BATTLE assembled with PROFADER

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BATTLE assembled with PROFADER
€460.00 €430.00

PRESALE (expected shipping June/July)
€355,40 (ex VAT)
This special presale price will be available only for the first batch. After the release the price will be €460,- (380,- ex VAT).

The pictures 2 and 3 are the previous BATTLE!

The first prototype is now fully working and I am starting to prepare the files for the factory. As there are people waiting for the module I am opening the presale that will help funding the production costs.



the difference with the previous BATTLE is huge!

The v2 is based on Blackmer That VCA's and is stereo.
Next to that I added a headphone output with PFL switches.

But most cool added features (in my opinion) are:
- the two hamsterswitches per channel
- Tilt eq per channel
- rasor sharp curves that can be individual set per channel
- A differential on the fader movement that is translated in a bipolar CV output
- Two fader cv outputs that can be set linear or following the curve
- the 2 fader cv outputs are also switcheable with the hamsterswitches



The BATTLE is a two channel mixer, inspired by the battle mixers of the hiphop scene. The BATTLE is not just a regular two channel mixer; it takes the concept of using a mixer as an instrument, and extends it for Eurorack, with CV inputs and CV and gate outputs.

The PROFADER is one of the most sturdy and smooth faders available on the market. Instead of the usual carbon it has two gliding rails and runs on conductive plastic making it very durable and dust resistant.

Although it almost looks like a regular dj mixer it is not! I designed it with a different goal in mind. I am adoring the concept of patching in an  eurorack setup on itself and the idea for the BATTLE is more based on the freedom of patching and creativity inside a rack than it is based on DJ-ing. So instead of a vinyl with drumloops I am more thinking about a patch on one side and a record for scratching on the other side... or a sampleslicer or wathever you imagine of course... that's the fun of modulars.

 

Synthesizer + Turntablism = Syntablism

"Syntablism is the art of using a turntable and mixer to create and/or manipulate sound with a modular synthesizer. To me, this is the next step in the evolution of scratch music. If ‘Aaah Fresh’ is the most popular scratching sound in the world - a synthesized sound - how amazing would it be to be able to actually scratch synthesis itself? That my friends, is Syntablism.

A few years ago I started out recording new music using Luigi Sircut’s Syntablism patch. I used my timecode vinyl to play and scratch a digital audio file of a sine wave, converted that to pitch-CV and gated the crossfader signal of my DJ mixer with an envelope follower to make music with it. Now, I have produced the first officially released Syntablism E.P. in history called ‘Solidary Confinement’ featuring Ali the Architect, a brilliant producer of Modbap gems from the U.S.A.

Meanwhile, I was secretly hoping that someday some Eurorack manufacturer would get the point and start creating a Eurorack module designed with DJ-ing and Syntablism in mind. The BATTLE module seems to be just that. And you don’t even need to be a scratch expert to get great results out of the BATTLE. It also gives the modular synth world a nice opportunity to perform live more expressively and manually instead of the usual, more cerebral approach.

You can go and create all kinds of generative patches with the BATTLE, or use it as a CV and/or gate fader for live manipulation. A big big thank you to Ginkosynthese for creating the BATTLE module. This can be a gamechanger. On my Patreon page I will continue to report about the details of this great new module.

I hope you will enjoy your BATTLE module, I hope it will unite the worlds of Syntablism and Modbap even further and most importantly, I hope it will help you create more and better electronic music."

Kypski

Demo video of the BATTLE (using the prototype version)

An update about the production of the Battle2. I expect the factory need about 2 more weeks for the production. Than shipping and customs will most probably take one week which means I will get the PCB's with all SMD components assembled around 25th of August. From there I need two days checking them and start soldering all the TH components like jack sockets and potentiometers. This will take one week. This means I expect them to be ready for shipping earliest on September the 3th.

Technical details

Width: 16HP
Depth: 35mm
+12V: 62mA
-12V: 60mA