Effects units

Notes: Desktop version of Plankton's modular saturation unit. A patchable combination of analogue distortion and digital processing, combined into a versatile standalone effects unit.

Supplier's Notes:
SPICE is a modular saturation unit capable of a huge variety of sounds and colors. From subtle tube warmness to extreme fuzz distortion.

Features:

Rackable (38HP eurorack) modular desktop unit.

8 CV inputs with led level indicators.

6 main functions: Prefilter / Digital / Analog / Mixer / Envelope Follower / Feedback

Prefilter: High Pass and Low Pass filters to shape the sound before being processed. Both controllable via fader + CV input.

Digital: 12 bit Bit Crusher / Bit mute, Biswap and Bit inversion + Sample Rate reducer. Both controllable via potentiometer and CV inputs. It also offer an analogue input control with led clip indicator and a low pass filter to smooth the output signal. All the code will be Open Source

Analog: 7 analogue distortion circuits selectable with a rotary encoder + a sweet resonant state variable filter. Drive and Cutoff parameters are controllable via potentiometer and CV inputs. 2 of the circuits use the new Korg NU-TUBE.

Mixer: Dry and Wet controls to mixed the processed signal with the clean one of the input. Both controllable via fader + CV input.

Envelope Follower: A dedicated envelope follower with gain control and normal and inverted outputs to convert an incoming signal to an envelope. With its output you can control any of the CV parameters and shape the processed sound in many creative ways.

Feedback: a triple feedback section that sends the Wet input to the Prefilter, Digital and Analog sections. It's capable from a subtle resonance to a collapsed hardcore self generating tone.

Semi-modular architecture with pre-patched sections that can be restructured using patch cables. Each section (minus the feedback) can be used as an independent function from the rest.

Notes: *** NO POWER SUPPLY INCLUDED - USES GENERIC 12VAC ADAPTER ***

Basically, the Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb where the springs are exposed so they can be played/hit/fiddled with. As well as being capable of creating sound in itself, you can of course also play sound through the springs like a regular spring reverb - this makes for happy-fun-time finger-modulation of the reverb on whatever audio that's going through it. On top of this there's an analog multimode filter that can be used to attenuate or exaggerate certain frequencies in the sound, this is real handy while playing the springs as you can - for instance - cut all the highs and just make thunderous doomy sounds or do the opposite; cut all the lows and make that ear piercing high frequency special love. Also, it incorporates an LFO that's internally routable to the filter and that also has some external routing-stuff. The Ekdahl Moisturizer has tons of CV / Expression pedal options on the back for even more hillarious moments. The Moisturizer is a mono unit.

The Moisturizer was developed with the help of Jason Willett (Half Japanese, Leperchaun Catering), Martin Schmidt (Matmos, Instant Coffee), Joshua Atkins (Polygons, Major Powers), mom & dad and many more.

The Ekdahl Moisturizer contains exactly:
Preamp (up to 10 times gain)
Reverb
Reverb / Preamp wet/dry crossfader (Knob & CV/EP controllable)
State variable filter with
Lowpass/Bandpass/Highpass seamless crossover (Knob, CV/EP & LFO controllable)
Cutoff (Knob, CV/EP & LFO controllable)
Resonance (WITHOUT resonance limiter)
LFO with
Speed control (Knob & CV/EP controllable)
Square / Triangle crossover
External output with output amplitude knob
Filter / No filter wet/dry crossfader (Knob & CV/EP controllable)

The preamp section is designed for a max of 10 times gain, this to accomodate for low level output instruments such as guitars etc. The reverb tank has normal reverb signal gain on it, meaning that if you hit the springs hard they'll distort like crap which is real nice, if you hit them softly the sound won't be distorted.

The filter in the Ekdahl Moisturizer is abrasive, the fact that it doesn't have any resonance limiting makes it possible to get the filter to sound *really* bubbly & metallic (way more then any filter i've ever heard), but it's also of course capable of sounding completely "normal" - it all depends on the amount of resonance and/or gain. The fact that you can seamlessly fade inbetween lowpass, bandpass or highpass filter (or lowpass+bandpass and highpass+bandpass) makes the unit pretty damn versatile and by using the wet/dry filter/no filter crossfader there's some neat shit that can be done too. Now it should be said that due to the fact that there's no resonance limiter, if using very high gain, with high resonance and turning the cutoff frequency very high the filter might cut out - not to worry, just turn the cutoff back a bit and the filter pops in again. This happens because the filter gets overloaded and can be avoided with a resonance limiter, however if i had one of those all the super-awesome bounce would be gone and it'd sound like all the other filter out there.

The Ekdahl moisturizer has six CV/Expression pedal related jacks on the back, one of them is a LFO output so you can control other shit with The Moisturizer's LFO. All the other jacks are inputs and takes either CV or Expression pedal, they are: Reverb Mixture, VCF Cutoff, VCF Filter Mode (LP/BP/HP), Filter Mixture and LFO Speed.

Notes: Long-awaited update of Jomox's unique take on filtering, step sequencing and effects. Touchpad programming, CV control and deep MIDI integration make the MoonWind a powerful all-rounder.

Supplier's Notes:
Almost 12 years ago, Jomox brought out the first Moonwind. Now it's about time for an improved successor with OLED display, touch pad and more buttons for instant access.

Moonwind MkII is a true analogue stereo filter with built-in step sequencer, a fantastic sounding digital FX chip, two LFOs, VCA, two ADSR envelopes and envelope follower modulation.
Fixed CV in- and outputs and 6 assignable CVs make the Moonwind Mk II a versatile choice even in eurorack environment.

