NAMM 2011 - New Synths Part 1 - Venom for about $599

New synths are arriving with NAMM Winter Show for 2011.

We already know about the MOOG Slim Phatty (non keyboard version of Little Phatty) but it looks like AVID/M-Audio are releasing something called Venom. Here's a sneak peek:

Details are:

• 49-key, full-size, synth-action keyboard
• 12-voice polyphony, each voice including: - 3 oscillators with 41 waveforms and 53 drum sounds sampled from vintage analog synths, FM digital synths, and drum machines
• pulse-width modulation, sync, FM, and ring modulation
• resonant multimode filter with tube saturation limiting
• 12 dB/octave (2-pole) low pass 12 dB/octave (2-pole) band pass 12 dB/octave (2-pole) high pass 24 dB/octave (4-pole) low pass 24 dB/octave (4-pole) band pass 24 dB/octave (4-pole) high pass
• 3 LFOs with selectable sample-and-hold - 3 AHDSR envelopes
• 4-part multitimbral operation with independent MIDI-syncable phrase sequencers
• 512 onboard Single patches
• 256 onboard Multi (layered) patches
• 2 global bus effects
• Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser
• 1 insert effect per multitimbral part (4 total) - Compression, EQ, Distortion, Bit Reduction, Decimation Tremolo, and AutoPan effects
• classic arpeggiator with up, down, and alternating patterns
• tap-tempo and manual BPM control from top panel
• built-in USB 2.0 audio/MIDI interface (USB 1.1 backward compatible)
• 2 x 2 24-bit, 44.1 kHz (CD audio quality) operation - mic, instrument, and stereo line level inputs route to DAW - synth sounds route to DAW - DAW audio output mixes into main outputs - stereo main audio outputs (1/4” TS) - stereo headphone output (1/4” TRS) - master volume knob; instrument and mic gain knobs - MIDI In and MIDI Out (5-pin DIN)
• large custom LCD
• 4 rotary encoders and 1 button for matrix-assignable performance control and editing
• dual-function octave up/down and transpose controls • assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels • sustain (1/4” TS) and expression (1/4” TRS) pedal inputs • included Vyzex Venom software editor
• arrange sounds into banks, rename patches, and save backups
• patch collider feature mashes up multiple patches to create new hybrid sounds
• 16-cell modulation matrix offers comprehensive routing configurations 

More goodies to come.