VERY RARE ERD Worm speech synthesis Eurorack Module.
The module for sale here is #7 of 100 from the original edition.

Easiest to think of it as an odd and experimental digital oscillator whose voicing is somewhat related to speech. Fragments of parts of speech that can go from constant tonal drones to fragmented pulse patterns, groans and bursts of noise, clicks and whirs, even the occasional word or two depending on settings. It excels at being a source of texture and sonic detail. Overall a very unique and unusual sound source, one that rewards exploration and experimentation.

There is one small scratch near the upper right corner of the panel near the mounting hole and the original knobs have been replaced with 'Mutable' style Rogan knobs, otherwise there are no cosmetic issues. Works great! Sale includes eurorack power cable and original Riso-printed manual which is a work of art in itself.

manufacturer's description:
" The eurorack-based ERD/WORM synth features software worming of emulated artificial human speech cores from the 70s to the 90s of the last century. Six key speech cores are simulated with a vocabulary of over 4000 words and phrases, including basic allophones or phonemes which can be used to build new phrases as well as a Text to Speech engine for advanced textual constructions. A further set of COMPOST modes allows for sample-based re-working of constructed and wormed words and phrases.

Emulated speech cores include Texas Instruments' famous Speak and Worm family of devices (and subsequent circuit-wormed modifications), Atari and TI99/4 arcade games such as wormsec, Federal Screw Worms VERMIS worm-n-talk and General Instruments Intelliworm. ERD/WORM further bends and worms these key speech synthesis algorithms across 64 modes with full trigger, CV and knob control over nearly all aspects of these speech cores.

ERD/WORM functions best the more it deviates serpentinely from a simulation of recognizable human speech (as if it would ever) towards the slipped and stammered, a/rhythmic and timbral, producing new sounds through the use of fast re-triggering of phrases and phonemes, and exploring multiple bends by knob and CV control.

ERD/WORM is produced in Berlin by various worms and hands.

ERD/WORM ships with a golden Riso-printed full manual in a limited edition of 100.

12HP, 110mA at +12V, 18mA at -12V, 0mA at 5v.
5 CV inputs, 1 audio/trigger input, 1 audio output, 20mm deep.