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"A first tour of the new splines eurorack module by thorn.audio out now.
For more information please visit the manual page at:
://thorn.audio/splines"
This one was sent my way via Meska.
"Splines is a visual vector curve generator in Eurorack format, with a wide frequency range and a built in quantizer, cv scope and cv processing capability.
It can be used in ways similar to a wavetable VCO, LFO, step sequencer or envelope generator.
Onboard quantizer scales, backups and firmware updates are managed as you would use an external USB drive.
It’s a small, shallow, multifaceted addition to any setup, and for touring rigs it can fill many roles in exchange for little space and weight.
in depth.
In the technical sense "splines" are most commonly used in 3d modelling, animation and vector graphics. It's essentially just a way of creating a curved path from one point to another.
In this module, you have up to sixteen user configurable points or nodes which function much like a step sequencer, where the X axis represents time and the Y axis represents voltage.
When the phase(time) reaches the X position of a node, the 1v/oct output changes to the Y position value of that node.
Each of the sixteen nodes also has a configurable trigger setting, determining if the gate output goes high when the phase crosses the X position of the node.
The nodes are connected by a spline and the shape of this spline is determined by three parameters; Tension, Continuity and Bias. The spline output gives you a voltage following this curve.
Tension changes how extreme the curve between the nodes is.
Continuity sets the angle of the spline at the node.
