steady-state-fate/entity-ultra-kick
Entity Ultra-Kick
A dual-core kick drum synthesizer featuring a main frequency resonator core and a character resonator core, with internal FM via ripple, interstage transistor saturation, and a complete dynamics section including auto-compressor, bass drive side-chain filter, gain-distortion, and a limiter.1103
Capabilities 2
Jacks 12 (9 in / 3 out)
| Name | Signal | Voltage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs (9) | |||
| BASS | cv | -10V to 10V | Voltage control input for the BASS DRIVE side-chain filter cutoff; behaves as an offset to the knob setting.1103 |
| CHAR CV | cv | -10V to 10V | 1103 |
| DECAY CV | cv | 0V to 10V | 1103 |
| GAIN | cv | -10V to 10V | CV input for GAIN-DIST control; positive voltages increase gain and distortion, negative voltages attenuate; acts as offset to knob.1103 |
| PUNCH CV | cv | -10V to 10V | Voltage control for the PUNCH interstage saturation amount; sufficiently negative CV can attenuate the signal for tremolo effects.1103 |
| RESONATE CV | cv | -10V to 10V | 1103 |
| SDCHN | audio | -11.5V to 11.5V | External side-chain input for the auto-compressor; allows external signals to modulate compressor behavior for transient shaping.1103 |
| TRIG | trigger | — | 1103 |
| V/OCT | cv | — | Pitch tracking input for the main and character resonator cores; tracks at least 5 octaves.1103 |
| Outputs (3) | |||
| DUCK | cv | — | Scaled, inverted, and positively offset envelope output intended for ducking external VCAs.1103 |
| ENV | cv | 0V to 8V | Fixed amplitude copy of the internal pitch/amplitude envelope, usable externally or patchable back into the module's CV inputs.1103 |
| MAIN OUTPUT | audio | 0V to 19.8V | 1103 |
Parameters 10
| Name | Type | Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASS DRIVE | knob | 20Hz – 530Hz | A voltage-controlled high-pass side-chain filter that removes lower frequencies from the compressor's side-chain, allowing bass to pass uncompressed; higher settings boost low-end presence and distortion.1103 |
| CHARACTER | knob | — | Controls the second resonator core; shapes impulse transient and overall tone from subtle variation to unison effects and low-pass filtering; has a dedicated attenuated CV input.1103 |
| DEPTH | knob | — | Controls the intensity of pitch modulation applied to the main and character resonators by the internal envelope.1103 |
| DYNAMICS | knob | — | New York style wet/dry crossfader for the compressor; fully CCW bypasses the dynamics section entirely, fully CW is fully compressed; mixes uncompressed signal with fully wet compressor output.1103 Zones
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| FREQUENCY | knob | 8Hz – 80Hz | Sets the base pitch of the main resonator core; functions as an offset to pitch modulation from the internal envelope and V/OCT input.1103 |
| GAIN-DIST | knob | — | Output stage of the compressor; small amounts increase output level, higher levels overdrive the compressor VCA and limiter stage producing distortion.1103 |
| PITCH DECAY | knob | — | Sets the decay time of the internal quasi-exponential envelope generator that frequency-modulates the main and character resonator cores.1103 |
| PUNCH | knob | — | Controls the interstage transistor soft saturation between the main and character resonator cores; subtle use boosts volume and low end, higher levels produce warm distortion.1103 |
| RESONATE | knob | — | Controls the amount of ringing from the main resonator excitation; at maximum supports self-oscillation without a trigger. Most kick sounds use settings between minimum and just above noon.1103 |
| RIPPLE | knob | — | Routes an adjustable amount of the main resonator's signal as FM into the character resonator; adds transient complexity, FM girth, and wave distortion effects.1103 |
Firmware history 0 versions
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Steady State Fate Entity Ultra-Kick product pageproduct_page● verified 2026-06-03