Erica Synths has announced Hexinverter‘s modular take on the classic TR-909 kick, the Hexinverter Mutant BD9.

A combination of voltage-controlled distortion and the iconic flavor of the TR-909, Hexinverter’s interpretation of this iconic Bass Drum in modular format gives it more power, grit and flexibility. The primary analog VCO offers classic 909-esque sinusoidal bass drums, but can also be switched to generate a square wave bass drum.

Here’s a Erica Synths x Hexinverter’s Mutant BD9 demo:

Mutant BD9 Features:

• The primary analog VCO offers classic 909-esque sinusoidal bass drums, but can also be switched to generate a square wave bass drum
• The PITCH of the VCO spans several octaves, from about 30Hz to 240Hz, and can be modulated with voltage control
• A novel PITCH DECAY circuit allows you to adjust the duration and AMOUNT of the pitch-modulation envelope applied to the bassdrum, from short blips to exaggerated tom-like sweeps
• The AMPLITUDE DECAY allows adjustment of the length of the bass drum, from short punchy kicks to massive booms. This parameter is voltage-controlled with a snappy CV response time, allowing you to modulate the duration of your kicks per step.
• The CLICK generator is responsible for the attack intensity of the BD9. A fair amount of circuitry goes into creating this subtle punch at the beginning of the kick. The level of this effect is adjustable up to a fairly dramatic extremity.
• A square wave sub-oscillator derived from the primary oscillator’s pitch can be mixed in (manually and with voltage control) to the BD9. The effect can be subtle deepness or extreme timbre changes.
• The overall timbre of the BD9 varies with the DRIVE control from warm, analog bass drums at low settings to speaker-shattering overdriven sounds at high settings. Output levels are modular-level signals, unlike many classic line-level percussive devices.

Pricing and Availability. Erica Synths x Hexinverter Mutant BD9 bass drum module is available now for €180 from the Erica Synths website.