Synth modules

Notes: Black edition of Hexinverter's 808-inspired drum bundle. Kick, clap, snare and hat modules recreate the iconic sounds of Roland's legendary analogue drum machine, all updated with modular features.

Supplier's Notes:
Introducing four re-issues of classic Hexinverter drum modules - the Mutant Bass Drum, Mutant Snare, Mutant Clap and Mutant Hihats! These modules are perfect for anyone with a taste for classic TR808/909 sounds, but with a greatly expanded tonal range with voltage control over parameters and, of course, optional high distortion!

Notes: Not just another clone or continuation of the 808-esque, acid-style kicks of the Mutant Bassdrum - the Mutant BD9 seeks to explore uncharted bassdrum territory by having an integrated sub-oscillator for maximal auditory obliteration.

Parametric bassdrum synthesis offers creative control of the core sound

The primary analogue VCO offers classic 909-esque sinusoidal bassdrums, but can also be switched to generate a square wave bassdrum

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 bassdrum, 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.

The overall timbre of the BD9 varies with the DRIVE control from warm, analogue bassdrums at low settings to speaker-shattering overdriven sounds at high settings. Output levels are modular-level signals, unlike many classic line-level percussive devices.

Still not heavy enough? Try the sub-oscillator.

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.

A jumper on the back of the module allows you to select between the sub-osc being a raw square wave or having some of the high frequency components removed with a lowpass filter.

At high OUTPUT DRIVE and SUB LVL combinations, the sub-oscillator can be modulated with CV to saturate the BD9 output in evolving ways.

The SUB OCT can be set to 0, -1 or -2 octaves down from the primary oscillator. A drop of 0 means that you can mix an equal-pitch square wave with a sinusoidal primary wave.

Designed for the contemporary modular synthesiser

Plenty of eurorack-compatible control voltage inputs with bipolar attenuverters allow synthesis of dynamic percussion

A practical analogue trigger circuit allows activation of the BD9 from many signal sources (anything with a positive-going edge lasting 2ms or longer). Most electronic drum pads can also directly trigger the Mutant BD9.

An accent input accepts analogue voltage control (0 to 5V will fully modulate the volume from low to high)

13HP | 30mm deep
+50mA, -50mA

Notes: ***B-STOCK: Product with some signs of usage but in perfect working order***


The Mutant Rimshot is a fully analogue rimshot and clave generator inspired by the rimshot found in the legendary 909 drum machine; a triple bridged-T oscillator coupled with a state variable filter. The clave sound (not a feature of the original 909 rimshot) is achieved by using just one of the oscillators.

Features

Three oscillator modes

Rimshot HI mode brings classic rimshot sounds
Rimshot LO gives a lower pitch range; try playing with the filter on this setting to get low tom and kickdrum sounds.
CLV (Clave) mode uses just one of the oscillators to give you a brighter, higher percussive sound.
A switch on the back lets you select between original and extended pitch modes. Original mode can give you rimshots exactly modelling that of classic machines (in Hi mode), whereas extended mode gives a wider range of pitch, at the expense of classic accuracy.

Three filter modes

Use the lowpass or highpass filter modes for classic sounding rimshots
Highpass and bandpass can give a wider range of clave and rimshot sounds, as well as completely different percussive elements (especially when turning the resonance up!)
VCF IN lets you blend the clave or rimshot with other sounds. Try adding some filtered noise for a more acoustic sounding rimshot, or for pseudo-snare type sounds.

Novel decay and filter mod controls

The MOD DECAY envelope controls the decay of the VCA envelope
The VCF MOD attenuverter allows you to modulate the filter cutoff with the MOD DECAY envelope
Alternatively, a switch on the back lets you modulate the filter cutoff with the pitch-controlled internal VCO, for filter FM style percussive hits.

Technical specifications

Width: 8HP | Depth: 30mm
Current draw: +45mA, -50mA @ 12V

Notes: What do you get when you combine voltage controlled distortion and one of the most infamous bassdrums? Hexinverter took one of the most revered bassdrum synthesis designs of all time - the TR-808 and completely redesigned it for use in a modular analogue synthesiser.

13HP
30mm deep
+55mA, -45mA
Eurorack format module

Notes: Designed by Hexinverter, from classic electro snares to warping, alien percussion, the Mutant Snare is a radical departure from the static sounds of the TR-808.

13HP
30mm deep
+50mA, -50mA
Eurorack format module

Notes: The iconic clap sound of the TR-909, but with all the features we all wished the original had. Hexinverter's take on this design adds some much-needed range and depth. The clap is a highly versatile module - it is a voltage-controlled LFSR noise oscillator as well as a powerful percussion synthesis engine.

13HP
30mm deep
+75mA, -45mA
Eurorack format module