Squarp has announced pricing and availability for its new Hermod ‘modular brain’ for Eurorack synthesizers.

Hermod brings together a powerful step sequencer, a CV looper, a real-time effect processor, LFO generators and a bi-directional MIDI-USB-CV input/output interface.

Pricing and Availability

The Hermod is expected to ship in January, with pre-orders starting in December for $450 / 380€. See the Squarp site for details.

Specifications:

Core player

• Number of tracks: 8
• Number of sequences: 8
• Number of projects: unlimited
• Number of events (notes, automation) per project: ~40000
• Track length: 1/4 bar to 16 bars
• Recording resolution: 24ppqn
• Tempo: 40 to 250 BPM

Tracks

• Maximum number of notes per step (polyphony): 8
• Maximum number of effects per track: 8
• Note pitch: C0 to B9
• Note velocity: 0 to 127
• Note width: 1/24th to 16 bars
• Zoom: x1 (1 step = 1 quarter notes) to x8 (1 step = 1/32th note)

Inputs

MIDI (to control Hermod with a MIDI controller)

• USB host (to control Hermod with a computer)
• USB device (to control Hermod with an USB controller)
• 4x CV in [-5V to +5V] (to control Hermod with CV/GATE notes, CV modulation, clock)

Outputs

• MIDI (up to 8 channels)
• USB host
• USB device
• 8x CV out [-5V to +5V]
• 8x GATE out [0V to +5V]

User interface

• 16 backlit silicon button pads
• Menu clickable encoder
• White backlit high contrast LCD screen
• 8x RGB LEDS to display the CV/GATE voltages
• MicroSD card slot to save your projects and upgrade the OS (SD card included)

Other

• CPU: 216MHz ARM Cortex-M7
• DAC resolution: 16-bit
• ADC resolution: 12-bit
• Width: 24HP (up to 30mm in depth)
• Requires a ±12V eurorack supply (consume 310mA from the +12V rail and 30mA from the -12V rail)