Strymon Enters the Eurorack Market with the Generalissimo Four Head dTape Echo

NAMM 2016: Strymon Generalissimo Eurorack Delay!

Published on Jan 21, 2016 sonicstate

"The first euroack module from this revered pedal company."

NAMM2016 Introducing the New Strymon Generalissimo Eurorack

Published on Jan 22, 2016
"NAMM2016 Introducing the New Strymon Generalissimo Eurorack

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NAMM floor pic via @ctrl_mod

And the official pics & details from Strymon for the archives:

"Five modules in one.

Not only does Generalissimo allow you to create an abundance of warm, gooey, and saturated tape soundscapes, it provides a huge amount of utility and versatility, giving you the functions of five separate modules in one.
Four Head Tape Echo. Sound on Sound Looper. Spring Reverb. Clock Multiplier. Self-Oscillator.

Combining musically inspiring hands-on and voltage-controlled parameters with uncompromising sonic quality, Generalissimo will launch your modular performances into uncharted interstellar space. Generalissimo gives you the deep, luscious sounds of our Four Head dTape Echo machine, with extensive control over tape characteristics and machine health.

You also get a truly playable sound-on-sound looper with instant tape splice and loop triggering. With 1-to-1 dedicated hardware controls for all functions, CV control for multiple parameters, plus tape speed control independent of tempo, Generalissimo allows you to incorporate the warm, inviting sounds of tape into your modular rig in limitlessly creative and expressive ways.

Generalissimo provides you with a complete four-head tape echo machine, with detailed tape warmth, character, and artifacts that can be tweaked with a host of dedicated controls. Adjust the health and specs of the machine with Wow & Flutter, Record Level, and Low Cut. Change the quality of the tape with Tape Age and Crinkle. Go from a brand new machine with new tape to a worn out unit overflowing with mangled magnetics. You get individual level controls for each of the four play heads, a master feedback control, and individual feedback tap switches for switching each play head in or out of the feedback circuit.

When you’ve already traveled to the edge of the galaxy in Echo mode, Sound on Sound mode will take you far beyond. In Sound on Sound mode, the fourth head works as the Sound on Sound recording head. While you’re loop recording with the fourth head, you’ve still got an active three-head delay in front of that! With feedback active, this is a living, breathing system with a life of its own. There’s also a Sound on Sound Trigger CV input that seamlessly takes you back to loop start.

Generalissimo’s independent spring reverb allows for reverb-only operation, independent of delay playback levels. The reverb is dripping with character and voiced with inspiration taken from the darker sounds of the spring verbs found in some of the vintage tape echo machines. It pairs perfectly with the tape head echoes to provide an extra dimension of space and sound.

Generalissmo’s four heads are aligned so that the fourth head is the ‘quarter-note’ head, determined by the tapped tempo or clock input. The other heads are spaced at selectable subdivisions from equally-spaced sixteenth notes, triplet rhythm, or uneven spacing. Each head has it’s own CLOCK OUT jack, providing sub-divided clock signals determined by the selected spacing. Send a trigger to align the clock edges, or let them run free.

With the Feedback turned up, Generalissimo will easily self-oscillate, even with no input applied. The Speed knob acts as a pitch control, allowing you to use the Generalissimo as a slightly unpredictable sound source, as the speed, filtering, and frequencies present in the tape oscillation work in harmony to find the most willing harmonic content to keep the party going. Add the Reverb to this madness, and you enter into uncharted sci-fi soundscapes.

Generalissimo’s Speed knob is the fun performance tool, calibrated in a very musical and playable way so that it’s easy to hit octaves when adjusting the pitch. The Tap button sets the delay time, effectively determining the tempo by setting the tape head distance. The Tap control is entirely independent of the Speed setting, and this independence is key to the huge impact Generalissimo will have on your sound and creativity."