Overview
Paragraphs is a hi-fidelity device that applies an alternate structure
to your sound. Through a smoothly evolving gradient of your
instruments timbre, you will find new ways to re-animate your guitar,
synthesizer, or drum machine.
Plainly, Paragraphs is an analog four-pole resonant low pass filter
with an attack, decay (AD) envelope generator designed with focus on
simplicity and flexibility.
Low Pass Filter
The heart of the filter circuit is the AS3320 analog chip — a modern
replica of the same component used in analog classics like the
Sequential Prophet 5, Pro-One mono-synth, Elka Synthex, and the
LinnDrum. Cutoff spans the full audio spectrum and resonance starts to
self-oscillate at about seventy percent.
Modulation
The envelope generator offers modulations in an uncommonly wide range
of frequencies — starting as low as 0.05 hz for slowly evolving 20
second long cycles, and reaching up to (and past) the audio threshold
at 300 hz for a wave shaping effect similar to sounds found on west
coast style synthesizers (“think Buchla”).
Flexible Gain Stages
Paragraphs accepts instrument and line level signals. Dedicated
controls for input (drive) and output level make it easy to move
between a crystal clear clean tone and and a clipping fuzz. A
multi-color LED provides a visual representation of the signal level.
Red indicates clipping. Orange flashes indicate the start of overload.
Green indicates the presence of signal at or below the nominal level.
CV and MIDI
Inputs for Control Voltage (CV) and midi are available to remotely
trigger the envelope generator. This enables your Paragraphs to stay
in rhythmic synchronization with external systems like midi
sequencers, euroracks, and digital audio workstations.
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