XAOC Devices Skopje Quantizer (sound.report sounds only) + Bela.io Trails (1)

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

"...working together with bela.io trails and MI Rings"

Xaoc Skopje Explained — A Dual Quantizer with 10,000 Scales

video upload by SynthDad

"On the surface Skopje looks like a simple dual quantiser. Two knobs, two channels, two outputs. But the real power isn't on the front panel — it's on the SD card, where you can define your own scales, chord progressions and microtonal tunings as text files. 100 banks of 100 scales each. That's 10,000 possible scales, and you can build them yourself!

I've covered a lot of quantisers on my channel over the years; Quantermain, various Phazerville apps, and Skopje takes a genuinely different approach. Less going on at the interface, much more depth under the hood.

If you make any kind of microtonal music, or you want a quantizer that gives you real creative control over your scales, this one's worth a look.

In this video I start with the basics of how the quantiser works, then get into the more interesting stuff: using both channels together, playing chord progressions through the built-in Circle of Fifths bank, building your own custom scales in text files, the wrap and clip range limiter modes, and using EDO and Scala format microtonal scales.

If you're curious about microtonal scales check out this laboratory https://mk.bcgsc.ca/music-scale-playe..."

Atrium, K-Accumulator, Placeholder, Glowing Orb & more | New gear roundup Aug '26

video upload by Signal Sounds, Luukke, Tom Churchill

"Tom and Luke round up some of their favourite recent arrivals at Signal Sounds HQ for August 2026!

More info on all the gear here:
Whimiscal Raps Atrium: https://www.signalsounds.com/whimsica...
Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator: https://www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyy...
Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder: https://www.signalsounds.com/fairfiel...
Worng Electronics Glowing Orb: https://www.signalsounds.com/worng-el...
Eventide H9 Gen 2: https://www.signalsounds.com/eventide...
Nekyia Circuits Ozark: https://www.signalsounds.com/nekyia-c...
Xaoc Devices Skopje: https://www.signalsounds.com/xaoc-dev...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Whimiscal Raps Atrium
02:58 Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator
04:35 Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder
07:07 Worng Electronic Glowing Orb
08:39 Eventide H9 Gen 2
10:23 Nekyia Circuits Ozark & Xaoc Devices Skopje"

Introducing Xaoc Devices Skopje 1988 Dual Quantizer

video upload by Xaoc Devices

You can find additional posts featuring Skopje here.

"Skopje is a compact (6HP) dual quantizer with two independent channels. Thanks to clever features coupled with high-precision A/D and D/A converters it can be a complex (though extremely easy to use) compositional tool suitable for all kinds of musical outcomes. The user interface is similar to Zadar with frontpanel labels clearly indicating the features available for adjustment. No menu diving as the small OLED display is only used for selecting banks and scales. Each channel is able to quantize its input to a different scale from a different bank (up to 100 banks each containing up to a 100 scales). Skopje stores its data on a regular microSD card. The module supports its own very simple scale format (a straghtforward TXT file), as well as the popular SCALA format. You can mix and match different scale format files in one bank. Various tuning systems and description formats supported, including many microtonal options. The Xaoc Devices scale programming system includes additional features, e.g., various voltage limiting settings.

Another notable feature is Skopje's ability to calibrate any of its channels to a particular VCO for perfect tracking. Other features include: glide, scale switching via triggers or CV, and transposition (including unquantized for vibrato).

Skopje is available now. Price: 320 EUR.

MAIN FEATURES:
dual quantizer with precision A/D & D/A converters
highly customizable
compatible with microtonal scales
OLED display for ease of use
up to 100 banks, each with up to 100 scales
VCO calibration feature
data stored on microSD card
SCALA file support
6HP
depth: 43mm (including cable bracket)
current draw: +65mA / -15mA"

Xaoc Devices Budapeszt & Skopje | Superbooth 2026 | Voltage Labs

video upload by Voltage Labs

"Xaoc Devices expands its modular lineup with two new Eurorack releases: Budapeszt, a stereo dual spectral processor built around comb filtering and resonant interference, and Skopje, a compact dual quantizer with support for microtonal scales, custom scale banks, and precision CV processing"

Xaoc Devices Presents SKOPJE & BUDAPESZT at Superbooth 2026

video upload by Milk Audio Store

"Budapeszt is a stereo dual spectral processor built around the interference of resonant structures. At its core are two independently tunable comb-type filters with six distinct modes based on delay, phase, and filterbank approaches The Skopje instead it's a dual quantizer with two independent channels that are super flexible thanks to the built-in high-precision A/D and D/A converters.

