{"product_id":"pittsburgh-modular-analog-replicator-demo-deal","title":"Pittsburgh Modular Analog Replicator (Demo Deal)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCleaner, dirtier, brighter, darker, and more versatile than any other analog BBD delay line effects unit available. The \u003cstrong\u003eAnalog Replicator\u003c\/strong\u003e is the astounding result of over a year of ambitious design and engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003eA New Beginning\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Analog Replicator was redesigned from scratch to be the finest analog delay available with a sound and feature set focused around the modular synthesizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOur original Analog Delay module grew out of the circuitry of a guitar pedal. The new Analog Replicator module does not share the same stompbox lineage. Michael Johnsen, Pittsburgh Modular's analog engineer, created a modern BBD core fed by a unique clock source and proprietary signal processing circuits. The result is a flexible, more musical, eurorack delay module.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the Analog Replicator is a pair of 4,096 stage BBD chips. The name BBD stands for [B]ucket [B]rigade [D]evice in reference to a line of people passing buckets of water to quickly extinguish a fire.  Each stage of a BBD chip contains a single capacitor. Pairing two chips together creates a chain of 8,192 capacitors.  Like the water buckets, an audio signal is passed from capacitor to capacitor within the BBD chips once every clock step. A slower clock produces a longer delay and a faster clock produces a shorter delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eMulti-Mode Delay\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe controls of the Analog Replicator can be used to produce a wide range of delay effects. The STAGES switch flips between 4,096 and 8,192 BBD stages. 4,096 uses a single BBD chip and 8,192 uses two. Using both BBD chips doubles the available delay time, perfect for echos and longer delays. Using a single BBD is useful for reverb and chorus effects. The SHORT\/LONG switch drastically adjusts the delay range. Using a single BBD, the SHORT range varies between 10ms and 175ms and the long range varies between 10ms and 1300ms. The SHORT mode produces bright, clean analog repeats. LONG mode is dark and grimy. Mud and clock noise (whine) begin to leak in and eventually take over as the Analog Replicator reaches the longest available delay time.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eChorus and Reverb\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the Analog Replicator allows it to mimic Chrous and Reverb effects. Setting the switches to 4,096 and SHORT, adjusting the TIME control to create shorter delays, and adding a small to medium amount of FEEDBACK, the Analog Replicator generates an analog reverb effect. Add modulation using the TIME CV IN to take advantage of a range of chrous like effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eDelay Ranges\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e4,096 and SHORT Selected: 10ms to 175ms 8,192 and SHORT Selected: 20ms to 350ms\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e4,096 and LONG Selected: 10ms to 1300ms (1.3 seconds) 8,192 and LONG Selected: 20ms to 2600ms (2.6 seconds)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAnalog Replicator Controls:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eClock Controls: TIME Knob - Adjust the delay time.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTIME CV IN Knob - CV attenuverter used to attenuate and\/or invert the incoming TIME CV signal.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e4,096 \/ 8,192 Switch - Select between 1 and 2 BBD chips. 8,192 doubles the amount of available delay range.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSHORT \/ LONG Switch - Select between SHORT and LONG delay ranges. Short range is bright and clean, long range is dark and dirty.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFEEDBACK Knob - Sets the number of repeats generated from the delay signal.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eINVERT POLARITY Switch - In the up position, the switch inverts the Feedback polarity. This setting has an interesting effect with shorter delay times.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFEEDBACK CV IN Knob - CV attenuverter used to attenuate and\/or invert the incoming FEEDBACK CV signal.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBYPASS Switch - Enable or disable the analog delay effect.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSPILLOVER Switch - Enable or disable the analog delay effect. Feedback is allowed to trail off.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eINPUT DRIVE Knob - Audio signal input level contol.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMIX CV IN Knob - CV attenuverter used to attenuate and\/or invert the incoming MIX CV signal.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOUTPUT MIX Knob - Sets the signal mix sent to the MIX OUT jack.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eINPUT JACK - Audio signal input.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTIME CV Input Jack - CV input used to modulate TIME (length of delay time).\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFEEDBACK (FBK) CV Input Jack - CV input used to modulate FEEDBACK amount.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMIX CV Input Jack - CV input used to modulate the OUTPUT MIX.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDELAY OUT Jack - Delayed signal only output.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMIX OUT Jack - Mix of dry and delayed signal output.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 16hp\u003cbr\u003e Module depth: 35mm\u003cbr\u003e Power Usage: 45mA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pittsburgh Modular","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44450036678759,"sku":"64524","price":261.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/pittsburgh_analog-replicator_1_650c4743-3e5d-472b-a9b3-77220bf5cfbc.jpg?v=1787091423","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/pittsburgh-modular-analog-replicator-demo-deal","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}