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Bastl Instruments PIZZA B CRUST Manual

A hard-hitting drum voice
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CRUST
A Hard-Hitting
Drum Voice
BASTL
INSTRUMENTS

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  • Page 1 CRUST A Hard-Hitting Drum Voice BASTL INSTRUMENTS...
  • Page 2 PIZZA CRUST A hard-hitting drum voice Pizza CRUST is a hard-hitting drum voice that goes way beyond drum territory. It consists of two layers – the NOISE source and dual oscillator TONE generator. Hard-hitting drums need a lot of transient attention and CRUST has you covered with the combination of pitch envelope, layer mixing, envelope...
  • Page 3 FEATURES ● complex drum voice ● dual oscillator TONE layer with pitch settings ● OCTAVE, DETUNE, pitch SWEEP, SEMI and FINE tune ● 4 TONE shaping algorithms: FM, FM2, RING and DUAL ● NOISE layer with filter and 4 algorithms: WHITE, BIT, CLAP and METALLIC ●...

  • Page 4: Technical Details

    TECHNICAL DETAILS ● 8 HP ● PTC fuse and diode protected 10 pin power connector ● 24 mm deep ● current consumption: +12 V: 90 mA; -12 V: 20 mA ● -5/+5 V range on all CV inputs...
  • Page 5 CRUST MANUAL Note: If CRUST boots and animates a  sequence of 2 flashes near the NOISE button and the lights on the left side of the module pointing down, it requires the V/OCT input to be re-calibrated. This can happen when the power rails in your system are balanced di erently than in the previous modular case.
  • Page 6 ARCHITECTURE...
  • Page 9 BUTTON COMBOS TIMBRE >2s = CTRL assignment (press nearest button to assign) PITCH>2s = TUNE mode TONE + NOISE = manual trigger TONE + PITCH knob = stepped detune TONE + ENV knob = pitch envelope decay time – shortest in the middle and two di erent exponential curves when adjusted to left or right...
  • Page 11 POWER Before connecting the ribbon cable to this module, disconnect your system from power! Double-check the polarity of the ribbon cable and that it is not misaligned in any direction. The red wire should match the -12V rail both on the module and the bus board.

