Sonic Wizardry for Eurorack
Put the otherworldly ambient effects found from the Afterneath guitar effects pedal directly in your Eurorack modular synthesizer, with the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack module. The evocative Afterneath sound is based on "a swarm of short delays to create wild and cavernous reverbs and scattered, short rhythmic delays with bizarre characteristics." It's like a natural fit for adventurous Eurorack synthesists — a total of four CV-controllable parameters plus a send/return path for the reverb signal offer a ton of creative possibilities. And for maximum signal integrity, the dry analog path is completely analog. Especially if you regularly combine your delays and reverbs for creative effects, Sweetwater highly recommends the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack module.
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Multiple modes produce surprisingly musical ambient effects
The way the delay and reverb interact within the Afterneath Eurorack module is rather esoteric, and definitely worth some time spent simply turning knobs and exploring different settings. When you set the Reflect and Length parameters to high levels, self oscillation occurs, and you can use the Drag parameter to tweak the pitch of the oscillation. The Mode control directs the behavior of the Drag control, with nine different modes available.
Available Drag modes for manipulating self-oscillation:
- Unquantized — allows a smooth pitch change over the range of the Drag control.
- Unquantized with Slew — similar to the Unquantized mode, but with a short lag behind knob/CV changes.
- Unquantized Volt/Octave — smooth, unquantized pitch changes, but scaled to align to a 1V/Oct curve for easier melodic manipulation.
- Chromatic Scale — quantized to 1V/Oct, adjusting Drag changes between intervals of the Chromatic scale.
- Major Scale — quantized to 1V/Oct, adjusting Drag changes between intervals of the Major scale.
- Minor Scale — quantized to 1V/Oct, adjusting Drag changes between intervals of the Minor scale.
- Pentatonic Scale — quantized to 1V/Oct, adjusting Drag changes between intervals of the Pentatonic scale.
- Octaves and Fifths — quantized to 1V/Oct, adjusting Drag changes between octaves and fifths of the original pitch.
- Octaves — quantized to 1V/Oct, adjusting Drag changes between octaves of the original pitch.
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack Effects Module Features:
- Brings the acclaimed sound of the Afterneath effects pedal to your Eurorack modular synthesizer
- Creates animated, evocative reverb effects via swarms of short delays
- Four CV-controllable parameters, each equipped with a dedicated attenuverter for fine-tuned modulation
- Audio path includes audio input, send/return loop for the Reflect signal path, and output
- Can reach self-oscillation with high Reflect and Length settings
- Tweaking the Drag control changes the pitch of self-oscillation, with 9 different Drag modes for big creative potential
- Completely analog dry signal path, completely digital wet signal path
- Size: 16HP wide, 32mm deep
- Power usage: 95mA (+12V), 0mA (-12V and +5V)