Bastl Instruments Aikido Dynamic VCA/Sidechain/Mixer

In the modular system, Aikido is at home as a central mixing interface or powerful utility module. Thanks to two types of envelope followers, signals can interact or be combined in innovative ways. DC-coupled VCAs allow flexible modulation routing.

The input of the sidechain envelope follower is normalized to the input of channel A and is overridden by patching any external signal. Its output is normalized to the CV routing path and allows instant compression: patch a kick to the input of channel A and the attenuators can provide either compression (CCW) or expansion (CW) of other signals. The switch controls the response of the envelope follower.

The Spectral Follower "listens" to the output of channel D (which can also be a mix output thanks to Cascade mixing) and focuses on Lows/Mids/Highs as desired via a switch.

Features:

4 VCA channels

Clickless mute with LED indicator

Level fader with 6dB boost

CV input with attenuator

input and output DC-coupled

Mix-Output AC-coupled

Sidechain envelope follower

Rear jumper for pre/post mute switching of the direct VCAs

Cascaded mix input/output connects two Aikidos to an 8-channel mixer

Main mix input (for chaining normalized mix outputs)

Can be chained with Bastl Buddy

The module was placed in my case but unfortunately never used. The module is brand new. No signs of use

Condition : 10/10