eurorack · 16hp · flagship
dist-mixer
Four channels. 60 mm faders.
Versatile distortion.
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01: mix
Four inputs, long throws.
Precise control over each channel with 60 mm faders that allow delicate adjustments.
02: analog
Fully analog.
Life is more than just ones and zeros - and so is good distortion. No microcontroller, no firmware.
03: dist
Push it into the diodes.
DRIVE sends the sum into a diode-clipping stage, CLIP shapes how hard it breaks up, LEVEL brings it back to a usable output.
04: out
Clean and dirty, at once.
The CLEAN and DIST outputs run in parallel. Patch both and blend downstream, or send each somewhere different.
explore the modulefeatures
A mixer first.
A distortion when you want it.
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4 × 60 mm faders
Long-throw faders on every input. Real resolution for rides, fades and balancing.
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Diode-clipping distortion
A dedicated drive stage built around clipping diodes. From warm thickening to full fuzz with DRIVE and CLIP.
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Parallel outputs
CLEAN and DIST are both live, always. Use the clean sum as your dry signal and the distorted one as a send.
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Output level
LEVEL tames the distortion path so heavy settings sit next to the clean signal without jumping out of the mix.
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Built to be opened
Through-hole construction, socketed TL072 op-amps and reverse-polarity protection. And it's open source: schematics, PCBs and panel files are on GitHub.
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16 HP footprint
Four faders, three knobs and six jacks in a panel that stays playable.
specs
On paper.
- format
- Eurorack, 3U
- width
- 16 HP (81 mm)
- depth
- ≈ 36 mm behind panel
- power
- ±12 V, 10-pin header, reverse-polarity protected
- current
- tba
- faders
- 4 × 60 mm linear
- controls
- DRIVE, CLIP, LEVEL
- circuit
- Analog, only through-hole parts
about
∇ — the direction of change.
In vector calculus, nabla is the operator that points toward the steepest change. This motivates nabla-instruments - never shy away from a good challenge.
Every module is designed, built and tested in Germany, from the schematic to the panel.
Our modules are open source hardware. Schematics, PCB layouts and panel files are public.
dist-mixer is the first one. More are on the bench.
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Questions, dealer inquiries, or just want to know when dist-mixer is available.
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