SUPERBOOTH 25: Erica Synths HexDrum

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"Erica Synths show us the latest prototype of the HexDrum, a new drum machine that’s based on Hexinverter’s Mutant modules."

Erica Synths & Hexinverter‘s HexDrum | Superbooth 2025

video upload by Thomann Synthesizers

"The industrial magic of Erica Synths techno weapons, fused with the DNA of Hexinverter’s mutant circuits is brought to life as the HexDrum – an analog drum machine forged out of deep respect for traditional designs with innovative improvements and the combined spellwork of its makers."

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: Erica Synths x Hexinverter HexDrums

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

Superbooth 2025 // ERICA SYNTHS HEX DRUMS // DEMO at the ERICA BOOTH

video upload by LESINDES

"Superbooth 2025 // ERICA SYNTHS HEX DRUMS // DEMO at the ERICA BOOTH
The HexDrum has 10 sound sources, mostly based on the great sounding Hexinverter Mutant series of percussion modules: two kick drums for different (or combined) flavours – the BD9 and Bass drum, an optimized Mutant Machine, Snare drum, Clap, Rimshot and HiHats. To complete the setup, Erica Synths Cymbals are added, featuring 10 sets of crash and ride cymbal samples. All drums have individual outputs and for the master section they are panned in the stereo field before being sent into the Compressor and Master Drive, derived from the Mutant Glue. A special feature is the kick drum-controlled sidechain that can be used to animate drum patterns on the beat.
Superbooth 25 // IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUPERBOOTH 25
Superbooth 25 from May, 8th - 10th, @ FEZ convention center Wuhlheide, Berlin."

Introducing Erica Synths x Hexinverter HEXDRUMS

video upload by Erica Synths



"The industrial magic of Erica Synths techno weapons, fused with the DNA of Hexinverter’s mutant circuits is brought to life as the HexDrum – an analog drum machine forged out of deep respect for traditional designs with innovative improvements and the combined spellwork of its makers. Combining the range and flexibility of sounds by Hexinverter with the hands-on, no-nonsense layout and aesthetics of Erica Synths, the HexDrum offers the distilled, iconic essence of analog electronic drums in a practical form factor.

This is a raw demo of the prototype of the unit.

Coming out later this year!"

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Hexinverter Mutant Drums: Bassdrum, Snare, HiHats, Clap + Rimshot (sound.report deutsch)

video upload by The Green Man(TGM) + sound.report by Heiner Kruse

"Dieses kleine Video erläutert diese fünf neuaufgelegten Module, welche 808 bzw 909 Sounds (Rim) nachahmen, aber auch ganz eigene Klänge erzeugen können."

"This short video explains these five newly released modules, which emulate 808 or 909 sounds (Rim), but can also create their own sounds."

Erica Synths x Hexinverter Mutant BD9 sound demo

video upload by Erica Synths

"Hexinverter’s BD9 is a modular take on the classic TR-909 kick, enhanced with voltage-controlled distortion and added flexibility. Its analog VCO delivers sine or square wave bassdrums, with pitch ranging from 30Hz to 240Hz and full CV control.

Timeline:
00:02 - Take 1 / Going through the controls of the Mutant BD9
01:31 - Take 2 / Jam with Perkons Voice
03:06 - Take 3 / Exploring the square ewave core with SUB
04:51 - Take 4 / Jam with Sample Drum
06:06 - Take 5 / Fully open Decay with SUB on, sent through the Black LPG, which is being triggered with extra triggers separate from the main bass drum trigger"

Erica Synths x Hexinverter Re-Issue Mutant Drums

video upload by Erica Synths

"Introducing four re-issues of classic Hexinverter drum modules – the Mutant Bass Drum, Mutant Snare, Mutant Clap and Mutant Hihats! These modules are perfect for anyone with a taste for classic TR808/909 sounds, but with a greatly expanded tonal range with voltage control over parameters and, of course, optional high distortion."

