{"product_id":"winter-plankton-zaps","title":"Winter Plankton ZAPS","description":"\u003cp\u003eZaps - from Plankton Electronics and Winter Modular - is a versatile percussion synthesiser that uses the best of both worlds: digital control and analogue sound.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts versatility is based on a combination of different techniques like controlled randomness, morphing, locking synth voice parameters into so called slots and the complex sound generation itself. You can sequence the slots like presets, externally via a CV input. This makes Zaps not one drum module, but a dozen of them in one, because you can play a different one of the many stored sounds with each trigger. It's designed to create organic percussive sequences that can change over time and\/or sound different with each beat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sound is generated by the digitally-controlled-two-oscillator-FM and AM-analog engine with two envelopes and cross modulation - the oscillators follow V\/oct. Zaps has a huge amount of memory - each project contains twelve banks, each bank contains twelve slots, each slot contains one sound, all nicely organised thanks to the large display.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are just a few things you can do with Zaps. Here's more info:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSequence Preset Slots externally for changing percussion or synth lines.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdd subtle randomness to any parameter, or go wild for unpredicted surprises on every trigger\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMorph sounds between Slots\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssign accent to any parameter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRandomly generate full banks of sounds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFreeze\/Revert the state of the module for careless editing during live performances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLive editing of a single or multiple Slots simultaneously\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGenerate melodic percussion or synth lines with the V\/O tracked oscillators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse CV-in control of any parameter or CV-out control for external modules (control FX-sends or automate external-synth parameters)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSYNTHESIS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVCOs:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo selftuning triangle core VCOs with V\/oct inputs, Thru-Zero-FM and Fine and Coarse controls.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVCO 1 waves: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, and Square.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVCO 2 waves: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Double Sine, and White Noise.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVCO2 has two separate wave outputs, one for the AM and the other for the FM and the Mixer-Channel 2.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eENVELOPES:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo AHR (Attack, Hold, Release) envelopes with Retrigger-Function (0-15) and cross-zero detection (on\/off).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe hold time can be set internally or externally (Gate ON) for each envelope.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvelopes can be faded from logarithmic to linear responses.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach envelope can control the Pitch\/Tone of the VCOs (Pitch Envelope), the amount of AM or FM (Envelope 1), the VCA for both channels (Envelope 2).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAM:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe amplitude modulation goes from VCO2 to VCO1.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt can be set in two ways: straight to VCO1 or through a VCA controlled by Envelope 1.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFM:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe frequency modulation goes from VCO2 to VCO1 and from VCO1 to VCO2 (XFM).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFM can be set in two ways: straight to VCO1, or through a VCA controlled by Envelope 1.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMIXER:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo-channel mixer for the two VCOs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHIGH-PASS FILTER:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere are two HPFs. HPF1 filters the mixer output. HPF2 filters the white noise.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e DIGITAL CONTROL\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTRUCTURE:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach project contains twelve banks, each bank contains twelve slots, each slot contains a sound.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll projects are stored on an SD card.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRANDOM:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRandomize values on a per trigger basis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndependent random control for each synth parameter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSet ranges to any random value for controlled randomness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelatively attenuate all parameter-random amounts with a single global random fader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePopulate slots or banks with randomly generated sounds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFREEZE\/REVERT:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake a snapshot of the whole project, modify it and go back to the original state.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMORPH:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eParameter interpolation between two slots on a per trigger basis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eControl the balance between the two slots with one fader - crossfade style.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCV ASSIGN:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAny of the six CV-connectors can be configurable as both inputs or outputs and set to different ranges (0\/10V, 0\/8V, -5\/5V, 0\/5V).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCV-inputs can be internally attenuated.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eControl almost any synth parameter, value, or setting on a per trigger basis. For example, Accent, Slot Selection, Morph assignments, Next\/Prev Slot, Random Slot, Oscillator-Wave Selection, any of the synth parameters (Pitch, Release, AM, FM, Global Random...) or any of the random parameters (Random Pitch, Random Filter, Random Hold...).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutput any parameter-CV values through any of the assignable I\/Os\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlt-fader-CV output for controlling external parameters, like Send-FX for each slot.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCV-slot\/Gate out - Useful for externally recording finger drumming.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eACCENT ASSIGN:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdd dynamics by assigning the accent input to control any one of the synth parameters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOPY:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCopy Slots (also between banks)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSNAPSHOT:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake a snapshot of the last sound heard (flatten the values for further editing), including the effects of CV-in, Morph, and Random. Very useful for easily creating banks from scratch.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEDIT ALL:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAction over faders has an effect on the twelve Slots. Use hints: Live tweaking, homogenize, \"tame\" a Sound Bank, or modify all Slot parameters while sequencing the Slots via CV-input.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFILE SYSTEM:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSave, Load, Name, and Rename projects, banks, sounds and sort them into folders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winter Modular","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58445559038284,"sku":"45657","price":753.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/9854\/1644\/files\/63c4966281bc97c566b82c6dc88a6228_d5f97e5a-b493-424a-84da-04d19fd8ffdb.jpg?v=1786985601","url":"https:\/\/noiseroom.lt\/lt\/products\/winter-plankton-zaps","provider":"Noise Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}