Tiptop Audio / ART Quantizer

ART QUANTIZER is a 4-channel CV/GATE to ART quantizer that allows you to play ART oscillators from CV sequencers, LFOs, or anything else that outputs CV.

This is the second ART controller option in the ART series, along with the OCTOPUS, and is designed for playing ART without the use of a computer or MIDI.

Inputs take positive, negative, and positive-negative (bipolar) CV voltages. Scales are available in major, minor, and 5 other modes (Dorian, Lydian, etc.). The module is easy to set up, with a simple menu display and one switchable knob for navigation, and a fourth channel can be configured to generate chords and polyphonic notes for the ART polyphonic oscillator.

About Tiptop Audio's ART Series
ART is Tiptop Audio's new standard for Eurorack modularity. Its main purpose is to make polyphonic construction simpler in Eurorack. Until now, building polyphonic synths in Eurorack required a great many modules and cumbersome patching, but with the introduction of this new ART system, many of these problems can be eliminated.

The ART signal is a digital protocol for note information, including note on/off, pitch bend, velocity, etc. The transmission speed is over 40 times faster than MIDI, and the oscillators are tuned with high precision. ART signals are transmitted over commonly used 3.5 mm patch cables for compatibility and easy patching as well as analog 1V/Oct pitch CV and modulation CV, and can be distributed using multiple or stacked cables. In addition, Polytip, a multi-channel cable that utilizes a USB-C type plug, will be available soon. ART modules compatible with Polytip will allow even simpler patching.

Thus, ART signals are very useful and breathe new life into Eurorack Modular, but they are digital signals that are completely different from conventional analog signals such as 1V/Oct pitch and gate. Therefore, ART systems require ART-compatible oscillators and controllers. The first five modules in the ART series embody the basic concept of the ART system: two ART controllers, ART QUANTIZER and OCTOPUS, are the core modules that simplify the construction of polyphonic synths and enable unprecedented The ART QUANTIZER and OCTOPUS are two ART controllers that simplify polyphonic synth construction and enable unprecedented pitch accuracy.

Width 8HP
Depth 40mm
Current consumption +12V : 38mA
-12V : 4mA