Bastl introduces Pizza Crust Drum Module, THYME+ Delay Effect Ahead of Superbooth 2024
Ahead of Superbooth 2024, Bastl Instruments has introduced Pizza Crust, a Eurorack drum voice, and THYME+, a delay box.
Pizza Crust is a Eurorack drum voice module that they say “goes way beyond the drum territory”.
It consists of two layers – the NOISE source and dual oscillator TONE generator. You can tune your drum sound in using a pitch envelope, layer mixing, FM envelope, and transient shaper with hard-clipping.
Features:
- Complex drum voice
- Dual oscillator TONE layer with pitch settings
- OCTAVE, DETUNE, pitch SWEEP, SEMI and FINE tune
- 4 TONE shaping algorithms: FM, FM2, RING and DUAL
- NOISE layer with filter and 4 algorithms: WHITE, BIT, CLAP and METALMETALIC
- LAYER fader macro for balancing the TONE and NOISE layer by envelope settings and volume
- ENV knob to lengthed decay to the right (CW of 12 o’clock) and both attack and decay to the left (CCW of 12 o’clock)
- Dedicated CV input for LAYER and ENV
- ENV output
- V/OCT input with calibration to tune the TONE layer
- TIMBRE section with 3 parameters: FILTER, CLIP and SHAPE and a dedicated CV input
- FILTER is lowpass/highpass filter of the NOISE layer
- CLIP is a clipper with transient focus (hard clip) or body bass boost focus (soft clip)
- SHAPE settings for the TONE layer with BODY focus or TRANSIENT focus
- Trigger input
- Manual triggers
- Velocity input – when trigger not connected it acts as input for external envelope
- Assignable CTRL knob and CTRL CV option
- Firmware updates via micro USB
- Interchangeable HW with the Pizza Oscillator (just a different panel)
THYME+ is a digital tape machine that they say “transcends typical delay effects and spans across various multi-effect categories.”
THYME+ operates with the metaphor of an analog tape delay machine, offering adjustable tape speed and positions of the read heads. Multiple read heads (multi-tap) enhance density and complexity, while feedback and filters govern the richness or darkness of the echo tails.
THYME+ is an updated version of the original THYME, released in 2017. Alongside improved connectivity, a better audio codec, and a few firmware tweaks and refinements, the new version’s hardware is enhanced with a compact metal enclosure, larger, more spaced-out knobs, and a sleeker faceplate.
Features:
- Hi-fi audio quality
- Analog Input Gain knob up to +20dB
- Multiple tape read heads
- 9 adjustable parameters with LED signalization
- Each parameter has a dedicated modulation source – a Robot
- Each Robot is a powerful modulation source: LFO, envelope follower, ext. CV
- Options for stereo Robot modulation, phase shifting, and more
- Randomization of parameters
- Rhythmical quantization of Delay time and Robots
- Low-pass & high-pass filter
- FREEZE button for creating Tape Loops
- LINK button compensates for the change in Delay time caused by adjusting the Tape Speed
- Tap tempo
- Internal or external clock for synchronizing Delay, Robot, or Sequencer
- Internal memory for 8 presets organized in 8 banks (64 presets)
- Copy & paste presets even between banks
- 32-step sequencer with 4 patterns for sequencing presets
- 2 sequencer modes: Live & Write
- Karplus-Strong synthesis method
- Stereo/mono input and output
- MIDI input
- Analog clock input
- CV input 0–5V (volt per octave for Tape Speed and Delay Time)
- Footswitch jack for BYPASS
Pizza Crust is available now for €267 excl. VAT (approx. €323 incl. VAT) and is expected to ship in early June. THYME+ is available now for €495 excl. VAT (approx. €599 incl. VAT) and will be shipping in early June.
