Tiptop Audio Z2040

As the name suggests, it is an analog 4 pole low-pass filter that produces a fat tone with enhanced functions based on the design of the Rev2 filter chip "SSM2040" of the famous Prophet-5.

SOUND:  The sound quality of Z2040 based on SSM2040 has a wide range of expressive power from fat and transparent sound to distorted sound.Gain, resonance, cutoffA wide range of sounds can be created by combining the three knobs. This filter also feeds the audio signal into the FM input,Filter FMCan produce a particularly punchy sound when performing.

Self-oscillation:It is difficult to adjust the pitch of the sine wave generated by self-oscillation to the scale because the FM input is not 1V / Oct. Instead, with the Z2040, you can cut the sound by sending an envelope from the VC-GAIN to the built-in VCA,Sine-wave based percussive sound sourceIt is suitable to use like.

VC-FM: One of the features of the Z2040 is the VC-FM input. This is the input to "modulate the modulating signal" that modulates the CV signal to FM in. This allows, for example,

1. Audio rate CV → FM in, attacking envelope → VC-FM in: Sound that filter FM is strongly applied and attenuated only at the moment of attack
2. Relatively fast LFO → FM in, Slow LFO → VC-FM in: Filter modulation sound whose intensity changes slowly. Drone sound with richer movement when used in conjunction with VC-GAIN.
3. Envelope → FM in, voltage corresponding to velocity → VC-FM in: Acid sound whose filter envelope intensity changes in response to velocity

 You can use like.

 Both FM in and VC-FM in are equipped with an attenuator knob for adjusting the modulation level.