Timeline:

00:00 - Take 1 / Jam 1 with all Mutant drums, Hot Glue and BH DSP on the send
02:16 - Take 2 / Mutant Bassdrum sounds
03:11 - Take 3 / Jam 2 with all drums and Bassdrum sequenced with 1v/oct CV
04:55 - Take 4 / Mutant Snare sounds
06:55 - Take 5 / Jam 3 with Bassdrum and Snare processed with Nightverb
07:25 - Take 6 / Mutant Clap sounds
08:26 - Take 7 / Jam 4 with Mutant all drums, Hot Glue and BH DSP on the send
10:53 - Take 8 / Mutant Hihats sounds
11:45 - Take 9 / Jam 11 with all Mutant drums and Sample Drum

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Mutant Rimshot! Hex Inverter + Erica Synths

video upload by Quincas Moreira Music

"Erica has been reissuing some of the classic modules by Hex Inverter. Check out this snappy SNAPPY! Percussion module with some cool tricks up it's sleeve :)"

Erica Synths - Hexinverter Mutant Hot Glue sound demo

video upload by Erica Synths

"The Mutant Hot Glue is a versatile bus mixer for analog effects chain design. The included analog compressor offers series or parallel compression and a sidechain input, making it particularly well suited to drum processing. The distortion can be used in its default position, normalized to the effects send, or like every other part of the module, broken out and used elsewhere in your modular system. Mutant Hot Glue has been faithfully re-designed, paying homage to the original design, with an improved compressor developed in collaboration with Hexinverter Electronique

Timeline:

00:00 - Patch 1 / Glued Drums - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Stereo FX used as Send FX.
01:46 - Patch 2 / Self oscillation patch. Mixer module patched in feedback with itself and modulated with the Octasource.
02:49 - Patch 3 / Glued Drums 2 - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Built in distortion used as send effect.
04:08 - Patch 4 / Glued Drums 3 - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Stereo FX used as Send FX.
05:40 - Patch 5 / Drone Mixer - Waveforms from Black VCO 2 mixed together and sent through the built in distortion."

Conflicted Operator - Elements

video upload by phaXis

"Studio recording session for a break beat trance jam, Elements from my Conflicted Operator alias.

Featured instruments:
- JoMoX AirBass 99
- Korg EX-8000
- Roland MKS-50 (controlled by Kenton Control Freak)
- Dave Smith Evolver
- Future Retro FR-777
- Access Virus C
- Noise Engineering BIA
- Doepfer A-110-6, A-101-2, A-106-5
- 4ms DLD
- Hexinverter Mutant Snare
- Timo Rozendal FMP
- MtlAsm Count 2 Five
- GFI System Skylar
- The RAT"

Erica Synths - Hexinverter Mutant Machine

video upload by Erica Synths

You might recall Erica Synths was set to resume production of Hexinverter modules.

"The Mutant Machine began as a quest to create a rich-sounding eurorack snare drum synthesis module to complement the existing Mutant Drums. The project quickly became too large and costly to justify the module being capable only of snare drum sounds. So, the decision was made to learn from the architecture of the TR-909’s snare and kick circuits, to develop a module capable of generating multiple forms of analog percussion, and various other effects. Even though it can create alien sounds, it still can deliver those classic 909 house snares and kicks if you want them. There are no microcontrollers in the Machine. The signals and waveforms are all generated by discrete components and ICs, for a distinctly analog sound, and user experience. Now redesigned by Erica Synths in collaboration with Hexinverter Electronique.

Timeline:
00:02 - Jam 1 / Sequenced and modulated with Black Sequencer
01:57 - Manually triggering and designing a sound
02:59 - Jam 2 / Sequenced and modulated with Black Sequencer
04:33 - Jam 3 / Triggered with Drum Sequencer (with accents)
05:58 - Self patched Mutant Machine
06:58 - Triggered with the Drum Sequencer and modulated with the Drum Modulator"

Hexinverter - VCNO

video upload by NOISEBUG

"This is the Hexinverter VCNO, a rather unique noise oscillator. The VCNO generates its noise through a pseudorandom sequence of bits using discrete analog hardware. The first half o fthe video show the filtered noise outputs used to synthesize chiptune-esque percussion sounds, while the latter half showcases the gate output of the VCNO into a sequential switch creating rhythmic bursts.

