Mandrake - Kick Drum Synthesizer by Malstrom

video upload by MATTHS

"A kick drum lays down the foundation of your track, the root of your beat. You need the low end to create a pumping motion and the high end to cut through the mix. All this while maintaining spectral room for other sounds. So it can be quite an undertaking to get right.

Which is why we developed Mandrake. A kick drum synthesizer that targets kick drum sounds for Dance, House and Techno music. Inspired by physical models, DAW drum synthesis and sound mixing techniques. It divides the sound into a 'Hit' and 'Body', with sound shaping possibilities for both sections.

Mandrake is not another 808 or 909 clone; its analog circuitry is entirely built from scratch to create an original sound. Also nothing more than a great kick; ranges to get into detail, and useful kick drum sounds throughout its settings!

FEATURES
'Hit' and 'Body' sections to sculpt the most important parts of a kick drum.
Hit-timbre and Hit-volume controls to shape sound of the transient.
Body saturation, resonance, decay and damping controls provide a varied sound palette.
Clear pitch control section that is carefully scaled to match a kick drum.
Two VCA shapes that provide different flavours.
Ducking or normal Envelope output to further sculpt and modulate.
Accent or VCA CV input switch to match your sequencing method.
Clean-up switch to remove rumble and decrease 'boxiness'."

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1 Million Kick Drums - MANDRAKE [Malstrom Audio]

video upload by Audiorial

"Salut,
Aujourd'hui, on va se focaliser sur un gros module de grosse caisse, le MANDRAKE de Malstrom Audio. Bon visionnage !"

Googlish:

"Hi,
Today we're going to focus on a big bass drum module, the MANDRAKE from Malstrom Audio. Enjoy watching!"

Oct Tone, Plasma Voice, Algo and friends

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"I'm working towards my review of the Oct Tone and thought I'd capture this little sequence. It features the Plasma Voice and Algo competing on the melody, plus the Mandrake kick, Crust snare and something of my own fiddling with the effects."

Wyvern [Malstrom Audio] - Stereo Saturation Controller. A module like no other.

video upload by Audiorial

"Hi,
today we fly on the wings of the dragon with Wyvern, from Mastrom Audio, a truly unique module that I'll let you discover."

Malstrom ARKAN / dual ringmod VCA with variable curve / smart voltage utility hub

video upload by BRiES

"This video is all about the features of ARKAN, a dual voltage polarizer by Malstrom. ARKAN is a two channel four quadrant multiplier (bipolar vca or ring modulator) with built-in amplification, clipping, ofsetting, inversion, ... and a variable curve response (linear - exponential). It can be used to clip, scale, attenuate, reshape, mix or straight up mangle the stuff you send through one of it's several inputs."

Schlappi Engineering THREE BODY / first patch / hell yeah

video upload by BRiES

"After being held hostage for over 2 weeks THREE BODY is finally here.

This is a first test minutes after taking it out of the box. Just ace. I love it when modules are self explanatory, yet take some deep understanding to get to the bottom of it (aka instant satisfaction but a lot of room for abuse and exploration).

Schlappi Engineering surely did a terrific job with this one.

Featuring MANDRAKE by Malstrom Audio for kicks, ORBIT 3 by Joranalogue Audio Design for the snare and hats and CHORUS 6 by Soundforce for some tempo synced stereo movement of those hats (aided by Dual LFO)."

Malstrom ARKAN / versatile dual vca / first patch

video upload by BRiES

"ARKAN by Malstrom has just arrived this morning, so it's way too soon for a deep dive, but the perfect moment for a first patch clip of this dual VCA with a few tricks (offset or bias, linear/exponential response, saturation, ... ) up its sleeves."

Malstrom Mandrake overview & demo - Eurorack Kick Drum Synthesizer Module

video upload by thesolutionband

"I was the lucky winner of Perfect Circuit's Malstrom Mandrake giveaway. Here I'm giving an overview and several patch examples of this awesome kick drum module. Thanks for watching!"

Can this eurorack module take care off all your utility needs? - with Arkan / Malstrom

video upload by Monotrail Tech Talk

"Utilities are often overlooked. But things like mixing, attenuating, inverting, and adding offset are what makes patches great. Today we take a closer look at Arkan from Malstrom. A module that can tackle all the basics, but adds voltage controlled polarizing to the mix. So, it can be used as a regular VCA, VC inverter and ring modulator as well. Beside that it can gain or boost signals into distortion or wave shaping. And it can do all that twice.

Timetable:
00:00 – Intro & sounds
01:18 – Overview – Input & Bias
03:41 – Overview – Modulation
06:13 – CV Patches
15:55 – Audio patches

Malstrom's Arkan is a two-channel bipolar VCA that is perfect for modifying control voltage signals and features a curvature parameter that adjusts the shape of the CV in a new way. While it excels at controlling voltage, the Arkan can be used as a unipolar VCA to control audio signals. When using the VCA at audio rates, you can dial in great sounding ring mod sounds and with channel 1 normalized to channel 2, plus the ability to chain multiple units together, rich modulation networks are easily created with minimal input. A built-in bias lets you control the offset for waveshaping and adjust how much of an additional signal gets mixed in or inverted. Grab an Arkan from Malstom and take control of your CV in creative ways.


ARKAN FEATURES

2-channel bi-polar VCA
Symmetrical signal boost up to 4x for gnarly audio and CV waveshaping
Asymmetrical bias waveshaping
Invert switch for each input
CV Input curvature lets you shape the signal and enhance the 0V attenuation
Chain multiple together with rear linking cables
Outputs are normalled