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Key Features
The Shakmat Gemini's Path brings you complete amplitude control over the dynamics of two signals as well as versatile stereo control through a bold combination of two VCA's, audio to trigger converter and modulation parameters. Jam-packed full of features in a Skiff-friendly 6HP module, Gemini's Path gives you the tools to perform several different operations such as decay/gate on amplitude, auto accentuation, sidechain compression, auto-pan and more.
Comprised of premium components, the performance of the Shakmat Gemini's Path is second to none, making use of ultra-low noise and distortion That Corp dual VCA's, you can guarantee maximum performance and immaculate audio fidelity. Constructed from DC-coupled inputs, both audio and CV signals are passed through the trigger detection to extract triggers so that Gemini's Path can react to the transients, allowing for fast and responsive dynamic controls such as compressors, sidechain compression, expander and pumping.
Functional in both dual mono and stereo mode, you can process your signals through random panning and auto-pan settings via the internal sine wave LFO. A true Swiss-army knife in your modular Eurorack synthesizer, Gemini's Path is a devastating weapon in your stereo and dynamics processing armory.
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Each mode of the Gemini's Path distinguishes the type of modulation that is produced to create a unique timbre and tonal character to your signal. Indicated by the built-in LED, Gemini's Path features four dynamic processing modes including Expander, Pump, LFO Pan, Random Pan.
In Expander mode, Gemini's Path generates a release ramp at each passing trigger, where the Time potentiometer becomes the release time and the Depth potentiometer sets the closing level of the expander. This is an extremely useful processing mode when working with percussive source tones such as noise tools to shape into drum sounds with a natural and acoustic decay.
Pump mode recreates the characteristic of a compressor, whereby you can control the gain level of attenuation to create a ducking effect as well as sidechain compression tones. In this mode, the Depth potentiometer sets the level of the gain reduction and the Time potentiometer defines the duration of the reduction. Used heavily in electronic music production, sidechain compression is a vital tool to create headroom between two sources competing for similar frequency space, such as a bass drum and bass guitar or synth, allowing you to have cleaner mixes with more volume and headroom.
Giving you control over the stereo image of your tracks, LFO pan utilises a sine wave LFO to dictate the panning of your signal. the Time potentiometer controls the LFO speed and the Depth potentiometer sets the stereo spread rate, allowing you to create pseudo-stereo sounds with a chorusing type effect on a dual-mono signal source.
Closely related to the LFO pan mode, Random Pan mode generates a slewed random signal to define the stereo position of your audio signal in the stereo spectrum. The Time potentiometer selects the random signals rate and the Depth potentiometer determines the spread. Perfect for the experimental composer, the Random Pan function lets you create a series of accidental panning for unique and chaotic stereo imaging.