Instruo øchd
Eight analogue LFOs breathing life into any patch
4 HP Eurorack module
The Instruō øchd is a 100% analogue 8-LFO module in 4HP, designed in collaboration with Ben 'DivKid' Wilson. It provides eight free-running bipolar triangle wave LFOs spanning from audio-rate (up to 160Hz) down to glacial 25-minute cycles, all controlled by a single global rate knob. Its organic phase drift, self-patchable waveshaping, and track-and-hold capabilities make it an expressive, space-efficient source of living modulation.
Features
- 8 free-running bipolar triangle waveform LFOs
- Single global Rate knob controlling all LFO frequencies simultaneously
- Bipolar Rate CV Input with attenuverter for CV scaling and inversion
- LFO frequencies span from up to 160Hz (LFO 1 fastest, fully CW) to 25-minute cycles (LFO 8 slowest, fully CCW)
- LFO 1 at center Rate knob position is set to vibrato rate between 3Hz and 7Hz
- LFOs arranged fastest to slowest from top to bottom
- Organic phase drift between LFOs due to 100% analogue design
- Track and hold capability via negative CV at Rate CV Input
- Self-patchable for feedback waveshaping of LFO waveforms
- Bipolar LED indicator for each of the 8 LFOs
- 10Vpp bipolar output range on all LFO outputs
- Reverse polarity protection on power connector
Controls & Jacks (19)
- LFO 1 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 1 (fastest).
- LFO 2 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 2.
- LFO 3 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 3.
- LFO 4 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 4.
- LFO 5 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 5.
- Rate Attenuverter — Scales and/or inverts the signal present at the Rate CV Input.
- LFO 1 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output (fastest). 10Vpp output range.
- LFO 2 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output. 10Vpp output range.
- LFO 3 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output. 10Vpp output range.
- LFO 4 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output. 10Vpp output range.
- LFO 5 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output. 10Vpp output range.
- Rate CV Input — Bipolar control voltage input for the Rate parameter. Control voltage is summed with the knob position. Positive CV forces frequency to exce
- LFO 6 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output. 10Vpp output range.
- Rate — Global frequency control for all 8 LFOs. Fully clockwise sets each LFO to top of range (LFO 1 up to 160Hz). Fully anticlockwise sets each LF
- LFO 7 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output. 10Vpp output range.
- LFO 8 Output — Bipolar triangle waveform LFO output (slowest). 10Vpp output range.
- LFO 6 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 6.
- LFO 7 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 7.
- LFO 8 — Bipolar LED indicator for LFO 8 (slowest).
How-To Guides
- Self-Patched Waveshaper
- Gate-Triggered Track and Hold
- Natural Vibrato
- Granular Parameter Drifter
- Ultra-Slow Patch Drifter
- Multi-LFO Parameter Spread
- Audio Rate FM Source
- Expressive Rate CV Performance
- Cross-Patched Feedback Network
Explore the interactive øchd panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
