Chromaplane

The Chromaplane is an instrument created in collaboration between KOMA Elektronik & Passepartout Duo.

Our Kickstarter campaign was successfully funded and we are currently producing the first units. You can pre-order your Chromaplane here now, which will be shipped after all Kickstarter rewards have been sent out. That is likely not before February 2025.

The Chromaplane is played using two electromagnetic pickup coils, that are moved over its surface to listen to a cloud of electromagnetic fields produced by the instrument. The instrument is fully analog and polyphonic, this makes the instrument ideal for both sculpting complex drones, and playing agile melodies.

Plus there is a 4-pole low pass filter that darkens the instrument’s sound, and a lo-fi delay/echo effect for space and ambiance.

Each field can be tuned using its corresponding adjustment screw. A special physical tuner with a complimentary Chromaplane tuning website allows players to explore a curated library of tunings, and save and share their own too.

Chromaplane is now available on pre-order (‘backorder’) and will likely not ship before February 2025!

398,00 

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Description

The Chromaplane is an instrument created in collaboration between KOMA Elektronik & Passepartout Duo.

The Chromaplane is played using two electromagnetic pickup coils, that are moved over its surface to listen to a cloud of electromagnetic fields produced by the instrument.These ten fields are represented by small indicators on the instrument’s surface.

The Chromaplane is fully polyphonic, meaning that all ten of the instrument’s analog square wave oscillators are always sounding – this makes the instrument ideal for both sculpting complex drones, and playing agile melodies. Each field can be tuned using its corresponding adjustment screw. The oscillators are additionally organized into three rows, each with a switch that drops that row’s pitch one octave.

The timbre of the Chromaplane can be further shaped using its internal VCF, a 4-pole low pass filter that darkens the instrument’s sound and is also modulated by the internal audio signal, allowing for rich harmonic sounds and timbres reminiscent of frequency modulation. A lo-fi delay/echo effect with CV controlled time adds a sense of ambiance and rhythmicity to the dry signal’s output.

The Chromaplane also features an external audio input, allowing the player to route other sounds to one electromagnetic field on the instrument’s surface. The instrument’s envelope output can also be used to modulate parameters on the instrument, or on other hardware synthesizers.

The Chromaplane includes:

  • The Chromaplane itself
  • 2 pickup coils
  • 1 tuning screwdriver
  • 1 power adapter that works worlwide
  • 1 manual

Technical Specifications

Synthesis Type:
Analog
Fully Polyphonic

Oscillator Type:
10x Analog Square Wave Oscillators

Oscillator Ranges:
Bass Oscillator Row Range: 10Hz – 700Hz
(5Hz to 350Hz with octave switch)
Middle Oscillator Row Range: 35Hz – 1400Hz
(18 – 700Hz with octave switch)
High Oscillator Row Range: 70Hz – 2600Hz
(35 – 1300Hz with octave switch)

Oscillator Pitch Control
30-turn adjustment screws

Voltage Controlled Delay:
Delay Time: 40 – 400ms
CV Input Range: 0 – 9V
Feedback Range: 0 – 133%
Audio Output Range: 6V peak to peak
Control: 3x Thumbwheel Knobs
(Time, Feedback, and Dry/wet)

Voltage Controlled Filter:
Type: Four-Pole Low Pass Filter
Cutoff Range: 20Hz – 20,000Hz
Resonance Range: 0 – 100%
(self-oscillating)
CV Input Range: 0 – 9V
CV Normalization: Preamp Output
Audio Output Range: 6V peak to peak
Control: 3x Thumbwheel Knobs
(CV Amount, Cutoff, and Resonance)

Envelope Follower:
CV Output Range: 0 – 6V
Attack and Release Time: 250ms

Pickup Preamp:
Inputs: 2x Field Pickup Inputs
Gain: 25dB
Audio Output Range: 6V peak to peak

External Field Input:
Input Range: Line Level (Modular Level Tolerant)

Power:
Power Supply: 9V DC (2.1mm x 5.5mm / center negative)
Current Consumption: 620mA
Power Indication: Orange LED

Dimensions:
30 cm x 21 cm x 1.6 cm

Net Weight:
1050g

Materials:
Bent Anodized Aluminum
Beech Wood

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Chromaplane
398,00 

Available on backorder

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