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Review: After a two-year hiatus, New York's finest purveyors of flash-fried power pop and disco-punk return with their sixth full-length. Despite being 18 years into their career, there are few signs of tiredness on the predictably vibrant As If. While potential sing-along moments are plentiful, it's the looseness of their grooves and the incessant funkiness of tracks such as "All U Writers", "Ooo", and the thrillingly low-slung "All The Way" - in which the Brookyln-based outfit brilliantly fuse springy dub-disco grooves, wild synths and classic house riffs - that catches the ear. Interestingly, the strongest influences this time round appear to be Prince and early Red Hot Chili Peppers, giving the album a particularly kaleidoscopic aural hue.

Notes: Comb is an IIR peaking comb filter with control over cutoff frequency, resonance that can be driven into self oscillation, and a dampening filter in the feedback path. An incredibly short, tuned delay line will alter the character of your input by imposing harmonic peaks on the source. Subtle settings can result in thickening timbres, reminiscent of phaser-like effects, while more extreme settings can create lustrous string sounds from white noise, or tear your waveform to shreds. Explore new sonic territory with Comb.

Notes: Compressor with side chain functionality.

Notes: Euclid is a rhythmic pattern generator based on ideas originally presented by Euclid, the Greek mathematician. The Euclidean algorithm can be adapted to create rhythms by taking the total number of active steps in a sequence, and then distributing them across the entirety of the pattern.

This creates cyclical rhythms that are immediately musical and can be used for everything from EDM to IDM. Bring your patches full circle with Euclid.

Notes: Hat is a hi-hat cymbal with a wild side. Finding something unique is easy with a blend of sounds ranging from robotic to metallic. At its core are three unique sound sources made up of six oscillators, a noise generator, and a number of filters. Sizzle affects each source independently, adjusting oscillator and filter frequencies, allowing for a broad range of sounds. In addition, separate trigger inputs for open and closed allow for a complete hi-hat pattern on a single module. No matter what situation it's in, Hat provides shimmering, metallic timbres for any percussive purpose.

Notes: Hat is a hi-hat cymbal with a wild side. Finding something unique is easy with a blend of sounds ranging from robotic to metallic. At its core are three unique sound sources made up of six oscillators, a noise generator, and a number of filters. Sizzle affects each source independently, adjusting oscillator and filter frequencies, allowing for a broad range of sounds. In addition, separate trigger inputs for open and closed allow for a complete hi-hat pattern on a single module. No matter what situation it's in, Hat provides shimmering, metallic timbres for any percussive purpose.

Notes: LFO is a voltage controlled low frequency oscillator. 8 waveforms are available with smooth morphing between each, allowing for complex and unique patterns.

In addition to sine, triangle, sawtooth, and square waveforms on the primary output, four alternate waveforms are accessible simultaneously via the secondary waveform output. The alternate waveforms have been designed with modulation in mind and provide an innovative voltage source to use on filters, oscillators, and everything else.

Animate your modulations with LFO.

Notes: Mix is a 4 channel mixer that is great for audio or control voltage signals. Up to four inputs can be combined to a single output each with its own level control.

Notes: MMF is an analogue, multimode filter with a 12dB per octave slope. Its sonic character swings all the way from classic low pass to squelchy acid lines. Simultaneous outputs of low pass, high pass, and band pass filter types are provided allowing for many variations of the input signal. Whether you're looking for smooth and creamy, or resonant and wild, MMF can go there.

Notes: MMF is an analogue, multimode filter with a 12dB per octave slope. Its sonic character swings all the way from classic low pass to squelchy acid lines. Simultaneous outputs of low pass, high pass, and band pass filter types are provided allowing for many variations of the input signal. Whether you're looking for smooth and creamy, or resonant and wild, MMF can go there.

Notes: Plug in and play with the 2hp Patch Cables! Available in multiple sizes and bundles, these 2hp color-certified green cables will bring the pop to your system in a sleek, tiny package. Designed to work with 2hp's tiny modules, the 2hp Patch Cables will comfortably fit into the most crowded corners of your system, big or small!

