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Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alia Drum Synthesizer

Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alia Drum Synthesizer

Regular price €415,00
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Main features

  • AlgorithmsSkin, Liquid and Metal modes using additive and 3-operator phase modulation synthesis
  • Wavefolderinfinifold Fold control with added pulse train at the top of its range
  • CV controlinputs for Decay, Attack, Morph, Fold, Harmonic and Spread, plus envelope output
  • Firmwarefree swapping to other Alia firmwares over USB via the Customer Portal

Overview

The Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alia is a 10 HP Eurorack drum voice that Noise Engineering calls a universal drum synthesizer. It is a parameterized digital voice with analog roots, built for modular users who want kicks, snares, hats and unusual percussion from one module. It can also play basslines and leads.

  • Three algorithms: the Skin/Liquid/Metal switch selects six-oscillator additive synthesis, additive with a pitch envelope, or two 3-operator phase-modulated oscillators for metallic and noisy tones
  • Deep tone shaping: Morph sweeps the waveform through sine, triangle, saw and square, and Spread moves the oscillator spacing from harmonic to strongly inharmonic
  • Infinifold wavefolder: Fold sets the fold threshold, and the top of its range blends in a pulse train for extra harmonics
  • Full CV control: Decay, Attack, Morph, Fold, Harmonic and Spread each have a CV input, with the knob acting as offset
  • Envelope output and pitch encoder: send the internal envelope elsewhere in the patch, and tune in semitones or fine steps with 1V/octave tracking
  • Alia platform: swap to other Alia firmwares for free over USB through Noise Engineering's Customer Portal

The Harmonic control sets how quickly the upper harmonics decay. Fully counterclockwise it leaves a single oscillator, close to a simple analog bass drum, and turning it up brings in more partials for snares, toms and tonal hits. Attack covers a lot of ground: left of centre it adds noise to the transient, at centre it gives an analog-style pop, and to the right it slows the attack for softer, swelling sounds. With external CV on the pitch and timbre inputs, one module can stand in for a whole kit.

Compared with the original Basimilus Iteritas Alter, the Alia version sounds and works almost the same. It adds the envelope output, uses an encoder for pitch instead of a potentiometer, and accepts pitch CV from -2 V to +5 V. Because it runs on the Alia hardware platform, the module can be reflashed in about a minute with a WebUSB browser such as Chrome, Edge or Opera. The other firmwares include Ataraxic, Cursus, Debel, Incus, Manis and Toros Iteritas Alia, so the same hardware can become a different voice when a patch needs it.

Specifications· 21 details

Format

Type
Universal drum synthesizer
Format
Eurorack
Width
10 HP
Depth
1.5 inches

Inputs & outputs

Pitch input
1V/octave
Pitch CV range
-2 V to +5 V
CV inputs
Decay, Attack, Morph, Fold, Harmonic, Spread
Envelope output
Yes

Controls

Pitch
Encoder (press and turn for semitones, turn for fine tuning)
Knobs
Decay, Attack, Morph, Fold, Harmonic, Spread
Algorithm switch
Skin / Liquid / Metal
Range switch
Bass / Alto / Treble

Power

Power connector
2x5 Eurorack
Power draw +12V
105 mA
Power draw +5V
0 mA
Protection
Reverse protected

General

Functions
Sound sources and Drums
Height
3U
Synthesis method
Synthesizer form factor
Control voltage or gate connectivity
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About the brand

Noise Engineering

Noise Engineering crafts fiercely unconventional Eurorack modules and powerful DSP platforms that turn raw mathematics and twisted synthesis algorithms into screaming, industrial, and intensely evolving soundscapes for the fearless electronic explorer.
Origin
US
Founded
2014
Products
19
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