TITOMS909

TOMS909

Tiptop

Turn your modular system into a self-contained drum machine with the Tiptop Audio TOMS909, a Eurorack module featuring the original TR-909 analog tom drum circuit with independent low, mid, and high tom sounds. Each tom voice has an extended tuning range with voltage control and attenuators, allowing you to dial in a soft bass drum on the low end, and medium and high pitched toms too. Adapting the circuit to the modular format has allowed special features to be added, like independent accent levels and dual-input pulse-shapers for compatibility with most sequencers, triggers, and clock outputs, all without compromising the signature sound of the TR-909 tom drums. TOMS909 is tuned to sound like a machine that came fresh off the original '80s assembly line. The module ships with a ribbon power cable.At a Glance Classic, all-analog, punchy tom-toms from the TR-909 drum machineContains all three of the TR-909 s original low, mid, and high tom circuits adapted for use in the modular formatDesigned to sound like a fresh machine coming off the assembly line back in the '80sEach tom has an extended tuning range, so you can, for example, dial in soft bass drums on the low end and high-pitched toms at the topThe Making of the TOMS909 The toms circuitry is made up of 9 triangle oscillators and a stack of filters, VCAs, and envelopes, which in total, take about half of the space on the original 909's circuit board. Utilizing the latest in electronic design technology, Tiptop Audio has managed to squeeze this enormous circuit, consisting of more than 450 components, into an area only 16 HP wide.Advanced Controls Each tom includes a trigger and accent input with accent-level control, manual tuning, voltage-control tune input with attenuator, and independent audio out. MIX Out sums all three toms together and can be accessed by the MIXZ MixBus on the back. The gate input was designed with a dual pulse-shaper circuit, so you can trigger your TOMS909 with trigger/gate signals from sequencers or any other pulse/clock sources.Eurorack Ready 16 HP Eurorack format moduleMaximum depth: 2.0" (51mm)Includes power ribbon cable with Eurorack power headersPower consumption: +12V, 120mA; -12V, 100mA