The FALISTRI is a fully analog multipurpose movement manager designed to generate and edit voltages to easily accomplish any patch.
The module can be divided into two big parts: in the upper two-thirds of the panel take place two specular function generators, while the lower third is composed by a dual cascaded frequency divider, a linear slew limiter, and a four-quadrant multiplier.
Function Generators
The generators are made to quickly and intuitively achieve the function needed, providing several outputs and inputs to dynamically change their times and trigs. The main peculiarity in this design is the way shapes are managed:
times are independent of shapes – when sculpting an envelope, you can freely morph from Logarithmic to Linear to Exponential slope, without changing the time needed to complete Rise or Fall (and their Loop time when used as an oscillator);
shapes are exclusive per each stage – you can have Logarithmic Rise and Logarithmic Fall, Linear Attack and Logarithmic Fall or any other combination of the three modes, and of course any blending in between these shapes, allowing deep sculptures of sound when used as a Control Voltage generator as well as an audio source.
The time switch scales the time factor on both the ‘Rise’ and ‘Fall’ stages in each generator.
Both manual buttons (for hands-on control) and external trigger/gate inputs are available, and the generators can operate in the possible play modes:
Loop – the ‘End Of Fall’ stage triggers the start of the ‘Rise’ one – incoming triggers are not needed, but if present they reset the ‘Rise’ stage;
Transient – only the low-to-high transition of the Trigger/Gate signal is used to start the ‘Rise’ stage, while the ‘Fall’ stage is automatically recalled at the End Of Rise;
Sustained – the low-to-high transition of the Trigger/Gate signal is used to start the rise stage, while the fall stage is triggered by the high-to-low transition of the Trigger/Gate signal.
A Gate input for switching from Loop to Transient and vice versa is also present.
Quadrature (Q) mode combines the yellow and green function generators with the following stages connections:
end of yellow ‘Rise’ triggers start of green ‘Rise’;
end of green ‘Rise’ triggers start of yellow ‘Fall’;
end of yellow ‘Fall’ triggers start of green ‘Fall’.
CV Outputs
- yellow and green
- unipolar 0V/+10V
- bipolar -5V/+5V
- attenuverted -10V/0/+10V
- Analog OR or Maximum function between yellow and green
- Gate Outputs
- yellow and green
- End of Rise
- End of Fall
Cascaded Frequency Dividers
Also known as “flip/flop” or “sub-octave processor”, each of these circuits changes its logic state each time a low to high transition is performed. The sections are semi-normalled in order to achieve 1/2 and 1/4 outputs from a single input. Output range switches are useful to obtain unipolar (0V/+10V) or bipolar signals (-5V/+5V).
When an audio signal is used it works as a sub-octave generator (square/pulse preferred). When a clock is used it works as a clock divider. Random clocks from SAPÈL create interesting variable-length sequences of gates.
Four Quadrant Multiplier
Also known as “ring modulator”, “balanced modulator”, or “ThruZero VCA”, this sections precisely multiplies two signals, making any sort of amplitude/loudness modulation possible.
With an exceptional linearity, and a bandwidth from DC to more than 20KHz, the result of this operation is completely up to the sources in use: from a simple dual unipolar multiplication (one quadrant), to unipolar / bipolar (two quadrants), up to any kind of dual bipolar multiplication (four quadrants).
The two inlets are semi-normalled to yellow and green generators. The 4 led matrix shows which of the quadrant is currently in use.
It may also be used as a VCA, with a linear CV response.
Linear Slew Limiter
Also known as “portamento” or “glide” when using a pitched CV, this processor comes into play when any voltage smoothing is needed. With independent rise and fall slew rates, it is possible to precisely smooth any kind of voltage transition.
How much is my shipping?
Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK it's normally around £4 for order values under £150, and free above that. Shipping to mainland EU is typically between £7 and £20, depending on the shipping method and the size and weight of the order.
Do you ship to my country?
Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.
Shipping methods
We use a combination of Parcelforce, DPD, Royal Mail and UPS for the UK, and for international orders it's either Royal Mail, UPS, DHL or FedEx depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.
Dispatch times
For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 15:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.
For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes FedEx or UPS may come a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.
Shipping times
Since April 2020 the couriers we use have suspended guarantees for shipping times, so even though we're paying them for priority services - 24-48 hours for most of the world - in practice it's often an extra day on top and sometimes it can be longer.
There is absolutely nothing we can do about this unfortunately. If you are outside the UK and it's a life-or-death situation where you absolutely MUST have that passive mult for the next day then... it may be better to find a local supplier.
Saturday shipping
If you're in the UK and you order before 15:30 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday delivery (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). The success rate with DPD is about 95% so it's worth a punt most of the time. Please note that if you select Saturday shipping on an order placed earlier in the week, we'll wait until Friday to ship it.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.
