Yarns

Mutable Instruments' MIDI interface, in 12 HP: four CV/gate voices from MIDI, in eleven layouts chosen on its two-letter display, with a sequencer, an arpeggiator and a clock.

Key features

• Eleven layouts: monophonic, dual and quad monophonic, duophonic and quadraphonic, polychained voices, quad trigger, quad CV and polyphonic + monophonic
• Four CV and four gate/trigger outputs, mapped by the layout: notes, velocity, modulation, aftertouch, clock and reset
• MIDI IN and OUT sockets, with per-part channels, voicing, note priority and legato
• REC, START/STOP and TAP buttons: a step sequencer (TIE and REST), an arpeggiator and Euclidean patterns, a tap tempo
• Portamento, vibrato, tuning systems and transposition; Yarns can also be its own oscillator
• Made from March 2014 to October 2020; the design is open source