XAOC Devices Odessa

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XAOC Devices Odessa
1.659 AED 419,33 €
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Big or not?
Laura Palmer 14.07.2020
For my portable rig case this is quite a big module. On the other hand it's the only oscillator module I carry around cos it's SO deep. Especially since I got the HEL expander for Odessa, which basically turn it into a (technically not) polyphonic osc.
The build quality is fantastic, as with all XAOC modules.

Things to be aware of before buying:

1-The sweet spots are quite narrow, but they're the sweetest.

2-Keep in mind this is an oscillator, not a synth module which means:

3-You'll need loads of modulation to make the best of it. Even though Odessa has attenuators (that's what the sliders are for) you'll need way more of them to achieve more melodic and less experimental results.

4-If you buy the Hel expander, which I recommend, you'll need a quantizer to make the most of those inputs and play melodies.

5-You'll need a VCA, since like all oscillators, Odessa outputs constant audio at modular level.

If you already have all of this, you're ready for some deep, spacey, glassy, warmest FM trip!
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Amazing sound palette with a slight learning curve
darthdeus 05.10.2021
If you're reading reviews you probably already saw the amazing demos of Odessa. There's just something special about its sound! The build quality is superb, one of the best if not the best of my 12U rack.

The only downside is, sometimes it might take a little effort to produce the sound you want. Some of the parameters are quite sensitive and tiniest changes have a drastic effect on the resulting sound, and sometimes the timbre changes in a non-trivial way when you move up or down an octave. But in practice this just leads to a lot of happy accidents.
I'd recommend the "twist all the knobs and look for sounds" technique in the beginning and letting Odessa take you where it wants to go.

Once you start adding FM the whole thing becomes a beast! It's insane the range of crazy sounds you can get.

If you like the sound demos, you should absolutely buy it, I promise you won't regret it.
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Masterful Complex Oscillator
DJLengai 03.09.2021
I've been playing with the Odessa for a couple of months now. Sweet spots all over this module and major changes can be modulated with it's spectrum of capabilities. Add the Lipsk and HEL for major power. No other module like it and low end is massive.
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Amazing tone control
raindeer 03.08.2020
This is really a beautiful module with an incredible amount of control. Essentially you manipulate the occurrence and amplitude of different harmonics in a very playable way. They can all be externally modulated.

Some ideas if you're wondering what it can do: One of my favourite features is that the odd and even harmonics have separate outputs and this is really a genius move. By putting them out in stereo and modulating the Bank length the effect is a kind of sparkle that pans from left to right underneath the main tone.
It's fun to use the FM inputs with audible frequencies but also the Exp FM slider is just about smooth enough that, with a square LFO to modulate it, you can dial in a specific interval (with a bit of trial and error) and have your sequence move in a really melodic way.

Waiting for the Hel module to arrive so can't comment on how well they play together.
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kamielh 03.01.2020
awesome device, delivers a shitload of intense glassy and hollow noisy additive tones, you do need lots of modulators to modulate all these inputs though, But yeah, several parameters have a filtering effect so I use this usually without any filters. It is very particular to how it interacts with filters since it often produces lone high harmonics, some filters choke on it, since they expect a tame controlled sawtooth wave or so. Nice abstract alien clean tone that reacts great to saturation. All outputs contain the fundamental which sometimes is a hassle and so unnecessary, but thats the main downside. Another downside is that you have very little control over the additive spectrum, if you want to be able to have full control over each partial, no this is not so good. I don't mind. Great stuff.
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Great Module
Sanathana 17.09.2022
I Picked up this particular module for the textures and sonic depth that it offers. The complimentary Harmonics added to the fundamental, makes it melodic sounding when used as such and also for leads! Overall its a great Module to have as an addition to the existing setup if looking for a different palette of texture.
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Awesome
spewie 23.08.2020
Awesome and somewhat mysterious, loads of possibilities for experimentation and general sonic mayhem. It is in some ways challenging to use effectively straight away as the Odessa does not let all of it secrets out in the open but is worth sticking with! I would say that you need a good set of filters, modulators, CV control to get the most of Odessa! An extremely powerful module so takes some time!!
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love it
jeffythedon 27.07.2022
the sound is just so cool, nothing like it. great wysiwyg interface
great with the lipsk module to gate the partials
i was underwhelmed with the Hel expander/ chords seem more work than it is worth like this
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TOSHIO 18.03.2020
its quite sattle, but very amazing sound.
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XAOC Devices Odessa