maneco-labs-microgrone

Maneco Labs MicroGrone

Bytebeat Synthesizer + Effects Processor

10 HP Eurorack module

MicroGrone is a self-contained Eurorack bytebeat synthesizer with 16 programs, three voltage-controlled equation parameters, variable sample rate, an eight-waveform filter LFO, an analog VCF, and three selectable digital effects algorithms derived from the Alesis Midiverb.

Features

  • A 16-program bytebeat engine with three voltage-controlled equation parameters, variable sample rate, an eight-waveform LFO, and an analog VCF.
  • Bytebeat sample-rate range of 256 Hz to 16,384 Hz.
  • Four 1-2-4-8 LEDs display the current program number from 1 to 16 in binary.
  • Eight LFO shapes: Ramp Up, Ramp Down, Pulse, Triangle, Sine, Sweep, Random Levels (sample and hold), and Random Slopes.
  • PITCH accepts voltage control for pitch or parameter modulation.
  • F IN routes external audio through the VCF and effects chain.

Controls & Jacks (22)

  • DEPTH— Sets the amount of LFO modulation applied to the filter cutoff.
  • A2— Controls equation variable C; its effective range and behavior vary with the selected bytebeat program.
  • BLEND— Blends the dry bytebeat signal with the processed digital-effects output.
  • WAVE— Selects one of eight LFO shapes: ramp up, ramp down, pulse, triangle, sine, sweep, random levels, or random slopes.
  • EFX— Three-position ON-OFF-ON selector: up chooses Reverse Regen reverb, center chooses Delay, and down chooses XL Dark Reverb.
  • REZ— Adjusts the analog filter's resonance and emphasis around the cutoff frequency.
  • S RATE— Sets the bytebeat playback sample rate from 256 Hz to 16384 Hz, changing its speed and pitch.
  • A1— Controls equation variable B; its effective range and behavior vary with the selected bytebeat program.
  • SPEED— Sets the filter-modulation LFO rate from approximately 0.05 Hz to 5 Hz.
  • SAMP R— Controls the effects-engine clock rate; lower settings produce darker, grainier processing and alter the delay's apparent pitch and timing.
  • PITCH— Voltage-control input for pitch or bytebeat parameter modulation.
  • F IN— External audio input routed through the analog VCF and digital effects chain.
  • A0— Controls equation variable A; its effective range and behavior vary with the selected bytebeat program.
  • OUT— Main processed audio output.
  • Program Bit 2— The binary value-2 indicator in the four-LED display of the current bytebeat program number.
  • Program Bit 8— The most-significant binary indicator in the four-LED display of the current bytebeat program number.
  • DN— A short press selects the previous bytebeat program.
  • Program Bit 4— The binary value-4 indicator in the four-LED display of the current bytebeat program number.
  • UP— A short press selects the next of the 16 bytebeat programs.
  • Program Bit 1— The least-significant binary indicator in the four-LED display of the current bytebeat program number.
  • LFO Indicator— Pulses according to the selected LFO rate and waveform.
  • CUTOFF— Sets the cutoff frequency of the analog low-pass filter.

How-To Guides

  • Create and Shape a Bytebeat Patch
  • Activate the Internal Sequencer
  • Control Time Direction and Speed

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

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