Cre8audio’s New Nifty Lineup

Cre8audio intros a new lineup of Eurorack products including a super affordable powered case and two new modules where one is inspired by chiptune music.

The developers of Twisted Electrons today introduced new Eurorack products under a new company called Cre8Audio. They describe them as nifty because they offer a lot for little money. The NiftyCase is a new affordable Eurorack case ($200) with a built-in PSU and clever additional features like a dual USB & MIDI to CV converter. A very interesting case for beginners of modular synthesis.

You also need modules for a case. With the Chipz oscillator and Cellz touch-controller, they are offering two new modules at a very reasonable price. Chipz is inspired by chiptune sounds what is no surprise if you know the background of the developers. All this is also available in a NiftyBundle for under $270 USD which is a nice package for beginners.

Chipz Dual VCO & LFO

Chipz is the first module of Cre8audio and is inspired by chiptune sounds. It features two oscillators and an LFO or two in a 12HP module. All “three” oscillators offer sine, triangle, sawtooth, square and noise wave shapes.

Interesting here, the first oscillator includes a filter and the second has pulse width modulation (PWM). The LFO includes two separate outputs.

Cellz – Progammable CV Touch Pad

The second module is called Cellz and is a 12HP touch-pad voltage controller and sequencer. Each of the 16 touch-sensitive pads can be fed two 12bit values (semi-tone quantized or free scale), ranging from 0V to 5V. With the help of a clock, you can cycle through them and use it as wacky sequencer.

NiftyCASE

In addition to the two new modules, Cre8audio also offers a new Eurorack case that is very affordable. For around $200 USD (street price), you get an 84HP wide case with a built-in 2.5A power supply with 10 flying bus power connectors.

To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of flying bus systems because they often produce more internal noise. A built-in bus board system would have been nicer. Maybe the developers have improved this a bit, so you get less noise.

Exciting here is that they do not offer a normal case, but has extended it with helpful and useful features. It includes a built-in USB & MIDI interface that converts MIDI signals into 2 CV/Gate outputs. Plus, you can find a modulation output and a clock output.

On the backside, you have also an audio output. All this for $200 USD is not a bad deal at all.

NiftyCASE features

Useable case area = 84hp
Internal depth = 55mm
Range of cv out 1 = 1-10V
Range of cv out 2 = 1-10V
Voltage output gate 1 – off =0 on =5（off = 0 on = 4.65）
Voltage output gate 2 – off =0 on =5（off = 0 on = 4.65）
Voltage output mod = 1-10V
Voltage output clock – off =0 on =5
Power output for modules
- +12V – 1500mA
- -12V – 500mA
- +5V – 500mA
Included in the box: NiftyCASE + switching power supply with blades for NA, EU, UK, and AU