Skratchy
Scratch your synthesizers.
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Skratchy is a Eurorack module that lets you scratch your synthesizers. It reads every move you make and turns it into control voltages and triggers for your modular.
Real time, without noticeable latency, and with the feel of a turntable.
- Velocity
- How fast you move.
- Position
- Where you are on the circle.
- Gate
- Fires the moment you change direction.
- Trigger
- Fires at a fixed point, for example every time you pass 12 o'clock.
- Polarity
- High when you move forward, low when you move back.
- Regions
- Split the circle into zones that each send their own value: forward, backward or both. Switch between four sets of zones with every revolution.
Specs
| Format | Eurorack |
|---|---|
| CV out | Velocity, position, regions |
| Gate / trigger out | Direction change, fixed-point trigger, polarity |
| Sample rate | 2 kHz (a new reading every 0.5 ms) |
| Sensor | Contactless, magnetic 14bit per rotation |
Where it's at
Skratchy is in R&D. There's a working version, and I'm working towards a first batch of 50 units.
- done Working version
- now R&D towards production
- next First batch of 50 units
Who's behind it
Joram Kroon
Composer, music producer, scratch DJ and engineer (mostly software).
Coming from scratching and turntablism, controlling synthesizers like a turntable has been a lifelong dream. I've been building Skratchy for two years now, out of my own need. The dream is old, but only now has it become possible to build.