Quarks

Michigan Synth Works' 22 HP Elements: Mutable Instruments' open-source modal synthesizer, in Jakplugg's derivative design. A complete voice where an exciter (bow, blow and strike) sets a resonator of modes vibrating, from strings and tubes to plates and bells, with a stereo space and reverb.

Key features

• Exciter mixer: BOW, BLOW and STRIKE generators, each with its TIMBRE, shaped by the CONTOUR envelope; FLOW and MALLET refine blow and strike
• Resonator: GEOMETRY from plates to strings, bars and bells; BRIGHTNESS, DAMPING and POSITION of the excitation
• SPACE sets the stereo width, then an algorithmic reverb that can freeze
• PLAY button and GATE input; V/OCT and FM inputs with COARSE and FINE tuning
• Ten CV inputs with attenuverters, two external audio inputs, stereo outputs