
In the video I show how plugging in a VCO to the DSP Clock CV input can have dramatic impact on the effect’s sound. One of the more unique things about the Z-DSP is that the clock of the DSP itself can be controlled externally. Each algorithm has three parameters you canĬontrol and they’re written on the display so it’s very easy to figure out what does what. You also have CV control inputs to switch between the algorithms. You’ve got a Mix knob which gives you dry/wet effect controls, and three controls for each of theĪlgorithms. It has gain control for each of the two inputs, and even though it’s digital you have the ability to add analog feedback to each of the left and right channels. The Z-DSP is stereo it has two independent left/right inputs and outputs. Aside from that, I have what I think is an exclusive look at an upcoming reverb cartridge by a company called Anckorage, which takes the concept of FDN reverbs and twists it around a bit.īefore I give you a taste of these cards let’s go through a little basic orientation. How awesome the computer-based versions of those reverbs are, and then got a few more.

I started out by buying the Valhalla Shimmer and Halls of Valhalla because of In terms of currently available cartridges there are quite a few of those. In this clip I’ll be showing you how the various algorithms and DSP cartridges work on my voice, on a piano – the Una Corda from Native Instruments, on a guitar – I’ll be using the Native Instruments Electric Sunburst guitar because I don’t have time for lessons right now… and on synth bass sounds from the Arturia Minibrute 2.

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And open-source means that potentially anyone can write code for the DSP and create these cartridges. Variable clock means that you can actually modulate the processor speed for some pretty crazy effects – more on that in a bit. Let’s break that down: cartridge-based means that it needs one a cartridges with an algorithm that determines how it works. The Z-DSP a cartridge based open-source variable clock digital signal processor from tip-top audio.
