ReMake Noise: Eight Years of Modular Magic in One System
Make Noise’s ReSynthesizer is an ode to the company’s electrifying and versatile sonic offerings that doubles as a coalescence of the preceding eight years of Eurorack innovation and evolution. Its 12 modules spread 208HP of limitless latent potential, installed within a 7U powered, multifunctional 4-zone CV Bus case. Make Noise’s Spectraphon and Morphagene Eurorack modules are joined by a suite of stereo processing and CV generation, deploying the likes of Maths, QPAS, Mimeophon, and René — to name a few — to power this kaleidoscopic galaxy of sound. With so many ideas to explore, not only can you seal the CV Bus Case’s lid while keeping your cables patched, but it’s completely carry-on compatible, eliminating potential travel and transportation woes. ReSynthesizer is all but impossible to define, yet it is undeniably the culmination of Make Noise’s enduring spirit of synthesis, which is unrelenting in its commitment to pushing the boundaries of modern sound. With 30 pro-grade patch cables included and limitless interoperative possibilities, a single question remains: which sonic heights will you summit first?
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ReSynthesizer: what’s included?
As an overview of Make Noise’s 8-year streak of innovation, their ReSynthesizer captures the company’s aural ethos, conjuring multitudes of granular synthesis, resynthesis, and subtractive synthesis styles. Whether you keep the ReSynthesizer in its current form or integrate it with external modules, machines, synths, or sequencers, boundless possibilities are waiting to be unearthed from this sonic sandbox. In addition to the CV Bus Case, AC adapter, power supply unit, and 30 patch cables, ReSynthesizer comprises 12 modules. Here’s what’s inside:
- Sepctraphon: Designed in collaboration with Tom Erbe of SoundHack, this is a dyadic spectral oscillator that uses real-time spectral analysis and resynthesis
- Mimeophon: A multi-zone, true-stereo audio repeater, also designed with soundhack’s Tom Erbe, this supplies color, FX, repeats, temporal modulation, and timbral sculpting
- Morphagene: Another SoundHack collaboration, this module channels the tape-style and microsound-inspired textures of mangling, modulating, and manipulating external audio
- Wogglebug: Originally designed by Wiard Synthesizers’ Grant Richter, this random-voltage generator channels Buchla-style staggering with added musicality and clock controls
- Maths (x2): Combine up to four signals in variable linear, logarithmic, and exponential triggering or continuous functions with complex, multi-directional modulation and more
- X-Pan: A compact yet capable 5-channel module of CV-controlled stereo mixing with minimal noise, plenty of headroom, and dynamic stereo-imaging capabiltiies
- Tempi: This is a polyphonic 6-channel, time-shifting clock module armed with multiple operating modes, complex routing support, and a slew of division and multiplication options
- René: The world’s first three-dimensional Cartesian sequencer, utilizing three channels and three axes of multi-vector modulation and out-of-time sequencing
- PrssPnt: Hands-on signal generation that literally integrates you into the circuit, using a capacitive touch pattern to conjure up to two CV and two gate signals simultaneously
- DXG: An all-analog, dual-stereo gate architecture that comprises a 2-channel mixer and vactrol-less lowpass gate, offering multitudes of filtering and textural possibilities in a small footprint
- QPAS: The “Quad Peak Animation System,” this module down-folds stereo-spaced peaks of audio enveloping and the motion of multiple peaks into a single channel
Spectraphon Dual Spectral Oscillator
Meet Spectraphon. Code written by Tom Erbe (of legendary SoundHack fame) rests atop the engineering of Jeff Snyder and Tony Rolando, resulting in a distinctive approach to real-time spectral synthesis that dares to imagine new sonic frontiers. Its suite of I/O options spans multiple CV inputs, audio inputs, gate jacks, sub outputs, and more, with two distinct operating modes that can be used in multiple parallel or simultaneous configurations to achieve evocative, dynamic synthesis.
