Erica Synths Pico Drums
Compact dual drum voice with sample playback and synthesis
3 HP Eurorack module
Erica Synths Pico Drums packs two independent sample-based drum voices into just 3HP. Each channel offers 64 selectable drum samples with adjustable Pitch, Decay, and Level. The CV input can be routed to control Pitch, Decay, Volume, or Sample Select on Drum 1. An Exclusive/Independent mode switch determines whether both drums can sound simultaneously or mute each other — great for open/closed hi-hat pairs. Six preset memory slots let you store and recall full configurations. Custom samples can be uploaded via USB using the Pico Drum Programmer app.
Features
- 2 independent drum voice channels
- Multiple selectable drum sounds per channel
- Pitch control per channel
- Decay control per channel
- External trigger inputs per channel
- Mixed audio output
- Compact 3HP form factor
Controls & Jacks (11)
- CTRL — Illuminated encoder for selecting drum samples and editing parameters. When unlit, rotate to browse 64 sample slots (shown on LEDs in binary
- Drum 1 — Selects Drum 1 for editing. When this switch position is active, the CTRL encoder adjusts sample selection and parameters (Pitch, Decay, Lev
- EXCL — Exclusive mode. When active, triggering Drum 1 mutes Drum 2 and vice versa — only one drum sounds at a time. Useful for hi-hat open/closed b
- CV In — CV input for modulating Drum 1 parameters. Assignable to Pitch, Decay, Volume, or Sample Select via the encoder config menu (hold encoder 2s
- CV In LED — Indicator LED for the CV input jack. Lights when CV signal is present at the CV In jack.
- TR1 — Trigger input for Drum 1. Accepts trigger or gate signals to play the selected drum sample. The adjacent LED flashes on each incoming trigge
- TR1 LED — Trigger activity indicator for Drum 1. Flashes each time a trigger is received at the TR1 jack.
- TR2 — Trigger input for Drum 2. Accepts trigger or gate signals to play the second drum sample independently of Drum 1.
- Out — Mixed audio output for both drums. Outputs the combined signal of Drum 1 and Drum 2, with levels set by each drum's individual Level paramet
- Drum 2 — Selects Drum 2 for editing. When this switch position is active, the CTRL encoder adjusts sample selection and parameters for the second dru
- IND — Independent mode. Both drums play simultaneously when triggered, with their audio mixed to the output. This is the default operating mode fo
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