Studio Electronics ToneStar 8106
ToneStar 8106
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Studio Electronics ToneStar 8106 is an ARP® 2600 inspired complete synth voice eurorack module with 27 pots, 6 switches, 21 jacks , 6db/oct hi-pass filter and a recreation of the Roland IR3109 module.
Features:
- 27 Knobbed and "Shafted" Potentiometers: VCO: RANGE, PM MAN, LFO (^), PORTA, MOD (ENV), TRIANGLE*, SAW*, SQUARE*, SUB, TUNE; Noise:LEVEL; VCF: FREQ, RES, KBYD, DRIVE, HPF, ENV, MOD (LFO); LFO: AMNT (OSC), RATE; ENVs: (ADSR) ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE, (AR) ATTACK, RELEASE; VCA: FEEDBACK (filter/VCA), VOLUME * symbol
- 6 Switches: VCO: OCT (up/null/down); FREQ/PW (frequency/null/pulse width); NO VCF (VCF/null/no VCF); VCF:TRIANGLE*/SQUARE* (triangle/null/square); ENVs: HOLD, MSTR (hold/null/master); VCA: IN/MIX * symbol
- 21 Jacks: VCO: TRIANGLE*, SAWTOOTH*, SQUARE*, MIX, 1V/O, MOD IN; NOISE: NOISE (white); LFO: DEPTH, TRIANGLE*, SQUARE*, SPEED; VCF: EXT IN, FIL OUT, MOD IN; ENVs: MOD IN, ADSR OUT, AR OUT, GATE IN; VCA: IN/MIX, VCA IN, OUTPUT * symbol
All Controls and Patch Points:
VCO:
- RANGE – Oscillator frequency attenuator.
- PW MAN – Variable pulse wave width control.
- OCT – +1/-1 octave switch.
- LFO (^) – Triangle wave low frequency oscillation to pulse width control.
- FREQ/PW – Oscillator frequency, or Pulse (square wave) width to ADSR modulation routing switch. Center off.
- PORTA – Slew generator control.
- MOD (ENV) – Oscillation modulation via ADSR control.
- TRIANGLE/NO VCF – Triangle to VCA switch—bypasses VCF.
- SAWTOOTH – Sawtooth wave attenuator.
- SQUARE – Square wave attenuator.
- SUB – Square wave Sub Oscillator attenuator.
- TRIANGLE – Waveform output.
- SAWTOOTH – Waveform output.
- SQUARE – Waveform output.
- MIX – Composite waveform output.
- 1V/O – One volt per octave control voltage input.
- TUNE – Master fine tune (approx. -5/+ 5 semitones).
- MOD IN – Modulation CV input. Normaled to ADSR; ADSR is replaced when alt. source connected.
- NOISE – White noise generator output.
- LEVEL – Noise attenuator.
- FREQ - Frequency, or cut-off attenuator.
- RESO – Resonance, or Q attenuator.
- KYBD – Keyboard/voltage tracking attenuator.
- DRIVE – Oscillator output to filter input attenuator.
- HPF – High Pass Filter.
- ENV – Filter to ADSR envelope attenuator.
- MOD (LFO) – Filter to LFO attenuator.
- EXT IN – External audio input.
- FIL OUT – Filter audio output.
- MOD IN – Frequency or Resonance modulation CV input.
- TRIANGLE/SQUARE – Waveform select switch (triangle core).
- AMNT (OSC) – LFO to Oscillator control.
- RATE – Speed or rate attenuator.
- AMNT – Control voltage Input.
- TRIANGLE – Triangle wave output.
- SQUARE – Square wave output.
- RATE – Speed or rate CV input.
- A – Attack stage control.
- D – Decay stage control.
- S – Sustain stage control.
- R – Release stage control.
- HOLD/MSTR – Indefinite/instant sustain; master mode switch for single ADSR: fuses VCF envelope with VCA envelope. Center off.
- A – VCA Attack stage control
- R – VCA Release stage control.
- MOD IN – Allows for dynamic modulation of the ADSR, eg., if you want the amount of modulation added to/determined by a external source, jack in; or if you prefer, modulation input to the ADSR routing—use with velocity, or a sequencer: the sequencer could isolate the ADSR amount the amount to a single step in the phrase for example. Exciting. A second external envelope can provide an interesting effect, or the AR (in the box patching).
- ADSR OUT – ADSR output.
- AR OUT – AR Output.
- FEEDBACK – Oscillator/filter feedback loop control.
- VOLUME – Master volume control.
- VCA CV – Amplifier control voltage output.
- IN/MIX – VCA mix input switch switch (normalled jack). When set to IN, external audio replaces filter output to VCA; when set to mix MIX, filter output is fed along with the filter audio to VCA.
- VCA IN – Audio input.
- OUTPUT – Main output.
- PCB Mounting Scheme - Through-hole.
- Filter - A 6db/oct hi-pass filter followed by a recreation of the Roland® IR3109 module, which is a 4 pole, 24 db/oct voltage controlled lowpass filter with voltage controlled resonance. 3 dual OTAs with similar topology to the BA662 used in the Jupiter 8 (and the IR3109 module) were employed, 1 amp for the hi-pass filter, 4 (with added buffers) for the low-pass, and 1 for the resonance. This filter takes a wide range of input signals, and tracks control voltage extremely well. Tap points are available for 6db, 12db, and 18db/oct. Although the topology is similar to the 4072, the tonality, especially when over driven, is distinct.
- Size - 32hp.
- Depth - 35mm including connectors.
- Power Usage - 130mA, 80mA (+12 / -12)
Manufacturer: Studio Electronics
