DISC Audio Damage ADM15 Spectre Stereo FFT Freeze

Full Description

Create Interesting Drones and Soundbeds

The ADM15 is a powerful stereo effect module capable of creating various ambient sounds and drones for experimental music. Add in anything from rhythmic percussion to a solid saw waveform and freeze the signal to then manipulate with pitch and noise. Use the SHIFT knob to change the pitch of the frozen signal. There are 2 modes for adjusting pitch. BIN shift controls linear shift of the frozen signal, whereas PITCH shift controls harmonic shift resulting in a wider range pitch shift. Additionally the BLUR knob can be used to further modify the frozen FFT signal by controlling the amount of noise added to it. Stereo decorrelation is also possible with this control. Use the MIX knob to then control the dry/wet signals together to creatively overlay frozen signal with one another and create interesting ambient soundscapes and also add unique flavour to rhythmic sequences.

Infinite Mode

The Audio Damage ADM15 Freeze module features 2 main modes of operation using the INFINITE switch. Depending on whether the trigger switch is on or off determines how the TRIGGER input behaves. With infinite mode on, the trigger signal or button will grab a new freeze whilst a continuous freeze is running, which can result is continuously evolving soundscapes and dronescapes. When this mode is off, the TRIGGER then accepts gate signals, which will turn the freeze on and off.

Features

• DSP-based true stereo effect
• SHIFT knob controls either linear ("BIN") or harmonic ("PITCH") shift of the frozen signal. The harmonic shift is up or down one octave
• BLUR knob controls amount of noise added to the frozen FFT frame to provide stereo decorrelation and blurring effects
• MIX knob controls mix between the dry and wet signals, can be used creatively to overlay source material over the frozen signal
• INFINITE switch determines the operating mode of the unit, and the behavior of the TRIGGER input
• INFINITE ON: unit is continuously running a freeze, and the TRIGGER accepts triggers, and updates the freeze on the rising edge of a 1V+ signal or a button push
• INFINITE OFF: the TRIGGER accepts gates, which turn the freeze on and off
• Runs at 48kHz sample rate, 24-bit depth via high quality Cirrus-Logic codec
• Can run in mono/mono and stereo/stereo, with auto-sensing plug inputs determining the topology of the DSP
• USB port (on the PCB board) for easy firmware updates
• High quality construction with panel-bolted 100,000-cycle BI potentiometers and custom stamped Rogan knobs

Specifications

• Size: 6hp
• Depth: 25mm
• Power: +12V 40mA, -12V 9mA. Does not require +5V