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Description
Meet your new modular powerhouse: the ALM Pamela's NEW Workout. This module is a rhythmically inclined clocking device that brings precision and flexibility to your modular synth setup. At its core, Pamela's NEW Workout is a versatile clock generator and modulation source, capable of generating a wide range of tempos and intricate rhythms. Its intuitive interface allows you to easily manipulate clock divisions, multiplications, and more, making it an essential tool for any modular enthusiast looking to inject dynamic timing and modulation into their rig.
With its sleek design, the module features a high-resolution OLED display, providing clear and detailed visual feedback for all your settings. Not just a clock, Pamela's NEW Workout also offers multiple outputs, each of which can be independently configured for a wide array of functions like LFOs, random voltages, and more. This flexibility ensures that it can seamlessly integrate into any setup, whether you're crafting ambient soundscapes or driving complex rhythmic patterns.
Key Features:
- Highly configurable clock generator with independent outputs
- 8 assignable outputs for versatile modulation possibilities
- High-resolution OLED display for clear visual feedback
- Wide range of tempo settings and rhythmic patterns
- Multiple waveforms and modulation sources
- User-friendly interface for easy navigation and adjustments
- Compact design, ideal for space-conscious setups
- Perfect for both live performance and studio production environments
Product specs
| Brand | ALM/Busy Circuits |
| Model | ALM017 Pamela's NEW Workout Master Clock & Modulator Eurorack Synth Module |
| Finish | Silver |
| Year | 2017 - 2025 |
| Made In | United Kingdom |
| Categories | Eurorack Modules and Cases, Synth Modules |
| Horizontal Pitch | 8HP |
| Modular Synth Format | Eurorack |
| Synth Module Function | Clock, LFO, Random, Sequencer |
FAQs
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What is the primary function of ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's NEW Workout?
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Pamela's NEW Workout is a versatile master clock and modulation source for Eurorack systems, offering precise BPM-based clocking, LFOs, and random modulation capabilities.
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How many outputs does Pamela's NEW Workout have and what can they do?
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Pamela's NEW Workout features 8 clocked voltage outputs, each independently adjustable for clock divisors, multipliers, and modulation shapes, allowing for complex rhythmic and modulation patterns.
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Can Pamela's NEW Workout generate non-integer clock divisions?
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Yes, Pamela's NEW Workout supports both integer and non-integer clock divisions, enabling intricate timing and rhythmic possibilities in your modular setup.
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Is Pamela's NEW Workout suitable for creating Euclidean rhythms?
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Yes, Pamela's NEW Workout includes a Euclidean rhythm generator, allowing you to create complex, mathematically-derived rhythmic patterns.
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What is the size of Pamela's NEW Workout in a Eurorack system?
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Pamela's NEW Workout occupies 8HP in a Eurorack system, making it a compact yet powerful addition to your modular setup.
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Does Pamela's NEW Workout offer CV control?
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Yes, Pamela's NEW Workout provides CV control, allowing you to modulate parameters such as tempo and waveform shape externally for dynamic performance possibilities.
Videos
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ALM Busy Circuits - Pamela's NEW Workout
ALM Busy Circuits - Pamela's NEW Workout
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Pamela's NEW Workout Tips Compilation - ALM017
ALM TV
ALM Busy Circuits Pamelas New Workout - Full walkthrough, Overview, Demo, & Jam
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Reviews
PROS
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Flexible hardware, excels as a master clock
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Can create complex sequences and rhythms
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Powerful modulation capabilities
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Minimal menu diving for its complexity
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Compact size with extensive functionality
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Depth of control over each output
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Simplifies workflow across varied musical styles
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Recommended for both simple triggering and complex sequencing
CONS
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's NEW Workout.
Features and functionality
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The Pro's improved display enhances navigation and understanding of complex internal patches without adding significant menu diving compared to the New model.
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The bit resolution of Pamela's NEW Workout outputs is lower than the Pro, resulting in noticeably lower fidelity LFOs, which may affect sound quality in certain scenarios.
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Some owners find Pamela's NEW Workout's Euclidean sequencing capabilities sufficient, questioning the necessity of the improvements in the Pro version.
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Pamela's NEW Workout offers modulation options like gate, triangle, sine, envelope, and random, all adjustable from /512 to x48 of the base clock.
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Comparisons
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Owners highlight that the Pro's Euclidean rhythm visualization and quantization features make it a superior choice over the New.
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A user preferred the 4MS QCD for clock duties over Pamela's NEW Workout, indicating that not all systems benefit from Pamela's multifunctional approach.
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Users often choose between Pamela's NEW Workout and Batumi, noting that while Pam's excels at clock-tied modulation, Batumi offers free-running and phase-related LFOs.
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User experience
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Despite menu-based interaction, the Pro's intuitive UI allows for easy navigation, and some users manage without frequently consulting manuals or videos.
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One owner reported that Pamela's NEW Workout can be less reliable for multitrack recording due to clock stability, often requiring it to be slaved to an external source.
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Some users mentioned preferring other modulation sources over Pamela's NEW Workout, like OCHD and Zadar, due to their simplicity and ease of use.
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Use cases and applications
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The Pro is favored for its ability to handle more complex modulation tasks, making it ideal for users planning to expand their modular setups.
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Pamela's NEW Workout is highly effective for clock divisions, despite the smaller screen size, as it doesn't require displaying extensive information.
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Owners find Pamela's NEW Workout ideal for clock-related modulation, with abilities for delay and Euclidean pattern generation, enhancing its versatility in modular setups.
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Critic Reviews
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Used on "Ganglia", as featured in this March 25, 2020 video at 18:21.
This is Pam, Pamela's NEW Workout, fantastic new module. One of my favorite modules, probably, like, the most functionality for something of its size. It's a rhythm generator and there's a lot of different ways that you can control what kind of rhythyms it generates, but something really is that it has these two CV inputs and you can assign those to modulate the timings of those rhythms. So on my track "Ganglia", I had that happening on some hi-hats and some other little background percussive noises and at the same time I was using another signal to modulate the pitch of those samples randomly
This modular grid post is an accurate re-creation of the Joey's modular system and includes this module
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At 1:50, there is a clear shot of Cookie's Eurorack, contained in a niftykeys case from cre8audio. Due to stage lighting, cables, and the camera angle, it is hard to make out many of the modular units themselves, but the Pamela's new workout is very clearly the first unit in his rack, right next to the niftykeys' built-in mod and pitch wheels.
In this September 24, 2020 Music Radar article, Sylvan Esso can be seen using the ALM Pamela's New Workout. Nick notes that they use more modular on Free Love.
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At the 10:17 mark in the ALM TV video, "Iggor Cavalera & Laima Leyton - Busy Visits.. EP009," Igor Graziano Cavalera is seen using the ALM Pamela's NEW Workout modular synthesizer.
In the video titled "Caterina Barbieri presenting Frap Tools USTA @SUPERBOOTH19," Caterina Barbieri uses the ALM Pamela's NEW Workout, visible at the bottom right of her modular synth rack.
In the video "My Synth Studio Revealed | Studio Tour 2025" by Anthony Marinelli Music, at the 38:08 mark, Anthony Marinelli demonstrates the integration of the ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's NEW Workout Eurorack module within his Eurorack system.
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