User manual
SALUT
Thank you for purchasing this Xaoc Devices
product. Katowice is a stereo
variable–band isolator that allows the user
to manipulate a selected range of frequen-
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coming Xaoc Devices products designed spe-
Katowice splits the stereo input signal into
three bands: low, middle, and high. While
frequency and bandwidth of the mid band,
the low and high bands are automatical-
ly adjusted so that the sum of all three is a
complete signal. All three bands are passed
through high quality VCAs and their stereo
outputs are available separately for further
available.
Katowice may be used as a crossover net-
other band-selective applications, including
multiband compression and stereo enhance-
ment.
INSTALLATION
The module requires 10hp worth of free space
in the Eurorack cabinet. The ribbon-type pow-
er cable must be plugged into the bus board,
paying close attention to polarity orientation.
The red stripe indicates the –12V rail and
should point in the same direction on both
the bus board and the unit. The module itself
is secured against reversed power connection,
however, reversing the 16-pin header may
cause serious damage to other components
of your system because it will short-circuit the
+12V and +5V power rails.
The module should be fastened by mounting
the supplied screws before powering up. To
better understand the device, we strongly
advise the user to read through the entire
manual before using the module.
MODULE OVERVIEW
The stereo pair of signal inputs
1
is
AC-coupled and accepts all Eurorack signal
levels (up to 20Vpp), however, a conservative
-
ing certain signals may occasionally result
in increased amplitude and cause distortion.
the position of the two knobs: mid freq
2
sets the geometric center of the middle band
(in Hz), and mid width
3
sets the width of
this band (in octaves). The corresponding
two jacks
4
and
5
allow for voltage control
and accept voltages in ±5V range. The ampli-
tude of the middle band is controlled by the
central mid slider
6
and the corresponding
CV input above
7
that accepts voltages in
the range of ±8V. The left low slider
8
and
CV input
9
control the amplitude of low fre-
quencies, and the right high slider
10
and
CV input
11
control the high frequencies. The
middle band signal is available at the stereo
2
module
explained