QUID ?

Everyone has certainly faced a problem while using their patch: the small buttons and knobs lost in the middle of a forest of cables. And then you touch the one you absolutely shouldn't have modified, or you unplug a cable. In short, a bad experience. Not to mention those who complain (often rightly) about the small size of the controls, not practical for big fingers!

The idea with this series of modules is to address these problems: Bigger controls, placed in an easy-to-access location. That's the very simple idea.

A little theory...

If we want to summarize roughly, what kinds of controls exist?

To keep it simple, as a starting point for these explanations, we will divide them into 2 categories:
1- Binary values (0-1, On/Off, or open/closed, whichever you prefer)
In modular, these are GATE or TRIG signals: Starting modules (sequencers), clocks, triggering something (ADSR envelope)...
2- Continuous values.
It's simpler: CV, at audio rate or not.

Alright, we could add discretized values, somewhere in between (think of quantizers), and certainly other types of controls, but we'll stop here.

Theory, again...

It is quite obvious that the functions of your favorite module that are only accessible via a manual command cannot be replaced by an external module.
But all parameters having a CV/GATE input can, by definition, be controlled by another module. (Well it's the goal of the modular concept, no ?)

So there is another little thing: we can have a CV input, and we want to input an LFO to modulate the parameter.
A potentiometer, in this case, is not very useful. It would be more interesting if it could control the amplitude of the modulation !
(Think the same with GATE/Trig signals, of course)

Now the modules

This is where the modules of the MACRO CONTROL series come in. First, generate CVs or GATES using convenient buttons.
Then route the cables elsewhere, closer to the relevant modules, in a separate module and connected underneath to the controls.
For that, you have the KNOBS and the SWITCH module !

And then, to control a modulation amplitude, you need another module, the 4VCA (soon).
Similarly, to activate/deactivate a signal, the 4ONOFF (soon).

To know more, read this small doc. here: QUID ?