Hexinverter Mutant Hot Glue Now Available
Versatile bus mixer for analog effects chain design includes analog compression, distortion and FX send capabilities
Riga, Latvia, April 17, 2024 — Erica Synths announces the latest, recently redesigned Hexinverter module for Eurorack: Mutant Hot Glue. Following the successful re-launch of other Hexinverter modules including Mindphaser, VCNO, Mutant Brain and Mutant Machine, Mutant Hot Glue retains all the functionality of the original module including its all-analogue signal path, while adding additional features.
Bus mixer and more
The Mutant Hot Glue is a versatile bus mixer for analog effects chain design. The included analog compressor offers series or parallel compression and a sidechain input, making it particularly well suited to drum processing. The voltage controlled distortion is based on ideas borrowed from the guitar pedals responsible for a lot of yesterday’s acid style techno sounds, but improved over the guitar equivalents, and made specifically for synthesizer and drum processing. The distortion can be used in its default position, normalized to the effects send, or like every other part of the module, broken out and used elsewhere in a modular system.
By default, the four channel mixer’s output conveniently feeds into the compressor’s input, giving access to easy New York style parallel compression by way of the compressor blend control. The dedicated output and mixer bypass switch for channel A allow you to use it as a sidechain source for the compressor. An effects send and return allow you to create complex effects routings within your modular system. With the number of excellent DSP and other effects modules on the market today, this makes it easy to combine modules to great effect, all within the eurorack modular domain.
Features
Four Channel Mixer with Effects Send
- Four input channels, each with their own level and effects send control
- Channel A mixer bypass switch and dedicated output for easy sidechain compression
- Channel B is dual input, but shares level/send controls (for dual output modules, like the Mutant hi-hats)
- Channel C+D summed output; main mixer output normalized to compressor input
Hi-Fidelity Analog Compressor
- Soft-knee compressor based on the same family of premium audio ICs used in some 500 Series studio gear
- Dedicated threshold and compression ratio controls
- Gain control dials in up to +40dB of compressor make-up gain
- Compressor sidechain input for creating pumping effects
- LED indicator actively displays the amount of compressor gain reduction
Voltage Controlled Analog Distortion
- A classic distortion topology reborn for modular analog synthesizers and drum processing
- In/Outputs are conveniently normalized to the module’s send and return jacks
- Blend control lets you adjust the mix of distorted and clean input signal
- Fast responding CV input allows for complex modulation patterns and even modulating with audio signals
Retaining Hexinverter legacy
In September 2022 Stacy Gaudreau, founder of Hexinverter Électronique, announced closing down the operations. Following their announcement, Erica Synths in cooperation with Hexinverter Électronique saw a way for their incredible and truly unique music instruments to keep on inspiring musicians and finding a home in countless studios to come. Erica Synths believes that the effort and innovation incorporated in Hexinverter Électronique eurorack modules are far too great to prematurely become history and has therefore taken over the manufacturing, sales, and support of several Hexinverter Électronique modules. While retaining all functionality of Hexinverter Électronique modules, Erica Synths redesigned the hardware of modules and provides support for reissue modules only.
To learn more about the Hexinverter Mutant Hot Glue, priced at €299, please visit the Erica Synths shop: https://www.ericasynths.lv/shop/
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