Morphor ECHON 6

Morphor ECHON 6 — a six-voice, fully analogue polyphonic and multi-timbral synthesizer built around BBD resonators, the first instrument of its kind.

The ECHON 6 replaces the classic oscillator-and-filter architecture with a resonator built from bucket-brigade delay lines, keeping a fully analogue signal path across all six voices. Each voice has its own exciter blending analogue VCO waveforms, an external input, and a noise generator, feeding a resonator built around a 1024-stage BBD line with low-pass filtering on both the input (12 dB/oct) and the feedback loop (6 dB/oct). The instrument offers six independent voice outputs, a built-in headphone amplifier, and a rugged aluminum enclosure ready for tabletop, 19" rack, or VESA mounting.

Resonance instead of filtering as the source of character

Classic analogue synths rely on a subtractive filter for tone shaping, which tends to give away its electronic origin when trying to recreate naturally acoustic textures — plucked strings, wind instruments, percussive hits. The ECHON 6 takes a different route: the exciter's output feeds an analogue resonator with adjustable feedback, polarity selection, and dry/wet blending, producing a physically self-sustaining resonance rather than static filtering. The result is a range running from sharp, percussive plucks to dense, evolving harmonic clouds, without reaching for external effects.

A 9×32 modulation matrix instead of limited routing

Many compact polyphonic synths limit modulation to a handful of fixed paths, which becomes a ceiling fast once sound design gets more ambitious. The ECHON 6 offers a matrix of 9 sources across 32 modulation destinations, covering the envelope, four LFOs with a random generator per voice, polyphonic aftertouch, modwheel, velocity, and key tracking. Modulation depth is assigned by holding a source key and adjusting the target parameter, and dedicated buttons let you mute, invert, or max out modulation instantly — without menu diving, since the instrument has no display at all.

KEY FEATURES

• 6-voice, fully analogue polyphonic and multi-timbral synthesizer
• 6x analogue BBD resonator, 1024 stages per voice
• 6x analogue VCO exciter with noise generator and external input
• 9-source x 32-destination modulation matrix with global attenuverters
• 4x LFO + random generator per voice (24 total)
• 216 user presets in a 6 x 6 x 6 structure
• 6 independent stereo voice outputs
• Full MIDI support: USB-C, DIN In/Out/Thru, SysEx
• Aluminum enclosure: tabletop, 19" rack, or VESA mounting
• No display — fully tactile, one-knob-per-function control

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Architecture: 6-voice, multi-timbral, fully analogue
• BBD resonator: 1024 stages, 12 dB/oct input filter, 6 dB/oct feedback loop filter
• Main outputs (L/R): 1/4" jack, balanced, +4 dBu
• Voice outputs: 6x 1/4" stereo jack, +4 dBu
• Audio input: 1/4" mono jack, +4 dBu
• Headphone output: 1/4" stereo jack, independent level
• Power: USB-C, 9V / 3A, 15W power consumption
• Tabletop dimensions: 53 x 450 x 185 mm
• Rack dimensions: 4U (+1U for cabling)
• Weight: 2.3 kg
• Kensington security slot