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Shakmat Modular – Mod Medusa – Full DIY Kit

In a simplistic way, The Mod Medusa could be described as a Euclidean LFO : an “algorithmic” modulation source which produces variable period LFO signals synced to rhythmic patterns. Those patterns are generated by algorithms such as the  classic Euclidean one or from different algorithms adapted from the Shakmat White and Knight’s Gallop. The Mod Medusa has 4 outputs which generate 4 correlated LFOs, giving different “polyrhythms” according to the chosen mode.

Generated waveforms can easily be twisted using the symmetry and shape parameters which continuously morph the signal into different waveshapes. The range of  panel controls and assignable Gate and VCA Inputs turn the Mod Medusa into a strong performance tool. A very unique but cohesive approach to modulation which leads to instantaneous and original results!

Mod Medusa – Build Document | User Manual

Features

  • Unique concept of sequenced LFO
  • Four outputs which can be correlated or independent
  • Four correlation modes : Main, Compute, Random or Phase
  • Eight tables generated by algorithms producing different rhythmic patterns
  • Length (from 1 to 16 steps), density and shift controls over the sequence
  • Shape and symmetry controls over the generated waveforms
  • Unipolar or Bipolar outputs
  • Peak Sync function – options to synchronise the LFO to the incoming clock
  • Assignable gate input which can work as ratchet, track and hold or one shot mode.
  • Assignable VCA input which can be assigned to any output.
  • On board clock divider
  • Bipolar CV inputs (except for the VCA input)
  • Current state storing
  • Skiff Friendly
  • Rubber injected knobs
  • Width: 12 hp

Shakmat Modular – Jeweler Cast – Full DIY Kit

The Shakmat Modular Jeweler Cast, provides you with a great variety of signal processing capabilities like ring modulation, wavefolding, distortion and crossfading. It is a great companion to any combo of VCOs or LFOs as it melts, bends, and chisels all types of signals, audio, or CV.

The Jeweler Cast is built of two independent sections, the MIX for crossfading and ring modulation, and the SHAPER for wavefolding and distortion. With this combination of features, this fully analog yet compact module can manipulate basic waveforms and complex signals in infinite ways.

Features

  • Mix section crossfading between three sources including a ring modulator
  • Shape section acting as a wavefolder or a heavy distortion
  • Bypass (dry signal) of the shape section at minimum setting
  • Process audio or CV signals
  • AC coupling switch
  • Djtechtools rubber injected knobs
  • Skiff friendly

Specs

  • Width: 6 HP
  • Depth: 21 mm
  • Power Consumption: 75 mA +12V, 65 mA -12V

Jeweler Cast – Build Guide | User Manual

Shakmat Modular – Harlequin’s Context – Full DIY Kit

The Harlequin’s Context is a theatre piece in 16 scenes and 4 acts. In those scenes, four channels can shapeshift into different roles such as: offset, random, LFO or envelope. Scene selection can be done manually or can be addressed / sequenced with the CV and gate inputs depending on the set configuration.

Packed in 12hp with a ton of features, the Harlequin’s Context is a powerful tool to prepare a live set with, and to create very unique modulation signals in the studio.

Harlequin’s Context – Build Guide | User Guide | Cheat Sheet

Features

  • Quad channel modulation preset creater
  • 16 scenes manually selectable, CV addressable or sequence-able with a clock signal
  • 15 different modulation algorithms : Offsets, LFOs, Randoms, Envelops or Serial
  • 14 different sets, defining the way the module reacts to the CV and Gate inputs
  • Morphing mode allowing to morph different modulation types
  • Non-volatile memory of 16 slots of 16 scenes
  • Select bus compatible as transmitter or receiver
  • Skiff Friendly
  • Djtechtools rubber injected potentiometers
  • 12 hp wide

Shakmat Modular – Aeolus Seeds – Full DIY Kit

The Aeolus Seeds is dedicated to quadraphonic modulation and vector synthesis. This module allows you to manipulate the dynamics of a fully analog signal path through four VCAs driven by a handy multi channel modulation source.

