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Pulsar Analog Synth Comparison

  EZ Synth Inferno BlueSynth miniscope & mk II U KNOW 007
Oscillators 1 1 + sub-osc 3 3 + white/tuned noise 1 pwm + 1 tri + sub + noise
Osc shapes Saw, Pulse Sin, tri, saw-up, saw-down, squ Sin, tri, saw-up, saw-down, squ Sin, tri, saw-up, saw-down, pulse  
Osc tuning +- 24 semitones +- 24 semitones +- 24 semitones, +-100 cents Lo, 32', 16', 8', 4', 2', +/- 100 cents 16', 8', 4', phase control for pwm and tri oscillators
Glide no no no portamento, speed knob portamento, speed knob
LFOs 1 pulse width 1 pulse width, 1 osc pitch (mod wheel) 4 assignable to osc pitch, filter cutoff 3 osc pitch LFOs, 1 mod-wheel LFO for global pitch mod, 1 didcated amp LFO, 1 dedicated filter LFO 1 assignable to pulse width, filter cutoff, amp, pan, 1 osc pitch (mod wheel)
LFO shapes sin sin sin, tri, squ, saw-up, saw-down, random sin sin, tri, squ, saw-up, saw-down, random
LFOs sync no no yes no no
LFO trigger note-on note-on note-on or free-run free-run note-on or free-run
           
Amp mods env env env, aftertouch, LFO env, dedicated LFO, preset-velocity velocity, env, LFO
Amp env Fixed, or use Filter env ADSR ADSR ADSR ADSR
Amp env mods none velocity velocity, key follow key follow key follow
           
Pitch env mods n/a n/a velocity, aftertouch, key follow none n/a
           
Filter resonant low-pass resonant low-pass resonant low-pass resonant low-pass resonant lowpass and separate high pass
Filter mods env env env, lfo, aftertouch env, dedicated LFO env, lfo
Filter env Fixed, variable decay ADSR, invertable ADSR ADSR ADSR, invertable
Filter env mods none velocity key follow, velocity key follow key follow
           
Extras stereo chrous, distortion stereo chorus, distortion, ring mod, burning inferno logo! dedicated pitch env, variable depth per osc tuned noise with key follow, wood side panels! stereo chorus
Pitch none Pitch wheel range, mod wheel depth and rate Transpose, pitch wheel range, mod wheel depth and rate Transpose, pitch wheel range, mod wheel depth Pitch wheel range, mod wheel depth and rate
           
Outputs 2 2 1 1 2