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Bullfrog

Created by Erica Synths & Richie Hawtin, Bullfrog is an educational electronic music instrument designed to captivate and inspire both youth and professionals alike. Bullfrog invites you to unlock musicality while combining the thrill of electronic music production with a comprehensive learning experience.

EDU DIY Kick Drum

There’s nothing quite like the sound of old-school analog drum machines. Especially classic kicks like Roland’s 808 and 909 are ubiquitous in electronic music. Unfortunately, their circuitry is notoriously complex and difficult to understand. Enter the mki x es.edu DIY Kick Drum kit, which not only aims to shed some light on the fundamental circuit design principles behind those circuits – but also captures their unmistakable sound as a fully-fledged Eurorack module.

Black DJ VCF

As its name suggests, the Erica Synths Black DJ VCF provides sound treatment functionality typically found on DJ decks – it is fully open when the cutoff knob is set to 12:00. When turned counter-clockwise, lowpass filtering is applied and when turned clockwise, highpass filtering is applied. The filter also has a nice-sounding resonance parameter. This module provides hands-on control over the sound during the performance, as well as unconventional timbre modulations that are hard to achieve with conventional state variable filters. The Black DJ VCF is a fully analogue design and consists of two VCFs – highpass and lowpass in series and the filter management is done by complex CV routing.

EDU DIY Compressor

Need some professional polish in your modular system? With this simple diode-based compressor, you can shape the dynamics of your sound, adding punch and consistency to your patches. Whether you’re looking to beef up your basslines, add sustain to your leads, or tame the peaks of your percussion, this circuit’s got you covered.

SYNTRX II

Based on lessons learned from the SYNTRX, we decided to create an instrument that would integrate even deeper into contemporary electronic and experimental music setups and cover sonic territory from daunting drones to powerful basslines and glitched noisescapes - the SYNTRX II is a new dark horse for experimental sonic rides.

Zen Delay Virtual

After the phenomena of the hardware FX unit Zen Delay, its virtual successor is now available. While our engineers have achieved a remarkable implementation of the ZEN Delay hardware’s distinctive sound, we have not stopped there but enhanced the functionality in many ways, not just automation in the DAW but also new functions and routing possibilities. Zen Delay Virtual (ZDV) is not a replacement for the Zen Delay hardware but an addition to it.

Perkons HD-01

PĒRKONS HD-01 is a unique live performance and sound design instrument that tears down the borders between drum machine, synthesizer, and drone instrument.

mki x es.EDU DIY System

We – Erica Synths and Moritz Klein – have developed a series of educational DIY kits under the brand name mki x es.EDU with one specific goal in mind: to teach people with little-to-no prior experience how to design analog synthesizer circuits from scratch. What you’ll find in the box is not simply meant to be soldered together and then disappear in your rack. Instead, we want to take you through the circuit design process step by step, explaining every choice we’ve made and how it impacts the finished module.

Stereo Compressor

Everything sounds better with compression – whether you need a bit of extra pressure for your drum sounds or just that extra touch to make your modular mix more nimble and tight, the Erica Synths Stereo Compressor will make your live performances a joy. The module is optimized for percussion sounds and will be a great addition to any Erica Synths Drum module rig. The Stereo sidechain can be used to animate melodic layers on the beat and to truly bring your Basslines to life.

Black System III in Carbon Fiber Travel Case

With the restrictions of the pandemic easing up and new possibilities of traveling to far-off corners of the world re-appearing, we have decided to make a limited run of 25 units of the Black System III in our carbon fiber travel case. Now lighter and sturdier than ever, taking it with you - be it to a local venue, a distant city, or a continent away on a winding path into the mountains - this limited edition Black System is the ultimate travel companion for any nomadic sound artist.

Techno System in Carbon Fiber Travel Case

With the restrictions of the pandemic easing up and new possibilities of traveling to far-off corners of the world re-appearing, we have decided to make a limited run of 25 units of the Techno System in our carbon fiber travel case. Now lighter and sturdier than ever, taking it with you - be it to a local venue, a distant city, or a continent away on a winding path into the mountains - this limited edition Techno System is the ultimate travel companion for any nomadic sound artist.

Hexinverter Mutant Brain

The Mutant Brain is the central nervous system connecting your modular analog eurorack system to MIDI gear, especially for percussion, polyphonic notes, and sync duties! It packs 16 eurorack compatible outputs into a tiny, super affordable 8HP package.