Each channel can quantize its input to a different scale from a different bank (up to 100 banks, each containing up to 100 scales). They can be selected using an OLED display without menu diving."

XAOC Devices News 2026 & Unternehmensphilosophie

video upload by AMAZONA Music Mag

Interesting note on the pronunciation of XAOC at the very start. See if you had it right.

"Lukas von XAOC Devices spricht über die Philosophie des Unternehmens und stellt die neuen Module Skopje und Budapest für 2026 vor. Außerdem geht es um den Oradea-Resonator aus 2025.

Lukas from XAOC devices gives us little insights about XAOC’s philosophy.
He also explains the new modules Skopje (dual quantizer) and Budapest (stereo module with comb filters) from 2026 as well as the Oradea resonator from 2025.

Timestamps
00:00-03:50 Where does the naming come from?
03:50-11:54 New modules. Skopje dual quantizer - music without sequencer?
11:54-17:10 Budapest stereo module with comb filters
17:10-18:30 Analog vs. digital
18:30-20:04 Polish scene and Xaoc location
20:04-22:18 Oradea resonator"

Regaring the name, it means chaos, but is pronounced house.

Superbooth 26 - Xaoc Devices Introduces Skopje & Budapeszt

Superbooth 26 - Xaoc Devices Skopje & Budapeszt

Xaoc Devices proudly debuts two new products at Superbooth 26: Skopje 1988 Dual Quantizer and Budapeszt 1972 Exploratory Stereophonic Spectral Lattice Network. Here is some information on the modules.

On the surface, Skopje is a seemingly simple compact (6HP) dual quantizer with two independent channels. However, some clever features coupled with high-precision A/D and D/A converters make it a complex (though extremely easy to use) compositional tool suitable for all kinds of musical outcomes. The user interface is similar to Zadar with frontpanel labels clearly indicating the features available for adjustment. No menu diving as the small OLED display is only used for selecting banks and scales. Each channel is able to quantize its input to a different scale from a different bank (up to 100 banks each containing up to a 100 scales - if you're deranged enough to need as many... ;-). Skopje stores its data on a regular microSD card. The module supports its own very simple scale format (a straghtforward TXT file you prepare on your computer), as well as any of the abundant SCALA files you throw at it. You can mix and match different scale format files in one bank. Various tuning systems and description formats supported. Microtonality galore! Our own scale programming system additionaly includes a few clever features, e.g., various voltage limiting settings. But there's more.

Got a lovely sounding VCO, but with volt/octave tracking leaving something to be desired? Skopje to the rescue - you can quickly calibrate any of its channels to fit your VCO like a glove for precise tracking! Other notable features include: glide, scale switching via triggers or CV (great as a performance/compositional tool with your own scales/note combinations), and transposition (including unquantized for vibrato).

Skopje is in production and will be available in June 2026.

PS Yes, this is a game of life screen saver on Skopje in one of the photos :-)

MAIN FEATURES:
- dual quantizer with precision A/D & D/A converters
- highly customizable
- compatible with microtonal scales
- OLED display for ease of use
- up to 100 banks, each with up to 100 scales
- VCO calibration feature
- data stored on microSD card
- SCALA file support
- 6HP

BUDAPESZT — 1972 Exploratory Stereophonic Spectral Lattice Network

Budapeszt is a stereo dual spectral processor built around the interference of resonant structures. It features two independently tunable comb-type filters with six distinct modes. Each filter has its own set of controls, with two separate triangle LFO's providing internal modulation (with free and synced operation, and an envelope follower mode on top). The real magic happens in the interference between two stereo filters though. The overlap of two resonant structures weaves a spectral lattice: a complex grid of peaks and voids. The final geometry of that lattice is determined by the relationship between the channels rather than by either one in isolation. To encourage experimentation and for even more sonic flexibility, multiple feedback paths are available, including cross-coupled feedback between the filters. There's also a feedback phase inversion switch for each filter.

Filter modes include delay-based, phase-based, and filterbank-based approaches to shaping the frequency domain. The first mode draws on a signal model inherited from Xaoc Devices Samarkanda, enabling artifact-free pitch behavior across the full frequency range. The remaining modes distribute resonant energy in ways ranging from the mathematically orderly to the perversely irregular. That being said, more familiar results, like flanging and chorus, are also easily attainable - delivered by Budapeszt with unusual precision.

Budapeszt is equally at ease processing oscillator waveforms and complex samples. It eagerly responds to short triggers with percussive transients whose character depends entirely on what the two channels are doing to each other. The interaction between the two channels is the instrument. Two channels agree, and the result is color. Two channels disagree, and the result is stormy weather. The space between agreement and disagreement is where Budapeszt lives.

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