Buchla & Friends 2025: UDO Audio RBN-1-C is a new expander module that brings the RBN-1 Performance Ribbon Controller to Eurorack systems.
Last September, UDO Audio, makers of Super Synths, announced the RBN-1. This is the standalone version of the Performance Ribbon Controller from the Super Gemini Synthesizer.
For the Buchla & Friends 2025 event, the British developers have announced the RBN-1-C, a new expander that takes the controller into modular worlds.
UDO Audio RBN-1
As a reminder, the RBN-1 is a performance ribbon controller that can be used with any Synthesizer.
If you use the RBN-1, however, with one of the UDO Audio Super 6 or Super 8 hybrid synthesizers, the Intelligent Pitch mode is activated, in which only the currently held note is affected, while other notes that are still heard with sustain or decay are not affected by the pitch bend.
The controller offers a lot of expressive scope. It can be used to control the pitch and to achieve pitch bending over a range of several octaves. It is also possible to achieve other modulations with it. The RBN-1 offers a very sensitive surface with which subtle vibratos and minimal pitch modulation can be played.
UDO Audio RBN-1-C
For the Buchla & Friends event, the developers are going one step further and integrating their new highly-sensitive ribbon controller into the modular world. The new UDO Audio RBN-1-C transforms the controller data into control voltage.
The new module offers various parameters to set the controller to CV/gate world. On the top section, you can switch hold on/off and between absolute and relative values. Then, you can scale the control voltage from +/- .5 up to +/- 3.
Then, the UDO Audio RBN-1-C offers an intriguing loop function that can be externally triggered. In the last third of the module, you can find two 1V/oct CV and gate outputs for the two axes. Plus, there is a socket to input the cable of your RBN-1 performance ribbon controller.
UDO Synths Special Editions
Alongside this new announcement, they also showcase some special editions. There is no information if they will come onto the market or are just one-off releases.
First Impression
This is a logical step to offer an expander for the new UDO Audio Ribbon controller that also works with Eurorack Modular synths. Thanks to Andreas of Endorphin.es for the picture of the new product release.
UDO RBN-1 Performance Ribbon Controller is available now for pre-order for 252,95€ + VAT. The RBN-1-C expander module availability and price is TBA.
More information here: UDO Audio
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