Sleek, tiny package

Lunchbox cables

Notes: Pluck is a physical modelling synth voice. It uses the Karplus-Strong algorithm to create plucked string sounds. The dampening control sets the size of the string and allows for dramatic timbral shifts.

The decay control changes note length from percussive transients to infinite harp sounds. In addition, four voice polyphony provides complex layered tones; all from a single sound source.

Strum a new chord with Pluck.

Notes: Trim is a 2 channel passive attenuator. It features two individual channels of attenuation.

Notes: Tune is a multi-scale pitch quantizer. It features 11 scales ranging from chromatic to octatonic with everything in between. In addition, the bias control allows the user to transpose the melody to a different octave or starting note.

This functionality opens up every musical mode for each of its 11 scales and provides a performable control for transforming melodies on the fly.

Notes: Vowel is a speech synthesis and formant oscillator. It synthesises and approximates the human voice by generating vowel sounds. These can be manipulated to provide deep low baritones, or high-pitched squeaks. Two unique algorithms provide separate takes on this exciting synthesis method and allow for a multitude of talking synth sounds.

Review: New label D59B Recordings takes you on a journey through the deeper shades of electronics on their inaugural release. It's quite a mixed bag yet it still remains consistent throughout, whether it's the deep chug of Canadian Eddie C's meditative 'Winter', TCB's descent into the cosmic hole on 'Spring' or Sardinian hypnotic techno expert Claudio PRC's icy dub techno soundscape (ironically) titled 'Summer' - you will definitely experience four seasons in a day on Fall Winter Spring Summer Vol 1.

Review: Two years have passed since Melbourne collective 30/70 released "Elevation", a superb mini album on Rhythm Section International that showcased their unique and hard-to-pigeonhole fusions of neo-soul, hip-hop, jazz, spoken word and broken beat. Here they return to Bradley Zero's much-admired imprint with arguably their most expansive release to date. It's another wonderfully creative, loose-limbed and hard to pin-down affair, with highlights including the wild contemporary jazz-meets-bruk brilliance of "Reprise", the slick jazz-funk/hip-hop fusion of "Echoplex", the fizzing live drum and bass dreaminess of "Crystal Hills" and the heady soul righteousness of "NYP".

Notes: Low-cost, portable, compact enclosure that turns Eurorack modules into table-top instruments.

The Pod20 is 20HP with 1.34" (34mm) of available module depth. The built-in power supply has two power connectors and can be daisy-chained to other Pods. More power connectors can be added with the Multi Power Cable accessory.

Pods require a power brick. If you already have a powered Pod and power brick (or a Row Power module) you can use a barrel cable to daisy-chain powered Pods.

The Pod20 includes ten (10) M3x8mm stainless steel screws and is compatible with M3 Knurlies.

Notes: The Pod48X is 48HP with 2.00" (51mm) of available module depth. The built-in power supply has four power connectors and can be daisy-chained to other Pods. More power connectors can be added with the Multi Power Cable accessory.

Pods require a power brick. If you already have a powered Pod and power brick (or a Row Power module) you can use a barrel cable to daisy-chain powered Pods.

The Pod48X includes ten (10) M3x8mm stainless steel screws and is compatible with M3 Knurlies.

Notes: Inspired by Twin T-Networks circuits used in many lengendary drum machines, ADDAC system have developed a simple and straight forward 4 voice percussion module with frequency controls for each of its voices.

At each voice input there's a gate to trigger converter so any input source is possible.
Audio inputs can also be used as an input, in this case and due to the nature of the gate to trigger converter, each voice can be used as very destructive filters.

The top 2 channels feature a higher frequency range, the bottom 2 channels feature a lower frequency range.

