ALM Busy Circuits Tangle Quartet
4-channel live VCA mixer with sends, pan, and mutes
8 HP Eurorack module
The Mega-Tang is a 4-channel linear VCA and stereo mixer with per-channel level, effect send, pan, and soft mute controls. Built for live performance, it delivers a clean and transparent sound inherited from the Tangle Quartet VCA, with a stereo mix bus, mono effects send with stereo return, individual VCA outputs for cueing, and DC-coupled signal paths for CV as well as audio use.
Features
- 4-channel linear VCA based on the Tangle Quartet VCA design
- Stereo mix output with per-channel pan control
- Mono effect send with stereo return (returns are AC coupled, left normalled to right)
- Per-channel send amount control
- Soft mute latching buttons with click-reduction circuitry
- Per-channel mute LED indicators
- Per-channel Level CV inputs with LED indicators
- Individual VCA outputs (post-VCA, pre-send/pan/mute) for cueing and monitoring
- All signal inputs DC coupled for CV and audio use
- Expansion port for future expandability
- Designed for live performance with compact 16HP layout
- Euro level signals throughout
Controls & Jacks (20)
- Channel 1 Input
- Channel 1 Mute
- Channel 1 Level CV
- Channel 1 Level
- Channel 2 Input
- Channel 2 Mute
- Channel 2 Level CV
- Channel 2 Level
- Channel 3 Input
- Channel 3 Mute
- Channel 3 Level CV
- Channel 3 Level
- Channel 4 Input
- Channel 4 Level CV
- Channel 4 Level
- Mix Out
- Output 1
- Output 2
- Output 3
- Output 4
How-To Guides
- Basic 4-Channel Stereo Mix
- CV Controlled VCA on Single Channel
- Live Reverb Send-Return
- Performance Mute with Cue Monitoring
- Automated Stereo Panning via CV Mix
- 4-Channel CV Mixer
- Drum Bus with Parallel Effect Send
- Generative Amplitude Modulation
- Ambient Wet Submix with Heavy Reverb Send
Explore the interactive Tangle Quartet panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
