NEW Frequency Central Dark Star (CEM3340 based synth voice) for Eurorack Modular

Seller notes:
Listing is for a single NEW Frequency Central Dark Star in brand new condition for the following piece(s) of equipment: Eurorack Modular. Madisynths is an official Frequency Central dealer. We stand behind these fantastic modules as long time users, with about half of our personal racks consisting of FC synth gear!

Stock Update:
In stock and ready for same day shipping!

About the Frequency Central Dark Star:
A couple of years back, we developed as a standalone percussion voice. The concept was to bundle all required sub-modules behind one panel, pre-patched, yet also fully modular, with each sub-module having it’s own inputs and outputs. We loved it, as did you. We soon realized that if we were to replace Cosmic Background’s noise generator with a VCO (and do a few other tweaks), we’d have  a cute little fully modular synth voice ripe for sequencing – and that’s how Dark Star was born!

Dark Star consists of 4 sections:

• Voltage Controlled Oscillator based on AS3340 with sawtooth, triangle and pulse waveforms
• Voltage Controlled Filter with lowpass and highpass options, Drive control, Sweep control which attenuates amount of Release CV
• Release generator with CV input for voltage control of release time. Option for sustain via jumper on rear panel.
• Voltage Controlled Amplifier

Together they form a pre-patched super versatile analogue synthesizer voice.

Additionally, each section is fully modular in it’s own right, so there are patch points for:

• 1V/oct CV input
• PWM CV input – attenuator doubles as manual pulse width when no external signal is present
• Gate input for Release or Sustain/Release
• Release CV input for voltage control of Release time
• VCF audio input with attenuator, for introducing external audio
• VCF CV input with attenuator (1V/oct CV is normalized to this input)
• VCA audio input (VCF is normalized to this input)
• VCA CV input (Release CV is normalized to this input)
• Release CV output
• VCO audio output
• VCF audio output
• VCA audio output

Here are some useful patches to try:

• Release CV output to PWM CV input, for swept PWM
• VCF OUT to VCF IN, thickens and further overdrives the filtering
• VCO OUT to VCF CV input, for fizzy FM of the filter
• Use a multiple to patch 1V/oct to Release CV input, lower notes will have longer release, higher notes will have shorter release

Product specifications:

• Depth      35 mm
• Width    16 HP
• +12V draw   28 mA
• -12V draw  28 mA
• +5V draw    0 mA

Shipping notes:
FAST SHIPPING IS OUR STANDARD SERVICE, WITH SAME DAY SHIPPING & DROP OFF, AND TWO-DAY SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE AS AN UPGRADE ON MOST SHIPPING PROFILES! Saturday afternoon & Sunday sales will be taken to the shipper early on Monday mornings. If you are in the Madison, WI area, a showing can be arranged, and free local pickup is available. In-person cash payment can be arranged to avoid the payment processing fees, but not the Reverb seller fees (those will be reported and the 5% paid to Reverb).

DUE TO RECENT CHANGES IN REVERB SHIPPING OPTIONS, COMBINED SHIPPING MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY BE AVAILABLE. IF NOT, PLEASE MESSAGE US, AND ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE ON ORDERS WITH MULTIPLE ITEMS.

For all small and some medium items, the item will be bubble wrapped and well secured in a strong box. For some medium items (sizable drum machines, table top synths) and all large items (keyboards and rack mount devices), item will be double-wrapped and double boxed.

NOTE: We will combine shipping for parts and small items, and often have more in-stock than what is listed (especially replacement keys). Please message us your requirements for multiple parts needed (where multiple items are available, but only one can be purchased at a time), and we will adjust shipping and/or bulk discounts accordingly.

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