The Future Retro Transfer is a versatile analog filter Eurorack module that brings Future Retro’s high-quality filter design to modular synthesizers. Designed to provide both flexibility and character, the Transfer is capable of shaping and coloring audio in ways that range from subtle warmth to aggressive distortion, making it ideal for sound design, live performance, and studio production.
Key Features: Multi-Mode Analog Filter: The Transfer features multiple filter modes, including low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch, allowing users to sculpt their sound precisely. The filter operates in the analog domain, delivering the warmth and organic character analog filters are known for.
Voltage-Controlled Resonance: The resonance of the filter is voltage-controlled, giving users the ability to modulate it via external CV sources. This feature is particularly useful for creating evolving textures, self-oscillating effects, or resonant sweeps that interact dynamically with modulation sources like LFOs or envelopes.
Self-Oscillation: When pushed to higher resonance settings, the Transfer can self-oscillate, turning the filter into a sound source itself. This opens up a range of possibilities, such as using the filter for percussive tones, basslines, or even melodic elements when tuned.
Overdrive Circuit: One of the Transfer’s standout features is its built-in overdrive, which can be used to add grit, distortion, or harmonic richness to your sounds. This circuit is highly responsive, giving users the ability to push their signal into warmer or more aggressive territory as needed.
Flexible CV Inputs: With multiple CV inputs for cutoff frequency and resonance, the Transfer allows for extensive modulation possibilities. This makes it perfect for integration into complex Eurorack systems, where it can interact with other modules, LFOs, sequencers, or random voltage sources.
Compact Design: The Transfer is designed with efficiency in mind, fitting a lot of functionality into a compact Eurorack footprint. This makes it a space-saving option for those looking to add a high-quality analog filter to their system without sacrificing too much rack space.
Audio Rate Modulation: The module’s ability to handle audio-rate modulation gives users access to more experimental sounds, such as FM-like effects and complex modulated timbres that push the boundaries of traditional filter usage.
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Product Specs
- Item Number: 34579
- Make: Future Retro
- Model: Transfer
- Condition: Brand New
- Finish: Black
- Categories: keyboards-and-synths ⇒ eurorack
- Function: Attenuator CV Modulation Filter
- Made In: United States
- MPN: FR-TAF
- UPC: 602573318812
- Modular Grid: Eurorack ⓘ ＋
- Dimensions*: 12 HP 63 mm deep
- Power*: 80 mA +12V 60 mA -12V ? mA 5V
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