Mimeophon Multi-Zone Color Audio Repeater
With delay times ranging from just 1.3 milliseconds up to 41 seconds, the Make Noise Mimeophon is a versatile stereo sound repeater module for your Eurorack rig. The wide delay range gives you access to everything from Karplus-Strong string synthesis techniques to flanging, chorusing, and of course, cavernous echoes. You can set a different repeat rate for the left and right channels for ping-pong-style delays, or turn up the Halo control to smear the repeats across the stereo field. Use the Rate Out to generate pulses at irregular tempos, perfect for manipulating other modules in your Eurorack case. It also comes with the ability to repeat endlessly, apply Doppler modulation, and generate colorful feedback — there’s a ton of sound design potential awaiting in the Make Noise Mimeophon Eurorack delay effects module.
Morphagene Sample Manipulation Oscillator
The limitless world of sound at your control. Sounds pretty sweet, doesn't it? The engineers at Make Noise think so too and have designed the Morphagene, a Eurorack Module Oscillator that is a next-level Tape and Microsound music module. The Make Noise Morphagene uses Reels, Splices, and Genes to morph existing sounds into new sonic visions — let your mind and your ears wander as far and wide as you desire. The Morphagene's foundation is in Musique Concréte — speed and direction variation joined with innovative tape splicing — and Microsound which represents the digital division of sound into pieces smaller than 1/10 of a second. To keep it simple, the combination of these two worlds means a nearly limitless output of rhythm and tonal variation.
Wogglebug Random Voltage Generator
Grant Richter is the brains behind the original Wogglebug random voltage generator, and it was a beautiful instrument in its original form. But Make Noise has redesigned Richter's creation with some powerful additions, including Influence In to the Ring Mod circuit, a random gate burst function, and direct injection of signal by way of the Ego In. Make Noise also put the Cluster circuit through a redesign, renaming it "Ego/Id" balance. The result is the most musical and playable random generator available — a unique Wogglebug that will become your synth's "Id monster."
MATHS Complex Function Generator (2x)
The quad-channel Make Noise Maths is a Eurorack-format function generator module — essentially, an analog computer designed for making music — and it's laid out intuitively from top to bottom with channels one and four in functional near-symmetry. Channels one and four can scale, invert or integrate incoming signal, and channels two and three can scale, amplify, and invert the incoming signal. Even with no signal applied, all four channels of Maths can produce a wide spectrum of linear, logarithmic, and exponential functions. Among other improvements, this generation of Maths features upgraded LED indicators to show both positive and negative voltages and increased display resolution.
X-Pan Five Channel Voltage Controlled Stereo Mixer
The Make Noise X-Pan voltage-controlled stereo mixer Eurorack module will have you re-thinking the creative possibilities of panning and crossfading. The top two sections each allow you to crossfade between two signals and then pan that pair of signals across the stereo field, while the simpler bottom section features a stereo aux input with a stereo VCA. Everything is combined together at X-Pan's stereo Sum outputs. When you modulate crossfading and panning at audio rates, you can create fluctuating stereo sidebands that add a whole new dimension to your patches. And for maximum creative potential, the Make Noise X-Pan module is direct-coupled for use as a complex CV router.
Tempi Polyphonic Time-shifter
The Make Noise Tempi Polyphonic Time-shifting Clock Module is a six-channel clock divisor/multiplier that will let you shift tempo with polyphony to just about any rate you choose. You get the choice of either human or machine programming to for re-creating classic clock divisor or multiplier arrangements or creating new ones. The Tempi also lets you store up to 64 clock/timing scenarios (called states) for later recall, using control signals from your system or the Tempi's Select bus. There are six large illuminated channel buttons for programming channels one through six (Tap Tempo, basically), and the two smaller Program A (PGM A) and Program B (PGM B) buttons are used for dividing and multiplying clock, respectively. A center bank LED reveals the current bank by color, and State changes are indicated by the flashing LED of each channel button.
René 3D Cartesian Sequencer
If you can imagine a step-sequencer without steps, then you'll really dig Make Noise's René. This unique sequencer eschews linearity in favor of an infinite grid of possibilities based on the Cartesian coordinate system developed by René Descartes. Like any classic analog sequencer, René’s three channels feature 16 steps, each with an associated note-tuning knob. But that's where the similarities end. Instead of operating sequentially, René re-imagines steps as coordinates on a grid, allowing it to move in new and imaginative ways. Tailor-made for live performance, René’s editing is executed in real-time without complicated menus or excessive data input. For madly complex sequences that are guaranteed to wow your audiences, synthesists at Sweetwater highly recommend the Make Noise René Eurorack sequencer module.
