K-ACCUMULATOR is a complex oscillator that folds advanced phase modulation and wave-shaping synthesis in ways never explored in hardware before.Its architecture combines a Carrier/Modulator core with a smoothly morphing 3D waveshaping matrix and harmonic-shaping techniques derived from complex sine–cosine synthesis, a Universal Function Generator, and a Delta-Sigma pattern generator; all cross-normalized into a deep self-modulating topology that responds to itself.It can be a complete voice with free or quantised Just-Intonation or Equal-Tempered sequencing and variable envelope shapes, or it can be a hyper-flexible organism capable of fluid mutations between rhythm, melody, tone, texture, drone and chaos; with harmonic and subharmonic locking, pulsar-driven bursts and vowel-like formants, broken symmetries and edge-of-chaos feedback at multiple architectural scales. We designed every part of K-ACCUMULATOR to operate across the full range of time-scales, from sub-audio modulation to pitch and timbre, many of them shifting character as they cross into the audio domain.No menus, no shift functions, no hidden modes; just immediate tactile control that feels alive under your fingertips. Or crack it open with precise control through 23 audio and control patch points into its manifold. It’s a 20th-century form updated for 21st-century synthesis, designed for performability. Manifold structure K-ACCUMULATOR smoothly morphs between super-positions of an eight node matrix, progressively remapping the panel controls to waveshaping destinations for the Carrier / Modulator Oscillator section. At any matrix position, these algorithms can be progressively sync’d and amplitude modulated by the Function generator, enabling a smooth transition in and out of pulsar synthesis / windowed sync / formant synthesis using our new Sync Damping algorithm. External pitch tracking and time domain waveform replacement resynthesis In addition to all the internal modulation methods, K-ACCUMULATOR features an external input, which can be used for external pitch tracking (at audio-rate) or as an input to the damped sync section. The external pitch tracking can be used in conjunction with quantisation to harmonise with external sources, or with non-pitched sources it can be used an interesting noise / texture generator. Root frequency architecture and quantisation The root frequency can be selectively sent to the OSC, UFG or both. A Just Intone or Equal Tempered scale can be chosen to quantise to. The Modulation oscillator can track the frequency of the OSC, or the UFG, in blended harmonics or ratio modes, or be free-running Width: 32HP Depth: TBD Power: 330mA @ +12V / 28mA @ -12V
