Nekyia Circuits - Mezcal
- Order number: 240695
- Depth: 25
Mezcal — Buffered Multiple Signal Toolkit from Nekyia Circuits
Mezcal distills four analog circuits into a slim but potent utility module meant to shape both audio and CV signals. Signals flow from top to bottom, creating new variations at each stage.
The buffered multiple splits whatever signals you send through it in three ways with great clarity (very useful for sending pitch CV to multiple oscillators for instance). Below sits the Half/Full Wave Rectifier and Inverter, transforming bipolar signals into unipolar ones. This section is really nice for crafting new LFO shapes or adding subtle distortion to your audio.
An averaging mixer handles three inputs simultaneously, each contributing exactly one-third to the output - no clipping, no fuss. And finally, the comparator with its NOT output generates gates from incoming signals. Modulate its threshold and those gates shift and slide, which makes it possible for you to turn static sources into something more dynamic and moving.
Thanks to the normalization between sections, a single input can cascade through multiple transformations. Want to split a signal, invert it, then compare it to the original? Mezcal does it with minimal patching.
Features:
- 4 Audio/CV Analog Utility Circuits
- Buffered Multiple with 3 outputs
- Half/Full Wave Rectifier and Inverter
- 3 input Mixer with a gain of 1/3 for each channel (Averager)
- Bipolar Comparator with extra NOT (inverted) Output
- Input Normalization. Each section Input is normalled to the Input of the below section
A short note about Buffered Multiples:
Buffered multiple are useful when you're dealing with pitch control voltages (like 1V/octave signals), especially in two main scenarios: First, when you're connecting multiple oscillators to the same pitch source through a multiple - this is because connecting oscillators in parallel reduces their combined input impedance, which can cause tuning issues. Second, even with just one connection, if your voltage source (like a sequencer or MIDI-to-CV converter) has a high output impedance (around 1k ohms, common in older gear) and your oscillator has standard input impedance (around 100k ohms), you might still get noticeable detuning. The buffered multiple helps prevent these tuning problems by providing very high input impedance and very low output impedance, ensuring your oscillators stay in tune across their range.*
*For non-pitch signals like modulation or audio, a regular passive multiple is usually fine since small voltage drops won't be as noticeable.
HE: | 3 |
TE: | 4 |
Depth: | 25 |
Power consumption +12V: | 33 |
Power consumption -12V: | 34 |
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