Introduction - CreamWare MINIMAX Klangbox Benutzerhandbuch

Welcome
Thank you for choosing MINIMAX Klangbox. You will have just as
much fun with your MINIMAX as we had when developing this unique
and characteristic Synthesizer. Please read the manual thoroughly
in order to fully take advantage of the many features the MINIMAX
has to offer.

Introduction

One may not consider a synthesizer with three Oscillators and noi-
se, a mixer as well as a filter followed by amplifiers and two enve-
lopes, as being spectacular in sound. But we are not just talking
about any kind of synthesizer but about "the" synthesizer that star-
ted it all.
MINIMAX is a perfect emulation of one of the most popular synthe-
sizers ever. Its ease of use and easy to learn sound technique
made this instrument a role model for many other synthesizers. Its
sound is famous. The oscillators and filters are extremely powerful
and the envelopes extremely quick.
Many software and hardware companies have tried to copy its fea-
tures but have failed by doing so. Its hardware duplicate had diffe-
rent built-in components taking away from its original sounding cha-
racter. Most software programs emulated only parts of the hard-
ware such as the filter. Significant elements like Oscillators and
envelopes were for the most part forgotten.
MINIMAX is different from anything available before. MINIMAX does
not only emulate parts of the instrument. We consider it as being
"the" synthesizer. Today, where most hardware components are
difficult to get and software reached the limits, MINIMAX has mana-
ged to go beyond.
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