The VCNO is available now on our website and our Reverb shop!

https://www.noisebug.net/products/eri..."

NOISEBUG Reverb

Accidental Workbench Jam With Modular Synth And Mellotron

video upload by John L Rice

"It’s easy to get distracted from immediate goals when things start sounding interesting. 😊 Little modular synth with Hexinverter/Re:Synthesis:LWSS sequencer, 2hp Tune, STG Oscillator, Moon 517S VCF, SSL Envelope/VCA all in a Synthesizers.com Box4 case and of course the Mellotron Micro. #modularsynth #mellotron #electronicmusic"

M140 Clock Divider / Universal Logic Block Beat

video upload by Lower West Side Studio

"Quick patch using the Lower West Side Studio M140 Clock Divider / Universal Logic Block.

The patch clock is an Oakley Dual LFO. From the LFO the signal is divided by an M122 Master Divider and passed to the M140 Clock Divider / ULB.

Gates have been created using the M712 Sequencer Sidecar which will be used in an accent portion of the beat.

The 'hi-hat' is a Hexinverter Jupiter Storm (modulated) through a Journeymen VCF (dual Oakley Journeyman).

Drum sounds are all produced with Barton BMC018 Analog Drum Modules along with a LWSS Duo-Bop (2 x BMC018)"

Machina Bristronica 2023

videos uploads by sonicstate

Playlist:
Bristronica 2023: DPW Design - Mix
Bristronica 2023: Bela - GLISS
Bristronica 2023: U-He - Civilisation - Wiretap - Sloopy
Bristronica 2023: Node Audio - Entonal Studio
Bristronica 2023: Enjoy Electronics - The Godfather
Bristronica 2023: Knobula - Pianophonic Sample and Wavetable module
Bristronica 2023: Vaski Embedded - VU and Oscilloscope Modules
Bristronica 2023: Sonocurrent - MT2D Dual Triode Distortion
Bristronica 2023: Kiviak Instruments - Wofi - SK1 Inspired
Bristronica 2023: Per-Sonal - Polynator - play TR8-S and Digitakt in Poly
Bristronica 2023: Georgie Ward Back From Dua Lipa World Tour
Bristronica 2023: Erica Synths - Bullfrog 1st Look
Bristronica 2023: Modular Perfection - Eurorack Cases
Bristronica 2023: Isotonik - Arpex Worlds 1st MPE Arpeggiator on Push 3
Bristronica 2023: Erica Synths - Hexinverter Mindphaser
Bristronica 2023 Bastl - tiny ARP
Bristronica 2023: OXI Instruments - OXI One - Coral
Bristronica 2023: Play All Day - Playfader
Bristronica 2023: Midicake - 4 Way ARP And Some
Bristronica 2023: Archaea - Exchange Motion Controller
Bristronica 2023: TipTop Audio - 1 Cable Art System
Bristronica 2023: UDO - Super Gemini News and Sounds
Bristronica 23: TINRS Brinta - Granular Sampler With a mesmerising display

Making Custom Eurorack Front Panels with a Laser Engraver

video upload by Extralife

"I finally got a new, larger eurorack case! But it's shallower than my old one, so I need to re-format some modules to fit. Time to make a custom faceplate with my new laser engraver.

I'm combining 3 of the Hexinverter NeinOhNein drum modules into one so I can stack the PCBs and make a module sandwich. This is a very ad-hoc and manual process, but the front panel can be designed on the computer for a more professional looking result.

I ended up using some satin black Rustoleum spraypaint on top of some matte white Krylon. The laser is absorbed by the black paint, ablating it, and reflected by the white, leaving it intact. You can then remove the paint residue using rubbing alcohol.

