stardust

Qu-Bit Electronix Stardust

Cosmic stereo tape looper for sonic exploration

18 HP Eurorack module

Stardust is a cosmic stereo tape looper that captures layers of audio to construct new sonic imagery. It focuses heavily on texture and vibe with nostalgic warmth controls, out-of-this-world DSP effects, and the ability to splice and rearrange loops like vintage tape machines. The module encourages sonic exploration and discovery within existing source material.

Features

  • Click-less looping with minutes-long buffers
  • Save/recall/import/export recordings via USB
  • Wow & Flutter and Tape Hiss controls
  • Vintage saturation and multiple DSP effects
  • Splice and rearrange loops with probability controls
  • 1V/Oct varispeed control
  • Clock sync capability
  • Persistent buffer memory
  • Loop import from USB drive (up to 32 files)
  • Based on Daisy platform for updates

Controls & Jacks (40)

  • Hiss— input cv
  • Effect Type— Cycle through effect types
  • Freeze— input gate
  • Clock— input gate
  • Flutter— input cv
  • Freeze
  • Loop Type— Cycle through loop modes
  • Erase— Erase buffer
  • Flutter— Controls tape flutter effect
  • Undo— Undo last action
  • Hiss— Tape hiss amount
  • Varispeed— Playback speed
  • Skip— Skip between loop points
  • Slice— Slice selection
  • Inertia— Slew on varispeed
  • Start— Loop start point
  • Size— Loop size
  • In Level— Input level
  • Mix— Dry/wet mix
  • Record— Start/stop recording
  • Reset— Reset / skip back
  • Play— Start/stop playback
  • In Level— input cv
  • Shift— Shift modifier button
  • Reverse— Reverse playback direction
  • Mix— input cv
  • Reverse— input gate
  • V/Oct— input cv
  • Left Out— output audio
  • Left In— input audio
  • Record— input gate
  • Play— input gate
  • Reset— input gate
  • Nova— input cv
  • Skip— input cv
  • Size— input cv
  • Right Out— input audio
  • Right In— output audio
  • Slice— input cv
  • Start— input cv

How-To Guides

  • Save Current Loop
  • Load Loop from USB
  • Granular Drone Bed
  • Glitch Percussion
  • Frippertronics Tape Loop
  • Lo-Fi Tape Degradation
  • Cinematic Reverse Swells
  • Techno Riser Builder
  • Ambient Texture Wash
  • Stutter Gate Rhythms

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

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