Make Noise Morphagene
Tape splicing meets granular microsound in a modular
20 HP Eurorack module
The Morphagene is a next-generation tape and microsound module that records, splices, and granularizes audio stored on a microSD card. It bridges Musique Concrète tape manipulation techniques with granular synthesis, allowing real-time vari-speed playback, sound-on-sound overdubbing, and gene-level (granular) decomposition of audio into particles that can be staggered, layered, and randomized.
Features
- Stereo audio recording and playback at 48kHz, 32-bit
- Up to 2.9 minutes of stereo audio per Reel
- Up to 300 Splices per Reel (299 Splice Markers)
- microSD card storage for multiple Reels as .wav files
- Vari-Speed playback: continuously variable speed and direction, approximately 12 semitones up and 26 semitones down
- Sound On Sound overdubbing with blend control
- Gene-Size granular windowing from full Splice down to sub-audible click sizes
- Slide parameter for scrubbing and offsetting Gene start position within a Splice
- Morph parameter for Gene gap, seamless loop, overlap, panning, and pitch randomization
- Synchronous Granulation via CLK IN for time-stretch effects
- Automatic Input Leveling (Hold REC + Press Shift)
- CV Output representing average energy of Audio Outputs (0-8V)
Controls & Jacks (35)
- Audio In L — Audio signal input for recording onto the reel
- Audio In R — Right stereo audio input, line to modular level, AC coupled
- S.O.S. CV IN — Unipolar CV input for Sound On Sound parameter, 0V to 8V, normalized to +8V
- S.O.S. — Controls the output volume during playback
- Audio Out L — Main audio output from the morphagene
- Audio Out R — Auxiliary audio output
- Gene-Size — Shrinks the splice playback window into smaller pieces called genes
- Slide — Moves through gene pieces in a nonlinear fashion for random access
- Gene-Size CV IN — CV input for controlling gene size
- Vari-Speed — Stretches or compresses time of the reel
- Slide CV Input — CV input for controlling random access through genes
- Gene-Size CV IN Attenuator — Bipolar attenuator for Gene-Size CV input
- Slide CV Input Attenuverter — Bipolar attenuator for Slide CV input
- Vari-Speed CV Input Attenuverter — Bipolar attenuator/inverter for Vari-Speed CV input
- Morph CV Input — CV input for controlling morph texture
- Organize CV Input — CV input for controlling splice organization
- Morph — Controls staggering, layering, and randomization of successive genes
- Organize — Re-organizes the playback order of splices
- Vari-Speed CV Input — CV input for controlling playback speed and direction
- CLK Input — Clock/sync input for synchronizing the morphagene
- Shift Gate Input — CV input for controlling gene shift
- CV Output — CV output for modulation
- REC — Button to start and stop recording
- Splice — Press to drop a Splice marker at current playback location; illuminates at End of Splice/Gene
- Play Gate Input — Trigger input to start/stop playback
- REC Gate Input — Trigger input to start/stop recording
- End of Gene/Splice Gate Output — Outputs a gate at the end of each Splice and/or Gene, 0 to 10Vpp
- Splice Gate Input — CV input for controlling splice selection
- Reel Activity Window — Visual indication of currently selected Reel; flashes to indicate CLK IN signal and Reel Select Mode
- Shift — Increments Splice selection; illuminates when microSD is mounted; flashes when SD card is busy
- microSD Card Slot — MicroSD card slot for storing reels and sound files
- REC Button Illumination — Indicator light showing recording status
- Splice Activity Window — Visual indication of currently selected Splice; flashes during erase operations
- Vari-Speed Activity Windows — Indicates speed, direction, and Morph settings
- CV Output Activity Window — Visual indication of the CV Output signal level
How-To Guides
- First Recording on a New Reel
- Saving Recordings to microSD Card
- Loading a Reel from microSD Card
- Creating a New Empty Reel
- Deleting a Reel from microSD Card
- Clearing All Audio from the Current Reel
- Deleting a Splice Marker to Merge Splices
- Deleting a Splice's Audio Content
- Sound On Sound Tape Layering
- Granular Texture Exploration with Slide Modulation
- Vari-Speed Wow and Flutter
- Micromontage: Rapid Splice Reorganization
Explore the interactive Morphagene panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
