Entropy & Sons - Recursion Studio - Video Synthesizer

Get ready for something unseen in your time frame. We've got a new video synthesizer fresh from the ultra-world and we're the only ones with this technology.

This is of course the Entropy & Sons' Recursion Studio, a synthesizer which generates gorgeous real-time HD visuals that are fully reactive to audio, video, MIDI, and CV. It is a standalone generative art platform based on advanced mathematics and algorithms.

Ever wanted to play with high end visuals but not an expert VJ? Just plug it in and watch it go. Or maybe you are a pro and want the biggest and most algebraic visuals on the block, synced and automated with standard music production equipment? We've got you covered there too.

Plug it in, jam on some pads and twirl some knobs. Stay at the top levels and interface with any of the hundreds of onboard presets, easily synchronizing them with your existing studio & gear for a live performance, or just for fun.

Or dive into and endless, fully positronic, sea of creativity and customization. This device is a highly sophisticated semi-modular instrument, with a level of complexity closer to what you would expect in a software application. The user manual is 80 pages long.

A wildly innovative and extremely flexible device. Including the most powerful innovation, WIFI network access, for one button content and firmware updates. We are committed to providing releases adding content algorithms, improving usability, and implementing community feature requests, at least through 2026, hopefully significantly longer..

----- Visit our website (Entropy and Sons) for further information and videos of the synth -----

You can also find us on YouTube, but our website hosts higher quality videos.

----- Specifications -----

SYSTEM

• An advanced semi-modular architecture with 270+ modules.
• A full fledged patch/preset management and tagging system.

THREE UI MODES:

• PLAY: For experimentation and exploration.
• PERFORM: For live performance.
• CREATE: For patch creation and editing.

• A sophisticated I/O mapping editor for connecting various input signals to actions.
• Internal LFO's and Envelopes for animating and controlling various parameters.
• A novel modulation system for adding spatial variance to parameters. Including those in the modulation system itself..

INTERFACE

• 5 configurable and remappable continuous infinite encoders
• 5 configurable and remappable large drum-style button pads
• 3 auxiliary UI control knobs & buttons
• A large LCD touch panel for control of the onboard UI.

POWER

• USB-C PD Power Adapter (5V 20A) (Included, but works with any standard 20W USB-C PD Adapter)

INPUTS

• Audio - 1/8" stereo line-level audio rate input and output jacks for interfacing with advanced waveform analysis & beat detection algorithms.
• CV - 8 Eurorack-style CV Inputs (0 - 10V), protected against voltage over and underflow.
• Video via USB - Onboard USB-A ports supporting HDMI via adapter (included), most USB Webcams & video capture devices (USB Video-Class Devices)
• Video file importing & NDI support - Coming Soon *!
• 5-pin & USB MIDI
• USB ports can directly host USB MIDI Controllers
• 5-pin DIN ports can take input from any MIDI device, including a host adapter for input from a computer DAW, and also output
• USB support for uploading your own images and graphics to the synth via USB storage devices

OUTPUTS

• HDMI @ 1080p

NETWORKING

• One button OTA updates (updates are coming constantly and are scheduled for a minimum of 2 years. Mostly new artistic content, usability improvements, and community feature requests)
• Ethernet (RJ45) or USB WiFi (adapter included)

CONTENTS

• 270+ onboard processing modules.
• 4 live "instruments" - dynamic & highly configurable, predefined module networks which expose vast spaces of artistic content.
• Over 100 numerical parameters across the various modules.
• Over 1000 hand made presets.
• Dozens of event signals and responses.
• A library of 128 onboard image textures.

* A few features like DMX output, NDI, and preset sharing are coming soon. Since our system actually vibrates at negative frequencies, we've incurred debts which we need to pay off at quite unreasonable relativistic exchange rates.

** It is possible you may incur customs fees when shipping to countries other than the US. We don't claim to know the entire fee structure for everywhere and you will be the importer of record.