kinks

Mutable Instruments Kinks

Rectify, compare, and sample your signals

4 HP Eurorack module

Kinks is a compact 4HP utility module offering three analog signal processing functions: a precision inverter with half and full wave rectifiers, analog logic gates (OR/AND as max/min), and a sample and hold with built-in white noise. Its musical character is subtle but transformative, turning ordinary LFOs and CVs into new shapes, hybrid timbres, and unpredictable stepped sequences.

Features

  • Precision signal inverter with half-wave and full-wave rectifier outputs
  • Analog OR gate outputs maximum of two input signals — works on audio, CV, gates, and LFOs
  • Analog AND gate outputs minimum of two input signals — useful for gating and muting
  • Classic sample and hold circuit with edge-detector trigger input
  • S&H IN normalized to internal white noise generator when unpatched
  • Dedicated white noise output jack always available
  • All inputs DC-coupled and audio-rate capable
  • Droop rate under 0.8mV per second for accurate S&H holds
  • Noise output flat from 10Hz to 30kHz with standard deviation of 1.8V

Controls & Jacks (15)

  • Sign Inv— Inverted output of input signal
  • S&H In— Signal input for sample-and-hold (normalized to noise generator)
  • Noise— White noise generator output (normalized to S&H input)
  • S&H Trig— Trigger input for sampling
  • Logic B In 1— Sampled and held output voltage
  • Logic A In 2— Analog OR output (maximum of two inputs)
  • Sign In— Input signal for inversion and rectification
  • Logic A In 1— First input for analog OR/AND gates
  • Sign Full— Full-wave rectified output (inverts negative half)
  • Logic A AND— Analog AND output (minimum of two inputs)
  • Sign Half— Half-wave rectified output (clips negative half to 0V)
  • Logic B In 2— Second input for analog OR/AND gates
  • Logic
  • Sign
  • Sign Input

How-To Guides

  • Classic Random Stepped Melody
  • White Noise Percussion Source
  • LFO Frequency Doubling with Full-Wave Rectifier
  • Merging Two Gate Streams
  • LFO Hybridization as Ring Modulator
  • Gate-Controlled Sequence Muting
  • Inverted CV Melody for Mirror Harmonics
  • Adding Overtones to Audio with Rectification
  • Stepped Random Filter Modulation
  • Sample and Hold on External Signal for CV Decimation

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

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