Shakmat Modular Battering Ram

MUSICAL FEATURES

Battering Ram is a bass drum synthesizer based on an original design by Marc Nostromo.

The controls for the decay, pitch, depth, click amount and drive parameters are tuned to give you a variety of sweet spots.driveThe section can seamlessly transition between two different waveshaping modes, ranging from smooth drive/compression to hard clipping distortion.

Inverted envelope output that can be used for ducking, lowering the volume of other sounds when the kick is played. Potentiometer settingsSave and RecallFunction: 3-pole to remove low frequencies outside the audible rangeHigh pass filter,VelocityAlso equipped with input. Also between the length of the gate instead of the triggerホ ー ル ドThe option to add punch to your kick can also be useful when using the Battering Ram as a bass synth.

Despite its compact size, Battering Ram offers a wide variety of bass drum sounds, from long sub-bass drums to aggressive techno kicks.

• Offers a wide range of tones, from 808-inspired sub-bass to distorted kicks
• Dual drive options: a small amount of folding with mild saturation, or high gain distortion with clipping
• Amplitude envelope output with invert switch
• CV control of various parameters including V/oct pitch input
• Dynamic phrases through velocity input
• pitch lockFunction converts tuning potentiometer into octave switch
• Gate mode
• Switchable 30Hz 3-pole high-pass filter allows you to cut out sub-audible signals
• Panel parameter storage and recall function
• Select bus compatible with 16 presets

Interface

Factory reset

Press the Level button while turning on the power to enter the factory reset mode, press the HPF button to reset, or press the GATE button to cancel the reset and return to normal operation mode.