{"product_id":"vulcan-mk-2-effects-card-reverb-delay-chorus-granular-expansion","title":"Vulcan Mk 2 Effects Card - Reverb, Delay, Chorus \u0026 Granular Expansion","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVulcan Mk 2 Effects Card — Stereo Effects Expansion · Granular, Reverb, Delay, Chorus\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHand-built here in the UK, like the instrument it goes into. This is the optional effects board for the Vulcan Mk 2 — it is not a standalone module and will not work in anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e30-day no-quibble returns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— changed your mind? Send it back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-year guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon every board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaulty in the first six months and we replace it\u003c\/strong\u003e, not repair it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree firmware updates for life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA whole effects studio, inside your Vulcan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Effects Card adds a complete stereo processing chain to the Vulcan Mk 2 — distortion, bit-crusher, phaser, granular, chorus, delay and reverb — on its own dedicated processor, with its own stereo output. It fits inside the module on the standoffs supplied, and Vulcan finds it by itself at the next power-up. There is nothing to configure and no firmware to flash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull user manual: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hampshireelectronics.co.uk\/pages\/product-manuals\" title=\"Download the Vulcan Mk 2 manual\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload the Vulcan Mk 2 manual\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIts own processor, so nothing is taken from the synth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card carries its own processor and does not borrow cycles from the voices, so turning everything on costs you no polyphony, no engines and no modulation — the instrument behaves exactly as it did before, with an effects section added to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also has its own stereo output, at EFFECTS L\/R. The dry outputs carry on working as they always did, so you can take the clean instrument and the processed one to separate channels and balance them at the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe chain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio runs through the card in a fixed order, chosen so each stage feeds the next the way you would patch it: the stereo widener first, then the front-of-chain drive effects — distortion, crusher and phaser — then granular, then chorus, delay and reverb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStereo width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— spreads the mix across the field, from mono to wide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistortion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— drive from warm break-up to full snarl, with a tone control to voice it dark or bright.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrusher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— sample-rate reduction and bit-depth crushing, from a subtle grain to decimated crunch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhaser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— rate, depth and regeneration, from a slow sweep to a sharp resonant notch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChorus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— speed and depth, for width and movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Tape or Digital. Tape goes out to 9999 ms with softened, saturated repeats; Digital is pristine to 1999 ms. Normal, ping-pong or reverse, with feedback from a single slap to self-oscillating trails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— room to vast hall, with damping, regeneration for blooming decays, and a shimmer control that pitch-shifts the tail as it regenerates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery wet\/dry control starts at zero, so the card is silent until you reach for it. Nothing changes about your existing sounds the day you fit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe granular processor\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe granular processor chops the incoming audio into grains and rebuilds it — clouds, smears, stutters and swarms — with control over grain size, density, position in the buffer, spawn timing from strictly periodic through to fully random, and pitch across four octaves. Spray scatters where each grain reads from; Jitter gives every grain its own pitch, so one setting produces a chorus of pitches rather than a transposition. There is a grain arpeggio built in, stepping successive grains up or down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreeze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eholds the capture buffer indefinitely, so the moment you caught keeps playing while you carry on over the top of it. Freeze a chord, then play against it — self-accompaniment from one module, and a superb destination for an envelope or an LFO.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIt is part of the instrument, not an effects unit bolted on\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery parameter on the card is a destination in Vulcan's modulation matrix, so an LFO, an envelope, a macro or a CV input can drive reverb size, delay time, grain density or the granular freeze just as easily as it drives a filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PLAY screen gains two pages when the card is fitted, putting the six most-reached controls straight under the knobs — reverb, delay and phaser on one, granular wet, size and density on the other. Without the card those pages are simply not there; Vulcan never offers you controls for hardware you have not got.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFitting it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mounting standoffs and screws are included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower the module down, fit the standoffs, seat the card on them and connect it, then power back up. Vulcan detects the card automatically and the EFFECTS tile and the two PLAY pages appear. If you ever take it out again, the instrument carries on working exactly as it does without it — every voice, modulation and performance feature is independent of the card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete stereo effects chain: stereo width, distortion, bit-crusher, phaser, granular, chorus, delay, reverb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedicated processor — no load on the synthesiser's voices\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwn stereo output at EFFECTS L\/R, independent of the dry outputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery effect parameter available as a modulation-matrix destination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo additional PLAY screen pages: Effects, and Granular\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelay: Tape to 9999 ms or Digital to 1999 ms; normal, ping-pong or reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverb: size, damping, regeneration and pitch-shifted shimmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranular: grain size, density, position, spray, jitter, ±2 octave pitch, grain arpeggio, freeze, Fine and Long modes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetected automatically at power-up — no configuration, no firmware flashing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMounting standoffs and screws included; no soldering required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits inside the Vulcan Mk 2 — adds no panel width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor the Vulcan Mk 2 only; not a standalone Eurorack module\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTaxes and shipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK orders:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll applicable UK taxes are included in the price shown and there are no additional UK taxes or import charges to pay on delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational orders:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCustomers outside the UK are responsible for any import duties, VAT, sales tax, customs charges, brokerage fees or other charges imposed by their country of import.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hampshire Electronics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57028677239170,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2182\/7422\/files\/EffecrtsCard_719ad8f5-e5cd-4a96-bf8a-53df3f7ff913.png?v=1794399440","url":"https:\/\/hampshireelectronics.co.uk\/products\/vulcan-mk-2-effects-card-reverb-delay-chorus-granular-expansion","provider":"Hampshire Electronics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}