Dagger

What it does

An analog modelling synth with two oscillators that mix into each other, sharing one dial for phase on the left half and detune on the right, with hard sync and an octave offset on the second. Playing switches between monophonic and paraphonic chord mode. The filter section holds four models plus a separate high pass with a Spice control, and there is glide, an LFO with selectable destinations, and three envelope modes.

In the demo

Jade opens with two instances in AUM beside drums and live electric guitar, then clears a patch and builds it back one control at a time, locking a note down so each filter model is heard on its own. She routes the LFO to pitch, oscillator shape and the filters, then saves a patch to a user bank.

Worth knowing

Nothing is built in for effects, so a host reverb runs throughout the demo. Voicing is mono or paraphonic rather than fully polyphonic, suiting leads, basses and held chords more than layered parts.