Orthogonal Oscillators for Powerful, Standalone Synthesis
Like the Loquelic Iteritas and its Percido variant, Cursus Iteritas has received the power of Percido, transforming its groundbreaking oscillator design into a voltaic, performance-oriented powerhouse of a standalone synth voice. Its underlying architecture, Cursus Iteritas, delivers an unusual, inspiring approach to synthesis with spectral-like control. This oscillator works from dynamically generated wavetables that are ultimately derived from three mathematical conceptualizations of frequency: Fourier, Daubechies, and Walsh, each of which features its own operating mode. A suite of advanced orthogonal controls allows you to shape and sharpen the harmonic output, boosting, cutting, spreading, and prioritizing various aspects of the sonic spectrum. An oversampling filter and wavefolder grant even greater opportunities for distinctive tone-crafting, introducing musical overtones to enrich your sound. Percido introduces a shapable envelope and a slew of CV and performance controls to fully transform its distinct voicing into fully fledged solo synth voice, with Sweetwater’s synthesists eager to take it to the stage.
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Percido, performance, and the master blaster
What the Percido designation primarily shares across modules is the introduction of a fully shapable and controllable envelope, allowing you to utilize these modules as standalone synth voices instead of oscillators. Trigger and loop modes provide plenty of variety for momentary or continuously regenerating envelopes. In contrast, a free-running mode lets you use Cursus like its smaller sibling, eschewing the envelope features. Dedicated bipolar parameters manage the envelope’s attack and decay, as well as its shape. In the former, as you move from counterclockwise onward, the envelope morphs from all decay to complete attack. With the latter, the curvature blends from exponential in shape to logarithmic, with a dead-center stop along the way for a linear profile.
CIP introduces an extensive suite of CV controls, allowing you to modulate not just its native oscillator parameters, but the behaviors and structures of the envelope itself. This is especially useful in conjunction with the dedicated envelope output. Smack in the middle is the unavoidable, incredibly named Master Blaster — a one-stop performance-oriented control knob that sends your synth stratospheric. Envelope values fully send when completely clockwise, while the envelopes send a complete, inverted set of signals when totally counterclockwise.
Noise Engineering: unbridled passion for modulation magic
From the beginnings of humble happenstance to transcending the physical-digital divide to produce compelling, innovative hardware and software instruments, one crucial element has consistently remained as Noise Engineering’s cornerstone: integrity. The company wholeheartedly understands how infinitely personal your relationship to sound can be, so each instrument — physical or virtual — brims with a distinctive character. Additionally, every module provides maximum room for personalized control while retaining its defining attributes that give Noise Engineering’s designs their unmistakable sonic identity. Whether you’re new to Eurorack or a dyed-in-the-wool synthesist, you can rest assured knowing that the creative team at Noise Engineering crafts each aural opportunity with care, one waveform at a time.
Noise Engineering Cursus Iteritas Percido Features:
- 24HP module delivers 3 distinctive approaches to wavetable synthesis, supplemented with more CV and performance tools
- Wavetables are dynamically generated from one of three selectable synthesis modes for a wide variety of complex sounds
- Dedicated manual controls and accompanying CV inputs attenuate various orthogonal aspects of sound to precisely shape harmonic content with spectral-style management
- Wavefolder and oversampling filter yield rich overtones and harmonic depth
- Range is managed in 2-octave intervals to set the lowest possible note value for streamlined melodic control
- Pitch and Range controls function independently, making for quick octave-sized transposition
- Variable envelope behavior includes triggering and looped, continuous regeneration, with a 3rd option to run freely, giving you 2 distinct modules in a single package
- Bipolar Shape and AT/DC controls ensure dynamic, unusual, and inspiring envelope design
- Dedicated envelope output lets you synchronize other modules with LIP’s distinctive character
- Master Blaster 1-knob performance control fully sends all envelope values in standard or inverted configurations for immediate expressivity
- Extensive CV control means flexible, inspiring Eurorack integration with virtually any arrangement