Tech Specs:
6HP
2.5 cm deep
40mA +12V
40mA -12V

Notes: Following the ADDAC103 T-Networks, this new module is also inspired by Twin T-Networks circuits used in many lengendary drum machines. A simple 4 voice module with frequency controls for each of the voices. This new module also features CV inputs with attenuverters for each voice Frequency. Due to the specificities of the circuit, and to keep the module at a low price, these inputs are not callibrated to 1v/octave.

At each voice input there's a gate to trigger converter so any input source is possible.
Audio inputs can also be used as an input, in this case and due to the nature of the gate to trigger converter, each voice can be used as very destructive filters.

The top 2 channels feature a higher frequency range, the bottom 2 channels feature a lower frequency range.

Notes: Following the ADDAC103 T-Networks, this new module is inspired by it's simplicity. This is a 4 voice Square Oscillator with VCA, FM switch and a slew decay for the incoming Trigger IN. All voices are then sent through a Multimode Filter.

Each voice has it's own VCA input where any input is accepted (Trigger, Gate, CV) The [DECAY] controls the slew decay applied to the incoming signal, if [DECAY] is fully anti-clockwise then it works as a Mute. The [FM ON] switches activate/deactivate the FM input coming from the previous voice: Voice 1 FM comes from voice 4, voice 2 FM comes from voice 1, and so on, so you can FM all of them in a FM loop.

All 4 voices are summed and sent through a filter with controls over [CUTOFF] with an Attenuverter for the CV input and [RESO- NANCE]. Three filter outputs are provided [LOWPASS], [BANDPASS] and [HIGHPASS]

The [EXTERNAL IN] input can be routed through a jumper on the back of the module allowing the incoming signal to go to:
the filter input for processing an external audio source.
all of the 4 voices Frequency control allowing for some experi- mental CV control over pitch of all 4 voices at the same time (due to the specificities of the circuit and to keep the module at a low price these inputs are not callibrated to 1v/octave).

Notes: This is the last module in Addac System's T-Networks series, a straight forward 4 voice module with frequency and decay controls for each of the voices. As the name already unveils, a noise source has been added, and 2 different circuits have been created, that explore the timbre of a t-network when used to filter noise.

There are 2 different circuits in this module, voices 1 to 3 have a pre-vca t-network filter while in voice 4 the t-networks filter applied post-vca.

At each voice input there's a switch which sets which type of input to use, this signal will be used to control an internal VCA hence why the type of setting defined here is important:
1. Trigger - Any incoming CV will be converted into a 1ms trigger as soon as it crosses it's fixed threshold.
2. Mute - This disconnects then incoming signal effectivelly muting the voice.

3. Envelopes - This can be used with CV sources as well as Gate sources and simply follows the input signal.

This incoming signal will then be processed by a slew circuit which adds a decay factor allowing the user to set the "Tail" of each voice.

Trigger mode is mostly dedicated for percussive sounds while the Envelope mode is open to any external enve- lope control and able to control noise swooshes, swirls, crackles and pops simply out of t-networks filtered noise.

Audio inputs are also welcomed to be used as a Trigger/Envelope input.

Diferences between voices:
The first 3 voices also feature a Timbre selector switch: Hat/Snare
In Snare mode all frequencies coming from the t-networks filter pass thru to the output .
In Hat mode it adds a High Pass circuit which removes the mid/bottom frequencies (characteristic of the snare strike) creating a higher spectrum output which is closer to a Hat timbre.
All of these 3 voices are also differently tuned from each other to offer more timbrical options.

Voice 4 is closer to a typical t-networks circuit but this time peculiar one where the noise is gated by the vca and then sent through the t-networks filter.

Hat and Snare are terms used very looselly here, they are timbrical references and do not in any shape or form try to effectivelly replicate the complex timbres of a real world Hat or Snare.

Notes: ADDAC System's smallest buffered multiples allow you to connect one source to its input and have it distributed through all of the 3 adjacent outputs. You get two sets of four connectors. and it can do both audio and CV!

Notes: This small utility is the pedal's lover best friend, it allows 2 diferent chains of pedals to be independently connected to your synth.

The Send channels attenuate the synth level to instrument level.

