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Brief Overview 

BoomTschak is an Eurorack module for synthesizing drum and percussion sounds. It contains a 
VCO, three envelope generators, a noise source, a multi-mode VCF, and several VCAs. Its 
circuitry is completely analog.  

Below is an image of its panel and a description of the controls. This summary will cover just 
about everything that you need to know to use BoomTschak, but after this summary we’ll 
provide more detailed descriptions and some background information. 

If you can’t stand reading manuals, we’ve got you covered. There’s a video providing an 
overview of BoomTschak’s operation on YouTube here: 
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Knobs and Switches 

 – sets the frequency of the VCO 

 – controls how much the pitch-bend envelope generator changes the frequency of 

the VCO. This is a bidirectional control; at its center position, the EG has no effect on the VCO. 

 – sets the decay time of the pitch-bend EG. 

Summary of Contents for ADM14

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Page 2: ...o use BoomTschak but after this summary we ll provide more detailed descriptions and some background information If you can t stand reading manuals we ve got you covered There s a video providing an overview of BoomTschak s operation on YouTube here https www youtube com watch v 2h267q8DlFY 1 1 Knobs and Switches sets the frequency of the VCO controls how much the pitch bend envelope generator cha...

Page 3: ...itch bend oscillator for the VCO and the VCO s signal controls how much the modulation signal selected with the MOD SOURCE switch changes the filter frequency This is a bidirectional control at its center position the filter frequency will not be changed by the modulation signal Switch chooses one of three filter response modes low pass band pass or high pass sets the decay time of the envelope ge...

Page 4: ...ss drum or tom or the resonant frequency of a metal bar as found on a xylophone The second component lacks a distinct pitch and is produced by events such as the initial contact between a drum stick and the drum head or the rattle of the wires on a snare drum In this vein BoomTschak has two sources of sound signals an oscillator and a filtered noise generator These two signals are mixed together t...

Page 5: ...u turn the knob clockwise the pitch will start sharp and bend downwards Turn the knob the other direction to make the pitch bend upwards Besides the obvious creation of dramatic frequency swoops the pitch bend controls can also add character to the attack of the sound With the oscillator set to a fairly low frequency try turning the BEND DECAY and BEND SHAPE knobs fully anti clockwise then slowly ...

Page 6: ... BoomTschak plays imparting some motion to the timbre There are three internal sources of modulation available selectable with the MOD SOURCE switch the noise amplitude envelope generator the oscillator pitch bend envelope generator and the oscillator s audio signal post VCA and wave shaper The MOD DEPTH knob controls how much the chosen signal modulates the filter s frequency It is a bidirectiona...

Page 7: ...ero Each EG has two controls a Decay knob and a Shape knob The Decay knob controls how long it takes for the EG s voltage to decay back to zero after being triggered This time can be as short as about 1 10th of a second or as long as about six seconds The Shape knob controls how the voltage decays If the Shape knob is rotated fully anti clockwise the voltage drops sharply at first and then slows a...

Page 8: ... by themselves controlling the mix with an external voltage such as from our Sequencer 1 Eurorack sequencer is a viable way to produce two or more distinct drum parts from one module The LEVEL knob does what you expect it sets the overall loudness or volume of BoomTschak s output 2 5 Trigger Choke and Velocity Jacks The TRIGGER jack makes BoomTschak make sound The most appropriate signal for this ...

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