Everything is storable and controllable via Midi.

You can play the Moonwind Mk II like a synth by Midi notes and play melodies on the filters if they whistle in self-resonant mode.

The sequencer is able to control cutoff, Q and resonance per step and filter and thus turns the stereo filter with analogue fed back effects into a creative instrument of its own.

The editing of sequences can also be made via touchpad:

This makes the Moonwind Mk II an easy-to-use and awesome analogue sounding engine that is playable like a synth and can be seamlessly integrated into a DAW recording system

Specifications

Two real analogue low noise multimode filters
OTA technology *
Per filter Q (narrowness) and Resonance are separately adjustable **
Per filter the shapes lowpass, highpass, bandpass and notch are assignable
The filters are connectable among each other***
Per filter there is one LFO with 64 waveforms which controls the cutoff
Per filter there is envelope amount, the envelope is created from the audio with an analogue envelope follower
2 ADSR envelopes for filter and VCA that are triggered via Midi
Inputs are Hi-Z and can amplify guitar or bass signals directly
Touchpad for intuitive editing

2 CV outputs
3 fixed CV inputs
6 programmable CV inputs with amounts
Digital effects chip with 15 algorithms
Analog FX Feedback in order to create tape delays and wave guides
Three parameters per FX algorithm
The effects programs include chorus, flanger, tremolo, reverb, delay and some more exiting programs
Eight effects programs can be reloaded by OS update later on
Built-in noise generator with metallic noise and volume control
Sequencer can record Cutoff, Q and Res separately per step and filter
Maximum 64 steps per pattern
Maximum 32 steps per bar (then max. 2 bars), bars can be dynamically set according to the number of steps per bar
Clock divider can resolve max. 32th per bar
Record/undo function to record filter trails by the rotary knobs or touchpad
Direct Touchmode can record sequences with your fingertip
Sequencer and LFOs are midi clock synchronizeable
Midi notes control the cutoff of the filters, CCs the rest of parameters
Cutoff, Q and Resonance are made as classical potentiometers
Stable metal axis potentiometers and encoders with axle bearings
256x64 px LCD display
OS is updateable via Midi

Dimensions:

Width: 318mm
Depth: 180mm
Height front: 44mm
Height back: 72mm

Weight: 1.8kg

Notes: Classy stuff from the London label's debut collab with one of our favourite synth brands. Classy stereo delay with analogue filtering and creamy valve distortion. Perfect for studio or live use.

Supplier's Notes:
Ninja Tune - an English independent record label based in London and Erica Synths have teamed up to create a custom dub delay effects unit, the Zen Delay.

Features
Controls: delay time, feedback, delay mod (5 presets), tap button, dry/wet, bypass switch, filter cutoff, resonance, drive, input level, filter mode

Inputs
Stereo In: 2x standard jack

MIDI In: standard MIDI socket

CV In: standard jack

Outputs

Stereo Out: 2 x standard jack

Delay times: 1-5000ms with 1/8...x8 of clock/tap rate in beat mode

Inspired by a trip to Berlin's trailblazing music hardware trade show Superbooth, Coldcut's Matt Black and longtime friend Dr Walker (Liquid Sky artist collective / Air Liquide) envisaged the exciting possibilities of a custom hardware effects unit. The result is the creation of the Zen Delay i the first-ever hardware effects unit produced in collaboration with an electronic music label.

Bringing together the best of the digital and analogue worlds, the Zen Delay is a BPM-synced stereo delay line, combining extreme feedback ranges for dub and experimental lo-fi effects with a multi-mode 24 dB synth filter and valve overdrive.

Created and manufactured by Erica Synths, the unit is housed in a metal case with Erica Synths' signature bakelite knobs and a valve circuit for extra analogue warmth. While sonically versatile, it is incredibly easy to use each function has a physical knob that you can play around with without diving into manuals or scrolling through menus on a tiny screen.

Crafted in close collaboration with DJs and producers, the Zen Delay was uniquely developed with both live and studio use in mind and is suitable for many different performance situations, musical styles and instruments. While most delay devices are designed as 'stomp boxes' for guitarists, the device is equally powerful in the hands of electronic music producers, artists and DJs, adding a unique, warm and powerful sonic character to drum machines, loops, vocals, synths, samples or any other source. Even full tracks or a live stereo mix can be enhanced by the combination of analogue and digital circuitry, breathing new life into iPad performances and giving traditional digital synths and drum machines a huge kick.

The Zen Delay is a product of our expertise on vacuum tube designs, our powerful, custom DSP platform and the great sound of our filter ICs made and developed in Latvia. It by far exceeded expectations in terms of how it sounds and feels when played. - Girts Ozolin

The Zen Delay is the analogue delay unit I've been waiting for. Stereo warmth, tone and texture. Perfect for live abusage, and studio madness love it - The Bug

The Zen excels at the sort of extreme dub possibilities Coldcut love. Feed it back! - Matt Black

For years I have dreamed of a state-of-the-art stereo valve dub delay for my MPC that perfectly masters all sound aesthetics from "badass" to "psychedelic hypnotically trashed" and now, have a look! There it is... the Zen Delay! - Dr Walker

Power: 12v (power supply for worldwide use is included)
In/Out levels: 3.2v peak to peak
DAC
114 dB dynamic range

-100dB THD+N

ADC
108 dB dynamic range

-98 dB THD+N

Dimensions: 21 x 15 x 5 cm
Weight: 870g