wmd-cosmic-debris

WMD Cosmic Debris

16-line stereo delay/reverb engine with three modes and live performance controls.

16 HP Eurorack module

Cosmic Debris is a stereo delay and reverb processor built around a network of 16 individually-filtered delay lines, with cross-feedback routing through a 16x16 SCATTER matrix. Three operating modes — BLUR, RATIO, WARP — change how delay lines are arranged and how SPRAY morphs them, ranging from rhythmic stereo delay through lush ambient reverb to pitch-shifted shimmers. Designed by Nick Donaldson of Infrasonic Audio in collaboration with WMD, every control was chosen for live performance: SHIFT-modified secondary parameters, snapshot recall, click-less KILL, latching BLAST/FREEZE/KILL, and slew-limited TIME for sweeping doppler-shift transitions.

Features

  • 16 individual delay lines with per-line bandpass filtering
  • True stereo input and output (L feeds odd lines, R feeds even lines)
  • Three operating modes: BLUR (delay-to-reverb), RATIO (rhythmic stereo), WARP (pitch-shifted shimmer)
  • 16x16 SCATTER matrix for evolving cross-feedback textures
  • SPRAY control morphs delay-line lengths from rhythmic delays into ambient reverb
  • Bipolar feedback with stable 100% (∞) point and gain region (☼) past noon
  • ANOMALY adds bit reduction and pitched stutters to the feedback path (lo-fi/glitch)
  • FREEZE captures audio buffers indefinitely; bypasses filters and modulation
  • BLAST momentary input gain boost with soft saturation, feedback bloom, and 100% send level
  • KILL with click-less fade clears all buffers (manual or via gate input)
  • Multi-mode GATE jack: FREEZE / BLAST / GLITCH
  • SEND mode turns MIX into a CV-controllable send/return level for insert-style use

Controls & Jacks (49)

  • CENTER
  • MIX
  • TIME
  • SCATTER
  • MOD
  • RATE
  • TIME CV In
  • SPRAY CV In
  • Snapshot
  • SHIFT
  • OUT L
  • OUT R
  • WIDTH CV In
  • MIX CV In
  • KILL
  • FEEDBACK
  • CLOCK In
  • FREEZE
  • SCATTER CV In
  • CENTER CV In
  • SPRAY
  • FEEDBACK CV In
  • KILL In
  • WIDTH
  • IN R
  • TAP
  • MOD CV In
  • RATE CV In
  • Wet Gain LED
  • IN L
  • GATE In
  • Spread LED
  • Send LED
  • Mode
  • BLUR LED
  • Time LED
  • TAP LED
  • Clock Divide LED
  • Glitch LED
  • Side Chain LED
  • WARP LED
  • Snapshot LED
  • Out R LED
  • Pre Delay LED
  • FREEZE LED
  • KILL LED
  • Out L LED
  • RATIO LED
  • Blast LED

How-To Guides

  • First steps — quick stereo delay
  • Lush ambient reverb
  • Octave-up shimmer reverb
  • Rhythmic stereo delay locked to clock
  • Performance freeze + blast bursts
  • Karplus-Strong physical modeling
  • Snapshot riser into chaos and snap back
  • Insert / send-mode effects loop

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

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