Extended Technique Generator

CROAK

verb (informal): to die. noun: a deep, hoarse sound, like that of a frog or crow.

A dual generator of the raw, unpredictable energy of extended acoustic techniques.

CROAK produces life-like textures that feel as if matter itself is breathing, pushing, and resisting.

Inspired by the autonomy of boxes like Rob Hordijk’s Benjolin and Blippobox, and the visceral language of free improvisers like Steve Lacy, Colin Stetson, Evan Parker, and Peter Brötzmann — what emerges is a design that feels responsive and unpredictable, much like a physical instrument pushed to its limits.

CROAK's design invites improvisation and interaction, giving Eurorack users access to a sound world usually reserved for acoustic experimenters.

"It needs to be played!” – Hainbach

Key Characteristics

• Dual entwined voices
  From textures that breathe, break, and loop by themselves to full-system convulsions

• Eerily organic sound
  Performs with the nuance of breath, not code

• Multiple parameters per voice
  Fine-tune or go full gestural with long fader throws

• Bind switch
  Simplifies interaction; ideal for oscillator usage

• V/Oct tracking
  Accurate across more than 8 octaves

• Extended range
  From silences stretched between glacial waves, to digital noise shards

• Pulse output
  A shifting heartbeat at the intersection of the two voices

• Reset input
  Allows external events to reshape internal phrasing

• Jaunt
  An onboard sonic teleportation engine with three destinations:

  • Hollow bodies
  • Suspended spaces
  • Chaotic non-places where geometry fails

• Jaunt recall
  Quick save and return to a safer destination, or start where you left off

• No menus
  Direct, immediate interaction

• Hi-pass filters by Shakmat
  Remove DC offset per output, or use as dual LFOs

• Skiff-friendly
  Fits in shallow cases

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