Intellijel Rubicon 2
Deep analog VCO for boundless sound design
20 HP Eurorack module
Rubicon2 is a sophisticated analog triangle-core VCO that demands exploration and rewards deep tweaking. Built for sound designers rather than 'set-and-forget' use, it offers boundless sonic possibilities through its complex interaction of thru-zero FM, wavefolding, and unique tri-state pulse circuits. This is an oscillator with personality that eschews shortcuts in favor of pure analog complexity.
Features
- Nine simultaneous waveform outputs
- Thru-zero frequency modulation with perfect symmetry
- Tri-state pulse circuit with three voltage levels
- Warp circuit with squish wavefolder
- Two sub-oscillators
- Linear and exponential FM
- Hard and flip sync modes
- Complete pulse width range (0-100%)
- Eight octave range with accurate tracking
- Discrete triangle core design
Controls & Jacks (40)
- Symmetry — Coarse frequency tuning for oscillator 2
- Symmetry Attenuator — Coarse frequency tuning for oscillator 1
- LOCK
- FM EXP — Amount of frequency modulation
- Octave — Hard sync amount control
- SYMMETRY — Symmetry waveform output
- SYMMETRY LED — Symmetry waveform output
- FWD — Symmetry waveform output
- REV — Symmetry waveform output
- PITCH — Pitch tracking mode switch
- TYPE OSC 1 — Amount of frequency modulation
- PW — Amount of frequency modulation
- Index — Amount of frequency modulation
- Pitch — Symmetry waveform output
- Sub — Pitch tracking mode switch
- PW Attenuator — Pulse width control for square wave
- Index Attenuator — Internal LFO rate control
- Warp Attenuator — Waveform type selector for oscillator 1
- Warp — Warp CV input
- Squish — Waveform squish mode switch
- X OSC 1 — Warp CV input
- TYPE — Waveform type selector for oscillator 1
- X OSC 2 — Waveform type selector for oscillator 1
- SQUISH 1 CV In — Waveform squish mode switch
- SUB — Waveform type selector for oscillator 1
- WARP 1 — Warp CV input
- INDEX — Warp CV input
- SQUISH 2 CV In — Waveform squish mode switch
- SQUISH 3 — Waveform squish mode switch
- SYM 1 — 1V/octave pitch input for oscillator 1
- SYM 2 — Symmetry waveform output
- PWM — 1V/octave pitch input for oscillator 1
- 1V/OCT OSC 2 — 1V/octave pitch input for oscillator 1
- TZFM — Warp CV input
- SYNC — Symmetry waveform output
- 1V/OCT OSC 1 — Symmetry waveform output
- FM EXP — Warp CV input
- WARP 2 — Warp CV input
- EXP — Waveform type selector for oscillator 1
- SQUISH 2 — Waveform squish mode switch
How-To Guides
- Morphing Drone Landscape
- Harmonic Bells and Mallets
- Glitch Stutter Textures
- Vintage Analog Bass
- Alien FM Lead
- Generative Polyrhythm
- Cinematic Horror Textures
- Percussive FM Strikes
Explore the interactive Rubicon 2 panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
