After Later Audio Quarks
Compact modal synthesis voice, acoustic resonance in 22hp
22 HP Eurorack module
Quarks is a 22hp Eurorack module by After Later Audio, a compact clone of Mutable Instruments Elements — a modal synthesis voice that models the physics of resonant objects excited by bowing, striking, and blowing. It combines an exciter section (bow and strike) with a resonator to produce organic, acoustic-sounding tones ranging from metallic bells and mallet instruments to bowed strings and blown resonators. Functionally equivalent to the original, it runs all Elements firmware variants and occupies a middle ground between the ultra-compact Atom and the full-size original.
Features
- Functionally equivalent to Mutable Instruments Elements
- 22hp compact form factor — smaller than original, larger than Atom
- Dual exciter section: Bow (continuous) and Strike (triggered)
- Physical resonator model with Damping and Position controls
- V/Oct pitch tracking with coarse and fine tune
- FM modulation input
- Aux CV input for secondary modulation
- Master Level and Tone output controls with CV
- Module power connector reversible on module side
- Runs all Elements-compatible firmware variants
- 1-year warranty
Controls & Jacks (46)
- Resonator Damping — Control resonator damping
- Audio Output — Main audio output
- Bow Trigger — Manual bow trigger
- Model Selector — Select physical modeling engine
- FM CV Amount — Attenuate FM CV input
- Resonator Position — Set resonator playing position
- Bow Level — Set bow level/amplitude
- GATE
- Bow Level CV Input — Control bow level with external CV
- Strike Trigger Input — Trigger strike excitation
- Bow Trigger Input — Trigger bow excitation
- Damping CV — Attenuate damping CV input
- Tone CV Input — Control master tone with external CV
- BRIGHT
- Bow Level CV — Attenuate bow level CV input
- Damping CV Input — Control resonator damping with external CV
- GEOM
- Bow Timbre CV Input — Control bow timbre with external CV
- Tone CV — Attenuate tone CV input
- Fine Tune — Fine tune pitch adjustment
- Strike Timbre CV Input — Control strike timbre with external CV
- Position CV Input — Control playing position with external CV
- Aux CV Input — Auxiliary modulation input
- V/Oct Input — Pitch control via 1V/Oct standard
- Strike Level CV — Attenuate strike level CV input
- Coarse Tune — Coarse pitch adjustment
- SPACE
- FLOW
- SPACE
- BRIGHT
- Master Level — Control overall output level
- Position CV — Attenuate position CV input
- Aux CV Amount — Attenuate auxiliary CV input
- Bow Timbre CV — Attenuate bow timbre CV input
- FM Input — Frequency modulation control
- Strike Level CV Input — Control strike level with external CV
- Master Tone — Control overall tone/filter
- Strike Timbre 1 — Control strike timbre characteristics
- FLOW
- Strike Level — Set strike level/amplitude
- MALLET
- Bow Timbre — Control bow timbre characteristics
- V/Oct CV Amount — Attenuate V/Oct CV input
- Strike Timbre CV — Attenuate strike timbre CV input
- Strike Timbre 2 — Control strike timbre characteristics
- LED Status — Status indicator light
How-To Guides
- Sustained Bowed String Pad
- Mallet Percussion Voice
- Metallic Bell and Chime Tones
- Blown Wind Resonance
- Dual Exciter Layered Voice
- FM Modulated Resonance
- Aux CV Timbral Modulation
- Percussive Damped Hits
Explore the interactive Quarks panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
