RSF Kobol | |
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Manufacturer | RSF |
Dates | RSF Kobol 1978, Kobol Rack (Expander): 1979[1] |
Price | 550 Euros[2] |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | Monophonic |
Timbrality | 1 Part |
Oscillator | 2 VCO's; triangle, square, saw, pulse; variable sweep |
LFO | 1 LFO, triangle, square waveforms |
Filter | 1 VCF, 24db low pass |
Storage memory | 16 Memory slots |
Effects | Decay |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 44 Full Size keys |
External control | CV for VCO, CV for VCF, gate control, clock trigger input, external audio process line input |
The RSF Kobol is a French monophonic synthesizer released in 1978, described by some as "the French Minimoog".[3] It could process external sounds through the envelope and filter section. It was created by Ruben and Serge Fernandez. Fewer than 200[4] were made as they were not mass-produced. The Kobol is a very versatile instrument, offering many sought-after features of other analogue synthesizers of its time.[5]
A rack-mount system was released in 1979.[6] There were four different types: The Kobol Rack (Expander I) was only the VCO/VCF/VCA/LFO sections of the Kobol in a rack module. The Expander 2 was an add-on to the Kobol that added new processing modules such as ring modulation, sample-hold, and envelope followers as well as extra VCA and LFO modules.
"Fat" basses and convincing percussions and leads.[7]