Industrial Music Electronics Piston Honda mk3
Dual wavetable oscillator with 3-axis morphing and nonlinear waveshaping
20 HP Eurorack module
Piston Honda Mk III by Industrial Music Electronics is a dual wavetable oscillator with three-axis morphing and nonlinear waveshapers. Each of its two independent oscillators scans through a 8x8x8 cube of 512 waveforms via X, Y, and Z axes with dedicated sliders and CV inputs. The oscillators can cross-FM each other via normalled connections, enter external input mode for dynamic waveshaping of incoming audio, and be frequency-linked for massive unison sounds. An 8-slot preset manager with CV morphing enables real-time interpolation between stored states. Custom wavetables can be loaded via microSD card using the WaveEdit format.
Features
- 2 independent wavetable oscillators with 512 waveforms each (8x8x8 cube)
- Three-axis waveform morphing (X, Y, Z) with dedicated sliders and CV
- Cross-FM between oscillators via normalled FM inputs
- External audio input mode for dynamic waveshaping through wavetables
- Frequency Link mode locks Osc B pitch to Osc A for unison
- 8-slot preset manager with CV-controlled preset morphing
- Per-oscillator unison with adjustable detuning and octave shift
- Individual A and B outputs plus summed Mix output
- Hard sync input on each oscillator (0-5V)
- Accurate 1V/Oct tracking with rear-panel trim calibration
- OLED display showing waveform, frequency, and tuning information
- Custom wavetable loading via microSD (WaveEdit compatible, 8 WAV files)
Controls & Jacks (40)
- LINK — Links both oscillators. When active, Oscillator 2 tracks Oscillator 1's pitch and parameters.
- Bank B — Selects wavetable bank for Oscillator B.
- Morph A — Morphs through wavetables for Oscillator A. Smoothly interpolates between adjacent waveforms in the selected bank.
- FREQUENCY 1 — Fine frequency control for Oscillator 1. Adjusts pitch within the selected coarse range.
- Mirror — Waveform mirroring/folding control. Reflects and folds the waveform creating symmetric or asymmetric variations.
- FM/EXT IN 1 — FM modulation or external audio input for Oscillator 1. Depth controlled by FM Depth 1.
- Bank A — Selects wavetable bank for Oscillator A. Each bank contains a different set of waveforms to morph through.
- Mirror Attenuverter — Scales the Mirror CV input. Controls external modulation of waveform folding.
- FM Depth 1 — FM modulation depth for Oscillator 1. Controls how much the FM input affects pitch.
- CV 1 — General CV input for Oscillator 1 parameter modulation.
- Out A Select — Selects the output mode for Oscillator A's dedicated output.
- Coarse CV 2 — CV input for coarse pitch of Oscillator 2.
- Morph B Attenuverter — Scales the Morph B CV input. Bipolar attenuverter for external morph modulation.
- OSC B — Morph control for Oscillator B. Scans through waveforms in Bank B's wavetable.
- 1V/OCT 1 — 1V/octave pitch input for Oscillator 1. Tracks pitch accurately for melodic use.
- MIX — Mixed output of both oscillators. Balance set by Out Mix slider.
- Out B — Dedicated audio output for Oscillator B.
- Coarse 2 — Coarse pitch control for Oscillator 2.
- Sync Attenuverter — Scales the Sync input signal. Controls hard sync sensitivity.
- Coarse 1 — Coarse pitch control for Oscillator 1. Sets the octave/range.
- FM/EXT IN 2 — FM modulation or external audio input for Oscillator 2.
- SELECT — Selects which oscillator/parameter to edit with the encoder.
- FM CV 2 — FM CV input for Oscillator 2. External frequency modulation source.
- CV +/-8V — Bipolar CV input. ±8V range for wide modulation.
- 1V/OCT 2 — 1V/octave pitch input for Oscillator 2.
- CV 2 — General CV input for Oscillator 2 parameter modulation.
- CV Attenuverter — Scales the CV input. General-purpose attenuverter for voltage control.
- MODE 1 — Mode select for Oscillator 1. Changes the oscillator behavior and wavetable playback mode.
- Z Out — Z-axis output. Outputs the morph/scan position as a CV signal for cross-modulation.
- Morph B CV — CV input for Oscillator B's morph position. Scans through wavetable via voltage.
- MODE 2 — Mode select for Oscillator 2.
- Sync In — Hard sync input. Resets oscillator phase on rising edge for classic sync tones.
- FREQUENCY 2 — Fine frequency control for Oscillator 2.
- Coarse CV 1 — CV input for coarse pitch of Oscillator 1.
- Encoder — Rotary encoder for menu navigation. Selects wavetable banks, adjusts parameters, and navigates settings. Press to confirm.
- OSC A — Oscillator A select button. Focuses editing on Oscillator A parameters.
- Out Mix — Crossfade between Oscillator A and B outputs on the MIX jack. CCW = all A, CW = all B.
- FM Depth 2 — FM modulation depth for Oscillator 2.
- Display — OLED screen showing current bank, waveform, and parameter values.
- Select B — Oscillator B select button. Focuses editing on Oscillator B.
How-To Guides
- Classic Dual Wavetable Pad
- Dynamic Waveshaping with Envelope
- Cross-FM Metallic Textures
- Preset Morphing Performance
- Custom Wavetable Loading
Explore the interactive Piston Honda mk3 panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
