Erica Synths Plasma Drive

Gamechanger Audio is Latvian company committed to exploring the uncharted territories of music electronics and creating devices that provide real value while stretching the imagination of both musicians and engineers. In their Plasma Pedal they managed to combine Tesla coil with a lots of Rock and Roll and the result is one of the worlds heaviest sounds with plenty of unique features and the potential to become the new standard of distortion. 

Similar as Plasma Pedal, Plasma Drive gives you a new and previously unexplored method of achieving signal clipping. Instead of using LED circuits, transistors or vacuum tubes to produce overdrive, the Plasma Drive boosts audio signal to 3000V and transforms it into a series of continuous high-voltage discharges in a xenon-filled tube. In essence – you are playing a lightning bolt of electricity, and the electrical discharges produced by your instrument are instantly converted back into an analogue audio signal, producing a quick, responsive, and extremely heavy distortion with tons of unique character! 

The eurorack module Plasma Drive brings sounds of the Plasma Pedal to the next level. As per eurorack standards we added CV control over distortion level and dry/wet mix, as well as octave up and 1 and 2 octaves down tracking oscillators that add even more harmonics to the original signal. Tracking oscillators can be switched on/off manually or via trigger signals. The Plasma Drive module is powered via conventional eurorack PSU ribbon cable and the power consumption is around 150mA.

NB! The module is 50 mm deep because of the shielding! 

A worthy asset for all metal & noise fans! - C't Magazin

Here is Erica Synths and impressive new member of the Fusion series, the concept is unique and the distortion - very good sounding. With the Plasma Drive, audio is converted to 3000 volts and not only this looks good, but also brings a new sound facet to the eurorack. - Bonedo

Erica Synths

Erica Synths team of visionaries, engineers and musicians have been working hard to bring you modules and instruments that will set your modular system apart from mass in terms of how it sounds, looks and functions. Check them out and find what you are missing!

Modules

Black Series

Erica Black series are high-end modules with unique functionality. Only the highest quality components are used and all inputs and outputs are protected against undesired overvoltage. When designing the Black Series, we put design and usability first. Big knobs are assigned to functions that make difference in sound. The Erica Black series are a range of modules that together make an entire synthesizer.

Fusion Series

Erica Synths Fusion series modules are designed combining  vacuum tubes and semiconductors therefore they bring warm, powerful sound and crazy overdrive possibilities of vacuum tubes into your modular system. Erica Fusion series consist of whole range of modules used in sound generation and shaping circuit – Suboscillator, Mixer, Ringmodulator, VCF, VCA and Analogue Delay/Chorus.

Pico Series

With Pico Series we challenged ourselves – can we make ANY superior functionality synth module 3HP wide and affordable? Yes, we can!

DIY Series

DIY Polivoks-inspired system is skiff friendly and adapted for modular functionality great sounding 84HP two-VCO modular-system with 53 patch points that go well beyond classical monosynths. Key modules are Polivoks-inspired, but this is not just a Polivoks clone. We have introduced numerous innovative solutions in each module to make it more versatile and to expand the functionality of the entire system.

Graphic Series

Erica Synths Graphic series challenges the traditional way how modular synths are operated – using encoders you can literary draw audio waves, advanced envelopes and filter curves on the LCD screen and listen to the result straight away. All settings can be saved in the internal memory and instantly recalled during live performances or next morning after the night, you spent with designing that unique patch. All Graphic Series modules firmware is upgradable via USB cable, and we have designed a web interface to perform upgrades.

Basic Series

These are great, function rich modules to control your modular system, interface it with other musical instruments to release its full potential.

Drum Series

Since Pico Drums is one of bestsellers in Erica Synths range, we decided to inflate it to the Drum System – a set of 15 modules to put together one of the most advanced techno/dnb/industrial music performance system.