MODBASE 09 MKII: BASS DRUM MODULE

KEY FEATURES

• Tune Varies the pitch envelope of the VCO

• Pitch Basses as low as 10Hz reach up to 175Hz

• Decay Up to 2 sec

• Harmonics Enrichment of harmonics of the VCO - for the hardest kick drums on planet earth

• Pulse Change of the pure pulse part of the attack - gate time affects this parameter also

• Noise Change of the pure noise part of the attack - gate time affects this parameter also

• Attack Level of the mixing of Pulse and Attack

• EQ Filters the bass drum with a low pass filter - for soft and 808ish kick drums

• Gate T Varies the gate time from 0.1ms to 16ms

• Compr Compression of decaying envelope - for slim and clicky kicks and all the depth that is needed

• MetNze Metalized noise. A complex digital multitone pattern of 499 different combinations feeds the attack noise

• CV1-CV4 can route the external 0-5V CV signals to any of the above parameters including LFOs. Also negative amounts are processed.

• LIN. FM This is a true analog dedicated CV FM modulation input for the bass drum VCO. It only works linear-wise and does not offer musical semitones across the CV scale.

• ACC This is a CV input for the kick drum accent / velocity. This input may also trigger the kick drum dynamically if the ACC trigger mode is set and the sequencer is able to generate dynamic pulses.

• LFO The ModBase 09 has 2 LFOs that work on the pitch of the bass drum. The LFO always starts syncronous to the gate trigger.

• The wave forms are: saw up, saw down, sine+/-, triangle+/-, rectangle+/- and portions of it.

• MIDI The midi controllers of this module are identical to the Alpha Base/XBASE999/MBase11. All parameters including LFOs can be remotely controlled by Midi CCs.

• Bus Env Is the programmable level of the audio out signal from the bus on the back mixed to the Kick Drum VCA envelope. Works with experimental Jayemsonic modules.

• Measuresheight: 3 RU,size: 20 HP, depth: 53mm

• Power usage: ~120-140mA on +12V, ~80mA on -12V

OVERVIEW

The ModBase09 gets a successor which convincingly continues the concept of a storable and analogue kick drum with CV/gate in the eurorack world.