The Mutant Hot Glue is a versatile bus mixer for designing analog effects chains. The included analog compressor offers series or parallel compression and a sidechain input, making it especially suitable for drum processing. The voltage-controlled distortion is based on concepts borrowed from guitar pedals that created many of yesterday’s acid-style techno sounds, but improved over the guitar versions and made specifically for synthesizer and drum processing. The distortion can be used in its default position, normalized to the effects send, or, like every other part of the module, broken out and used elsewhere in your modular system.

By default, the 4-channel mixer’s output conveniently feeds into the compressor’s input, providing easy access to New York-style parallel compression via the compressor blend control. The dedicated output and mixer bypass switch for channel A let you use it as a sidechain source for the compressor. An effects send and return allow you to create complex effects routings within your modular system. With the number of excellent DSP and other effects modules available today, this makes it easy to combine modules effectively, all within the eurorack modular domain.

 

Redesigned by Erica Synths in close collaboration with Hexinverter. We made minor changes in mechanical assembly and digital controls to align with Erica Synths’ manufacturing processes and chip shortages, but the analog signal path is 100% identical to the original version.

In September 2022, Stacy Gaudreau—the founder of Hexinverter Électronique—announced the closure of operations. Following this announcement, Erica Synths, in cooperation with Hexinverter Électronique, found a way for their incredible and truly unique musical instruments to continue inspiring musicians and find a home in countless studios to come. We strongly believe the effort and innovation incorporated in Hexinverter Électronique eurorack modules are far too significant to prematurely become history. Erica Synths will take over manufacturing, sales, and support of several Hexinverter Électronique modules. While retaining all functionality of Hexinverter Électronique modules, Erica Synths redesigned the hardware of the modules and will provide support for reissued modules only.