Unleash a world of sonic possibilities with the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter, a versatile analogue frequency shifter designed to enhance your modular synthesizer setup. This Eurorack module is perfect for adventurous musicians seeking to explore complex soundscapes by shifting audio signals in innovative ways. With the ability to control frequency shifts from approximately 20 to 5000 Hz, you have the freedom to sculpt your sound with precision.

The A-126-2 offers both coarse and fine control over frequency shifts, ensuring that every nuance of your music is captured. The mix control feature allows you to seamlessly blend down-shifted and up-shifted signals, giving you a dynamic range of tonal possibilities. Its adjustable squelch function, integrated with a VCA and envelope follower, provides an added layer of control, ensuring your sound remains clean and precise.

Dive deeper into your auditory adventures with the internal quadrature oscillator, delivering both sine and cosine outputs, or connect an external VCO for expanded creativity. The module also includes a CV input with an attenuator for frequency and mix, along with a CV control input for the VCA, making it a highly adaptable component of any modular system.

Key Features:

• Analogue frequency shifter with range from 20 to 5000 Hz
• Coarse and fine frequency shift control
• Mix control for down-shift and up-shift signals
• Adjustable squelch function with VCA and envelope follower
• Internal quadrature oscillator with sine and cosine outputs
• CV input with attenuator for frequency and mix
• Expandable with optional A-126-2 expander module
• Audio input and output for seamless integration

Product specs

FAQs

What is the primary function of the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter?

The Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter is designed to shift the frequencies of an audio signal, providing unique sound transformation capabilities. It allows for simultaneous frequency shift up and down, offering creative possibilities for sound design and modulation.

How does the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter differ from a pitch shifter?

Unlike a pitch shifter, which transposes all frequencies by a proportional amount, the Doepfer A-126-2 shifts the frequency content by a fixed number of Hz, creating more complex and unconventional sound alterations.

Can the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter be used with external oscillators?

Yes, the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter includes inputs for external oscillators, allowing for integration with other audio signals to produce diverse and experimental soundscapes.

What are the key controls on the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter?

The Doepfer A-126-2 features fine and coarse frequency knobs, with swappable functionality via jumper, as well as controls for blending the up and down frequency shifts, providing detailed manipulation of the audio signal.

What is the width of the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter in a modular setup?

The Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter has a width of 8 TE/HP, making it a compact module suitable for various modular synthesizer configurations.