Prsspnt Press Point Pressure-sensitive Signal Generator
Getting hands-on with your sound is a core tenet of Eurorack synthesis, and Make Noise’s Press Point Eurorack module takes this direct interfacing literally, not unlike the Pressure Points module or 0-CTRL tabletop controller before it. Measuring in at an economical 4HP, Sweetwater’s synthesists are enthralled with the hands-on dynamism the Press Point module introduces to their setups without compromising valuable real estate. Using the copper-wire print space, you become one with the circuit, with pressure-sensitive inputs conjuring a quartet of gate and CV signals that can be simultaneously deployed throughout your sound. All you need to do is reach out and make contact.
DXG Dual Stereo Lowpass Gate
Like the X-Pan, Optomix, or XOH before it, the Make Noise DXG Dual Stereo Lowpass Gate and Mixer Eurorack module continues the brand’s interest in empowering synthesists to build what the company calls “a decentralized mix console.” According to Sweetwater’s synthesists, this means providing the full capabilities of a mixing console without compromising sound-shaping possibilities or Eurorack modularity, untethering select mixing-console functionalities from a singular unit. With the DXG, you can engage up to three channels of true stereo mixing virtually anywhere along your signal path. Its all-analog architecture eschews the vactrol design commonly found in lowpass gate modules, letting you effectively deploy the single-pole filtering of conventional LPGs without sacrificing the versatility of stereo usage. What’s more, Make Noise’s novel circuitry even emulates the often-lauded slow decay of vactrol-based LPGs, and the CV-controllable Strike input for each channel allows a Gate signal to trigger the circuit, resulting in a plucking-type sound whose musicality can be deployed endlessly throughout your work. Each left input is normalled, as well, for full mono compatibility, and the Auxiliary Input pair features a summing stage, supporting multi-unit daisy-chaining to manage immense mixes.
QPAS Quad Peak Animation System
With its smooth, clean resonance, four simultaneous filter outputs, and stereo VCA, the Make Noise QPAS Quad Peak Animation System Eurorack module delivers expansive sound design capabilities far beyond your average filter module. In addition to outputs for lowpass, bandpass, and highpass filters, a unique Smile Pass filter morphs its response as you vary the cutoff frequency, and it maintains consistent volume across the entire sweep. The QPAS module’s fast response makes it perfect for FM synthesis methods. And with dual Radiate controls to create movement and stereo width, and the ability to ping the filter for melodic sound generation, the Make Noise QPAS Eurorack module offers big creative potential.
7U 4 Zone CV Bus Case
When Make Noise debuted their previous 7U CV Bus Case, they’d devised an accommodating travel case whose rugged housing and removable lid meant patch cables could stay connected during travel, tightly sealed to prevent dust and grime from damaging sensitive module components. Now, the 7U 4-Zone CV Bus Case ports over the original's storage capacity, CV tools, and transportation security while introducing even greater modularity to master your modular magic. Synthesists at Sweetwater are enamored by Make Noise’s new Multi-Zone design, which utilizes their 4-Zone Power Bus Board to give you the flexibility of four independent bus boards with the convenience of needing only one in the case. Dedicated DC power supplies and accompanying ground-return paths are available for each zone at ±12 volts (all sharing the +5-volt DC power), while a suite of new tools has been introduced to the CV Bus for even greater control. Toss in versatile connectivity options and real-time LED indicators and you’ve got a performance powerhouse that won’t compromise on safeguarding your Eurorack gear.
Make Noise ReSynthesizer Features:
- Comprehensive Eurorack synthesizer system that celebrates 8 years of boundary-pushing modular evolution
- 12 onboard modules span an array of signal generation, stereo mixing, multiple synthesis formats, dynamics, utilities, oscillator voices, and more
- Voltage-controlled DSP augments sonic processing power
- All modules housed in 208HP x 7U, 4-zone powered CV Bus Case
- Ergonomic and mobility-minded craftsmanship means fully sealing the lid of the CV Bus Case without disconnecting patch cables
- CV Bus Case is designed to meet requirements for carry-on luggage, making air travel a breeze
- Preinstalled 104HP horizontal CV-bus panel centers signal distribution, indication, and final outputs for expansive mixing possibilities
- Ships with PSU, AC adapter, and 30 patch cables for instant Eurorack exploration
