
Powerful and robust synthesizer, sampler & sequencer in a portable package
Deluge is our flagship product. Three years in the making, it is an all-in-one, stand-alone, portable synthesizer, sequencer and sampler designed for the creation, performance and improvisation of electronic music.


Deluge
NZ$2,229.00
PLEASE READ:
Order today and your Deluge will be shipped same or next business day. Delivery on average takes 4-5 business days.
Shipments may incur additional tax and import charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. If you would like an import tax quote before ordering, please email: ian@synthstrom.com (include your country in the subject line)
* A PDF of the manual/producer guide is included on your SD card, if you’d like a printed version, you can purchase here.
* Every Deluge is shipped with our complimentary case
We’ll be putting the price up in a few months: From April 1, 2023: $1399USD + shipping
Other burning questions are answered over on our F.A.Q
Features
SYNTHESIZER
- Full-featured internal synthesizer engine (subtractive, wavetable and FM)
- Polyphony limited only by CPU. Up to 64 synth voices may play simultaneously
- Live adjustment of synth and effect parameters with two endless-turn encoders with LED level-meters
- Easy buttons to select the functions these control
- Parameter automation recording
- Full MPE support for connected MIDI controllers. MPE expression can control most parameters
- Arpeggiator
- Dedicated volume and tempo knobs
- LFOs and envelopes on each synth / sample. Highly customizable modulation matrix
- Synthesizer engine features LPF / HPF, FM, portamento, oscillator sync, ring modulation, unison detune, and more
- Four basic digital waveforms, two analog-modeled waveforms, or select any WAV file from SD card
- 12dB/oct and 24dB/oct filters, with optional filter drive mode
- FX including delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, phaser, bitcrusher, sidechain effect, live stutter, and more
- Keyboard mode, where the pads become a live instrument on a 2D grid
- Preset or custom scales, or chromatic mode
- Live processing of the audio input including polyphonic pitch shifting (according to sequenced notes), filters, and all FX
SEQUENCER
- Piano-roll-style sequencing on 128 full RGB pads (16×8) with scrolling and zooming
- Launch, mute and interact with tracks live
- Arranger view, to sequence your instrument parts into a longer composition, and work with audio clips similarly to a DAW
- Euclidean sequencing available, per row / sound.
- Sequencing limited only by device RAM (over 2 million notes)
- Resolution can be set as high as 6144th-notes
- Simultaneously output separate sequences to all 16 MIDI channels, 2 CV / gate channels and 2 additional gate outputs, in addition to internal synthesizers / samples (limited only by CPU)
- CC control and sequencing on all 16 MIDI channels
- MPE support – can record and play back MPE data from external sources, as well as internal synthesizer MPE features
- Probability and iteration based step / note conditions
- Undo / redo note and parameter automation editing and recording. Number of undo steps limited only by RAM
- Advanced syncing capabilities. Non-standard time signatures supported, polymetric
- Adjustable swing
- Horizontal pattern shift and note nudge, and note repeat
- MIDI program change and bank select messages may be output
SAMPLER
- Streams all samples directly from SD card, without limitations based on RAM size
- Upto 90 unaffected sample voices may play simultaneously
- Multisampling. Fast folder import with automatic pitch detection
- Time-stretching and pitch-shifting
- High quality sample interpolation and rate conversion via 16-point windowed sinc
- Waveform view on main pads, with scrolling, zooming, and loop point editing
- Same filters, modulation matrix and FX as synth engine
- Resampling
- Slicer feature for cutting a sample into evenly sized slices
AUDIO CLIPS AND LOOPING
- Live looping of audio and instrument / MIDI clips, including easy overdubbing / layering, and automatic tempo setting
- Audio clip live looping includes option to record additional audio “margins” either side of loop (from before you even pressed record), to allow a brief crossfade to eliminate click at loop point
CONNECTIVITY
- Two ¼” line outputs, and 3.5mm headphone output
- 3.5mm mic input, ¼” line input, and built-in microphone
- 2x CV outputs. 0 – 10V, individually configurable to between 0.01 and 2.00 volts per octave, or to hertz-per-volt
- 4x gate / trigger outputs individually configurable to v-trig or s-trig, with shared voltage switchable between 5V and 12V
- Trigger clock output, configurable up to 192 PPQN
- Trigger clock input, also with adjustable PPQN
- MIDI input and output via hardware connectors or USB. Syncing via MIDI beat clock as leader or follower. Optimized for very low jitter
- Powered via USB B (cable included) or 9 – 12V centre-negative (pedal-style) power supply (500mA) (not included)
- Can host USB MIDI devices via B-to-B cable – up to 4 if using a USB hub. Only powers these devices when powered by 9 – 12V supply
- User-upgradeable firmware – development is ongoing at Synthstrom Audible
- Internal speaker
- Rechargeable Li-ion battery (6+ hours of operation)
- 1 x SD slot (1x 32GB V10-speed SD card supplied)
DIMENSIONS
- Dimensions: 305mm x 208mm x 46mm (12 x 8.2 x 1.8 inches)
- Weight: 1.5kg
Photos
Downloads
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Firmware V4.0.1 - for classic "numeric" Deluge
Released 2 August 2022
For the older ‘numeric’ display Deluges only
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Firmware V4.1.3 for OLED Deluge
Released 9 February 2023
For OLED Deluges only
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Firmware V4.1.2 for OLED Deluge
For OLED Deluges only.
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Deluge firmware V3.1.5
Released 16 February 2021. See notes.
For the older ‘numeric’ display Deluges only
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Deluge factory SD card contents for firmware V2.1 / V3.x / V4.x (322MB)
For the older ‘numeric’ display Deluges
- Deluge (OLED) factory SD card contents for firmware V4.x
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Deluge Official Guidebook - for firmware V4.0 (Numeric 'old' display)
This 300 page, full colour, step-by-step manual / producer guide was made in collaboration with Synthdawg. A full-colour print edition may be ordered from our shop.
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Deluge Official Guidebook - for firmware V4.1 (OLED Edition)
OLED edition.
This 300 page, full colour, step-by-step manual / producer guide was made in collaboration with Synthdawg. A full-colour print edition may be ordered from our shop.
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Deluge Community Guide
A quick reference guide to the Deluge, adapted from contributions from our users. Updated for V4.0
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Reviews
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