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The 0.0 Module
The Innovation That Bread Creation!
I'd always believed if given the
opportunity, drummers would create music on the instrument they loved, but they needed tools to compose, perform and record!
With that as the preface,
I set out to build a module for the journeyman Electro Percussionist and find the missing link that would turn
Spacemuffins® into the "wood weighted keyboard equivalent of the drum world" In 1998 we introduced the Spacemuffins 0.0 Module® at winter NAMM.
It was then and is now, the most powerful Electro-Percussion tool ever offered to drummers.
This module that has stood the test of time as a piece so utilitarian in function
that as long as MIDI is a viable medium, it will never be obsolete.
It's ability to
deliver real world dynamics, sensitivity and response, is legendary. And the "clean sample" onboard sound library afforded the flexibility
for sounds to be stacked, detuned and gated via unprecedented mapping features and programming, sophisticated
enough to impress even the most jaded studio rat.
It's as viable today as it was when we introduced it in '98. And even eleven
plus years after its introduction, the 0.0 still stands alone with features unparallel by any manufacturer
We've never
treated Electro percussion as a passing phase and planned obsolescence has never been part of our corporate philosophy.
The 0.0 Module is a direct extension of that philosophy!
. Creating this module was a wild ride…and the best
is yet to come!
The “0.0
B” is currently in the final design stages with production scheduled for May 2010 release sometime in
January, 2011
Detailed functions and feature
of the "0.0 B" will be posted shortly, so please check back or fill out the email form for updates
as we release them. The "B" will include all the features that made the original 0.0 one of
the finest drum modules ever produced, as well powerfull new processering and state of the art programing functions.
Current O.O Specs 10 trigger inputs, 1 DB25 multi -input (with IRS) Auto polarity sensing, Dual
footswitch inputs, expression (cv) pedal input, Stereo
aux. ins, individual audio outs, Main L&R
stereo outs, Monitor out (mono), Stereo headphone out. MIDI (in, out, thru)
Midi Global and program change. Each
trigger has: Assignable normal, roll, random or hi hat mode. Each
trigger can play up to 8 Parts, which can each be assigned it own: Sound,
note #, midi note #, pitch, velocity curve, single or multi play mode, volume, pan, gate, decay, sustain, pitch bend, min
and max velocity switch points and midi channel. Front
panel mixer allows instant control to: Trigger gain, Bass, Treble and Volume. (Volume, bass and treble bypassed via individual
out to accommodate live mix and recording scenarios) Internal
trigger to MIDI conversion board has a dedicated processor for maximum speed. The internal signal from the trigger board to
dual Synth Engine fires at 64kHz (2xMIDI rate) with an unprecedented maximum scanning time of under 1.75ms. 250 44.1 kHz sampled sounds with over 3x10000000000000 possible user combinations. 64 note polyphony, 16 voice multi timbral,
20 preset rom kits with 80 user programmable sets for a total of 100 kits. All set accessible via front panel, midi controller
or footswitch (not provided) All kits are fully MIDI mapable.
“ The 0.0 is three rack spaces high, making it larger than any other sound module on the market.
But the rack-ready design is one of several amenities that suggest this baby is aimed at serious gigging professionals” Rich Watson, Modern Drummer Review
“The
0.0 tracks great! I tried it with two different brands of electronic pads and I’ve got to say that
the module made the pads feel more sensitive than they have in the past. Adjusting pads or triggers is
really a snap! Adjust the gain with the knob on the front panel, and if that’s not perfect, make
minor adjustments to the threshold and cross-talk values in the editing mode.” Norm Weinberg, DRUM! Crash Test
"The trigger module is a well thought out interface that has 10 input trigger channels,
menu screen and an edit/select area. Each of the 10 trigger input channels are set up like a conventional mixing board.
The manual has a quick-start section that gets you plugged in and slamming immediately. And thanks to the well-designed
interface, accessing the advanced features takes only 15 minutes. The module supports standard on-off modes as well
as random, roll and high-hat modes. Random and roll modes access different sounds with each successive trigger. Trigger times are not an issue with this module and with 16 MIDI channels and 64-note polyphony, this is a fully functioning
MIDI unit."
Matt Kern, Downbeat Review
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