  • Page 12: Trigger Input

    TRIGGER input Pizza Crust is waiting for your triggers to start doing its tasty magic. Send triggers into the TRIGGER input (or alternatively to the VELOCITY input. See the ENVELOPES chapter). You can manually trigger Crust by holding TONE and then pressing NOISE! Note: The received trigger will be indicated by a brief dip in brightness of the TIMBRE section lights.
  • Page 13 OCTAVE In OCTAVE mode, the PITCH knob adjusts the octave (with a total range of 10 octaves) SWEEP SWEEP controls the pitch envelope, allowing you to create either a transient kick-type sweep to the right or a softer membrane-type sweep up to the left. The SWEEP mode controls both the depth and decay of the envelope.
  • Page 14 DETUNE LINEAR & EXPONENTIAL DETUNE Turning the PITCH knob to the left results in a linear detune from the main pitch, extending into the absolute Hz LFO range that is independent of the main PITCH. Turning the PITCH knob to the right allows you to set an exponentially detuned ratio up to 16:1.
  • Page 15 SEMI – semitone selection FINE – fine tune adjustment TUNE – broad pitch control (similar to OCTAVE mode, but going through the whole range of the oscillator) You can think of TUNE mode as set & forget. For example, in TUNE mode, you can select which root note you want the oscillator to be with the SEMI option and then go through di erent octaves of this tone with your OCTAVE selection.
  • Page 16 LAYERS Crust consists of two separate layers, TONE and NOISE, each responsible for very di erent sounds. By combining these layers, you can achieve a plethora of variable results. LAYER fader The LAYER fader mixes between the TONE and NOISE layers of your drum sound.
  • Page 17 TONE modes The TONE section is a dual oscillator setup with four di erent configurations (modes). Press the TONE button to select one of the four modes for the tone character of the drum voice. The lights indicate the active setting. The four options are: The FM mode is the classic 2-operator sound.
  • Page 18 TONE MODES NOISE modes and NOISE PITCH Press the NOISE button to choose from one of four noise characters for the drum voice. The lights will indicate the active setting. Each NOISE mode includes the NOISE PITCH setting, which can be accessed by either holding the NOISE button and turning the PITCH knob or by assigning it to the CTRL knob.
  • Page 19 TIP: The noise can be influenced by the resonant high-pass filter that provides a bass boost for the CLIP processor. The high-pass frequency of the CLIP processor matches the main TONE oscillator, so you can hear clear resonant high-pass filtering when turning the TONE pitch very high. The four options are: WHITE WHITE noise is the default...
  • Page 20 ENVELOPES ENV knob This knob macro controls both the TONE and NOISE amplitude envelopes. ● In the central position, you'll get the shortest envelope click. ● Turning clockwise increases the decay (D). ● Turning counter-clockwise increases both attack and decay (AD). This results in more synth-style envelopes on the TONE side and reversed envelopes on the hi-hat side.
  • Page 21 ENV OUT The envelopes generated in CRUST can be utilized elsewhere using the ENV OUT. The output range is 0 V to +5 V. VELOCITY input Adjusts the amplitude of the envelopes, thereby controlling the final loudness of the drum voice. If there is no cable connected to the TRIG input and voltage is applied to the velocity input, you can utilize it as a VCA (Voltage-Controlled Amplifier).
  • Page 22 TIMBRE The TIMBRE section has 3 additional parameters to refine your drum sound: FILTER, CLIP & SHAPE. These parameters a ect the TONE and NOISE processes. TIMBRE fader The TIMBRE fader controls the character and intensity of the three TIMBRE parameters. When positioned in the middle, the TIMBRE parameters are inactive.
  • Page 23 TIMBRE button Pressing the TIMBRE button cycles through the three TIMBRE options: Only for NOISE This is a DJ-style filter cuto for the noise generator. ● Low-pass (LP) to the left ● Open in the middle ● High-pass (HP) to the right For both TONE &...
  • Page 24 Only for TONE The SHAPE option does slightly di erent things for each of the TONE modes: TIMBRE FADER TO TIMBRE FADER TO THE THE LEFT (BODY) RIGHT (TRANSIENT) static FM amount FM envelope amount static FM amount FM envelope amount + FM feedback + FM feedback RING...
  • Page 25 CTRL The CTRL is an assignable control. While most assignable parameters are already controllable, some represent synth parameters that are otherwise inaccessible. The CTRL opens a wide array of control and modulation options, making CRUST a highly versatile voice module. CTRL knob (-6V to +6V) The CTRL knob can act as a static control for many parameters.
  • Page 26 CTRL destinations Possible CTRL Select Indicated by destinations by pressing lights OCTAVE PITCH OCTAVE PITCH exponential PITCH OCTAVE + SWEEP SWEEP depth PITCH SWEEP SWEEP decay PITCH SWEEP + DETUNE DETUNE PITCH DETUNE TONE VCA (unipolar) TONE DUAL TONE mode select TONE DUAL + RING DETUNE stepped...
  • Page 27 PITCH V/OCT (-5V to +8V) The V/OCT input allows external control over the oscillator's pitch and o ers various features to ensure precise tuning. In modular synthesis, achieving harmony between your V/OCT source and oscillator can be challenging. Crust has you covered with the V/OCT CALIBRATION MODE.
  • Page 28 V/OCT CALIBRATION MODE Enter the V/OCT CALIBRATION MODE by holding the TIMBRE and PITCH buttons. All LEDs will turn on to indicate the mode. Press the TIMBRE button to quantize the PITCH V/OCT input (stepped animation on SHAPE LEDs) or leave it unquantized (smooth fading of SHAPE LEDs).

  • Page 30: Boot Settings

    BOOT SETTINGS ● Hold the PITCH button at powerup to enter the firmware update mode. ● Hold the TIMBRE button at powerup to reset user settings (FINE delay settings, CTRL destinations). ● Hold TIMBRE and NOISE at powerup to perform a factory reset (resets user settings and calibration).

  • Page 31: Firmware Update

    FIRMWARE UPDATE 1. Connect a micro USB cable to the Pizza Crust module. (Make sure it's a data cable and not just a power cable.) 2. Hold the PITCH button and plug the USB into your computer 3. The SWEEP LED will start flashing 4.
  • Page 32 CREDITS Development Team: Marek Mach, Florian Helling, Martin Klecl & Václav Mach Supervised by: Václav Peloušek Bootloader: Lennart Schierling (Binary Labs) Main Tester: John Hornak Beta Testers: David Žáček, František Hruška, David Herzig, Matěj Mžourek, Pavlo Shelemba, John Dinger, Václav Mach, Peter Edwards, Oliver Torr, Patrik Veltruský, Niels Aras, Leoš...
  • Page 33 BASTL more info and video tutorials www.bastl-instruments.com...

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