Classic Heavy Metal Tone
Comes to Eurorack!
The HEAD BANGER Heavy Metal Distortion brings the authentic “chainsaw” sound made famous by the Swedish Death Metal scene to your Eurorack synthesizer! This tonal monster conjures an unholy union between high-quality VCA circuitry and the most legendary distortion circuit in Heavy Metal!
The HEAD BANGER (a collaboration between SetonixSynth and Robots Are Red) gives the modular-based metalhead total control over a wide range of tone parameters: a three-band EQ with 20dB of boost/cut per band, Distortion amount, plus bass boost (Doom) and soft limiting (Crush) switches. These controls will faithfully recreate the classic compressed, grinding Gothenburg sound when fully “dimed,” but they can also provide a great range of saturation reminiscent of 4-track tape and vintage consumer mixers at other settings.
So, users pursuing more mellow sounds need not fret: despite its “heavy metal” tag, the Head Banger offers a fantastic range of distortion flavors perfect for subtly or un-subtly “"warming up” just about any sound that dares approach its input.
But if you thought Jack (Setonix) and Brian (RAR) would simply emulate a famous pedal and call it a day, you would be gravely mistaken! The Head Banger is fully optimized for use with your drums, oscillators, filters and other modular audio effects. It offers full CV control over Input Gain, Feedback amount with Send/Return loop, and Dry/Wet mix. This allows the user to create a dense web of sound and selectively re-integrate it with the original input signal in a number of interesting ways.
With the arrival of the Head Banger, Eurorack users finally have access to the most highly regarded distortion circuit in aggressive music. And now it has more CV control and synth-friendliness than ever! For anyone with a love of harsh, heavy, and/or distorted sounds, the Head Banger is a must-have!
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Head Banger features:
- Three-band EQ with 20dB boost/cut
- Distortion amount control
- VCA-based Input Gain, Feedback amount, and Dry/Wet control
- Attenuated CV inputs for Gain, Feedback Amount, and Dry/Wet
- Send/Return loop for insertion of audio effects in Feedback loop
- “Doom” switch: pass more bass frequencies through overdrive
- “Crush” switch: soft limits distorted output to +/-5V p-p
- LED visualizer of distorted signal
Technical specs:
- Width: 10hp
- Depth: 40mm (fits in Palette-style case)
- Current Draw: 65mA @ +12V, 65mA @ -12V
- Input impedance (all inputs): 100kΩ
- Output impedance (all outputs): 1kΩ
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We expect to have stock available directly in the US and in the EU (through a retailer) by the end of September.
Expected MSRP: $259 USD / €225 Euro