2020 THE SEMI MODULAR BEAT-MACHINE

2020 is the PAST?

NO WAY! Movie buffs know that 1984 and 2001 are still in the future, and so is 2020, right? Anyway, check out this knob-filled screen. It's the console of a spaceship that jumps into other dimensions. Once you load up some sound files and take off, you'll be blasted off into the unknown. WHOOOOOSH!!

To BEAT, or not to BEAT, that is the question.

2020 is a BEAT-MACHINE. Just imagine a single fragment that was forcibly torn apart by combining German DAW software, Swedish hardware beat machine, and a cable-tangled modular synthesizer system. That's exactly what 2020 is! Sounds complicated? Don't think, BEAT!

FEATURES

2020 is a SEMI MODULAR BEAT-MACHINE. It doesn't offer a traditional timeline view but instead lets you manipulate, randomize, wire, process, and perform beats in real-time, all in a single window. With 2020, you can explore millions of beat patterns on the fly.

Instruments

Sample Slicer.
Higurashi Generator.
3x Various Loopers.
12x Various Samplers.
Kick Synth.
2x FM Synths.

Each instrument module comes with versatile filters built-in. By loading a sound file and tweaking the pitch, envelope, LFO, etc., and shaping it with the filters, you can create new sounds.

Sequencers

4x Grid Sequencers
- Sequence length can be set between 1 to 32 beats.
- Trigger, accent, and volume can be sequenced at each step.
- Resolution of each beat can be set to 1/4, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16, 1/20, 1/24, or 1/32.
- You can set the probability of a trigger firing and the probability of an extra trigger being added.
2x Pitch Transposers
- TRP1: Scale-based transposer that randomly modulates pitch based on the selected scale and probability settings.
- TRP2: Step sequence transposer that modulates pitch according to the set note number for each sound.

Wiring Modules

Route each instrument module to 6 mix buses, 3 FX buses, and a send bus. Signals sent to the FX buses can then be processed by 14 patchable effects with freely configurable routing. Each patchable effect can also receive trigger information (CV) from connected instrument modules and use it for modulation.

14x Patchable Effects and 3x LFOs.
- High-pass / Low-pass Filter
- Flanger
- Phaser
- Ring Modulator
- Bitcrusher
- 2x Granulator
- Spin Effect
- Glitch
- Repeater
- 2x Level
- 2x Sender
- 3x LFO
3x Send Effects.
- 2x Delay
- Reverb

Randomization

Modules that respond to trigger events can also randomize their parameters. By adjusting the randomization range and probability, you can generate many variations of a sound on every trigger.

The feature called "Dejavu" turns ALL parameter randomizers into generative sequencers. It stores up to 32 generations of random values, then recalls past values based on the selected probability and length. If you are a heavy eurorack user and have built CV sequences with things like shift registers or a module called "Turing Machine", imagine a parameter control chain built with nearly 700 of them. BEAT is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get!

Mix and Mastering

You can mix signals across 6 buses and route them to 2 master buses. Each master bus includes an equalizer, filter, compressor, maximizer, performance effect, and more.

Perform with Controllers

You can control almost all parameters via MIDI, OSC, and keyboard shortcuts. Controllers can be assigned in Learn mode, giving you even greater control over your performance.