Superbooth 2025: Make Noise Polimaths is a new 8-channel function generator with a unique feature set based on the super popular Maths module
The Maths function generator is one of the most popular Eurorack modules. It’s so ubiquitous in the modulation world that a company with a yellow logo released a clone for a fraction of the original price.
But that didn’t stop Make Noise from continuing to sell the module and simultaneously working on another version. At Superbooth 2025, Make Noise showcases Polymaths, a new function generator based on the original Maths.
Make Noise Polimaths
Polimaths is a new addition to Make Noise’s new Universal Synthesizer System, which already includes the Multimod and Jumbler modules. It is based on the super popular Maths function generator, but it isn’t a successor.
Like the previous new Universal Synthesizer System modules, it continues the concept of one signal and makes many out of it. The core relies on the activate, span, channel index, and spread functions, also available in the Multimod.
Polimaths takes the triggered function of the Maths module and some other bits and expands it with features and eight channels. Like on the original Maths, you can find a rise and fall function generator with curve control.
A highlight of the Maths was the possibility of setting it into self-oscillation and using it as an oscillator. This functionality is again available but in an extended form in a new oscillation section.
This basically envelopes the oscillation that can be a saw, triangle or ramp waveform. The enveloped waveform produces a very special, organic modulation signal. The spread function allows all the channels to have different parameter values. Turn the spread to the right, and it maps the attenuverter values more to the right parameters and vice versa.
There are three operation modes. Channel index is the default mode. Using the span control, if a span control hits a channel, it generates the functions. There is also a cycling and a round mode, where each new gate creates a new function on the next channel. It gives you a jumping characteristic.
Good news: if eight channels aren’t enough, you can also daisy chain with another to 16 channels, using the channel index output. The channel index knob follows the channel further to the next module.
First Impression
At first glance, this seems like an exciting new take on the Maths module. It’s certainly not a successor, but rather a new, multi-voice approach. I still have a few questions, but it looks very intruiging.
Make Noise Polimaths availability and price are TBA.
More information here: Make Noise
Beginning: “Make Noise Polimaths is the successor of the super popular Maths function generator with eight channels, and more.“
Further down: “It is based on the super popular Maths function generator, but it isn’t a successor.”
So is it a successor or isn’t it? Mind you, not trying to be a jerk. Just confused.
sorry I need to correct it. It was written in the night after 9 hours working on Superbooth. It’s not a successor as it has a different concept