SOMA Lyra-8 Green

The LYRA-8 is not a tool for the impatient, nor is it a machine built to serve the rigid grid of modern pattern-based music ecosystem.
This is a sonic nuclear factory, an invitation to enter into a dialogue with chaos, relinquishing the illusion of total control in exchange for a glimpse into something deeply sublime.

Where contemporary synthesizers offer sterile predictability, the LYRA-8 is a gateway to interconnect with primitive sonic forms of mournful beauty. Its eight voices do not sit in isolated circuits, they bleed into one another, gossiping and fighting through an intricate web of nonlinear feedback. Tuning it feels less like adjusting frequencies and more like coaxing a wild animal into a fragile state of rest. The slightest micro-movement of a dial can shatter a tranquil, glass-like chord, sending the entire sonic ecosystem spiraling into a glorious, weeping vortex of harmonic tension.

Ultimately, you do not "play" the LYRA-8.
You perform a ritual with it. It demands that you unlearn the sterile perfection of modern music creation and embrace the beauty of the flawed, the unpredictable, and the deeply human. It is a masterpiece of expressive design, built entirely for those who wish to swim in the deep, dark, and beautiful waters of pure sonic exploration.

It is not meant to be your first synth, but the one you get when you’re ready to dive deep into the sheer fundamentals of sound. Despite its limitations - such as its lack of ramp waveforms, mono output, and missing low-pass filter - there is nothing else out there quite like it!
A truly unique instrument that breathes life into ambient soundscapes, industrial noise, and evolving drone textures that feel almost alive.

This little synth is very noisy, even when volume completely turned down. They included an explanation for this behaviour, but that's bullshit. There is also a VERY loud BANG! when switching the unit on/off. This two points are a real NO-GO in 2020.
Above that, the so-called FM isn't FM as J. Chowning understood it.
It's something else. Not uninteresting, but not as expected. Maybe my unit was damaged, but I don't think so.
I am not a big fan of User manuals, but this thing came without _any_ description, not even a Quick.Start-Guide.
But nice look and feel.
PROS:
+Very good build quality.
CONS:
- Noisy
- Very loud Power On/Off BANG!
- No real FM
O Manual

Bon, je ne l'ai que depuis une semaine mais je suis déjà conquis. J'adore les beaux objets, bien fabriqués, à l'air robuste, c'est donc un plaisir de jouer avec ce synthé. Boitier en métal, potentiomètres de qualité.
Et puis les sons... on peut passer d'un sound design apocalyptique tout droit venus des ténèbres vers des nappes bien chaudes et pleines de lumière. Je sens que je vais l'emporter partout.
Amateurs de sons organiques désirant être dépassés par vos machines, ceci est pour vous.