CODE LUXE UPGRADE

CODE LUXE conversions begin April 1st. Expect the work to take about 7-10 days, starting from when we get your unit in hand.

HARDWARE FEATURES ADDED:
Feedback loop
Wave-folding of oscillator 1's triangle
Programmable overdrive/AKA Fuzz
Programmable modes to the Jupiter filter (if installed)

FEEDBACK
Highly dynamic audio output return to the filter input, as found on our SE-02 collaboration with Roland and SE-3X. Achieve subtle warmth and saturation, or wave squaring, theatrical desolation—especially where the CS-80 filter is concerned!—your choice.

WAVE FOLDING
The triangle output of oscillator 2 is folded before it is converted to the sine wave; the sine wave is still available when the folder is set to 0: a relay at that point redirects the output from folding to the sine wave. The folder when first engaged produces a pretty nice sine wave, but the circuit itself at that gain stage has quite a strong low grungy hum; great for adding bottom end but a bit noisy for the delicate, pretty stuff.

DRIVE
We toned down the impact of the original Fuzz circuit (renamed Drive) to make it less obviously overdriven, more musical and useful—now programmable too.

HIGH PASS FILTER
The high pass frequency/resonance is now panelized along with the folding and feedback. We do this by sharing the four controls from ENV 3 (no longer tabled as such): when the Envelopes Edit switch is pressed, the controls automatically switch to ADSR controls for ENV 3.

ENVELOPES
The Envelopes got a slight but helpful speed boost. A “ticky" initial transient is available if desired.

SOFTWARE
Four parameters: Wave Folding, Feedback, Hi Pass Resonance, Hi Pass Frequency, were added to the destination list of Env 3, LFO1, 2 and all the MIDI controllers.

PATCH BANKS
We reworked (lovingly) our A and B factory banks, modifying and bringing in sounds from other underexposed Designer Patches, adding in the feedback, folder and drive throughout, showcasing the full capabilities of the instrument’s new hardware and software features.

CALIBRATION
A full calibration is performed: Oscillators, filters, amplifiers, DACs.

PRICING
$2595: This includes a new CODE Luxe front panel, choice of white or black, and a redesigned back panel. If your CODE is the original “Enigma” version with green switches, that pcb can be used, reducing “Visual Sweetening” costs.

Luxe front panels are updated with the new feature legending.

OPTIONAL VISUAL SWEETENING
$750 to convert to a new front pcb with blue switches and OLED display.
$300 for the 32 Kilo solid aluminum knobs.
$125 to add an OLED display when keeping the original green switch front panel.

PICS
Pic 1 is the completed version (with additional filters in slots 2 and 3). Pic 2 shows the work we do to the voice board (with additional filters in slots 2 and 3); minor work is performed to the cpu and front panel pcb as well. The four CVs are repurposed from the eliminated External Input circuit for the Luxe additions.

THE EFFORT
We toiled many hours to perfect the functionality and remove some previous unheard noises coming from the CPU, discovered after 4 years in use that the OLED displays insert a considerable amount of buzzing hash into the audio path (a well-known problem with OLEDs and switching power supplies). Prior to some circuit bending mitigation, the noise sat around -30dB, now we have it at -70dB. Acceptable. Considering no one noticed it so far—not a big deal—but still important to mitigate if possible. The original LCDs added no noise.

A deposit of $750 is required to secure your place in the production schedule. There are only so many of these we can do at a time and slots will fill up quickly.

We are extremely pleased with this upgrade. It was quite the undertaking to plan and execute, not to mention the near black hole of final debugging for 4 weeks. The sonic results are immensely satisfying. Feedback has many uses to add beef, and if wanted, warm to crunchy to screaming harmonics. The folder when used alone is wonderfully rich and complex and quite metallic in some settings; with other waveforms it acts like an aural exciter, with pleasant additions in the low, mid and high frequencies.

We’re not sure if anybody has incorporated a folding circuit in a true discrete analog poly before. The programmability of the drive and the Jupiter filter modes are super handy as well.

We greatly appreciate your solid support over the years and look forward to “Luxing-Up” your CODE!

Cheers,
Greg St. Regis