Erica Synths Steampipe is a True Physical Modelling Synthesizer developed in close collaboration with Dutch company 112dB.com.

Erica Synths Steampipe is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer, but it has no conventional oscillators. Instead, it mimics the way sound is created in wind and string instruments and it is fine-tuned to create a wide range of sounds – everything from wind instruments to strings, pipe organs, crazy effects and beyond.

Erica Synths Steampipe has three major sections – STEAM, PIPE and REVERBERATOR:

– The STEAM section can be compared to the lungs and mouth of a musician. The generator creates the flow of air or “steam”, the envelope in this section determines the force with which it is blown out. DC/noise is the noise you get when blowing out. DC/Noise on the Steampipe can also be replaced with an external audio source;

– The PIPE section can be compared to a flute. In the pipe, the tune is formed. Push (in feedback) bounces the steam like it does in a flute and generates the tone; The delay box subsection changes the flute’s tuning and shape;

– The REVERBERATOR adds space and ambience to the sound;

Erica Synths Steampipe is optimized for performance with wind MIDI controllers and it works great with any MIDI keyboard. The overtones the Steampipe produces are very organic and rich and it comes with great-sounding presets.

The Erica Synths Steampipe is rather versatile and allows for nuanced sonic exploration, conjuring sonic imagery ranging from from wisps of cloud to fairground band organs, then to industrial horns of the railroad and finally, to massive, otherworldly ambiences.

Features
– 8-voice polyphony
– Physical modeling engine with 32 adjustable parameters
– 5 assignable LFOs with delay and sync
– Extensive modulation matrix with MIDI controller-specific configurations
– 64 factory presets and 192 user preset memory
– Preset export and import via USB
– DIN5 MIDI Input
– MIDI Thru/Out
– All parameters are MIDI CC controllable
– Stereo line level output
– Headphone output

Erica Synths Steampipe is optimized for performance with wind MIDI controllers and it works great with any MIDI keyboard. The overtones Erica Synths Steampipe produces are very organic and rich. It also comes with great-sounding presets.

Erica Synths Steampipe is quite versatile and allows for nuanced sonic exploration, conjuring sonic imagery ranging from from wisps of cloud to fairground band organs, then to industrial horns of the railroad and finally, to massive, otherworldly ambiences.

Due to detailed controls over multiple physical modelling parameters, Erica Synths Steampipe is capable of generating very organic emulations of real instruments, but it goes well beyond the conventional pitch and dynamic ranges they can produce – imagine how a flute or clarinet would sound in C1 or C7!