As digital and physical boundaries continue to blur throughout the realm of electronically composed music, it’s tempting to view this as a purely digital pilgrimage. Latvia’s premier synthesists and sound designers at Erica Synths see things a bit differently, instead opting to move not from real to virtual, but to merge styles that reimagine the possibilities of Eurorack-based performance with their Black DJ VCF. At just 10HP, this module utilizes ergonomically satisfying knobs to make real-time attenuation a breeze. At the same time, two CV inputs are given controls to be modulated manually or via voltage-controlled input. At its core is a smooth, 24dB/octave multimode filter, boasting highpass and lowpass modes to the clockwise and counterclockwise positions, respectively, as well as a distinctive resonance control that leads to unique timbral sculpting, thanks in no small part to its all-analog architecture. Synthesists at Sweetwater love the forward-looking design that Erica Synths explores with this module, bringing the active, engaging tactility to shake up the world of Eurorack style!