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Bastl Kastle mini synth in eurorack format

Love the sounds but didn't like the mini patch cables and the fact that it must operate with batteries so I ported it to the eurorack format.
http://www.bastl-instruments.com/instruments/kastle/kastle-synth/

-7 original knobs
-7 inputs
-9 outputs

Thanx to Leoš from Bastl Instruments for answering my DIY noob questions.

Kastle is a mini modular synthesizer... It is DIY friendly and ideal for beginners in modular synthesis, but it will add quite some unique functionality to any modular synthesizer systems.
It has unique digital lo-fi sound and it can be melodic as well as very noisy and drony, soft or harsh. It is designed to be fun on its own but it is most powerful when combined with other modular gear.

Kastle is an open source DIY project which runs on two Attiny 85 chips that can be reprogrammed with an Arduino (google: “programming Attiny 85 with Arduino”). One chip is dedicated to sound generation while the other handles modulation. Several firmwares for the Attiny chips are available.

The Synth version combines complex oscillator and LFO with stepped waveform generator.

The oscillator section has 3 sound parameters pitch, timbre and waveshape – all under voltage control and with 3 different synthesis modes. It has a main output and a square wave output. Both can be used independently or combined. The 3 synthesis modes are phase distortion, phase modulation (also known as FM) and track & hold modulation. Each mode utilizes two oscillators. The Pitch controls the main oscillator, the Timbre sets the pitch of the modulating oscillator and the waveshape depends on the synthesis mode. The waveshape also controls the pulse width of the square wave output from the main oscillator.

The voltage controllable LFO has a triangle and square output and a reset input. The stepped waveform generator is inspired by the Rungler circuit by Rob Hordijk. It can produce 8 different voltages either in random order or in 8 or 16 step looping patterns depending on how the BIT IN is patched.

FEATURES
-complex oscillator
-3 synthesis modes: phase distortion, phase modulation and track & hold modulation
-pitch control with offset and CV input with attenuator
-timbre control with offset and CV input with attenuator
-waveshape control with offset and CV input
-voltage controllable LFO with triangle and square outputs and reset input
-stepped voltage generator with random, 8 step and loop 16 step mode
-open source
-possibility of exchanging different LFO and OSC chips
-the pattern on the sides changes and every unit is an original