Macro Machines Omnimod

ah, yes. the storied Omnimod. if you're here you likely already know all about it, but in case you don't, a quick summary:

way back in the days of yore, the Omnimod was successfully funded on Kickstarter (or maybe it was IndieGoGo?) and the people were oh so very excited. then a year passed. then another... still no sign of it. then, in early 2018. Omnimods finally start appearing in mailboxes and Instagram posts. unfortunately Macro Machines (the manufacturer) appears to have all but disappeared off the face of the planet, leaving WMD to (perhaps reluctantly?) inherit the Omnimod throne.

Omnimod is a unique and powerful complex modulation source/envelope generator/oscillator/LFO/pseudo-sequencer. each of its four channels can function independently in one of four modes:

• TEMPO - repeatedly cycles through the defined shape at a specified BPM and subdivision of said BPM. great for synced LFOs/pseudo-sequences
• PHASE - maps the defined shape to an input voltage range. for example, providing a rising sawtooth wave to the input will cycle forward through the waveform; a falling saw will cycle in reverse. sines and triangles will ping-pong back and forth through the shape. kind of like a function mapper!
• TRIGGER - allows manual (via buttons) or gate-based triggering of defined shapes. in this mode Omnimod is basically an arbitrary envelope/one-shot CV generator.
• HERTZ - repeatedly cycles through the defined shape at a specified rate in Hz. perfect for LFOs but can go up to 1020 Hz, well within the audio range!

shapes are defined by using the two encoders to adjust six parameters of each of three breakpoints per channel and five parameters for the start/end breakpoint:

• horizontal position (middle breakpoints only) - when the breakpoint occurs
• vertical position - how much voltage is output
• curvature - linearity of the defined shape
• repeats - how many times the shape repeats before reaching the next breakpoint
• overall contour - adds directional motion to the even, applied over the full duration between breakpoints
• smoothness - essentially bit depth of the event; low values are smoothed, high values are stepped

there's a bit of a learning curve on the interface (as with most digital modules these days) and the encoders are not the best (suffering from a bit of slippage) but it's incredibly versatile and well worth the time and effort. i particularly enjoy "phase" mode for its utility as a complex function mapper - transform simple LFOs into complex sequences and shapes or feed it a sequence for non-linear scanning through user-defined contours... or feed an LFO thru a VCA that's controlled by a sequence, and send that to Omnimod to achieve the best of both worlds (and some truly complex CV)!

fantastic condition with the faintest hint of rack rash. includes ribbon cable and original box and ships free and fully insured within CONUS. because of the rarity of the item this item is sold as described and returns will not be accepted.

14hp // 30mm deep // 115mA +12V, 30mA -12V // discontinued