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Fifteen VCV Rack 2 modules for dense experimental sound — massed oscillators, controlled feedback, no-wave rhythmics, microtonal pressure, modal string sequencing, bio-acoustic sampling, and a clock of its own. No-wave/noise-rock genealogy, built for live performance.
| Concept | What it means |
|---|---|
| Mass | Stack many voices, control them as one gesture (DENSITY, MASS knobs) |
| Pressure | Drive and saturate the sum, not individual channels (PRESSURE, BUZZ) |
| Collapse | A single gate deforms the entire sound with shaped recovery (COLLAPSE) |
Every module shares: CV + attenuverter on every knob, V/OCT pass-through, and the Amplified Futures panel language.
- Harmonic-Pressure — set COUNT to 8, MODE to JUST. Outputs a polyphonic harmonic series V/OCT.
- String-Mass-Core — receive that poly V/OCT; MASS 12, SPREAD 0.3. You have a 12-voice just-intonated mass.
- Wall-Conductor — feed the output in. Sweep DENSITY slowly. Hit COLLAPSE.
- Feedback-Governor — insert between WallConductor's output and CH input for a controlled feedback tail.
From there: add DroneClone for a string-wall layer, Drift to modulate SPREAD or DENSITY, and Collapse-Saturator after for edge and buzz.
| Module | HP | Category | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| DroneCore | 8 | Oscillator | 2-voice detuned oscillator core |
| DroneClone | 22 | Oscillator | 8-voice amplified string wall |
| String-Mass-Core | 16 | Oscillator | 16-voice harmonic mass oscillator |
| Harmonic-Pressure | 14 | Pitch CV | Harmonic series V/OCT generator |
| Drift | 12 | Modulation | Slow random modulation source |
| Pulse | 12 | Percussion | 16-step no-wave percussion |
| Send | 12 | Routing | 2×2 cross-send feedback matrix |
| Choke | 18 | Mixer | 4-channel performance mixer |
| Wall-Conductor | 22 | Mixer | Section-based performance mixer |
| Mass-Driver | 32 | Mixer | 16-channel no-wave mixer (AF-01) |
| Street-Grid-Clock | 12 | Clock | Master clock with swing and brownout sag (AF-02) |
| Sitar-Grid | 42 | Sequencer | Modal string-resonance sequencer |
| Swarm-Core | 18 | Sampler | Bio-acoustic insect sample engine |
| Collapse-Saturator | 12 | Effect | Stereo drive with collapse |
| Feedback-Governor | 12 | Effect | Controlled feedback send/return |
- Installation — Get the plugin into Rack
- Module-Reference — All 15 modules with panel images and specs
- Music-Theory — Harmonic series, just intonation, V/OCT frequency reference, chord tables
- Playbooks — Named patch configurations for live performance
- Design-System — Panel language, colour system, HP grid
- Building-from-Source — Build and install instructions
Daniel Boles / Amplified Futures — 2026