The Krakatone is a new creation from the enigmatic Sid Rockett, a brilliant designer based in Czechia, who defines this compact device as a ‘cracklebox and sound destroyer’. Capable of creating unique and interesting noises simply by touching the touch plates, this device is an exciting tactile addition to any musical workflow.

This device is brilliant for people who love experimenting with sound and is packed with unusual features. Use your fingers to create and modulate noise using the device alone, or plug in any sound source and use the Krakatone to destroy and distort your sounds into intriguing textural tones.

The dissonant layered timbres created by this device quickly form an unsettling ambience with many purposes within electronic music, short films, or even art exhibits. You can hear some of the brain-melting sounds this device can create in the demo; its glitchy and corrupted tones suggesting feelings of tension or excitement.

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Pushing the boundaries of sound is what makes modular so different from making music with conventional gear; putting it closer to scientific experimentation than arranging a concerto! Step up the Monotropa V3, a four-band feedback EQ module intent on sonic adventure, noise generation and drone dystopia – for the bigger bass and resonant highs your eurorack demands!

The Monotropa performs primarily as a signal processor – giving you the chance to sculpt and scramble your audio signals across four separate frequency bands. Feedback has an evil edge to it, resulting in extreme distortion and huge harmonics added to any input signal – perfect for synths, bass and lead sounds. It has 2 inputs, 2 outputs and controls for feedback, gain, and each EQ band volume. It’ll mangle audio and CV and even self-oscillates with no input signal to act as an unhinged VCO!

This third version comes as a DIY kit, with all the components and panels you need to get it together. The Bill Of Materials, Documentation and Build Guide have all been made available for you to find out more.

The Monotropa is sold by ReverseLandFill who are based in the Netherlands. They’ve put together numerous soundcloud demos as well as the bassdrum example video below:

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Distortion is one of the mainstays of heavy metal, rock and electronic music – who doesn’t love the sound of a meaty overdriven guitar chugging around your speakers?! The LEDRover is a distortion unit for eurorack which offers THREE types of distortion, one of which uses all time classic germanium diodes for the authentic thick vintage sound!

This modular overdrive weighs in at 8HP of your synth real-estate, making it pack a weighty punch for its size. It comes with distortion from a blue LED (Compressed harmonics with rich drive), red LED (punchy and crunchy) and the aforementioned germanium diodes for a really crisp raw metal edge. Each distortion type has a drive feature to alter the effect to taste, with control coming via CV or from the big red knob!

The LEDRover has 3 boost levels, a drive colour knob for tone control and control for input gain and output volume. Its design is well thought out, with two inputs and one output available on the front panel – as well as a depth of only 25mm.

The LEDRover will bring back authentic vintage tones to your modular adventures! It’s Sold by VoicAs who are based in Israel, producers of the demo video below:

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New pedals are the spice of any guitar player’s life, and have multiple functions for vocals, synths, and lo-fi keyboards too. The F-Nation Guitar Fuzz Distortion Pedal is no exception to this rule, providing high fidelity fuzz to your guitar or any other input source – as well looking the part with a beautifully designed and durable case.

The F-Nation features a high-quality, low-noise circuit bringing 100% analogue fuzziness and high-gain distortions through the 1/4″ Jack input. It has a highly sensitive picking response and works well with a range of pick-ups. It has controls for Bass, Treble, Fuzz and Gain, allowing you to sculpt the sound to suit your needs. There are two switches – for boosting the Bass and adding a notch around 700Hz for some hefty rock presence.

As well as adding fuzzy feelings, it has true bypass for uninterrupted signal processing – switching between clean and crunchy in an instant! It comes with a unique and colorful front panel, in a super solid case and is powered by a 9-12v power supply (not included).

The F-Nation is shipped from Turkey by Minus Audio, who make another distortion pedal which you may also enjoy – check out their stuff for more!

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