The laser settings were very forgiving, I think I ended up using about 20% power and 100mm/minute for most of the marking. I found it was helpful to slightly defocus the laser to cover a wider area during engraving and to not mark the black paint when moving around in 'finding' mode (5.5W at 1% will still etch black surfaces!).

Hexinverter NeinOhNein modules: http://www.hexinverter.net/neinohnein...

NEJE 3 laser engraver: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/225183...

Lightburn CNC software: https://lightburnsoftware.com/"

Hexinverter Mutant Hot Glue eurorack mixer: DIY build and demo

video upload by Extralife

"I recently built a new mixer for my eurorack drum machine. I was previously using an outboard compressor to process the drum machine which was quite inconvenient and very noisy, so I picked a design with a built-in compressor, Hexinverter's Mutant Hot Glue.

The module is available as PCB and panel set from various retailers. It's a VCA design with a few somewhat rare silicon items. In this video I compare its design and sound to the compressors I was using previously - the Wampler Ego V2 as well as the FMR Really Nice Compressor, which uses a very similar circuit.

This module also has a built-in distortion and send/return feature, which I will make use of by adding a dedicated reverb/delay to the rack."

Erica Synths to Resume Production of Hexinverter Électronique Modules

via Erica Synths

"Erica Synths is honoured and excited to announce taking over manufacturing and sales of several of the iconic Hexinverter Électronique modules.

In September 2022 Stacy Gaudreau - the founder of Hexinverter Électronique, announced closing down the operations at a yet undetermined date within 2023. [posted 9/12/2022] Unfortunately the recent supply chain issues have created an unsustainable climate for small scale electronics manufacturers.

Following their announcement Erica Synths in cooperation with Hexinverter Électronique saw a way for their incredible and truly unique music instruments to keep on inspiring musicians and finding home in countless studios to come. We strongly believe the effort and innovation incorporated in Hexinverter Électronique eurorack modules is far too great to prematurely become history.

Erica Synths will take over the manufacturing, sales and support* of the following Hexinverter Électronique modules: Mutant Brain (now available @ SHOP), Mindphaser and Mutant Machine (within 2023).

*While retaining all functionality of Hexinverter Électronique modules, Erica Synths redesigned the hardware of modules and will provide support for reissue modules only."

Hexinverter Mutant Chicken Eurorack Module

via this auction

Demo in the listing previously posted here.

"All-analog Squawk Sound Engine
No microcontrollers or digital emulation present; the Mutant Chicken actually chooches a real chicken for that pure, analog tone!
Just like the other Mutant Drums, there is a eurorack-compatible Trigger input to activate the chicken. Longer gate durations mean longer squawks.
A hi-fidelity mic capsule buried in the depths of the chicken's body captures all of this analog warmth and amplifies it up to modular-levels for processing through your eurorack system at the SQWK OUT jack.
Pneumatically-driven for maximum power; a massive tank means you should never run out of Squawk energy.
Over 300 lumens of Voltage-controlled Radiance to Accompany Your Performances
Utilising high-power modern LED technology, the Mutant Chicken features 9watts of voltage-controlled LED power for sensory feedback! A custom driver circuit takes eurorack level signals and converts them into up to 300 lumens of radiant luminosity.
New Old Stock analog opto-isolator (vactrol) technology adds that distinctive analog slew to the Brilliance CV, while also protecting your modular system from complete destruction.
THE DESIGN JOURNEY

Research and development of the Mutant Chicken has been quite a journey, spanning years of intense research and development. There were times when the whole project seemed in doubt and only bloody-minded commitment kept us going.

No effort or expense has been spared, from sourcing rare new-old-stock parts, to the use of pricey opto-isolators for that unmistakable analog slew, to finding the brightest, most powerful LEDs available on the market.

I got this from Stacy from Hexinverter and it’s time to get it into the hands of a real monster. It’s unfortunate that Hexinverter will be closing operations this year, those were some great modules. Celebrate the goodness and get the Mutant Chicken!

Take note - there are a few minute scratches on the white of the front panel from moving around in the box over the years."

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