Bastl Instruments and Casper Electronics have introduced Dark Matter, a new Eurorack module that’s inspired by ‘no input’ mixing.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
Dark Matter is a high energy sound processor and signal generator that unleashes the crazy raw power of audio feedback into your eurorack system. It’s inspired by “no input” mixer feedback techniques that explore the complex natural behaviours of amplifier circuits pushed beyond their limits. Dark Matter brings this behavior to the modular synth, adds voltage control to everything, tons of patching options and a big ol’ bag of tricks for making feedback a truly *playable* effect.
Features:
- DRIVE
- Input VCA with gain and soft clipping
- Hyper drive switch for extra punch
- TONE
- 2 band equaliser
- Voltage controlled bass and treble boost/overdrive
- DYNAMICS
- Envelopes generated by INPUT signal
- Outputs 0-5V. Normalised to FBK CV and X-FADE CV inputs
- Low and High decay time switch
- Input pre or post DRIVE switch
- Envelope monitor LED
- FEEDBACK
- Voltage controlled feedback
- High frequency “warning” LED
- External feedback loop section
- FBK OUT and FBK IN jacks
- Output phase switch
- FBK VCA in/out switch
- CROSSFADER
- Voltage controlled crossfade between input and feedback
- Input pre/post drive crossfade switch
- DYNAMICS envelope normalized to mix CV input
- DRIVE
- Input VCA with gain and soft clipping
- Hyper drive switch for extra punch
- TONE
- 2 band equaliser
- Voltage controlled bass and treble boost/overdrive
- DYNAMICS
- Envelopes generated by INPUT signal
- Outputs 0-5V. Normalised to FBK CV and X-FADE CV inputs
- Low and High decay time switch
- Input pre or post DRIVE switch
- Envelope monitor LED
- FEEDBACK
- Voltage controlled feedback
- High frequency “warning” LED
- External feedback loop section
- FBK OUT and FBK IN jacks
- Output phase switch
- FBK VCA in/out switch
- CROSSFADER
- Voltage controlled crossfade between input and feedback
- Input pre/post drive crossfade switch
- DYNAMICS envelope normalized to mix CV input
Pricing and Availability
Dark Matter is available now for 265 €.
Finally a glitch/noise module for eurorack
Sarcasm? Just curious, Cuz if your really into that kinda thing there’s so many modules of that caliber (glitch/noise).
Noise, unless you using “noise” in a different context is one of the cornerstones of past and present modular environments.
And when it comes to glitch Error instruments is where its at, but they are not alone. Several Do-It yourself items out there as well as others that lend themselves to glitchy madness.
Glitch gets thrown around too casually these days. It is certainly noisy but not at all glitchy.
totally agree. Calling this “glitch” is lazy snark
Whoops I gladly paid for these modules when they weren’t free, these are premium modules! I have no regrets.
amazing promo vid!!!!
This vid makes me want to run baby laughing through my noise reap ISD and into Dark Matter.