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Cre8audio West Pest West Coast Style Desktop Synthesizer

Cre8audio West Pest West Coast Style Desktop Synthesizer

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The Cre8audio West Pest Synthesizer combines the functionality of 5 individual modular synthesizer modules behind a single panel. Connect different functions using patch cables to create complex sounds and textures.

The West Pest signal path is divided into two types of signals: audio signals and control voltages. The audio signal is the sound that is produced. The audio signal path starts at an oscillator or other sound source. The audio signal is then patched through other functions used to shape the sound such a wavefolder or dynamics controller.

Control voltages (CV) manipulate the audio signal in several different ways. Gates are represented by a high (5 volts) or low (0 volts) control voltage. A gate can be generated using a pulse or square wave from an oscillator or modulation source, or by using the MIDI gate or clock output. A gate can be shaped using the Envelope to control the attack, decay, sustain, and release of the gate. The modified gate signal can then be sent to any Modulation CV input on the West Pest.

A second use for control voltages is as a modulation source. For example, a control voltage from the MIDI pitch output patched into the Contour Fold Mod input on the Waveform Contour module controls the fold intensity of the wave based on the midi note received. The LFO provides a separate low frequency oscillator that makes a perfect control voltage modulation source. Audio rate modulation signals also make a great CV source for oscillator FM (frequency modulation).

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Product Name Cre8audio West Pest West Coast Style Desktop Synthesizer
Shipping Option Free Shipping to the Continental U.S.
  • West Coast style monophonic synthesizer with additive elements
  • Controllable via MIDI, CV, and integrated button keyboard
  • Fully patchable - use West Pest’s components as separate modules with external devices or reroute its internal patching. (It’s like having 8 individual modules.)
  • 32 step sequencer with up to 13 storable presets
  • Generative sequencing mode
  • Clock-synced arpeggiator
  • Step sequencer can be manipulated & transposed via MIDI and the integrated button keyboard
  • Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizer developed 100% analog oscillator
  • Oscillator waveforms - sine, triangle, and saw - Waveforms can be combined
  • Oscillator includes frequency modulation (FM)
  • Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizer famous wave folder/shaper circuit - folds inputted waves back onto themselves to increase harmonic content
  • PGH dynamics section - an alternative to an envelope generator and a VCA, the dynamics controller is a Pittsburgh Modular invention that adds a dimension of control over a vactrol-less lowpass gate circuit, adding release time. (read more on this in the user guide)
  • Dual range analog LFO with square and triangle wave outputs.
  • LFO Range High: 2 Hz to 500 Hz Low: 41 seconds to 5 Hz
  • Digital multi-mod tool - modulation control via CV, random generator, and extra LFO and envelope generator
  • Internal clock with tap tempo and can be clocked via an external source.
  • Built-in clock divider
  • Can be used standalone in its included case or removed and used as a eurorack format module
  • Specifications for when used as a eurorack module
    • Width when used as a module = 40hp
    • Depth = 25mm
  • 250mA power draw when running +12V rail
  • 190mA power draw when running -12V
  • Input voltage range of oscillator = 0-10V

Cre8audio West Pest West Coast Style Desktop Synthesizer

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The Cre8audio West Pest Synthesizer combines the functionality of 5 individual modular synthesizer modules behind a single panel. Connect different functions using patch cables to create complex sounds and textures.

The West Pest signal path is divided into two types of signals: audio signals and control voltages. The audio signal is the sound that is produced. The audio signal path starts at an oscillator or other sound source. The audio signal is then patched through other functions used to shape the sound such a wavefolder or dynamics controller.

Control voltages (CV) manipulate the audio signal in several different ways. Gates are represented by a high (5 volts) or low (0 volts) control voltage. A gate can be generated using a pulse or square wave from an oscillator or modulation source, or by using the MIDI gate or clock output. A gate can be shaped using the Envelope to control the attack, decay, sustain, and release of the gate. The modified gate signal can then be sent to any Modulation CV input on the West Pest.

A second use for control voltages is as a modulation source. For example, a control voltage from the MIDI pitch output patched into the Contour Fold Mod input on the Waveform Contour module controls the fold intensity of the wave based on the midi note received. The LFO provides a separate low frequency oscillator that makes a perfect control voltage modulation source. Audio rate modulation signals also make a great CV source for oscillator FM (frequency modulation).

More Information
Product Name Cre8audio West Pest West Coast Style Desktop Synthesizer
Shipping Option Free Shipping to the Continental U.S.
Features
  • West Coast style monophonic synthesizer with additive elements
  • Controllable via MIDI, CV, and integrated button keyboard
  • Fully patchable - use West Pest’s components as separate modules with external devices or reroute its internal patching. (It’s like having 8 individual modules.)
  • 32 step sequencer with up to 13 storable presets
  • Generative sequencing mode
  • Clock-synced arpeggiator
  • Step sequencer can be manipulated & transposed via MIDI and the integrated button keyboard
  • Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizer developed 100% analog oscillator
  • Oscillator waveforms - sine, triangle, and saw - Waveforms can be combined
  • Oscillator includes frequency modulation (FM)
  • Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizer famous wave folder/shaper circuit - folds inputted waves back onto themselves to increase harmonic content
  • PGH dynamics section - an alternative to an envelope generator and a VCA, the dynamics controller is a Pittsburgh Modular invention that adds a dimension of control over a vactrol-less lowpass gate circuit, adding release time. (read more on this in the user guide)
  • Dual range analog LFO with square and triangle wave outputs.
  • LFO Range High: 2 Hz to 500 Hz Low: 41 seconds to 5 Hz
  • Digital multi-mod tool - modulation control via CV, random generator, and extra LFO and envelope generator
  • Internal clock with tap tempo and can be clocked via an external source.
  • Built-in clock divider
  • Can be used standalone in its included case or removed and used as a eurorack format module
  • Specifications for when used as a eurorack module
    • Width when used as a module = 40hp
    • Depth = 25mm
  • 250mA power draw when running +12V rail
  • 190mA power draw when running -12V
  • Input voltage range of oscillator = 0-10V
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