As well as an obvious tool for quadraphonic spatialisation, Aeolus Seeds is also a useful device for vector synthesis, thanks to its Sum output.

The CV output also pushes the exploration further by providing signals to other modules, enabling you to breathe more life into the sound spatialisation of a quad environment.

Aeolus Seeds – Build Document | User Manual | Sound Snippets (zip)

Features

  • Full analog path quadraphonic spatializer
  • 6 main modes of modulation including LFO, envelopes and randomness
  • 6 different configurations (of which path the sound takes in the quadraphonic space)
  • Sync input allowing resettable and synced modulations
  • CV output providing different parameters of the modulation such as the angle or the distance from the center
  • Suitable for vector synthesis, scanning or morphing applications thanks to the Sum output
  • Bipolar CV inputs
  • Current state storing
  • Skiff Friendly
  • 10 hp wide

Shakmat Modular – Aeolus Mixer – Full DIY Kit

Aeolus Mixer from Shakmat is a Eurorack quadraphonic mixer that brings together quadraphonic, stereo, and mono signals into one place. It’s perfect for installations, concerts, and 5.1 surround sound applications.

Aeolus Mixer features three sets of quadraphonic inputs and two sets of stereo inputs. The inputs are normalled together, allowing the quadraphonic section to handle stereo signals, and all sections accept mono signals. The second stereo input section has a cross switch, which changes how the two signals pass into the quadraphonic section.

Aeolus Mixer features four primary and two secondary outputs. Center is a mix of channels 1 and 2, otherwise known as the front channels, while the sum is a mix of all four channels. An included 5.1 switch compensates the gain on channels 1 and 2 to keep the volume equal between the front and rear. Four headers on the rear of the module provide a way to reduce the output gain by 6dB for each of the four primary outputs.

Eurorack has barely scratched the surface of the possibilities of quadraphonic spacializing. This module is a simple and elegant solution for panning and mixing signals in a four-axis space.

Aeolus Mixer – Build Document | User Manual 

  • Quadraphonic unity mixer
  • 3 quadraphonic inputs with mono and stereo normalisation
  • 2 stereo inputs with mono normalisation
  • Cross switch on the second stereo input allowing stereo crossing in the quadraphonic space
  • 5.1 compatible outputs thanks to the center and sum output in addition to the four main outputs
  • Jumpers on the back on the module for gain reduction
  • 6hp wide

 

Shakmat Modular – Time Apprentice – Full DIY Kit

The Time Apprentice is a compact dual configurable clock divider in 1U format. Each divider has their own set of divisions, perfect for applications such as clocking and resetting sequencers, syncing pingable modulation sources or triggering events. A set of jumpers at the back of the module allows for personalisation of the divider’s behaviour. This kit can be built to fit either the Intellijel or Pulp Logic 1U format.

Build Document | User Manual

Features

  • Dual clock dividers
  • Dedicated potentiometer for each divider with two different ratio ranges
  • 4 jumpers at the back allowing customisation of the dividers (triggers/gates, auto-reset, alternative clocking)
  • Skiff friendly (25mm deep)
  • Intellijel and Pulp Logic format supported
  • 1U — 14hp

Shakmat Modular – Dual Dagger – Full DIY Kit

The Dual Dagger is a double-sided weapon, carefully sharpened to chop stereo signals. This filter gives independent control over low-pass and high-pass cutoff frequencies, and an assignable resonance is shared on one control.

The Link function turns the dual filter into a band-pass filter, with control over frequency, bandwidth and band edge resonance! The module is carefully calibrated to share the exact same parameters on both audio channels and thanks to the pan function, it is easy to break up the cutoff frequencies of each side up, which leads to a whole new territory of stereo treatments!

