IO Instruments
IO Instruments
IO-Instruments was founded by two synthesizer enthusiasts Uwe George Giegler (Berlin) and Frank Kumm (Frankfurt / Main). For many years there has been a lively exchange of new phenomena and (re) constructions in this genre. While Frank took care of the IT department of a large bank internationally, Uwe was a producer and live-act in many countries and worked for MFB for 12 years. Both regularly held public performance sessions using all types of hardware equipment.
After the formation of numerous ideas and due to peculiarities of the existing equipment, the two decided at the beginning of 2017 to found their own company: IO Instruments was born! Concepts were experimentally implemented and specified using eurorack modules, first models were created, parts were ordered, tried out, contacts made, and logo and design studies carried out. In 2018, the time had come: various work spaces were set up and equipped. A provisional office was created in Uwe’s studio on the shore of Paul-Lincke Ufer, Berlin, and the first analogue and digital circuits were defined.
Dr. Nikolai Dichev (previously ACL) from Sofia, who is now an integral part of our team, started to develop many basic synthesizer sections. Throughout 2018 a whole line was called into being, some discarded, some postponed to make an appearance later. The product line will initially be concentrated on a dozen or so eurorack modules while stand-alone devices will follow in 2020. Own poti-, switch- and fader caps designs are created and commissioned.
The first prototype, the themisto VCO, first saw the light of day at the end of 2018. VCA, MIXER, RING MODULATOR, NOISE and FILTER modules are in progress. In addition, the physicist Riccardo Perris and software developer Sven Braun (developer of Zmors modular/app for the ipad and founder of SI GmbH) were brought into the team, and the Brazilian graphic artist Jorge Kuriki supports us with the design, while the website is built by Martin Sroka. Sissy Lohmeyer is doing the assembling, soldering and testing stuff, and takes care that we all have enough coffee to work properly ????
IO Instruments - SPONDE (2x 6 Mixer)IO Instruments - SPONDE (2x 6 Mixer)
2 x 6 CH high end AUDIO & CV MIXER
Superb sweet sounding audio quality
Low distortion, low noise, low feedthrough
DC coupled for use as ATTENTUATORs
Flexible routing for mono, stereo, 6-…€ 159,00
IO Instruments - SINOPE (VCA)IO Instruments - SINOPE (VCA)
Two channel VCA with discrete core
Extra VCA for linear and exponential CV
Low noise, low feedthrough, low clicking
Very low distortion and gain of 2
Sweet and detailed sound, huge headroom
Wide…€ 159,00
IO Instruments - HIMALIA (Penta sound source)IO Instruments - HIMALIA (Penta sound source)
PENTA SOUND SOURCE
ANALOG NOISE from RED, WHITE to BLUE NOISE
DIGITAL NOISE with RATE and S/H OUT
SQUARE WAVE from DIGITAL NOISE
32 TRANSIENT SAMPLES with 8bit mode for…€ 159,00
IO Instruments - PASIPHAE (Ring modulator)IO Instruments - PASIPHAE (Ring modulator)
Experimental RING MODULATOR
Low distortion, low noise, high headroom
Low X & Y feedthrough
Structure allows access to every input
Wide range of sounds (tremolo, metallic,…€ 129,00
IO Instruments - THEMISTO (VCO)IO Instruments - THEMISTO (VCO)
High precision VCO with wide frequency range
Clean waves without edge aberrations
PW from 0%-100% with fast edges for rich sound
Low distortion SINE wave
SUB OSC with rich sound and phase…€ 149,00
IO Instruments - EUPORIE (VCF)IO Instruments - EUPORIE (VCF)
Four Pole LOWPASS VCF with Moog and Sallen&Key Resonance
Powerful Sound from sweet to overdriven with lot of character
Simultan 24dB, 12dB & 6 dB Filter Outs
12dB State Variable Highpass Input…€ 129,00
IO Instruments - KALYKE (Function Generator)IO Instruments - KALYKE (Function Generator)
DUAL FUNCTION GENERATOR in audio range speed
LFO section with continuous potentiometer for wide frequency range
OFFSET, PHASE SHIFT and various waveforms
Multiple OUT and negative…€ 158,00
IO Instruments - Carpo (3 ch headphone amp_IO Instruments - Carpo 3 channel headphone amp
All channels support headphones with 16 – 600 Ohm impendances
Superb sound with low distortion and great low end
Linkable channels (B to A and C to A)
All inputs with multiples,…€ 139,00
