Posted on 03/08/2016
This way – or that way? The Voltage Controlled Switch is a less common module in a modular synth. As the name implies it is a circuit that can switch connections depending on voltage level. And it has some great creative potential. One way… Use 2 input sources, and let the switch determine which of the sources will […]
Posted on 03/02/2016
Acquired: September 2015 This excellent Eurorack module can be used and abused in many interesting ways. It is featured quite heavily in Fluxic Live Studio Concerts. The unit can read WAV samples off a USB memory stick, and grainify them under voltage control. Check it out on MuffWiggler
Posted on 19/02/2015
FM or Physical Modelling or…? The Mysteron Eurorack module from MakeNoise is a very potent sound source – especially for hard, percussive and plucked tonal sounds. It can be used by completely itself, simply by triggering the “Excite” inputs. In fact you must trigger the Excite inputs to get sound out of the Mysteron. The sound […]
Posted on 12/02/2014
Posted on 01/07/1995
Eurorack is a specification for modular synthesizers, invented by Dieter Doepfer in 1995. Using the classic synthesizer CV/Gate interconnections Doepfer created a string of modules for his system, and other manufacturers eventually followed. From 2010 and onwards the format has grown dramatically, with many smaller boutique manufacturers making specialised modules – all following the same […]