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New Systems Instruments just released two new modules: the Quad LFO and an associated LFO Phase Expander. With four independent LFOs, each of which can have its own expander with three more outputs, this gives you a ridiculous number of modulation sources with a small HP footprint.
The Quad LFO is an 8 HP analog sine core oscillator, giving four independent sine wave outputs. Each of the outputs ranges from nearly stopped to about 23Hz, covering the full sub-audio range and just dipping into the low audible frequencies. Each has linear voltage control as well, meaning that an increase in control voltage gives a proportional increase in output frequency. While each LFO is initially configured as a sine wave, there are four jumpers on the back to switch between sine and pulse wave outputs. This can be handy for using one of the four LFOs as a clock, or if you just want a square wave LFO for some other reason.
The 6 HP associated expander gives you three more LFO outputs, in a controlled phase relationship with the LFO to which they are connected. That is, each of the outputs is delayed by a certain percentage of the LFO cycle. The first output ranges from 0–180º, or from unison to a half cycle delay. The second ranges from 90–2a70º, or from a quarter cycle to three quarter cycle delay. And the last ranges from 180–360º, or from a half cycle to a full cycle delay. The phase expander can be useful for creating interesting rhythmic modulations, or when the LFO is configured as a square wave, giving you three phases of a sine wave LFO synced to a clock.
The Quad LFO is quite capable. With the addition of the phase expander it does more than a lot of LFOs that are twice the size. While of course you can find features on the bigger LFOs that this doesn’t have, it’s hard to imagine doing more in this size without recourse to a digital design with menu- or button-controlled modes.
New Systems Instruments is a modular manufacturer located in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on creating new, analog designs based on different ways of thinking about music and synthesis. They are best known for Inertia, a complex function generator based on physical motion.
The Quad LFO retails at $239 USD.
The LFO Phase Expander retails at $99 USD.
https://nsinstruments.com/modules/qlfo.html
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