instruo/ochd-expander

øchd expander

Instruō

Capabilities 3

Expanderexpander
Expands the Instruō øchd via a dedicated ribbon cable connection to the øchd's 2x4 expander pin headers.890
Logiclogic
Implements analog diode OR (maximum) and AND (minimum) logic on two LFO pairs, outputting bipolar signals.890
Modulation Sourcemodulation-source
Provides 16 additional modulation outputs derived from øchd's LFOs: full-wave rectified unipolar LFOs, diode-logic min/max pairs, cascading trigger signals, and R-2R random voltages — totaling 24 modulation sources when combined with øchd.890

Jacks 16

NameSignalVoltageDescription
Outputs (16)
LFO 1 Full Wave Rectifiercv0V to 5VOutputs a full-wave rectified unipolar positive triangle waveform derived from LFO 1, at twice the frequency of the original bipolar LFO.890
LFO 2 AND LFO 3 ANDcv-5V to 5VOutputs the minimum (AND/diode logic) of LFO 2 and LFO 3 as a bipolar signal.890
LFO 2 AND LFO 3 ORcv-5V to 5VOutputs the maximum (OR/diode logic) of LFO 2 and LFO 3 as a bipolar signal.890
LFO 2 TriggertriggerOutputs ~8ms trigger signals at the start of LFO 2's rising edge. When unpatched, its signal cascades to the next output.890
LFO 3 Full Wave Rectifiercv0V to 5VOutputs a full-wave rectified unipolar positive triangle waveform derived from LFO 3, at twice the frequency of the original bipolar LFO.890
LFO 4 TriggertriggerCan output triggers from LFO 2 and LFO 4 depending on whether the LFO 2 Trigger output is patched; enables cascading stochastic trigger patterns.890
LFO 5 Full Wave Rectifiercv0V to 5VOutputs a full-wave rectified unipolar positive triangle waveform derived from LFO 5, at twice the frequency of the original bipolar LFO.890
LFO 6 AND LFO 7 ANDcv-5V to 5VOutputs the minimum (AND/diode logic) of LFO 6 and LFO 7 as a bipolar signal.890
LFO 6 AND LFO 7 ORcv-5V to 5VOutputs the maximum (OR/diode logic) of LFO 6 and LFO 7 as a bipolar signal.890
LFO 6 TriggertriggerCan output triggers from LFO 2, LFO 4, and LFO 6 depending on whether preceding trigger outputs are patched; part of cascading stochastic trigger pattern.890
LFO 7 Full Wave Rectifiercv0V to 5VOutputs a full-wave rectified unipolar positive triangle waveform derived from LFO 7, at twice the frequency of the original bipolar LFO.890
LFO 8 TriggertriggerCan output triggers from all four even LFOs (2, 4, 6, 8) depending on whether all preceding trigger outputs are patched; the final stage of the cascading trigger chain.890
R2R Even LFOs DACcvOutputs a 4-bit R-2R DAC random stepped voltage using all even-numbered LFOs (2,4,6,8), with LFO 2 as MSB and LFO 8 as LSB.890
R2R LFOs 1-4 DACcvOutputs a 4-bit R-2R DAC random stepped voltage derived from LFOs 1–4, with LFO 1 as MSB and LFO 4 as LSB.890
R2R LFOs 5-8 DACcvOutputs a 4-bit R-2R DAC random stepped voltage derived from LFOs 5–8, with LFO 5 as MSB and LFO 8 as LSB.890
R2R Odd LFOs DACcvOutputs a 4-bit R-2R DAC random stepped voltage using all odd-numbered LFOs (1,3,5,7), with LFO 1 as MSB and LFO 7 as LSB.890

Parameters 0

No parameters recorded.

Firmware history 0 versions

No firmware history recorded.

References 2

  1. [890]
    Instruō øchd expander User Manualmanual
    verified 2026-05-24
  2. [891]
    Instruō øchd expander product pageproduct_page
    verified 2026-05-24