Muscarin prototype

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noise\drone semi-modular synthesizer

The Muscarin is an analog music synthesizer with analog and touch controls, that has everything that’s needed for creating music and synthesis of sounds.
Designed by kNoB technology, it is based on cross-modulation technology. It is designed as semi-modular and can be used by its own, or as a part of eurorack system.
It is made for generating standard sounds and sound effects, as well as for extremely changing their sound while playing, converting it to complex structured noises. It has full manual hands-on controls (switches and knobs), as well as it can be controlled by CV (control voltage).
Technical specifications:
- Muscarin core - 4x VCO based on a square wave, cross-modulation control "Bias", control by CV full range linear or 1v \ oct (4-octave range; 32-500 + Hz)
- LFO is a low-frequency oscillator, has two waveforms square and triangular.
- EG AR envelope generator. Can both receive an external gate signal, synchronize with the LFO, and automatically generate an envelope.
- VCF filter \ saturator 12db \ oct, has two modes of cutting high or low frequencies.
- VCA \ Gate-5x, voltage-controlled amplifiers. They stand one on each generator before the filter and one on the common output. In their heart are the vactrols. That is very much reflected in the sound. Management of both internal and external sources of CV.
Input and output connectors - 17x
Block structure
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The front panel and controls:

inputs:
4x VCO frequency CV control
4x VCA\Gate CV control
1x Main VCA\Gate CV control
1x VCF cutoff CV control
1x Bias (cross-modulation) cv control
1x Envelope AR in
1x External signal in
1x LFO CV (new function)
Outputs:
1x Main out
1x LFO out
1x Envelope AR out
-The front panel is made of plexiglas
- You can choose as a desktop version in a wooden case (pine, cnc milling) and as a module for eurorack without a case
The weight of the device is 600 g, height 3u, length 48HP depth 4 cm.
Power supply 12V. 200mA max.