Réseaux is known as an R-2R ladder. It has two identical sections which you can cross patch. It is a bidirectional module meaning the inputs can be outputs and vice versa. It has two main uses depending on the direc tion you are using the module:
When using Réseaux with one input and multiple outputs you have attenuated copies of the input. Great to send a signal around. Specially if you have modules which do not have attenuators built in.
When using one output and multiple inputs you have a mixer with set levels. It can mix both CVs and audio signals.
Fearures a unity input and output, and all other inputs and outputs attenuate the signal by different amounts (95% passes through I/O 1, 80% through I/O 2, 60% through I/O 3, and 40% through I/O 4.
The resistor ladder is a primitive form of digital to analog conversion using only a resistors string. This process itself is interesting in the context of modular
synthesis. Take four gates from different sources and plug them into the 4 out/ins to give them a “weight”. It results in a stepped sequences useful for modulations or pitch sequences.
On the other hand we can benefit from the resistor ladder in the opposite way. When using one signal input to four different outputs the resistor string acts as a series of voltage dividers, perfect for sending the same modulation to multiple destinations in different amounts.
Please note you can safely use three of the Out/Ins as inputs and one as an output or vice-versa, it will give you different weights and attenuations.
Specifications:
14hp Intellijel format 1u tile module
12mm depth (extremely skinny!)
Passive! No power consumption.
