Ahead of Superbooth 2024, Bastl Instruments has introduced Pizza Crust, a Eurorack drum voice, and THYME+, a delay box.

Pizza Crust is a Eurorack drum voice module that they say “goes way beyond the drum territory”.

It consists of two layers – the NOISE source and dual oscillator TONE generator. You can tune your drum sound in using a pitch envelope, layer mixing, FM envelope, and transient shaper with hard-clipping.

Features:

• Complex drum voice
• Dual oscillator TONE layer with pitch settings
• OCTAVE, DETUNE, pitch SWEEP, SEMI and FINE tune
• 4 TONE shaping algorithms: FM, FM2, RING and DUAL
• NOISE layer with filter and 4 algorithms: WHITE, BIT, CLAP and METALMETALIC
• LAYER fader macro for balancing the TONE and NOISE layer by envelope settings and volume
• ENV knob to lengthed decay to the right (CW of 12 o’clock) and both attack and decay to the left (CCW of 12 o’clock)
• Dedicated CV input for LAYER and ENV
• ENV output
• V/OCT input with calibration to tune the TONE layer
• TIMBRE section with 3 parameters: FILTER, CLIP and SHAPE and a dedicated CV input
• FILTER is lowpass/highpass filter of the NOISE layer
• CLIP is a clipper with transient focus (hard clip) or body bass boost focus (soft clip)
• SHAPE settings for the TONE layer with BODY focus or TRANSIENT focus
• Trigger input
• Manual triggers
• Velocity input – when trigger not connected it acts as input for external envelope
• Assignable CTRL knob and CTRL CV option
• Firmware updates via micro USB
• Interchangeable HW with the Pizza Oscillator (just a different panel)

THYME+ is a digital tape machine that they say “transcends typical delay effects and spans across various multi-effect categories.”

THYME+ operates with the metaphor of an analog tape delay machine, offering adjustable tape speed and positions of the read heads. Multiple read heads (multi-tap) enhance density and complexity, while feedback and filters govern the richness or darkness of the echo tails.

THYME+ is an updated version of the original THYME, released in 2017. Alongside improved connectivity, a better audio codec, and a few firmware tweaks and refinements, the new version’s hardware is enhanced with a compact metal enclosure, larger, more spaced-out knobs, and a sleeker faceplate.

Features:

• Hi-fi audio quality
• Analog Input Gain knob up to +20dB
• Multiple tape read heads
• 9 adjustable parameters with LED signalization
• Each parameter has a dedicated modulation source – a Robot
• Each Robot is a powerful modulation source: LFO, envelope follower, ext. CV
• Options for stereo Robot modulation, phase shifting, and more
• Randomization of parameters
• Rhythmical quantization of Delay time and Robots
• Low-pass & high-pass filter
• FREEZE button for creating Tape Loops
• LINK button compensates for the change in Delay time caused by adjusting the Tape Speed
• Tap tempo
• Internal or external clock for synchronizing Delay, Robot, or Sequencer
• Internal memory for 8 presets organized in 8 banks (64 presets)
• Copy & paste presets even between banks
• 32-step sequencer with 4 patterns for sequencing presets
• 2 sequencer modes: Live & Write
• Karplus-Strong synthesis method
• Stereo/mono input and output
• MIDI input
• Analog clock input
• CV input 0–5V (volt per octave for Tape Speed and Delay Time)
• Footswitch jack for BYPASS

Pricing and Availability

Pizza Crust is available now for €267  excl. VAT (approx. €323 incl. VAT) and is expected to ship in early June. THYME+ is available now for €495 excl. VAT (approx. €599 incl. VAT) and will be shipping in early June.