Dual Dagger – Build Document | User Manual

All SMD is already pre-soldered

Features

  • Dual 24dB/octave (low pass and high pass) stereo filter
  • Individual control on the low pass and high pass frequencies
  • Shared and assignable control upon resonance
  • Link function turning the module into a 48dB/octave bandpass filter
  • CV input over low pass frequency, hi pass frequency and resonance
  • CV input for “panning” control of the low pass and the hi pass
  • Adjustable calibration for identical left and right channels behaviour
  • Width: 6HP
  • Skiff Friendly

Shakmat Modular – Time Wizard – Full DIY Kit

The Shakmat Modular Time Wizard is an 8HP sextuple clock divider. The module features individual division control for all six outputs and there are different division options available depending on the divider channel being used. The outputs are split into two sections – A and B. Each section can receive its own separate clock input if desired, and there is also extra functionality associated with both sections:

Section A has the ability to multiply incoming clock signals (either x3 or x4) before the clock reaches the dividers. This allows you to easily dial in triplets or create very unusual clock ratio’s – for example: multiply by 4 and divide by 7 at the same time.

Section B has the option to receive it’s own master clock from RST input on the front panel or internally from divider B4. This allows you to create further complex divisions from the dividers below. There is also a jumper on the back of the module that allows outputs B5 and B6 to be switched from triggers to gates.

The module features an internal auto-reset option which comes from divider B6. This can be switched on to affect either just Section A or all of the outputs. There is also a manual reset input on the front panel. Finally there are some additional logic function options for divider A2: This output can be switched to provide the following functions : A2 AND B5 or A2 OR A3.

Time Wizard – User Manual | Assembly Guide PCB v1.1

Specifications:

  • Size: 8 HP
  • Depth: 22 mm
  • Current Draw: 20 mA @ 12V, 0 mA @ -12V
  • Trigger Inputs: 0 – 5V
  • Outputs: 0 – 5V

Shakmat Modular – Tessitura Tailor – Full DIY Kit

The Tessitura Tailor adds or substracts a precise voltage (from -2 to +2 volts) to the signal received at the CV input. This signal is transposed by octaves, depending on the rotary switch’s position. As the CV input is normalised to 0 volt, the module works without any input as an octave switch. This kit can be built to fit either the Intellijel or Pulp Logic 1U format.

Build Document | User Manual

  • Switchable CV transposer/generator
  • Stepped potentiometer allowing transposition from -2 to +2 octaves
  • Precison trimmer at the back of the module for fine-tunning.
  • Skiff friendly (25mm deep)
  • Intellijel and Pulp Logic format supported
  • 1U — 10hp

 

Shakmat Modular – Gemini’s Path – Full DIY Kit

Gemini’s Path is a 6HP dual VCA with internal modulation source and trigger extractor. The clever internal interconnection of the components makes Gemini’s Path a panorama and dynamics tool. The module reacts to the transients of incoming CV or audio signals, extracts trigger signals and activates the internal modulation source. A compressor or auto-panner, for example, can be patched in no time at all and can be quickly recalled using the memory function.

Gemini’s Path consists of several internally interconnected sections:

  • Two analog VCAs
  • Trigger Extractor consisting of rectifier, envelope follower and trigger detector. The sum of the incoming audio signals is fed into this section and the threshold potentiometer determines from which incoming voltage value a trigger is extracted.
  • The modulation source is triggered by the above section and generates envelopes, LFOs or random values.

Four modes are available:

-Expander: A release envelope is generated by each incoming trigger. In this case, the Time parameter controls the length of the release envelope and Depth controls the minimum amplitude or offset of the VCA.

-Pump: Compressor with adjustable depth (Depth) and release envelope (Time).

-LFO Pan: The LFO controls the panning of the audio signal and can be modulated in frequency (Time) and stereo spread (Depth). Triggers in this mode serve as soft sync for the LFO.

-Random Pan: Similar to the LFO Pan, the frequency is modulated by the Time parameter and the width of the panorama by the Depth parameter. Unlike the LFO Pan mode, this mode generates random values that move from one value to another. Trigger signals generate new random values.

Four alternative modes are also available:

-Hold Expander: Similar to the Expander mode with the difference that the VCAs are controlled by a hold function instead of a release envelope.

-Animated Pump: Like Pump mode but with a positive Saw-LFO

-Auto Pan: With each incoming trigger the position in the panorama is changed. Time controls the speed of the panning effect and Depth controls the width of the panorama.

-Granuliser: In this mode gates of random length are created which are influenced by the time parameter. The width of the panorama is controlled by the Depth parameter.

