Making Sound Machines Farbshaper
Classic West Coast Analog Waveshaper with dual staging
4 HP Eurorack module
A classic West Coast analog Eurorack waveshaper that shapes an audio signal's overtones through two voltage-controlled stages.
Features
- Two voltage-controlled analog waveshaping stages shape an audio signal's overtones.
- Fold provides a single-fold stage; Pleat adds multiple folds after it.
- When a CV signal is patched, the corresponding Fold or Pleat knob sets its input attenuation.
Controls & Jacks (7)
- Pleat— Controls the second waveshaping stage, adding multiple folds and additional overtones after the Fold stage.
- Audio Out— Outputs the processed audio signal.
- Fold— Controls the first waveshaping stage, adding a single increasingly pronounced fold to the incoming signal.
- Pleat CV— Accepts 0–10 V control voltage for the Pleat stage.
- Fold CV— Accepts 0–10 V control voltage for the Fold stage.
- Audio In— Accepts the audio signal to be waveshaped; expects a -5 V to +5 V range.
- Gain— Sets the input gain feeding the waveshaper; fully counterclockwise mutes the Audio In and fully clockwise passes its full amplitude.
How-To Guides
- Set up a starting patch
- Modulate Fold with an LFO
- Modulate Pleat with an LFO
- Create evolving dual-stage timbres
Explore the interactive Farbshaper panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.