Having entered the hardware world with Ohmicide Eurorack representing its inaugural Eurorack module (adapted from its distinguished distortion plug-in namesake that defined the now-well-populated category of so-called ‘shaper’ effects) last year, one-time nasty-sounding audio software creator Ohm Force is proud to introduce its Bohm stereo dual-voice kick system for Eurorack — encompassing the Bohm main module that provides the primary kick voice, and two optional expanders, Bohm:Groove and Bohm:Performer, the former supplying a secondary kick voice that is usually used for techno rumbles and kick tops to create all sorts of grooves around the main kick, while the latter provides a stereo input, typically to process the rest of the mix with sidechain ducking as well as effects routinely found on live DJ consoles, combining to furnish users with full control, inspiration, and performance flexibility anchored around kick models, effects, and CV (Control Voltage) options for producers and live performers alike — at SUPERBOOTH25, May 8-10, FEZ-Berlin, Germany…
As an evolutive design, the Bohm system’s 18HP-sized main module’s MICRO SD card reader comes complete with nine OIFF (Ohm Force Interchange File Format) files, each effectively representing a unique kick machine circuit or ‘model’ — namely, FM-2X, a two-operator FM (Frequency Modulation) kick model, whereby each operator is a wavetable oscillator; HZ-1, a wavetable kick drum model with a unique transient synthesizer; OLP-4, a four-operator FM kick model; PM-K1, a physical model of a kick drum; PX-3, a complex wavetable kick drum model with sampler intended for hard techno; SP-6, a wavetable kick drum model with digital waveforms and sampler; VX-T, a wavetable kick drum model with another unique transient synthesizer; WT-4, a wavetable kick drum model with analogue waveforms and sampler; and XT-88, a wavetable kick drum model with sampler, allowing the user to load their own wavetables and samples. Though the MICRO SD card reader allows users to load new models as well as add custom wavetables and samples, it is also possible to update the module firmware via a microSD card as an alternative to updating the module firmware via the USB Micro-Bport.
Moreover, models can be further tweaked with ‘variations’ — varying the wavetable or sample used, for example, or even the type of effect to apply to the kick — using the FUNCTION encoder, while the RANDOMIZE menu item allows for randomisation of all those kick variations to quickly find a new sound or kick-start some surprise inspiration. Positioning performance at its core, the easy-to-use Bohm system’s main module can load a new model while still playing the current one without stopping the sound.
Technical specifications include a 48 kHz audio sample rate, 24-bit hardware audio converters, 32-bit floating-point internal processing, stereo audio and Texas Instruments Burr-Brown audio converters.
For more information, visit ohmforce.com.
