trigon-6 puts these controls at your fingertips. And the ready-made palette of 500 factory and 500 user presets provides a wide range of basses, leads, and pads to jump start any project. 

Dual Effects  

The dual effects section provides studio-quality reverbs, delays (standard and BBD), chorus, flanger, phaser, and ring modulator. The independent stereo distortion effect adds on-demand aggression and is 100% analog. 

Adjustable Vintage Character  

Finally, to give even more classic organic warmth to an already classic synth, there’s the Vintage Knob, which adds voice-to-voice variations in calibration and component behavior. Vintage response is adjustable from subtle to extreme to emulate the stability of a perfect modern instrument or a time-worn relic.  

Portable and Powerful  

With all that Trigon-6 has to offer, it’s amazing that this analog beast is packed into a desktop module light enough to carry in a backpack. And with Trigon’s new MPE compatibility, this instrument is more playable and nuanced than ever before. It is the perfect choice for the project studio or the gigging musician who wants the ultimate Sequential synthesis experience. 

Specifications

OSCILLATORS 

• Three discrete VCOs per voice 
• Simultaneously selectable wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, and variable-width pulse 
• Pulse width per oscillator 
• Hard sync: oscillator 1 syncs to oscillator 2 
• Keyboard tracking on/off (oscillator 3) 
• Low frequency mode (oscillator 3) 
• Oscillator feedback and drive controls for increased signal saturation 
• White Noise source

LOW-PASS FILTER 

• Switchable two/four-pole, discrete, resonant, low-pass, ladder filter per voice 
• Filter can be driven into self-oscillation with the Resonance control 
• Bi-polar filter envelope amount 
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount 
• Keyboard tracking: off, half, full 

FILTER ENVELOPE 

• Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator 
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount 

AMPLIFIER ENVELOPE 

• Four-stage (ADSR) envelope generator 
• Velocity modulation of envelope amount 

LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR 

• Five wave shapes: sine, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold) 
• LFO sync
• Initial amount 
• Mod destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, oscillator 3 frequency, oscillator 1 pulse width, oscillator 2 pulse width, oscillator 3 pulse width, filter cutoff, amp (VCA) 

POLY MOD 

• Sources: oscillator 3 (bi-polar) and filter envelope (bi-polar) 
• Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, oscillator 3 frequency, oscillator 1 pulse width, oscillator 2 pulse width, filter cutoff, feedback amount 

VINTAGE KNOB 

• Recreates vintage synth characteristics by adding voice-to voice variations in component behavior

AFTERTOUCH 

• Source: channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amount 
• Destinations: Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, oscillator 3 frequency, LFO amount, amplifier envelope amount, filter envelope amount, FX mix A, FX mix B 

CLOCK 

• Master clock with tap tempo 
• BPM control and display 
• MIDI clock sync 

ARPEGGIATOR 

• Selectable note value: 16th note, 8th note triplet, 8th note, dotted 8th note, quarter note 
• One, two, or three octave range 
• Up, down, up/down, random, and assign modes 

SEQUENCER 

• Polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps and rests 

EFFECTS 

• Stereo analog distortion 
• Dual, 24-bit, 48 kHz digital effects, including: reverb (room, hall, plate, spring), delay (full bandwidth digital delay and emulated bucket brigade), chorus, flanger, phase shifter, and ring modulator 
• Delay sync 
• True bypass maintains fully analog signal path when digital effects are off 

PERFORMANCE CONTROLS 

• Hold switch latches held notes on 
• Polyphonic portamento 
• Unison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all six voices, and key modes to control voice triggering priority 
• Preset switch: when on, the front panel is live — what you see is what you hear 

PATCH MEMORY 

• 500 user and 500 factory programs in 10 banks of 100 programs each 
• Direct program access, including single-button access to the current set of 10 programs 

IN/OUT 

• Left/mono and right audio outputs (2 x 1/4” phone jack) 
• Headphone output (stereo, 1/4” phone jack) 
• MIDI in, out, and thru ports 
• USB for bidirectional MIDI communication 
• Filter cutoff expression pedal input 
• Volume expression pedal input 
• Sustain footswitch input 
• Sequencer start/stop footswitch input 

POWER 

• IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply 
• Operates worldwide on voltages between 100 and 240 volts at 50 to 60 Hz; 30 watts maximum power consumption 

PHYSICAL SPECS 

• Maple end panels 
• Trigon-6 desktop module weighs approximately 10.9 lbs. (4.95 kg) and measures 22.00” L x 8.45” W x 4.54” H (55.88 cm x 21.46 cm x 11.53 cm)