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  • Page 3 WHAT IS STEREO STRIP? Stereo Strip is a 6HP Eurorack module that builds upon the idea of a studio or mixer channel strip for a modular environment. If you’re new to the term ‘channel strip’ think of a single channel strip from a mixing desk.

  • Page 4: Controls And Features

    CV signals within a patch. CV INPUTS // There are 2 CV inputs for externally modulating the Stereo Strip. The top CV input controls the level of the stereo VCA. When you patch into this input the manual level knob turns into an attenuator for the incoming CV signals.
  • Page 5 CONTROLS EQ // The 3 sliders set the EQ levels. These controls have a centre detent so you can easily place them in the middle with 0dB of EQ adjustment. Pushing the slider up adds level to that EQ band and lowering them from centre will reduce that EQ band.
  • Page 6 BEHAVIOUR & LEVELS The EQ is made up of a low shelf, mid bell curve and high shelf. Each band can cut or boost by ~12dB for drastic and musical shifts in tone while maintaining control for more subtle EQ shifts. The EQ curves vary depending on the level of reduction or boost and feature wide overlapping Q settings for broad adjustments in sound.
  • Page 7 Eurorack levels and in the ‘up’ position if you want to output a line level signal. The addition of these switches allows you to use the Stereo Strip as a stereo external interface for soundcards, other hardware and instruments.
  • Page 8 The VCA in Stereo Strip only needs 5V to open fully, so it can be used most easily, with less external utility modules. If your envelopes are 5V then patch that into the LVL CV and turn the level control up full, to the final dot (going clockwise around the knob). If your envelopes are 8V then turn the level control to the middle of the 3 dots (around 1 o clock on the graphic).
  • Page 9 NOTE // As a side note (as this applies to any VCA and not just Stereo Strip) if you use an oscillator as an audio-rate modulator for a standard VCA you will be losing the effect of half of your modulation signal.

  • Page 10: Patch Examples

    I’d like to thank everyone at Befaco for their hard work in bringing this module to life. Their collaboration throughout has made the Stereo Strip what it is. I’d also like to thank my Patreon supporters who continue to inspire and motivate as the amazing community they’ve grown into.
  • Page 11 INPUTS // Patch out of your mono or stereo filters, wave folders or shapers, or direct oscillator waveforms to be processed through the Stereo Strip. LVL CV // Use an envelope to modulate the level of the stereo VCA. Note the dots around the level knob to indicate unity gain for 5V, 8V or 10V envelopes.
  • Page 12 INTENTION // Stereo Strip was originally designed to better manage the routing to and response of FX modules. While you can use the Stereo Strip to process the output of your FX, it excels as a send (with benefits). As most FX (even stereo ones) sum stereo...
  • Page 13 OUTPUT // Patch this to anything you’d like the distortion to hit. Your output or mixer if it’s end of chain or into further FX. EQ // When pushing the Stereo Strip into distortion the EQ is a powerful tool for shaping your sound. You can heavily sculpt and shape how much low end hits the clipping, or tame it back to clean it up.
  • Page 14 INTENTION // Basic panning and tremolo FX are often missing from the Eurorack environment. Most of us love the push and pull of a tremolo on guitar, Rhodes or synth sounds. With Stereo Strip we can patch these and explore them easily.
  • Page 15 INTENTION // As the inputs to the Stereo Strip are DC coupled you can process CV with the stereo VCA and panner. With a single mono input you can route a CV signal to two destinations in your patch or using two CV inputs you can use the pan to alter the balance between them in your patch.
  • Page 16 INTENTION // The idea here is to use the distortion FX gained by setting the input level switch to line and patching in Eurorack signals and using that to shape oscillator waveforms. INPUTS // Patch a single oscillator waveform into the left input, or try patching a second oscillator or second waveform from the same oscillator for working with two signals.
  • Page 17 INTENTION // The line level input switching allows you to use the Stereo Strip as an input stage for external gear, whether that’s a soundcard or another piece of hardware. INPUTS // Patch your line level signal into the inputs, using adapters as needed to go from alternative formats into Eurorack.
  • Page 18 INTENTION // Using audio-rate modulation with the Stereo Strip really brings that synthesis method to life. The addition of EQ to shape the AM tones, or panning to create a mind bending stereo image with audio-rate stereo shifts is wonderful! INPUTS // Patch in basic oscillator waveforms such as a sine or triangle wave.
  • Page 19 (low onboard CV attenuator level) to make your FX gently sway across the stereo spectrum. OUTPUT // In this example the Stereo Strip could be the output of the patch or the output of the FX layer to blend back into other sounds in a patch.