- AC Alternating Current or "AC", refers to electrical current or voltage that periodically reverses direction, in contrast to Direct Current (DC) which flows(...)
- AC coupled Refers to modules in synthesizers that only transmit alternating current (AC) signals, effectively blocking direct current (DC) components. This feature(...)
- Amplitude Amplitude refers to the strength or level of both audio and control voltage (CV) signals. For audio signals, amplitude correlates with loudness—higher(...)
- Attenuator A module that reduces the amplitude or power of a signal without distorting its waveform. It is used to control the strength of a signal being sent from(...)
- Band pass filter A band-pass filter (BPF) allows a specific range of frequencies, centered around a cutoff frequency, to pass through while attenuating frequencies(...)
- Black Noise Black noise is another name for silence, representing the absence of noise. In synthesis, it’s used to create pauses or breaks in sound.
- Blue noise Blue noise: Contains more energy at higher frequencies, resulting in a "hissing" sound that is more pronounced at higher pitches. Great for making hi hats!
- Blue Noise Blue noise is the inverse of pink noise, with a +3 dB/oct increase in power, emphasizing the higher frequencies. Also referred to as azure noise, it’s(...)
- BPM Beats per minute (BPM) is a unit typically used to measure tempo in music. It represents the number of beats (pulses or clicks) that occur in one minute.(...)
- Brown noise Brownian noise, or Brown noise: Also known as red noise, has more energy at lower frequencies, creating a deeper, smoother sound. It is similar to the(...)
- Clock divider A clock divider, also known as a frequency divider, is a module that takes an incoming signal at a certain frequency and generates a lower, divided(...)
- Clock Generator A device capable of generating regular, rhythmic pulses, triggers, and/or gates. Used to control the timing of events like setting the tempo of a(...)
- Compressor A compressor is a device or module that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal by attenuating its louder parts and optionally boosting its quieter(...)
- Control voltage Control Voltage, or CV, is like the secret sauce of modular synthesis. It's the electrical signal used to control parameters like pitch, volume, and(...)
- DC In modular synthesis, "DC" refers to Direct Current, a type of electrical current that flows in a constant direction. In the context of modular(...)
- DC coupled Refers to modules in synthesizers that can transmit both AC (audio signals) and DC (control voltages) without blocking the DC component. This feature is(...)
- DC offset In synthesizer terms, DC offset refers to a condition where the average voltage level of an audio signal is shifted away from zero volts. This shift(...)
- Delay A time-based audio effect that records an input signal and plays it back after a certain amount of time, creating a delayed repetition of the original(...)
- Distortion Distortion is an audio effect that alters the waveform of a signal, adding harmonics and changing its timbre. It can be achieved through analog(...)
- Envelope Follower A module that tracks the volume shape of an input signal and generates a control signal based on its amplitude variations. This control signal mirrors(...)
- Envelope generator An envelope generator is a module that controls the evolution of a sound's shape over time. The most common type has four stages: attack, decay, sustain,(...)
- Feedback In modular synthesis, feedback refers to the process of routing the output of a module or system back into its input, either directly or through other(...)
- Filter A filter is a module that selectively allows certain frequencies to pass through while attenuating others. It's used to shape the frequency content of(...)
- Frequency shifter A frequency shifter is a device or module that uniformly shifts all frequencies of an input audio signal by a fixed amount in hertz (Hz). Unlike a pitch(...)
- Gate A gate is a control signal used in modular synthesis that maintains a high voltage level for a specific duration of time. Gates are often used to signal(...)
- Grey Noise Grey noise is random white noise subjected to a psychoacoustic equal loudness curve, making it sound equally loud at all frequencies. It’s used in(...)
- High-pass filter A high-pass filter (HPF) is a module that allows frequencies above a certain cutoff frequency to pass through while attenuating frequencies below the(...)
- Low-frequency oscillator A low-frequency oscillator (LFO) is a module that generates control voltage at a frequency typically below 20 Hz. It's commonly used to modulate(...)
- Low pass filter Low-pass filter (LPF): Allows frequencies below a certain cutoff frequency to pass through and attenuates frequencies above the cutoff. This is often(...)
- Low pass gate A low pass gate (LPG) is a module that combines elements of a low-pass filter and a voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA) into a single component. It is(...)
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