Shakmat Modular Bard Quartet
Shakmat Modular Bard Quartet
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Description / Specs
Description / Specs
Compose and perform complex harmonies with ease.
The Bard Quartet is a powerful quad quantizer designed to bring your harmonic ideas to life. Featuring 4 independent channels and an integrated keyboard, it controls up to 4 different instruments simultaneously, forming a harmonious quartet that follows your musical direction.
Navigate through 8 customizable harmonic progressions with a dedicated potentiometer, enabling the creation of rich, evolving songs. With 320 scales stored across 10 memory slots, microtuning capabilities, and an arpeggiator with octave control, this module is your go-to for expressive melodic and harmonic sequencing.
Key Features
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Quad quantizer with user-editable, independent scales
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Harmony potentiometer and CV input to recall 8 harmonic progressions
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Customizable microtuning
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Arpeggiator with octave spread and mode control
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Octave transpose range: -3 to +3 octaves
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Root note control (firmware 1.1)
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Shared transpose input (per octave, pre/post quantizer)
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Shared gate input for track & hold or arpeggiator reset
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Shared trigger output
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10 memory slots, each with 8 harmonic sets
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Optional input interactions: normalization or analog shift register
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Supports V/Oct, Hz/V, and Buchla tuning standards
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Tuning mode generating precise 0V outputs (firmware 1.1)
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Skiff-friendly design
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Durable Djtechtools rubber injected potentiometers
Technical Specifications
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Width: 10HP
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Depth: 29mm
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Power Consumption:
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+12V: 60mA
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-12V: 10mA
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Applications
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Creating rich, evolving harmonic progressions in modular setups
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Melodic sequencing with microtuning and arpeggiator functions
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Multi-instrument control with independent scales
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Performance-ready harmonic control with preset memory
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Integration with various tuning standards (V/Oct, Hz/V, Buchla)
