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Notes: Further pushing the boundary of clock-defined pedals, the latest entry in Old Blood Noise Endeavors' BL series is a Phase Repeater, in the process making a genre entirely of its own.

Phase repetition takes the modulation of a phaser and applies it to the realm of time, creating a completely unique sound and more like delay or reverb than its namesake phaser. First used in the OBNE Dweller pedal, the BL-52 Phase Repeater represents a new spin on the sound, with simple controls including a Clock slider that enlightens the timing of everything in the pedal.

At a point, describing sound feels like describing time: the fourth dimensional perplexity of it all! Of course, this makes sense in that time being intermingled with sound and frequencies only existing over a period of time, whatnot. We spend a lot of time thinking about all-pass filters, you and I. How they pass all frequencies, but at different times. How this, in the digital realm, can create a phaser or a reverb, depending on how much memory you allow it and thus, how much of the fourth dimension it's playing with at any given... well, time.

BL-52 is what we call a phase repeater pedal. It's an effect we stumbled upon in our Dweller pedal development, living somewhere between phaser, delay and reverb, as it creates a series of repeats both unexpected and pleasing. It's digital trickery to do something quite unfamiliar and once you've bonded with it, is irreplaceable.

The BL-52 Phase Repeater is solely focused on that effect, with the Clock control setting the timing of the entire system: the sample rate that determines signal fidelity, the timing of the phase repetition and the speed of the LFO that shapes the diffusion of the repetition.

In short, it is an effect that does not require exactness, but rather openness to where the repetition will lead you.

Notes: The EXP4 is an Expander module designed specifically for the Performance Mixer.

. Stereo Outputs for each channel (post VCA).
. CV control for each channel's MUTE function.
. CV AUX for the Stereo Channels.

Included with the EXP4 are a power cable and a 16-pin ribbon cable for easy connection to the Performance Mixer

Dimensions 4HP - 20×128,5mm

Notes: Performance Mixer serves as a central control and mixing hub for your modular system, allowing you to combine and shape multiple audio signals from various sound sources.

But what really makes it stand out is its Knob recording feature. Just hit REC, twist the knob, and let the module record your moves.

4 different areas

MONO

Channels 1 . 2

Volume, Panning and Auxiliary send controls with CV for each function.

Knob recording (REC), CUE bus and MUTE function are operated through the switches.

STEREO

Channels 3 . 4

Same as MONO Channel, but the CV for the AUX function is replaced by the right (R) audio input.

AUXILIAR

2 Mono Sends (X & Y) with pre-fader / post-fader selector for each channel.

2 Stereo Returns with volume adjust.

MASTER

Master volume adjust for the main outputs with vu-meter for checking the signal levels.

Headphone output with volume and cue/mix blending knob.

Knob Recording.

Easily record and loop the movements of AUX, PAN and VOLUME controls on each channel, adding depth and dynamism to your sound.

Just press the REC button and then move the desired knobs to start recording.

MUTE LED

The light on the MUTE button not only shows whether each channel is muted or not, but also gives information about the status of its Knob Recording function.

Specifications

Dimensions 28HP - 142,2×128,5mm
Current 200 mA +12V / 125 mA -12V / 0 mA +5V
Input & Output Signals +/-10V
Impedance Input 10k - Output 10k
Materials PCB and Panel - FR4 1,6mm
Depth 40mm including connectors (Skiff friendly)

Notes: Nive Grad is a level shifter designed for simplicity. Two Eurorack signals can be attenuated down to pedal and line levels, and two external line or pedal signals can be amplified up to Eurorack level. Integrating a drum machine, external synth, effects processor, or guitar with your Eurorack system has never been easier!

Nive Grad uses 1/8" jacks to save HP. If you want to use 1/4" gear with your system, ask your modular supplier about mono/TS 1/8" to 1/4" adapters or adapter cables.

Nive Grad pairs well with Noise Engineering's Xer Mixa system mixer, but can be used in any Eurorack system.

Type: Universal drum synthesizer
Size: Level Shifter
Depth: .9 inches
Power: 2x5 Eurorack
+12 V: 25 mA
-12 V: 25 mA
5 V: 0mA
Nive - level - from Latin niveum

Grad - step or degree- from Latin Gradus

Notes: Nive Grad is a level shifter designed for simplicity. Two Eurorack signals can be attenuated down to pedal and line levels, and two external line or pedal signals can be amplified up to Eurorack level. Integrating a drum machine, external synth, effects processor, or guitar with your Eurorack system has never been easier!

Nive Grad uses 1/8" jacks to save HP. If you want to use 1/4" gear with your system, ask your modular supplier about mono/TS 1/8" to 1/4" adapters or adapter cables.

Nive Grad pairs well with Noise Engineering's Xer Mixa system mixer, but can be used in any Eurorack system.

Type: Universal drum synthesizer
Size: Level Shifter
Depth: .9 inches
Power: 2x5 Eurorack
+12 V: 25 mA
-12 V: 25 mA
5 V: 0mA
Nive - level - from Latin niveum

Grad - step or degree- from Latin Gradus