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Diodes

You probably already messed with the included baggy of diodes 

sent with Miasma. With Crime you now have 6 different diode 

configurations on hand. They all have a different character. They are 

arranged from the “softest” to the hardest. The first 5 positions are as 

follow: 

- - Position I is 3x 1N4148 diodes (the stock Miasma diodes) in an asymetrical 

configuration

- - Position II is 2x 1N4148 in a symetrical configuration

- - Position III is 3x BAS20 diodes in an asymetrical configuration

- - Position IV is 1x 1SS390 in an asymetrical configuration

- - Position V is 3x Blue LEDs in an asymetrical configuration

The sixth position is left for you to pick. We have installed a female 

header for you to slide in any diodes you want, as with Miasma’s 

female header.  

You can still use the original diode baggy and your beloved germanium diodes 

or coloured LEDs.

You can also leave the header empty for an extra hard position. 

Summary of Contents for Crime

Page 1: ...Ritual Electronics Crime Crime High Pass Diodes II III IV V VI I II III IV V VI I Low Pass II III IV V VI I ...

Page 2: ...2 Summary 03 Warranty 04 Installation 05 Connection 06 Overview 07 Controls 08 Diodes 09 Low Pass 10 High Pass 11 Crime Out 12 Switching Technology 13 Patches ...

Page 3: ...ruction for a period of one year from the date of purchase Malfunction resulting from wrong power supply voltages backwards or reversed eurorack bus board cable connection abuse of the product or any other causes determined by Ritual Electronics to be the fault of the user are not covered by this warranty and normal service rates will apply During the warranty period any defective products will be...

Page 4: ...ed header Please connect it with care Align the power cable s red stripe with the Red text on the module Ritual Electronics Crime does require 9mA on 12V 7mA on 12V and 0mA on 5V You will need 4HP of free space in your Eurorack case to install Crime The module is 25mm deep Crime is an expander for Miasma Crime can not be used without connecting it to Miasma with the included 4 pin cable ...

Page 5: ...le header on the back of the module fig I II Connect the male end of the included cable to the Miasma s female header black stripe must face down fig II III Connect the other end of the cable to Crime s male header same colour facing down fig II fig I fig II ...

Page 6: ...harshness The Low Pass Filter in the distortion core can help tame high frequencies specially when Miasma s feedback start to squeal The High Pass Filter is slightly resonant and works wonders whether it is to clean the low end or to create ear piercing noises Crime connects to Miasma with an included cable It replaces the diodes in Miasma s female diode header This way you won t have to take Mias...

Page 7: ...s cutoff frequencies Position I is fully open Low Pass Rotary Switch Chose between 6 different low pass cutoff frequencies Position I is fully open Diodes Rotary Switch Chose between 5 different diodes combinations Position VI is the module s female header custom diodes Crime High Pass Diodes II III IV V VI I II III IV V VI I Low Pass II III IV V VI I ...

Page 8: ...nfiguration Position II is 2x 1N4148 in a symetrical configuration Position III is 3x BAS20 diodes in an asymetrical configuration Position IV is 1x 1SS390 in an asymetrical configuration Position V is 3x Blue LEDs in an asymetrical configuration The sixth position is left for you to pick We have installed a female header for you to slide in any diodes you want as with Miasma s female header You c...

Page 9: ...give different corner frequencies This filter is very useful when Miasma s feedback starts squealing or to roll off the highs as the tone knob on a distortion pedal would Position I is neutral no capacitor no filtering Position II filters at 3 6 kHz Position III filters at 2 7 kHz Position IV filters at 1 4 kHz Position V filters at 1 kHz Position VI filters at 660 Hz ...

Page 10: ...Depending on your input signal and feedback setting the filter can self oscillate Position I is neutral no filtering Position II filters at 75 Hz Position III filters at 175 Hz Position IV filters at 375 Hz Position V filters at 555 Hz Position VI filters at 666 Hz Due to Miasma s circuits I had to look for a long time to find a way to implement a HPF for Crime For the nerds out there you can chec...

Page 11: ...ive it character and to round it off Finally it goes in the Blend circuitry If you don t want any of these refinements use Crime Out Crime Out bypasses all the bells whistles to focus on a raw violent and squarish signal Special bonus it is a bit louder depending on the diodes selected and your input signal this output may go up to 20Vpp ...

Page 12: ...was not pleased with this When done on loud sound systems it was a bit annoying and potentially ear damaging Many solutions were tried in the 2 years of development We finally settled for a super fast electronic switch controled by the original rotary switch This way the pleasant feeling of switching remained while the electronic switch IC made sure to switch in literally no time avoiding the beee...

Page 13: ... rate modulation signal for the Gain or Feedback CV inputs Patch notes Crime Crime Out Miasma CV ins Crime Crime Out Miasma Fdbk In Feedback Gain Level Miasma Blend _ _ Fdbk CV Fdbk Out Fdbk Out Out Out In Gain CV Fdbk In Crime High Pass Diodes II III IV V VI I II III IV V VI I Low Pass II III IV V VI I ...

Page 14: ...a Trigger Out Miasma In Anima Attack Curve Decay _ _ _ _ _ _ Attack Curve Decay _ Unipolar Bipolar Attack I Curve I Out I Out I EOC I EOC I Decay I Gate I 1V Oct I Attack II Curve II Out II Out II EOC II EOC II Decay II Gate II 1V Oct II Feedback Gain Level Miasma Blend _ _ Fdbk CV Fdbk Out Fdbk Out Out Out In Gain CV Fdbk In Crime High Pass Diodes II III IV V VI I II III IV V VI I Low Pass II III...

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