Samarkanda

Resampling Delay Performance Station
Model of 1953

Samarkanda [ˌsamarˈkanda] is a performance-oriented digital delay station with resampling and looping capabilities. It offers four independent channels of delay with a wide range starting at 0.5ms and reaching 15 seconds per channel.
Samarkanda's channels can be losslessly stacked or chained, linked, and clocked for synchronous operation but also controlled with calibrated 1V/octave voltages. Each channel can infinitely hold and/or reverse the signal in its buffer. It can also act as a resonator, chorus or flanger. Sweeping the delay or loop length can be seamlessly switched between emulated analog (BBD/tape-like) and digital (granular-like) behaviour.

The audio path is built with high quality components, including 24-bit AKM converters and 32-bit internal processing.
Samarkanda performs its delay duties in the purest form possible, without additional filtering or other beautifying tricks. As an open-architecture modular device, it allows you to achieve every signal modification and modulation through external patching.

∙ Quadruple resampling delay
∙ Lossless chaining of sections
∙ Delay range of 0.5ms to 15 seconds per channel for a total of 60 seconds when stacked
∙ Analog (tape-like) and digital (granular) sweep behaviours
∙ Continuous, synced, and tap-tempo operation
∙ Clock division and multiplication from 1:8 to 8:1
∙ Buffer freezing and 1V/oct loop playback control
∙ Reverse delay effect
∙ Multiple options for coupling channels

Technical details

• Eurorack synth compatible
• 42hp, 40mm deep (incl. ribbon bracket)
• Current draw: +210mA / -85mA
• Reverse power protection