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Noise Engineering Tymp Legio

Big punchy percussion with built-in sidechain ducking

6 HP Eurorack module

Tymp Legio is a compact 6HP synthetic drum voice built on the Legio platform, offering a wide tonal range across kick, snare, hat, bell, and metallic sounds via three modes. It features a stereo audio pass-through with sidechain ducking so percussion can punch through a mix in real time. As a platform module, its firmware can be freely swapped to alternate functions via the Noise Engineering customer portal.

Features

  • Six-oscillator additive synthesis engine for drum voices
  • Three sound type modes: Boot (kicks/subs), Cat (snares/toms), Boing (hats/bells/metallic)
  • Tang toggle selects timbral variation within each mode
  • Pitch control with fine (turn) and coarse (press and turn) adjustment
  • CV inputs for Pitch, Decay, and Wackitude modulation
  • Pitch CV range -2V to +5V for wide melodic use
  • Stereo Quack audio pass-through inputs with sidechain ducking in Boot and Cat modes
  • Quack L normalled to R input when R is unpatched
  • Duck time follows Decay parameter
  • Boing mode passes Quack audio without ducking
  • Autocalibration system on startup with nothing patched to Pitch CV
  • Factory calibrated and tested

Controls & Jacks (20)

  • Pitch— Sets the pitch of the voice. Turn for fine adjustments, press and turn for coarse adjustment. Range: -2V to +5V CV input.
  • Decay— Changes the decay time of the synth voice. Also adjusts duck time for the Quack audio when in Boot or Cat mode.
  • Wackitude— Changes the timbre of the synth voice, offering tonal and textural variation.
  • Hit— Trigger input. Triggers the voice and ducking envelope.
  • Out L— Left channel audio output.
  • Wackitude CV— CV input for wackitude modulation.
  • Pitch CV— CV input for pitch modulation.
  • Quack R— Right channel audio input for ducking.
  • Decay CV— CV input for decay time modulation.
  • Quack L— Left channel audio input for ducking.
  • Mode LED 1— Status LED indicating firmware (Blue on boot for Tymp Legio firmware).
  • Out R— Right channel audio output.
  • Mode LED 2— Status LED indicating firmware (Green on boot for Tymp Legio firmware).
  • Mode— Selects the type of sound. Boot: Kicks, subs, lasers, thwompy things. Cat: Snares, toms, noisy bits. Boing: Hats, bells, and metallic wackin
  • Tang— Selects a variation of the main sound type within the selected Mode.
  • Tang— Selects a variation of the main sound type within the selected Mode.
  • Wack— Changes the timbre of the synth voice, offering tonal and textural variation.
  • LED 1— Status LED indicating firmware (Blue on boot for Tymp Legio firmware).
  • LED 2— Status LED indicating firmware (Green on boot for Tymp Legio firmware).
  • Wack CV— CV input for wackitude modulation.

How-To Guides

  • Classic Kick Drum
  • Live Sidechain Duck
  • Metallic Hi-Hat and Bell Textures
  • Snappy Snare and Tom Sounds
  • Melodic Pitched Percussion
  • Dynamic Timbre Modulation
  • CV-Controlled Decay for Dynamic Expression
  • Stereo Drum with External Percussion Bus
  • Sci-Fi Laser and Sub Bass Hits
  • Swapping Firmware via Customer Portal
  • Running Autocalibration

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

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