Format: Eurorack
Width: 14HP
Depth: 35mm
Current: 59mA @ + 12V, 30mA @ -12V
Perkons Voice is a drum percussion voice module that reproduces the sound source part of the drum machine PERKONS HD-01 in Eurorack.
It adopts the same hybrid architecture as the HD-01, and is composed of a digital sound engine and an analog multimode filter and overdrive. Patches created by selecting from 13 types of sound generation algorithms can be saved as up to 99 presets and easily recalled. The TuneCV input is adjusted to 1V/oct, and the Patch CV can be flexibly set to match the various CVs input. It can be used for purposes other than drums by using the 4-voice poly overlap mode and the "Rompler" engine that can load user samples.
CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
Press and hold the ALGO button and the PATCH button to enter the configuration setting mode, and the LED screen will display setting numbers 1 to 14. Turn the DATA encoder to select a number and press the knob to access the setting.
To exit the setting mode, press any button on the panel.
1. Voice Mode
Sets the default Voice mode to Mono or POLY.
2.Patch CV
Select the Patch CV response from unipolar (0~+5V), bipolar (-5v~+5V), or 1V/oct.
In unipolar mode, up to 60 patches can be selected, and in bipolar mode, all patches can be selected, with 0V being the center patch.
Slots with empty Patch presets are automatically ignored.
3. Patch Start
Patch Sets the first patch number when CV control is at 0V.
4.Patch Range
Sets the range that PatchCV will select from 0 to +5V.
5.Patch Load
When loading a patch, you can set whether to press the knob after turning the encoder (default) or to load the patch immediately by just turning it.
6.Pot Catch
Specifies the action that will occur when you turn each parameter knob when the patch is loaded.
ON: The saved position is reflected when the knob is turned to the saved position.
OFF: The knob changes immediately when turned.
Show: The LED screen shows the saved position on the right and the actual position on the left.
7. Trig Delay
Set the trigger delay between 0 and 10 ms.
8. User Sample
Sets whether the samples for algorithms M1-3 are default hi-hat samples or user samples.
This setting only takes effect if user samples have been uploaded.
9. VCF LED
Determines what the VCF button LED indicates.
1 VCF: Filter mode: Phonic = bright, High Pass = dark, Band Pass = off.
2 Trigger: Indicates the timing of the trigger input.
3 Level: Indicates the audio level before the VCF/Drive circuit.
10. USB Manager
Connect it to your computer to access it as a storage device and upload user samples.
Connect the USB-C port on the board to your computer. This will require removing the module from the case but leaving it powered on.*Please be careful not to short out the board surface.When you press the encoder knob, a drive named "PERKONS" will appear on your computer. Drag and drop user samples to the same directory as the "CONFIG.txt" and "INFO.txt" files.Name the sample files "1.wav", "2.wav", "3.wav".The sample format isMono WAV, 16bit, 48kHz, total file size of 3 files less than 256kBIt must be set to ON. If the size of each sample is large and an error message appears, upload the samples one by one. Even if samples have been uploaded, the samples that have already been uploaded will not be displayed when you connect to a computer. To enable uploaded samples, turn setting number 1 ON.
11.Calibrate
Calibrates TUNE CV and PATCH CV.
It is calibrated at the factory, so you should only run this if the CV response is not as expected.
Press the encoder knob to start the calibration. Connect +4V from other modules to the PATCH CV input as a reference source.
If it is detected correctly, the calibration will be performed automatically.
12.FW Update
Update the firmware.
Follow the same procedure as the sample upload to connect to your computer and drag and drop the latest firmware file (extension .uf2) onto the drive that is recognized, and it will be updated automatically.
13. Factory Reset
There are two operations that reset the module: [HOLD TO ERASE ALL PATCHES] and [HOLD TO FACTORY RESET].
To select which operation to perform, turn the encoder and press and hold the encoder until the count on the LED screen reaches 0. Factory reset also resets the 45 factory preset patches.
14. Version
Displays the firmware version currently installed on the module.