Since the module is DC-coupled, it is suitable for processing control signals as well as audio signals.

Features:

• Dual VCA

• Stereo / dual mono dynamic and panning processor

• Low noise and distortion That Corp dual VCA core

• Trigger detector section extracting gates & triggers from any audio / CV signal

• 4 dynamic modes : pump, animated pump, expander and holder

• 4 panning modes : LFO pan, random pan, auto-pan and granuliser

• Simple VCA mode giving direct access to level and panning

• Flexible control assignment : shared, dual or independent control with ability to load different modes for each channel

• Audio and external inputs DC coupled

• Unipolar CV inputs

• User replaceable firmware chip

• Digital jumper allowing to set dynamic modes sensible to triggers or gates

• Current state storing

• Skiff Friendly

• Width: 6HP

Gemini’s Path – Build Document | User Manual

Shakmat Modular – Knight’s Gallop – Full DIY Kit

Math & Rhythm

Two outputs and five different rhythmic flavors multiply by a load of “algo-rhythmic” processing to result in a practically infinite number of polyrhythms. That’s the fundamental formula that produces the Knight’s Gallop principle : a dual trigger generator providing sequences according to tables and modes.

The source tables contain patterns such as the Euclidean polyrhythms, and the modes allow the user manipulate and mangle those patterns according to different algorithms. As the module has two outputs, it is a very powerful instrument to create diversified and instantaneous polyrhythms.

Features

• Dual Output Trigger Generator

• Variable length sequences (up to 16 steps)

• Length and Pulse amount potentiometers and CV inputs

• Shift + & shift – buttons allowing to shift the sequence forward and backward

• Main (MN) mode providing a lot of utlity modes for the second output : reset, no shift, invert and reverse

• Compute (CP) mode calculating associated sequences for the second output delivering very musical polyrythm

• Random (RD) mode adding randomness on the sequence feeding the second output, 4 amounts of randomness determined by the sub mode

• Dual (DL) mode allowing to set the two outputs seperatly

• Record (RC) mode turning the Knight’s Gallop into a “play your sequence on the buttons and record it” module

• Five different kind of tables for five different rythmic flavours : Classic Euclidean (CE), Revised Euclidean (RE), Erdos Deep (ED), Divide Integer (DI) & Divided sequences (DS)

• User replaceable firmware chip

• Elektron style push buttons

• High quality metal potentiometer with double rubber injected knobs

• Skiff friendly (25mm deep)

• 8 HP Wide

Shakmat Modular – Clock O’ Pawn – Full DIY Kit

Discontinued – Oct 22

The Clock O’Pawn is a versatile clock sourcing Eurorack module, that’s been designed to be the master clock for your system. Clock O’Pawn boasts four different clock generation sources, with dual clock outputs and a dedicated reset output as well as a transport section that lets you start, stop, and reset connected instruments.

Clock signals can be generated either from the internal BPM potentiometer, the tap tempo button, an external clock source, or the MIDI in (MIDI-TRS cable included). If you get bored by a metronomous clock, turn up the swing function for a nice shuffled feel or for triplets. The second clock output has alternative settings that can be configured to ignore the swing settings, the stop button, or ignore both settings if required. The Clock O’Pawn MIDI input is compatible with both types of MIDI-TRS standard.

Build Guide | User Manual

Features:

  • Dual Output Clock Generator
  • 4 different clock sources: BPM potentiometer, tap tempo, external clock in or MIDI in
  • Reset output generating a reset trigger slightly preceeding the first clock signal
  • Swing function, controlled by a potentiometer, swinging from slight groovy swang to triplets
  • Ergonomic transport buttons allow the user to start, stop, pause and reset the module
  • Second output providing a copy of the first output non affected by the swing, by the stop or by both
  • Compatible with both types of MIDI to TRS adapter (Type B included )
  • User replaceable firmware chip
  • Elektron style push buttons
  • High quality metal potentiometer with double rubber injected knob
  • Width: 6 HP
  • Skiff friendly (25mm deep)
  • Current Draw: 10 mA @ 12V, 0 mA @ -12V