The Return channels amplify the signal from instrument to synth level.

Specs:
- Width: 4 HP
- Depth: 3 cm
- Max current: 10mA

Notes: 4 Voices of Quantization with a 10 octave range.

Mechanical:

Format: Eurorack
Width: 10 HP
Depth: 5.2 cm

Control Voltage I/O:
CV inputs: i 5v
CV outputs: +10v

Electrical:
Max current: +140mA/-70mA
Bus Board Cable: 8 × 2 IDC (Doepfer style) connector

Notes: The ADDAC213B is the second pair of modules from ADDAC's Eurorack Bridge system.

A pair of ADDAC213Bs can be used in standalone to send/receive 8 CV or audio signals between different points inside the same case or as an expansion to the main pair of Eurorack Bridge modules, the ADDAC213As.

Two ADDAC213B modules can be connected to each other with the use of a single ribbon cable and then used inside a case to carry signals between distant points without the need for long cables. Less clatter, less spaghetti- more space of your fingers on those knobs!

ADDAC213Bs always come in pairs. A single pair can send & receive up to 8 CV or audio signals between different points in your case at the same time. The modules can be installed in normal position or a 180 degree position to fit any need.

As an Expansion to an ADDAC213A.

Each ADDAC213B connected to the backside of an ADDAC213A adds 8 more channels to the main bridging functionality of the ADDAC213A.

Up to 2 ADDAC213B can be connected to an ADDAC213A module, expanding the bridging between two difference cases to a total of 24 channels.

If you're looking for a simple one-cable bridge between your various cases, then look no further than the ADDAC213A.

Between the ADDAC213A pair and the ADDAC213B, your cases never looked so elegantly connected together!

Each module can be installed in normal position or at 180 degrees.

Mechanical:
. Format: Eurorack
. Width: 3 HP
. Depth: 2.5 cm

Electrical:
Passive / Does not draw current
Ribbon Cable: 50cm or 100cm ribbon cable

Notes: This new module should not be judged by it's size, at 6hp it's packed with features.

At its core it features a noise source and two precision Sample & Holds with 0.01% of maximum deviation from the Input which allows for quantized signals to be sent through without any noticeable detuning or the typical voltage drops over time.

The Sample & Hold sections can also be used as a Track & Hold meaning it holds the incoming input while the Trigger input is ON and lets the input flow to the output when the Trigger input is OFF.
Each section also features it's own slew processor with a single control over attack and decay and an ON/OFF switch.

The noise signal is normalled to both sections inputs, meaning that without a jack plugged into the Input the sample and hold function will act upon the incoming noise signal generating random CV values.

The [Trigger A Alternate] switch allows to Link both sections so that any trigger input in Trigger A will alternate between triggering the A and B section.

Besides each section outputs there's also 4 extra outputs: Noise, Difference, Average and Sum. The Noise output is coming from the noise source, the Difference output is the subtraction of section A minus section B, the Average output is the sum of both A plus B and then divided by 2 and finally the Sum output is the sum of both A plus B sections.

MECHANICAL:
Format: Eurorack
Width: 6 HP
Depth: 4 cm

ELECTRICAL:
Max current: +50mA/-50mA
Bus Board Cable: 8 × 2 IDC (Doepfer style) connector

Notes: Another addition to ADDAC200's CV Utilities.

This module features 3 independent Attenuverters each with its input, output and 13mm knob.

White areas allow the user to write down what is connected to each channel.

Channel 1 is normalled to Channels 2 and 3.

40 mA +12V
40 mA -12V
0 mA 5V
25 mm deep

Notes: While ADDAC were working on the new VC Stompboxes several expression pedals were tested and it became clear that most often, while playing a modular system, your hands are busy.
It's also normal to have an expression pedal lying around somewhere, so ADDAC have brought these back, cleaned up the dust and put them to good use.
This module allows the connection of any standard expression and sustain pedal.

