michigan-synth-works/sy05

SY0.5

Michigan Synth Works

Analog drum voice — a 1:1 recreation of one channel of the Pearl Syncussion SY-1. Two oscillators feed a voltage-controlled filter and a decay envelope, with six switchable oscillator modes (A–F) spanning tonal toms, metallic FM, vibraphone-like mixes, velocity sweeps, and noise. CV inputs for pitch, decay, filter cutoff, and oscillator-mode selection make one module cover several drum voices.937

Capabilities 4

Analog Percussionanalog-percussion
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Drum Voicedrum-voice
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LFOlfo
Internal LFO with selectable square or triangle waveshape adds vibrato pitch modulation; depth controlled by LFO FADER, rate by LFO SPEED.937
Vcfvcf
Filter cutoff range is set by the WIDTH slider and can be swept via FILTER CV input (±10V offset).937

Jacks 6 (5 in / 1 out)

NameSignalVoltageDescription
Inputs (5)
DECAY CVcv-10V to 10VCV input for decay time; offsets the DECAY slider over a ±10V range.937
FILTER CVcv-10V to 10VCV input for filter cutoff frequency that offsets the WIDTH slider; range ±10V.937
MODE CV/Gatemixed0V to 5VDual-function oscillator mode input: in CV mode, selects the oscillator mode via 0–5V; in gate advance mode, each received gate/trigger steps the mode in the direction of the last manual button press.937
PITCH CVcv-10V to 10V1V/oct pitch CV input that offsets the TUNE slider position; range is ±10V.937
Trigger INtriggerDynamic trigger input that fires the VCA; sensitivity is trimmer-adjustable on the back panel. Accepts standard drum triggers.937
Outputs (1)
OUTPUTaudioMain audio output at standard Eurorack signal levels.937

Parameters 9

NameTypeRangeBehavior
DECAYfaderSets the decay/sustain length of each note.937
DIRECTIONswitchSelects whether the sweep pitch movement goes up or down.937
LFO FADERfader≥0Sets the depth of LFO pitch modulation; setting to 0 disables LFO modulation entirely.937
LFO SHAPEswitchSelects between square wave (abrupt pitch changes) and triangle wave (smooth continuous pitch movement) for the LFO.937
LFO SPEEDfaderSets the rate of the LFO for adding vibrato to the selected sound.937
OSC Mode ButtonsbuttonManually increments or decrements the oscillator mode (A–F); the direction of the last manual change determines the sweep direction when Gate Advance mode is active on the MODE CV input.937
S/HswitchEnables sample-and-hold pitch randomization on each hit; rate is governed by the LFO SPEED control and operates independently of LFO modulation on/off status.937
SPEEDfaderControls how quickly the pitch transitions from the initial struck pitch to the final pitch set by the SWEEP DEPTH control.937
WIDTHfaderSets the filter cutoff frequency range; a wider range causes the frequency to sweep from high down to low.937

Firmware history 1 version

VersionReleasedNotes
Dec20182018-12937

References 2

  1. [937]
    Michigan Synth Works SY0.5 User Guidemanual
    verified 2026-05-24
  2. [938]
    Michigan Synth Works SY0.5 product pageproduct_page
    verified 2026-05-24