Shakmat Modular Battering Ram Bass Drum Synthesizer

The Battering Ram is a bass drum synthesizer based on an original design by Marc Nostromo. The module offers control upon different parameters (decay, tuning, depth, click amount and drive) which have been carefully mapped to give sweet spots for every potentiometer settings combination.

The Battering Ram incorporates a drive section composed of two different types of wave-shapers going from smooth drive / compression to hard-clipping distortion for core music lovers. For further modular integration, an additional output provides the amplitude envelope or its inverted shape.

The module is packed with other handy features such as a store- and recall-potentiometer-settings function, a 3 poles low cut switch and the possibility for the kick module to use gates instead of triggers. Despite its compact size, the Battering Ram provides a wide range of bass drum sounds from long sub bass drums to harsh techno kicks.