programming Crumar BIT99 with MIDI controller

If you'd like to hear what the presets of the synth sound like check this other video I made from a previous unit I also serviced and sold ( • Crumar Bit99 + Wersi W... )
This demo is mainly intended to show how easy it is to program this synth thanks to the amazing work Bob Grieb (Tauntek) did rewritting the firmware and enabling Midi Control Changes messages on this synth.
The only drawback (due to the hardware) is that you have to retrigger a note for every change you make on a parameter, except for a few ones that are real time (resonance, DCO and LFO waveshape for instance). Just a minor annoyance compared to the original programming method (which is actually not the worse of that kind).
The BIT99 and BIT01 are very nice sounding and quite comprehensive 6 voice analog synths. They feature 2 DCOs with triangle, sawtooth and pulse waveform, in octave ranging from 32 to 4 and you can combine the 3 waveforms on each oscillator. DCO 2 detune, dedicate ADSR enveloppes for filter and amp with velocity control, 2 LFOs, noise generator, split or stack possibilities etc
IMO they only lack a mixer for the 2 oscillators, LFO PWM (though you can control the PW with velocity) and a hi pass filter.
But the sound is very nice, great for pluck sound, pads and 80s bass. I favore it over the Oberheim Matrix 6 for instance. It sits very easily in the mix.
General build quality and keyboard are also of upper level.

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It’s big yes but I had this lying around so I used it 😊
But I do prefer it over the Stereoping because you can have all the parameters under hand, it’s literally 1 parameter = 1 knob / 1 switch. There is no oage and pot sharing like on the Stereoping, which I find can be confusing.