The analog side is where crater gets it’s tone, it’s umf’ and it’s power.
Like a 909 style kick drum, Crater’s analog section features a pitch envelope that ranges from snappy attacks, to lazer sounds, to disco toms. 1 volt per octave tracking and an amplitude envelope that allows users to use Crater for classic 808 style hip hop bass lines as well as rolling techno kicks. Speaking of rolling bass, Crater has a new feature we have yet to see on a dedicated kick drum module, which is the Sustain stage. The sustain knob lets you dial in a sustain level that Crater will stay at as long as the gate is high. Inspired by using samplers in “gate mode”, the sustain circuit lets you use gate length to sequence different kick lengths, while keeping your decay setting constant. This is perfect for getting multiple sounds from of one module.
The Digital side is where we feel Crater really becomes unique and ultra-useful in a live performance Eurorack system.
Features:
- Analog, triangle core oscillator
- Pitch envelope for 909 like attacks
- Sustain function allows for sequencing with gates as well as triggers
- 1V/Oct Pitch tracking
- 3 different styles of clipping
- Continuous Saturation Input for dialing in the perfect amount of analog grit.
- Extra long VCA envelope for big bass booms
- Digital "attack" section for that polished, layered sound
- "Click Decay" control for some acoustic flavor
