Eurorack gurus Xaoc Devices have announced the launch of their latest creation, the Samarkanda. Occupying 42HP of space, the module is described as a performance-oriented digital delay station, and packs in four independent delay channels along with some resampling and looping capabilities.
The Samarkanda’s four channels each offer between 0.5ms and 15 seconds of delay time, and can be stacked or chained, linked and clocked for synchronous operation, as well as controlled with calibrated 1V/octave signals. It’s possible to infinitely hold and/or reverse the signal in each channel’s buffer, which can also act as a resonator, chorus or flanger effect. Xaoc Devices say that the module doesn’t employ any additional filtering or other “beautifying tricks” to process its delayed sounds, and instead leaves users to patch in external modules of their choice for any tonal adjustment they wish to carry out.
The Samarkanda packs in four independent delay channels, and offers a wealth of patch points that make it possible to process the results with other modules.
Key Features
- Quadruple resampling delay.
- Lossless chaining of sections.
- Delay range of 0.5ms to 15 seconds per channel, and a total of 60 seconds when stacked.
- Analogue (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/octave loop playback control.
- Reverse delay effect.
- Multiple options for coupling channels.
Tech Specs
- Width: 42HP
- Depth: 40mm (including ribbon bracket)
- Current draw: +210mA / -85mA
Pricing & Availability
The Samarkanda is available now, priced at €620.
