Synth Module Accessories

Notes: ILLUMINATOR is an eight channel converter that turns Eurorack and analog CV signals into a voltage that drives LEDs and LED strips, creating a unique light show in sync with your live performance. CV signals coming from your music gear are already pulsating with the different parts and sounds of your track, so there is no need for any kind of programming or light operator.

You can focus on playing your set and let ILLUMINATOR take care of the rest, creating a dynamic visual show that follows your tracks down to every note and beat!

No presets, no memory- just your music driving the lights. Create intense strobe-like effects by connecting rapid hi-hats from your analogue drums, or use slow external LFOs for a moody ambience during your ambient sessions.

ILLUMINATOR is compatible with standard 12V LED strips that are affordable and widely available. LED strips are flexible and typically come with adhesive on the back, so it's easy to attach them to any objects and surfaces, including irregular and unusual ones. It can be your Eurorack case, synth stands, walls of the venue, furniture and even your body! This way you can create a unique light show that would otherwise require an expensive (and unwieldy!) lighting setup. Everything you need for your ILLUMINATOR show easily fits into a small backpack for just a couple hundred euros.

ILLUMINATOR can also run an art installation, as LED strips are far from its only application. It can drive anything that accepts DC 12V with a current up to 0.5A. You can hook up anything from motors, electromagnets to old-fashioned filament bulbs. It's the perfect beating heart for your weird mechanical steampunk orchestra. Your imagination is the limit!

ILLUMINATOR accepts all types of CV signals in the range from 3 to 20 volts. Each of the eight channels contains an individual trimmer pot that defines the sensitivity of the channel. It not only adjusts the optimal input range for connected CV sources, but it can also set the brightness of each LED strip. Default factory setting for all trimmer pots is made for the range of 5V, compatible with most gear out of the box.

Applying bipolar CV is also possible but the negative part of the signal will not light up the LEDs (everything below zero will be processed as zero).

CV signals can be connected to ILLUMINATOR using Eurorack mini-jacks or PULSAR-23-like pins and alligator clips. PSU DC IN and all outputs are standard DC sockets 5.5×2.1mm center plus.

Technical specs

Number of channels: 8
Supply voltage: DC 12V
Supply voltage socket: 5.5 × 2.1 mm (center plus)
Output voltage: DC 12V
Output LED socket: 5.5 × 2.1 mm (center plus)
Maximum total power of all channels: 48 watts
Maximum total current of all channels: 4A
Recommended maximum current for one channel: 0.5A
Absolute maximum current for one channel: 1.5A
Input voltage range: 3 - 20 Volts
Input impedance / with correct adjustment of the input sensitivity: > 5.7 kOm / 100 kOm
Input sockets: Eurorack mini-jacks and Pulsar-23 / Ornament-8 pins
Number of mini-jack sockets: 8 (1 for each channel)
Number of Pulsar-23 pins: 9 (1 for each channel + 1 common ground)
LED Items: 8
LED Color: 4000K x 2, Red x 2, Blue x 2, Green x 2
LED Length: 1.5 + 3 m cable
LED Power: 4.8 W/M
LED Voltage: DC 12V
LED IP Rate: IP65
Power supply Input: 100 - 240 VAC, 1.5 A, 50/60 Hz
Power supply Output: 12 DC, 5A
Dimensions: 275 x 70 x 40 mm
Weight: 300 g
Box size: 375 x 310 x 85 mm
Box weight: ~ 800 g

Product dimensions
Illuminator: 275 x 70 x 40 mm
Box: 375 x 310 x 85 mm
Net and gross weight
Illuminator net weight: 300 g
Gross weight: ~ 800 g

Notes: EcoSynth is a small, portable Eurorack modular case solution, designed for your desktop! It's a practical solution designed to save your hard-earned cash for modules. If you're looking for a small desktop solution to augment other desktop electronic hardware, this is for you. If you need a larger case, EcoSkiff passes on the savings for more traditional size racks like 84HP and 104HP.

Save on money and space: get just as much HP as you need!

Available in the following sizes:
24HP
44HP
64HP
84HP
104HP

Features and specifications:
Over-current protection: shuts off each power rail automatically if modules use too much current on that rail
The skiff goes together with just a Phillips head screwdriver!
Comes with 3mm slide nuts
Max module depth: 44mm
Max module depth above power supply: 33mm

Specifications, 64HP-104HP:
Power output:
+12V @ 2A
-12V @750mA
5V@ 1.5A
Power connectors: 15
Daisy chains to another EcoSkiff, Skiff Power, Five Amp Power, or Schottkey DC

Requires a 12V 5A center positive power brick with a 5.5mm x 2.1mm tip.
Assembly required, but no soldering needed.