{"product_id":"zerosum-inertia-the-scorpion-tail","title":"Zerosum Inertia - The Scorpion Tail","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe Scorpion Tail 5U synthesizer module for dotcom systems is an audio signal processor designed to amplify, distort and create new waveshapes by processing audio through a 19EZ8 triple triode and A1B neon lamp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3sdpv6Kd0kM?si=fWDYspMX75unktEp\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e300 mA of +15 (900 mA on first power up) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eand 30 mA -15 is needed for the module to operate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e2” rear depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e2 dotcom spaces wide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe signal flow of the module is 3 gain stages in series fed into the neon lamp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe audio result sounds like 3 waveshapers in series with the neon lamp as a fourth waveshaper or as a resonator\/oscillator that tracks to incoming audio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen the neon knob is at maximum setting clockwise it oscillates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen neon knob is turned counter clockwise more distortion and waveshaping and lower frequency audio manipulation happens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen gain stage knobs are full clockwise this creates a very crisp, clean and low noise loud amplifier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen gain stage knobs are turned opposite of eachother and counter clockwise this creates oscillations and wavemangling distortion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eCV is handled by an SR3 vactrol for slewy slappy liquidy modulation behavior of the waveshapers instability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eIt is recommended to start with all knobs full clockwise\/about 5 o’clock position and then work the knobs backwards slowly while observing the sounds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe sweet spot for the offset knob is about 2-3 o’clock when no CV is applied.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThen full counter clockwise when CV is applied.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen no CV is applied the offset knob manually sweeps the instability of the 3 waveshaper gain stages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWhen CV is applied the offset adjusts the response of the incoming CV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eWork that offset knob when applying CV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe most interesting and bizarre mangled sounds come when the first gain stage is barely letting audio through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe loudest and less scrambled sounds are found when all gain stage knobs are full clockwise and offset is about 2-3 o’clock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThere are so many hidden sounds in this module you will have to record them before they disappear and warp into a new sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThe intended use of this module is to process audio waveforms from an oscillator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eThere is a lot of gain so you will most likely want to place this in the middle of the chain with a voltage controlled attenuator at the end of the chain to control final volume and dynamics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003eVery interesting results are found when also processing synthetic percussion and rhythmic beats and sequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Zerosum Inertia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227369492808,"sku":null,"price":206.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/5093\/8952\/files\/scorpionsta.jpg?v=1791280833","url":"https:\/\/audivora.co.uk\/products\/zerosum-inertia-the-scorpion-tail","provider":"Audivora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}