Make Noise has introduced their latest module in the New Universal Synthesizer System, the Gestural Time Extractor.
The Gestural Time Extractor (GTE) is an analog pulse extractor and Channel Index Translator. From the motion of the signal at the Span input, GTE derives up to eight individual channel pulses, as well as a GTE pulse stream, representing the speed of motion of the input signal, and two gate outputs representing activity at the even and odd channels.
The Space parameter determines the threshold proximity of the channels to each other and thereby also the sensitivity and reactivity of the GTE and other outputs.
When the Clock input is in use, the GTE’s output channel will only change upon reception of a trigger or gate, allowing for changes to easily be synchronized with other existing events in the system.
With all controls set to starter min-max positions, the GTE also operates as a Channel Index Translator for PoliMATHS and other New Universal Synthesizer System modules that generate Channel Index signals, allowing the accurate derivation of individual channel gates from activity at the respective channels of the source module.
The GTE can be used to generate repeatable and controllable rhythm and timing information from any analog synthesizer signal, whether arbitrary or targeted, and is also useful for individual voice timing signal generation within a multi-voice N.U.S.S. system.
Features:
- Extract rhythms, clocks and pulse streams from any control voltage source
- Opens up the patch programmability of the N.U.S.S.
- Synchronize GTE to any clock source with the Clock input
- Use GTE to synchronize any event in your system with Activations from PoliMATHS and MultiWAVE – regardless of Span mode
- Compact and powerful analog module
- Pairs well with MATHS, PoliMATHS or Jumbler
Pricing and Availability:
The Gestural Time Extractor is available now for $179 USD.
It looks like just digitizer of a signal, with discriminators reading position of signal at the input, from the shallow understanding, based on what I have seen so far, connected with attenuation at the input to discriminating inputs. So I will not discredit it, just want to point out, that – if I understood correctly – one could already build similar tool with Xaoc Devices Jena.
Cordially,
Norman
I -believe- it’s all analog. and If so, it’s not digitizing anything. Not that other modules can’t do similar things, but the hook here is the channel index interoperability with other NUSS modules.
I mean: everything is analog in a sense. And this time I am not making new language to support my statement. :]
The Leipzig system from Xaoc does this with exactly the same tools and similar results (discriminators at the input). There are layers added or subtracted between these two, like mentioned attenuation at input in one, and added logic at the output of the other, but the results can be the same at some setting. For more range overlap – you add modules to one or other. If you grab bits from Jena, you have one setup, but add NCO that is also in Leipzig system (can’t remember its name at the moment), and you can have linear representation even, probably, with that NCO and proper wavetable one could have almost whole range for that Space knob.
Remind you: I am going from what I understand, by watching this demo here. And also: not going against this module – merely mentioning that there already is something of similar scope. And I get it that similar can be not enough, as someone who has both: Cs-L and DPO. ;]
Thank you for your time and comment.
Cordially,
Norman