Buchla & Pals 2025: UDO Audio RBN-1-C is a brand new expander module that brings the RBN-1 Efficiency Ribbon Controller to Eurorack techniques.
Final September, UDO Audio, makers of Tremendous Synths, introduced the RBN-1. That is the standalone model of the Efficiency Ribbon Controller from the Tremendous Gemini Synthesizer.
For the Buchla & Pals 2025 occasion, the British builders have introduced the RBN-1-C, a brand new expander that takes the controller into modular worlds.
UDO Audio RBN-1
As a reminder, the RBN-1 is a efficiency ribbon controller that can be utilized with any Synthesizer.
When you use the RBN-1, nevertheless, with one of many UDO Audio Tremendous 6 or Tremendous 8 hybrid synthesizers, the Clever Pitch mode is activated, by which solely the at the moment held observe is affected, whereas different notes which can be nonetheless heard with maintain or decay usually are not affected by the pitch bend.
The controller gives plenty of expressive scope. It may be used to regulate the pitch and to realize pitch bending over a spread of a number of octaves. It is usually doable to realize different modulations with it. The RBN-1 gives a really delicate floor with which refined vibratos and minimal pitch modulation could be performed.
UDO Audio RBN-1-C
For the Buchla & Pals occasion, the builders are going one step additional and integrating their new highly-sensitive ribbon controller into the modular world. The brand new UDO Audio RBN-1-C transforms the controller information into management voltage.
The brand new module gives numerous parameters to set the controller to CV/gate world. On the highest part, you’ll be able to swap maintain on/off and between absolute and relative values. Then, you’ll be able to scale the management voltage from +/- .5 as much as +/- 3.
Then, the UDO Audio RBN-1-C gives an intriguing loop perform that may be externally triggered. Within the final third of the module, you could find two 1V/oct CV and gate outputs for the 2 axes. Plus, there’s a socket to enter the cable of your RBN-1 efficiency ribbon controller.
UDO Synths Particular Editions
Alongside this new announcement, additionally they showcase some particular editions. There isn’t a info if they may come onto the market or are simply one-off releases.
First Impression
This can be a logical step to supply an expander for the brand new UDO Audio Ribbon controller that additionally works with Eurorack Modular synths. Because of Andreas of Endorphin.es for the image of the brand new product launch.
UDO RBN-1 Efficiency Ribbon Controller is on the market now for pre-order for 252,95€ + VAT. The RBN-1-C expander module availability and value is TBA.
Extra info right here: UDO Audio
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