Ahead of Superbooth 2021, Tangible Waves has introduced the AE Modular Synth Explorer Ultimate,  a fully-featured modular synthesizer, designed primarily for educational purposes.

The AE Modular format is a new modular format that’s designed to be relatively inexpensive. While it’s Eurorack-like, it uses rubber-stamped faceplates and patch-wires for patching, eliminating much of the cost of manufacturing modules. As a result, most AE modules are priced aroundn 20-40 Euro.

The AE Modular Synth Explorer Ultimate system includes the following modules:

• MASTER I/O (power, MIDI, CV/Gate, Audio in/out)
• 2OSC/d (two oscillators with sawtooth and square waveforms)
• DRUMKIT 010 (lofi drum samples)
• 2LFO (two low frequency oscillators with various waveforms)
• 2ENV (two attack/decay envelopes with looping function)
• WASPFILTER (an iconic filter with a lot of character)
• SVFILTER (a state variable filter which can go into self oscillation)
• 2VCA (two voltage controlled amplifiers)
• BRAEDBOARD (a blank canvas for circuit experiments)
• 2S&H (dual sample and hold)
• 2ATT/CV (dual attenuator and CV generator)
• MM-DIV (multi mode clock divider)
• SEQ8 (8 step CV and Gate sequencer with different run modes)
• QUANTIZER (4 channel CV quantizer with many different scale modes)
• METER (oscilloscope, frequency spectrum, tuner, voltmeter)
• GRAINS (fully programmable module based on the Arduino)
• MIXER 4-4 (two 4 channel mixers)
• DELAY (analogue delay)
• HPAMP (headphone amplifier with dual outputs and volume control)

Pricing and Availability

The system is available now for €770.00. Discounted pricing is available for schools and educators.