Tesseract Modular Compass

Name: Compass
Brand: Tesseract Modular

Octagonal joystick: 8 cardinal CVs + 8 directional LFOs from one analog stick

12 HP Eurorack module

Compass is a 12HP analog joystick controller that turns one spring-loaded octagonal stick into 16 simultaneous outputs: 8 cardinal CV signals (N/NE/E/SE/S/SW/W/NW) and 8 directional LFO signals tied to those same compass headings. Pushing the stick toward any direction raises that direction's CV proportionally and accelerates the same-direction LFO toward maximum rate. The eight CV outputs each have their own three-position range switch so you can match each destination (0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V) without external attenuverters. 16 bicolor LEDs around the compass plate show live activity at every output. There are no menus, modes, or firmware — every connection is a hardwired analog path, which makes it instant to play, immediate to patch, and difficult to break. Musically, Compass is a performance controller: a single hand motion can drive eight spatial parameters at once, or set up a slow, polyrhythmic LFO drift across a whole patch.

Features

8 cardinal CV outputs (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW) from a single octagonal joystick
8 directional LFO outputs whose rates accelerate as the joystick is pushed toward each arrow
Per-CV-output voltage range switch: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V
Fixed-range bipolar LFO outputs (~5Vpp), unaffected by the Range switches
16 bicolor LEDs for live visual feedback at every output
Spring-loaded mechanical joystick auto-returns CVs to 0V on release
Compass-ring 0-360° markings around the joystick for visual reference
Pure analog signal generation — no menus, no modes, no firmware to update
12HP, 25mm deep — skiff friendly
Diagonal joystick pushes raise both adjacent cardinal CVs simultaneously for natural crossfading

Controls & Jacks (25)

Joystick— Spring-loaded octagonal joystick. Position drives both the 8 cardinal CV outputs and the 8 directional LFOs simultaneously.
NW CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the northwest direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed NW. Range set by NW Range switch.
W CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the west direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed W. Range set by W Range switch.
N CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the north direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed N. Range set by N Range switch.
S CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the south direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed S. Range set by S Range switch.
E CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the east direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed E. Range set by E Range switch.
NE CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the northeast direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed NE. Range set by NE Range switch.
SW CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the southwest direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed SW. Range set by SW Range switch.
SE CV Out— Cardinal CV output for the southeast direction. Voltage rises proportionally as the joystick is pushed SE. Range set by SE Range switch.
NW LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward NW. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
N LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward N. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
S LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward S. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
NE LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward NE. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
SW LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward SW. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
W LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward W. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
E LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward E. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
SE LFO Out— Free-running LFO output, rate accelerates as the joystick is pushed toward SE. Fixed ~5Vpp bipolar swing.
NW Range— Voltage range selector for NW CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
NE Range— Voltage range selector for NE CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
W Range— Voltage range selector for W CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
N Range— Voltage range selector for N CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
S Range— Voltage range selector for S CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
E Range— Voltage range selector for E CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
SW Range— Voltage range selector for SW CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.
SE Range— Voltage range selector for SE CV output: 0 to +10V, 0 to +5V, or -5V to +5V.

How-To Guides

8-Voice Spatial Modulation
Filter Sweep + Companion LFO Modulation
Drum Kit Performance Controller
Stochastic Poly-LFO Drone

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