The expression pedal action can be fine-tuned with Range and Offset knobs.
Range defines the voltage range (-10v, +10v).
Offset transposes the range by (-5v, +5v).
Two leds, plus and minus, monitor the CV Output
Positive and inverted output jacks.
The sustain pedal action will generate a gate signal on the gate output.
One led monitors this output.
The module also features a bus board +5v Adaptor, this will be able to provide +5v to any bus board.
This feature can be removed through a jumper on the back of the module.

Specs:
- Width: 4 HP
- Depth: 4 cm
- Max current: 20mA
. Bus Board Cable: 8 × 2 IDC (Doepfer style) connector

Notes: Inspired and officially licensed from Teia's Stochastic Function Generator which was introduced in 2013 but is no longer available. This earlier version served as an inspiration, but with a completely rebuilt and reprogrammed mcu to a fully featured 4 voice 2 stage envelope and slew generator.

This new module + expansion is ADDAC System's take on a different envelope/slew generator. It's a fully featured Quad Analogue Core Envelope Generator and Slew Processor with digital control which also incorporates built in random generators to control the Rise and Fall times.

Covering the full range from short sharp notes to long slow sweeps of up to 6 minutes. Together with the random generators it excels when used for drone soundscapes.

Used as a Slew Processor the random generators act as dynamic modulation sources affecting the rise and fall slew speed.

Fully featured outputs act as encouragement to self-patching creating interdependent envelopes acting in sync.

width: 20HP
200mA +12V
150mA -12v

ADDAC506B:
width: 2HP
10mA +12V
10mA -12v

CV OUTPUT RANGE:
Each channel CV output range can be set with the [Amplitude] and [Offset] attenuverters.
Amplitude can be set to a maximum of 10v peak to peak(pp), ex 0 to +10v or -5v to +5v.
Offset can as a maximum range of 20v peak to peak and allows to offset the CV to i10v.

Notes: Inspired and officially licensed from Teia's Stochastic Function Generator which was introduced in 2013 but is no longer available. This earlier version served as an inspiration, but with a completely rebuilt and reprogrammed mcu to a fully featured 4 voice 2 stage envelope and slew generator.

ADDAC System ADDAC506B VC Stochastic Function Generator Expansion Module (black faceplateADDAC System ADDAC506B VC Stochastic Function Generator Expansion Module (black faceplate
This expansion allows extra I/O to the ADDAC506, namelly:

Four trigger inputs for the random engine.

Four CV random outputs from the random engine.

Notes: This module comes to update the previous ADDAC802 Audio Mixer.

Each of the 5 channels has:
. VCA with initial Knob
. Monitor LED
. Independent output
. Linear or logarithmic control
. Solo/Off/Mix switch that routes their audio to the Solo Channel or the Mix channel. In Off position the VCA does not go to the outputs.

All 5 VCA's can be used separately for different sources (audio or cv) or mix in 2 different chains.

Outputs:
. 1 Pre Master VCA output
. 1 Post Master VCA output
. 1 Solo output

The Solo line is also intended for Pre Listening purposes, using this output to connect your headphones through a headphone amplifier module.

Mechanical:
. Format: Eurorack
. Width: 12 HP
. Depth: 55mm

Control Voltage I/O:
. CV inputs: i 10v

Electrical:
. Compatible with +-12v and +-15v power supplies
. Max current: +190mA/-150mA
. Bus Board Cable: 8 × 2 IDC (Doepfer style) connector

Review: By the time they recorded "Songs of Praise" in 1990, African Head Charge had gone from being an Adrian Sherwood solo project to a fully-fledged band helmed by percussionist Bonjo Ivabinghi Noah. Here reissued to mark the album's 20th birthday, the set remains arguably the group's greatest single work. While rooted in the twin attractions of heavy dub and dense African percussion, the album makes extensive use of a dizzying array of influences, from gospel, steppers reggae and yacht rock, to traditional Arabic music, blues, disco, religious chants and even industrial music. This edition features a handful of decent bonus tracks, but they're unnecessary: the original album is little less than a masterpiece and should reside in every discerning listener's record collection.