data-bender

Qu-Bit Electronix Data Bender

Circuit-bent digital buffer for beautiful failures

14 HP Eurorack module

Data Bender is a circuit-bent digital audio buffer that captures the aesthetics of failure — skipping CDs, software glitches, and dying tape machines. It feels like controlled chaos, letting you explore the musical beauty found in broken technology through voltage-controlled manipulation of a high-quality 96kHz stereo buffer.

Features

  • Over 1 minute of stereo buffer time
  • Circuit-bent inspired digital manipulations
  • 1V/Oct tracking in Micro Mode
  • Stereo I/O with enhancement control
  • Internal and external clock modes
  • Voltage-controlled everything
  • Settings stored between power cycles
  • Adjustable LED brightness
  • CV attenuators for all inputs

Controls & Jacks (30)

  • Repeats— Sets the sample period for incoming audio. In internal clock mode, ranges from 16 seconds to 80Hz. In external clock mode, acts as divide/mu
  • Mode— Modifier button for accessing secondary functions on all other controls.
  • Shift— Toggles between internal clock (blue LED) and external clock (white LED) modes.
  • Corrupt— Divides the primary buffer into smaller subsections of repeated audio. Higher values create more divisions and faster apparent playback.
  • Clock— Toggles Break effect on/off. In Micro mode toggles between Traverse and Silence.
  • Freeze— Cycles through 5 Corrupt effects: Decimate (blue), Dropout (green), Destroy (gold), DJ Filter (purple), Vinyl Sim (orange).
  • Break— Controls dry/wet balance. Fully CCW is dry signal only, fully CW is wet signal only.
  • Bend— Interchangeable end-of-chain effect with 5 modes: Decimate (bit crush), Dropout, Destroy (saturation/clipping), DJ Filter, and Vinyl Sim. Fu
  • Time— Macro mode: automated tape-style manipulations (vari-speed, reverse, vinyl clicks, tape stop). Micro mode: playback speed control with 1V/Oc
  • Mix— Macro mode: automated digital glitches (CD skip, stutters, dropouts). Micro mode: Traverse selects buffer subsection, Silence introduces dut
  • Clock CV In— Toggles Break effect on/off. In Micro mode toggles between Traverse and Silence.
  • Bend Gate— input gate
  • Break Gate— input gate
  • Corrupt Gate— input gate
  • Freeze CV In— Cycles through 5 Corrupt effects: Decimate (blue), Dropout (green), Destroy (gold), DJ Filter (purple), Vinyl Sim (orange).
  • Bend CV— input cv
  • Break CV— input cv
  • Corrupt CV— input cv
  • Left In— input audio
  • Left Out— output audio
  • Repeats CV— input cv
  • Right In— input audio
  • Mix CV— input cv
  • Time CV— input cv
  • Right Out— output audio
  • Bend CV Attenuator
  • Break CV Attenuator
  • Corrupt CV Attenuator
  • Channel A— Channel A activity indicator
  • Channel B— Channel B activity indicator

How-To Guides

  • Store Settings Between Power Cycles
  • Granular Drone Bed
  • Glitch Percussion
  • Frippertronics Tape Loop
  • Techno Riser Build
  • Lo-Fi Tape Degradation
  • Cinematic Reverse Swells
  • Stutter Gate Rhythms
  • Ambient Texture Wash

Explore the interactive Data Bender panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.

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