ISOGRID has introduced the NTS-1 Eurorack Conversion Faceplate Kit for Korg Nu:Tekt digital Synthesizer, a DIY mod that enables you integrate the NTS-1 with your modular synthesizer.
The Korg NTS-1 Eurorack conversion kit is made from durable 1.6mm FR-4 PCB material. This kit gives you access to all the features of the NTS-1 in a sleek 26 HP Eurorack format. With this conversion kit, you can use your Korg NTS-1 as a mono or stereo effects processor, a syncable clock, and a fully playable synthesizer.
Features:
Converts Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1 to standard 3U Eurorack Format
Direct bolt-on kit
Plug & Play TRS cables – no soldering required
1-to-3 Passive Multiples
Dedicated L / R Inputs and Outputs
Access to Sync In / Out + MIDI IN from faceplate
Custom noise isolator + power supply included
Includes:
Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1 Faceplate
(5) Pre-Installed TRS Cables
16 Pin Bus Board Cable w/ USB Noise Isolator
9” Right-Angle USB Micro – USB A Cable
(4) M3 x 8mm Black Philips Screws
The NTS-1 Eurorack Conversion Faceplate Kit is priced at $129 and it is currently listed as sold out, but they say more are on the way.
Here is a sneak preview of Yotaro Shuto’s 2020 SEMI MODULAR BEAT-MACHINE, an upcoming music app for MacOS.
What they say about it:
“2020 is the PAST? NO WAY! Movie buffs know that 1984 and 2001 are still in the future, and so is 2020, right?
Anyway, check out this knob-filled screen. It’s the console of a spaceship that jumps into other dimensions. Once you load up some sound files and take off, you’ll be blasted off into the unknown. BOOOOOOM!!
2020 is a BEAT-MACHINE. Just imagine a single fragment that was forcibly torn apart by combining German DAW software, Swedish hardware beat machine, and a cable-tangled modular synthesizer system. That’s exactly what 2020 is! Sounds complicated? Don’t think, BEAT!
2020 is a SEMI MODULAR BEAT-MACHINE. It doesn’t offer a traditional timeline view but instead lets you manipulate, randomize, wire, process, and perform beats in real-time, all in a single window. With 2020, you can explore millions of beat patterns on the fly.”
Features:
Instruments
Sample Slicer.
Higurashi Generator.
3x Various Loopers.
12x Various Samplers.
Kick Synth.
2x FM Synths.
Each instrument module comes with versatile filters built-in. By loading a sound file and tweaking the pitch, envelope, LFO, etc., and seasoning it with the filters, you can create new sounds.
Sequencers
4x grid sequencers
Sequence length can be set between 1 to 32 beats.
Trigger, accent, and volume can be sequenced at each step.
Resolution of each beat can be set to 1/4, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16, 1/20, 1/24, or 1/32.
Probability of triggering and adding trigger can be set.
2x transposers
TRP1: Scale-based transposer that randomly modulates pitch based on the set scale and probability.
TRP2: Step sequence transposer that modulates pitch according to the set note number for each sound.
Wiring modules – You can route sounds of each instrument module to 6 Mix Buses, 3 FX Buses, and Send Bus. The sound input to the FX Bus can be processed by 14 patchable modules with freely configurable wiring. Additionally, each patchable module can receive trigger information (CV) from connected instrument modules and use it for effect control.
14x patchable modules with 3 LFO.
Highpass / Lowpass filter
Flanger
Phaser
Ring modulator
Bitcrusher
2x Granulator
Spin effect
Glitch
Repeater
2x Level
2x Sender
3x LFO
3x Send effects.
2x Delay
Reverb
Randomization – Modules that work with trigger events have a function to randomize parameters. By setting the range and probability of randomization, sound variations are generated every time on trigger event
Mix and mastering – You can mix the sound input to the 6 buses and send it to the 2 master buses. Each master bus contains an equalizer, filter, compressor, maximizer, performance effect, etc.
Perform with controllers – You can control almost all parameters with MIDI, OSC, and keyboard. Controllers can be assigned in LEARN mode, giving you even greater control over your performance.
Sync Beats with Ableton Link Integration – 2020 supports Ableton Link for tight sync between apps on the same network.
Roll with your colors -2020 comes with built-in inspiring color themes. You can also customize your own.
2020 is available to pre-order for $119.99, with an expected release date of July 22, 2023.
Nervous Squirrel has announced that the Ore-some Volts, a Eurorack synthesizer module that generates random control voltages, gates and triggers from uranium ore, is now available.
Using the module, radioactive events from a jar filled with uranium ore can be used to control compositional parameters.
A borosilicate glass jar filled with uranium ore is mounted in front of a Geiger counter, which detects ionizing radiation emitted by the rocks. The timings of the radioactive events are mapped to a control voltage output and a number of gate/trigger outputs. These can be useful for creating unpredictable variations in your synth patches.
There is a trigger output that creates a pulse whenever an event is detected, and also a group of six outputs that can be set as either triggers or gates.
