2015 NAMM Show: Expert Sleepers has announced the FH-1 ‘faderHost’ – a new Eurorack module that lets you directly connect USB MIDI controllers to your modular synthesizer.

This lets you use standard MIDI controllers, iPads and more to directly control your modular synth, with a total of 8 outputs.

In addition, the FH-1 also offers:

LFOs on each output

Step sequencers

Polyphonic MIDI/CV conversion and more.

Here are some video demos:

Expert Sleepers FH-1 with a Korg nanoKEY polyphony

Expert Sleepers FH-1 sequencer demo with Launch Control XL

Expert Sleepers FH-1 and iPad / TouchOSC

Expert Sleepers FH-1 and Lemur

Preliminary Specifications:

Panel width: 8HP

Module depth: 43mm

Current draw: 70mA on the +12V rail, 30mA on the -12V rail (100mA total)

plus the power requirement of the attached USB device.

plus the power requirement of the attached USB device. Outputs: 8

Digital-to-analogue conversion: 14 bit

Voltage range: jumper selectable between ±5V, 0-10V, 0-5V

Inputs: 2 digital inputs for clocks etc.

USB socket: Type A

The front panel is drilled for both Doepfer and Analogue Systems mounting holes (using a ‘slot’ rather than a single round hole). The power connector is a Doepfer standard 10 way IDC, with -12V furthest from the top of the board.

The FH-1 will be formally introduced at the 2015 NAMM Show and is expected to be available around April 2015. Pricing is to be announced. See the Expert Sleepers site for details.