This video, via DivKid, provides an in-depth overview of Mutable Instruments Sheep, an alternate firmware for the MI Tides mk1 Eurorack Module .

Mutable Instruments Sheep is an ‘unofficial firmware’ (from MI) for their Tides module, that implements wavetable synthesis. The firmware completely replaces the stock firmware and turns Tides into a new module.

Sheep provides three banks of waveforms laid out in a 2D grid, with continuous interpolation between waves. MI says to think of it as the “director’s cut” of Braids’ WMAP oscillator. The filter/wavefolder control is still available, for further filtering or distorting the sound of the raw waveforms. And you won’t need a VCA, because of the LEVEL CV input.

“Sheep….is an alternate firmware for the mk1 Tides module,” notes DivKid’s Ben Wilson. “It’s a module I’ve loved for years, so it was finally time to put a video together to share the sounds, and lots of patch examples.”

Note: It is not possible to run this firmware side by side with the original version – so it’s an either-or affair. For some MI fans, it may be a reason to have a second Tides module.

Availability:

Mutable Instruments Sheep is available now as a free download.