Synthesizers: Plankton ElectronicsSynthesizers: Plankton ElectronicsenPlankton Electronics Ants! Analog Semi-modular Synthesizer

Ants! is a semi-modular synthesizer in a desktop format. A powerful and deep electronic musical instrument. Explore, patch, tweak, enjoy and create your own music. Feel the power of an analog synth! Ants! is: + Analog: true analog electronics and sound. + Semi-modular: connect the different parts and functions with standard 3.5mm pacth cords to create from classic to weird and new sounds. + Affordable: Ants! retail price will be 480€. Just a fraction of the cost of a basic eurorack modular system. Compatible: 100% compatible with the eurorack voltage system and patching cords. It can be expanded it with most of the eurorack modules available in the market. + Portable: small size and desktop format. + Big: despite the small size Ants! have a lot of features which make it very powerful and versatile. Much more than a basic modular system. Features: 4 Oscillators: yes, 4! V/Oct triangle-core oscillators. 2 of them switchable to LFO. Combining sinusoidal, triangle, saw, square and pulse with PWM. Play chords, detuned basses, octaved leads, drums, and frequency modulated sounds. 2 LFOs: 2 low frequency oscillators with triangle, square and pulse outputs. VCF: switchable analog 12dB low-pass / 6db high-pass filter with resonance. At high input volumes it distort the signal. Self oscillating. It can sound crystal clear or really dirty. 2 A/R envelopes: 2 attack - release envelopes with manual and external controls. Working at different times. Mixer: 3 input mixer. Mix oscillators, envelopes, noise or any other AC or DC signal. 2 VCAs: control the level of the signals with 2 analog VCAs. Noise: a white noise source! Sample and Hold: create random voltages, stepped sequences or dither your sounds or even your own voice. AND gate: logic AND gate. Combine oscillators to create new waves, combine LFOs to create different patterns or mix your control signals to create complex modulations. MIDI to CV: connect any MIDI keyboard, sequencer or computer and transform the digital signal to analog voltages for controlling the synth. 49 patch points, 28 potentiometers, 5 switches and 8 leds. Normalized: Some connections are already made between some functions. Just connect your Midi or CV controller and play the synth without patching it. You can break any connection by plugging a patch cord to the normalized input.]]>
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Plankton Electronics The Bumblebee DIY Drone ‘n’ Noise Machine

Here it is The Bumblebee! The first of the Plankton Noise series. This is a super easy to mount and play DIY drone ‘n’ noise machine. A simple but powerful 100% analog design capable of generate the most annoying sounds of the neighborhood. Designed for DIY beginners, noise makers, and weird sound enthusiasts, it’s modular design converts it into a very versatile machine capable of multiply its power when connected to other modular systems. Available at the store as a modular kit or fully assembled! Oscillators Each oscillator generates an audible tone (a square wave) controlled with the Rate potentiometer. With the Vol pot the signal is sent to the filters and then to the main output. Each osc has its own output, which is independent of the volume control. With the CV inputs we can control the tone of the oscillator with antoher signal. This is usually done with the LFO’s or another oscillator but you can use any signal from 0 to 5V. When a signal of more than 0V feeds an oscillator its tone will increase. With the CV potentiometer we can attenuate the amount of the modulation. OSCILLATOR MODULATION With the gate input we can switch on and off the oscillator creating gate and ducking effects. This only accepts 0 or 5V inputs because it acts as a switch. Anyway you can experiment with other signals. OSCILLATOR GATE We can create a very weird patch connecting each OSC to the CV IN of the next one (OSC1 -> CV2A, OSC2 -> CV3A, OSC3 -> CV1A ). This way we create feedback between the 3 oscillators. Tweaking the RATE and CV potentiometers the machine will produce very rare sounds. LFOS The LFOs, Low Frequency Oscillators, are essentially the same design as the oscillator, but with a lower frequency (the lower settings are not audible). It only have one CV IN each and no GATE input. Each LFO have its own led to see the frequency. The LFOs are not connected anywhere like the Oscillators, just to its outputs. Filters The high pass filter cut all the frequencies below a point which is set with the HPF pot. It is usually used to remove the non desired lows and to create a thinner sound. The low pass filter works the oposite as the HPF, cutting all the freqs over a point. Besides it have the RESO pot which produces a feedback near the cuttof frequency creating a very popular and nice gritty sound. Setting all the volumes of the oscillators to its maximum position will cause the filters to distort. Output The main output sums everything and sends it to the OUT connector via the MAIN pot.]]>
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