TipTop Audio TOMS909 Tom Drum Eurorack Module (16 HP)

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TipTop Audio TOMS909 Overview

  • 1Description
  • 2At a Glance
  • 3The Making of the TOMS909
  • 4Advanced Controls
  • 5Eurorack Ready

Turn your modular system into a self-contained drum machine with the Tiptop Audio TOMS909, a Eurorack module featuring the original TR-909 analog tom drum circuits with independent low, mid, and high tom-tom sounds. Each tom voice has an extended tuning range with voltage control and attenuators, allowing you to dial in soft bass drums on the low end and high-pitched toms on the other.

Adapting the circuit to the modular format has allowed special features to be added like independent accent levels and dual-input pulse-shapers for compatibility with most sequencers, triggers, and clock outputs, all without compromising the signature sound of the TR-909 tom drums. TOMS909 is tuned to sound like a machine that came fresh off the original '80s assembly line. The module ships with a ribbon power cable.

At a Glance
  • Classic, all-analog, punchy tom-toms from the TR-909 drum machine
  • Contains all three of the TR-909�s original low, mid, and high tom-tom circuits adapted for use in the modular format
  • Designed to sound like a fresh machine coming off the assembly line back in the '80s
  • Each tom has an extended tuning range, so you can, for example, dial in soft bass drums on the low end and high-pitched toms on the other
The Making of the TOMS909
The toms circuitry is made up of 9 triangle oscillators and a stack of filters, VCAs, and envelopes, which in total, take about half of the space on the original 909's circuit board. Utilizing the latest in electronic design technology, Tiptop Audio has managed to squeeze this enormous circuit, consisting of more than 450 components, into an area only 16 HP wide.
Advanced Controls
  • Each tom includes a trigger and accent input with accent-level control, manual tuning, voltage-control tune input with attenuator, and independent audio out. 
  • MIX Out sums all three toms together and can be accessed by the MIXZ MixBus on the back. 
  • The gate input was designed with a dual pulse-shaper circuit, so you can trigger your TOMS909 with trigger/gate signals from sequencers or any other pulse/clock sources.
Eurorack Ready
  • 16 HP Eurorack format module
  • Maximum depth: 2.0" (51mm)
  • Includes power ribbon cable with Eurorack power headers
  • Power consumption: +12V: 120mA, -12V: 100mA

In the Box

  • TipTop Audio TOMS909 Tom Drum Eurorack Module (16 HP)
  • Ribbon Power Cable
  • Limited 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
    Table of Contents
    • Description
    • At a Glance
    • The Making of the TOMS909
    • Advanced Controls
    • Eurorack Ready

    TipTop Audio TOMS909 Specs

    Key Specs
    Sound Generation
    Analog
    Audio I/O
    4x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Unbalanced Mono Modular/Eurorack Output (Eurorack Compatible)
    MIDI I/O
    No
    CV/Gate I/O
    6x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Gate/Trigger Input
    3x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS CV Input
    Patch Points
    9x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Input
    4x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Output
    Eurorack Current Consumption
    33 mA on +12 V Rail
    22 mA on -12 V Rail
    Horizontal Pitch
    8 HP
    General
    Item Type
    Eurorack Module
    Sound Generation
    Analog
    Expression Controls
    No
    Number of Pads
    No
    Built-In Speaker
    No
    Synthesis
    Oscillators
    No
    Mixer
    No
    Amplifiers
    No
    Envelopes
    No
    Filters
    No
    Sequencing & Recording
    Sequencer
    No
    Arpeggiator
    No
    Connectivity
    Audio I/O
    4x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Unbalanced Mono Modular/Eurorack Output (Eurorack Compatible)
    MIDI I/O
    No
    CV/Gate I/O
    6x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Gate/Trigger Input
    3x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS CV Input
    Patch Points
    9x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Input
    4x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TS Output
    Sync I/O
    No
    Power
    Power Requirements
    Eurorack Power
    Eurorack Current Consumption
    33 mA on +12 V Rail
    22 mA on -12 V Rail
    Physical
    Horizontal Pitch
    8 HP
    Included Accessories
    No
    Packaging Info
    Package Weight
    0.56 lb
    Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
    5.7 x 4.3 x 3.3"

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