Product Overview
The FALISTRI is a fully analog multipurpose movement manager designed to generate and edit voltages to easily accomplish any patch.
The module can be divided into two big parts: in the upper two-thirds of the panel take place two specular function generators, while the lower third is composed by a dual cascaded frequency divider, a linear slew limiter, and a four-quadrant multiplier.
Function Generators
The generators are made to quickly and intuitively achieve the function needed, providing several outputs and inputs to dynamically change their times and trigs. The main peculiarity in this design is the way shapes are managed:
times are independent of shapes – when sculpting an envelope, you can freely morph from Logarithmic to Linear to Exponential slope, without changing the time needed to complete Rise or Fall (and their Loop time when used as an oscillator);
shapes are exclusive per each stage – you can have Logarithmic Rise and Logarithmic Fall, Linear Attack and Logarithmic Fall or any other combination of the three modes, and of course any blending in between these shapes, allowing deep sculptures of sound when used as a Control Voltage generator as well as an audio source.
The time switch scales the time factor on both the ‘Rise’ and ‘Fall’ stages in each generator.
Both manual buttons (for hands-on control) and external trigger/gate inputs are available, and the generators can operate in the possible play modes:
Loop – the ‘End Of Fall’ stage triggers the start of the ‘Rise’ one – incoming triggers are not needed, but if present they reset the ‘Rise’ stage;
Transient – only the low-to-high transition of the Trigger/Gate signal is used to start the ‘Rise’ stage, while the ‘Fall’ stage is automatically recalled at the End Of Rise;
Sustained – the low-to-high transition of the Trigger/Gate signal is used to start the rise stage, while the fall stage is triggered by the high-to-low transition of the Trigger/Gate signal.
A Gate input for switching from Loop to Transient and vice versa is also present.
Quadrature (Q) mode combines the yellow and green function generators with the following stages connections:
end of yellow ‘Rise’ triggers start of green ‘Rise’;
end of green ‘Rise’ triggers start of yellow ‘Fall’;
end of yellow ‘Fall’ triggers start of green ‘Fall’.
CV Outputs
- yellow and green
- unipolar 0V/+10V
- bipolar -5V/+5V
- attenuverted -10V/0/+10V
- Analog OR or Maximum function between yellow and green
- Gate Outputs
- yellow and green
- End of Rise
- End of Fall
Cascaded Frequency Dividers
Also known as “flip/flop” or “sub-octave processor”, each of these circuits changes its logic state each time a low to high transition is performed. The sections are semi-normalled in order to achieve 1/2 and 1/4 outputs from a single input. Output range switches are useful to obtain unipolar (0V/+10V) or bipolar signals (-5V/+5V).
When an audio signal is used it works as a sub-octave generator (square/pulse preferred). When a clock is used it works as a clock divider. Random clocks from SAPÈL create interesting variable-length sequences of gates.
Four Quadrant Multiplier
Also known as “ring modulator”, “balanced modulator”, or “ThruZero VCA”, this sections precisely multiplies two signals, making any sort of amplitude/loudness modulation possible.
With an exceptional linearity, and a bandwidth from DC to more than 20KHz, the result of this operation is completely up to the sources in use: from a simple dual unipolar multiplication (one quadrant), to unipolar / bipolar (two quadrants), up to any kind of dual bipolar multiplication (four quadrants).
The two inlets are semi-normalled to yellow and green generators. The 4 led matrix shows which of the quadrant is currently in use.
It may also be used as a VCA, with a linear CV response.
Linear Slew Limiter
Also known as “portamento” or “glide” when using a pitched CV, this processor comes into play when any voltage smoothing is needed. With independent rise and fall slew rates, it is possible to precisely smooth any kind of voltage transition.
Technical Specs
Shipping Details
How much is my shipping?
Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK it's normally around £4 for order values under £150, and free above that. Shipping to mainland EU is typically between £7 and £20, depending on the shipping method and the size and weight of the order.
Do you ship to my country?
Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.
Shipping methods
We use a combination of Parcelforce, DPD, Royal Mail and UPS for the UK, and for international orders it's either Royal Mail, UPS, DHL or FedEx depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.
Dispatch times
For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 15:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.
For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes FedEx or UPS may come a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.
Shipping times
Since April 2020 the couriers we use have suspended guarantees for shipping times, so even though we're paying them for priority services - 24-48 hours for most of the world - in practice it's often an extra day on top and sometimes it can be longer.
There is absolutely nothing we can do about this unfortunately. If you are outside the UK and it's a life-or-death situation where you absolutely MUST have that passive mult for the next day then... it may be better to find a local supplier.
Saturday shipping
If you're in the UK and you order before 15:30 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday delivery (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). The success rate with DPD is about 95% so it's worth a punt most of the time. Please note that if you select Saturday shipping on an order placed earlier in the week, we'll wait until Friday to ship it.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.
