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Aranea description

Years of development to make the perfect 5×5 matrix

We have done a lot of prototypes. We have experimented a lot. We have tried a lot of potentiometers. It is now ready.

Aranea is more than your typical matrix mixer. It is set up as a 5×5 attenuverters matrix.

When a pot is at noon, no signal will pass. Absolutely none. This was our biggest challenge. We ended up ordering custom center detent potentiometers to do just that.

If you turn a knob to the right you will increase its volume with up to a gentle 1.2X amplification. If you turn a knob to the left you will increase the volume while inverting the phase. Useful for DC signals like LFO or envelopes, great in audio patches and specially for feedback work.

Aranea has a main AC / DC switch. A single toggle will switch on or off output DC blocking capacitors for all channels.
When in AC mode, DC blocking will happen at the output. You can still use DC signals at the input to push the audio into the soft limiter built in all outputs.

Bonus trick : when in AC mode, plug the output of a channel back in an input, twist the corresponding knob and you get yourself an oscillator.

When in DC mode, no capacitors are present in the mixer path, allowing use with all kind of slow signals, LFOs, enveloppes, gates, and so on.

Extra outputs can be particularly handy. The exclusive “/” and “\” outputs are the diagonal outs (AI, BII, CIII, DIV, EV and AV, BIV, CIII, DII and EI).

Each output has a limiter kicking at around 14Vpp to keep the gnarliest of feedback loops in check. Also useful as a distortion when the signal is “pushed” or “pulled” in the limiter.

Specs

Controls

  • 5 inputs (lines)
  • 5 main outputs (columns)
  • 4 additional outputs (A+B, \, / & D+E)
  • 25 bipolar attenuators

Technical characteristics

  • 1.2X gain per knob
  • Soft clipping from 15Vpp
  • Single switch AC / DC mode switching
Width26HP
Depth38mm
Power70mA @ +12V
90mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
ModulargridAranea on Modulargrid
ManualAranea PDF Manual

Aranea in action

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1U Diviser description

Diviser is a 1U clock divider with odd & even outputs. It divides by 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 16 & 32 simultaneously

Diviser is based on CMOS chips it can run at audio speed to create subharmonics from an oscillator.

The reset input resets all the outputs to a high state.

Comparators are built in both the Clock and Rest inputs with threshold set at 2.5V. It means you can use any type of signals in these inputs.

Diviser
in action

Specs &
Downloads

Technical characteristics

  • Built in comparators on Clock & Reset inputs
  • No microcontroller
  • Even & Odd divisions (/2-3-4-5-7-8-16-32)
  • All outputs high when reset
Width14HP
Available with Intellijel format frontpanel
Depth35mm
Power25mA @ +12V
3mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
ModulargridDiviser on Modulargrid
ManualPDF Manual

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Scarf description

Woven scarf and/or tapestry

Once again we teamed up with our friend Léo Marsal to bring you the best and the gloomiest of the Middle Ages on our team scarf. Soccer fan? Hieronymus Bosch enthusiast? Look no further.

Featuring the Ritual Electronics logo on one side – white on black.

The illustration is on the other side – black on white.

The scarf is made in Belgium. We swear it does not itch.

Specs &
Downloads

Width130cm
Depth20cm
Power0mA @ +12V
0mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
Modulargrid
ManualJust wear it when you’re cold

Controls

  • Dozens of different way to tie it

Technical characteristics

  • 75% Acrylic
  • 25% Polyester

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1U Réseaux description

Réseaux is known as an R-2R ladder. It has two identical sections which you can cross patch.

It is a bidirectional module meaning the inputs can be outputs and vice versa.
It has two main uses depending on the direc- tion you are using the module.

– When using Réseaux with one input and multiple outputs you have attenuated copies of the input. Great to send a signal around. Specially if you have modules which do not have attenuators built in.

– When using one output and multiple inputs you have a mixer with set levels. It can mix both CVs and audio signals.

Réseaux
in action

Specs &
Downloads

Technical characteristics

  • Passive mixer
  • Passive attenuator
  • Two identical sections
Width14HP
Available with Intellijel format frontpanel
Depth12mm
Power0mA @ +12V
0mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
ModulargridRéseaux on Modulargrid
ManualPDF Manual (EN)

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1U Krach description

Noise and more noise… Krach is 4 channels of noise

Krach generates analog white noise. It generates three additional noise colors from it.

Pink noise is derived from it with a 3dB/Oct low pass filter.

Hiss is obtained from white noise using a slightly resonant high pass filter.

Rumble is created from pink noise with the help of a very low pass filter.

Krach‘s additional noises are great to create percussion, natural textures, noise walls and more sound design greatness.

Krach
in action

Specs &
Downloads

Technical characteristics

  • Analog white noise generator
  • Three filtered outputs
Width6HP
Available with Intellijel format frontpanel
Depth35mm
Power26mA @ +12V
26mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
ModulargridKrach on Modulargrid
ManualPDF Manual (EN)

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1U Guillotine description

Too Much Gain? Never heard of that.

Guillotine is two channels of hard clipping distortion with up to 25dB gain. If you process mono signals you can self patch the module to chain the two channels for 50dB gain. Insane amount of gain guaranteed.

Guillotine has an internal feedback routing allowing for two distortion colors per channel. The result is similar to a low pass filter, but not quite. The lower position gives emphasis on the low end, the middle position is straight up distortion, with no coloration & the higher position emphasizes on the high frequency content.

1U_Guillotine_back

Guillotine
in action

Specs &
Downloads

Controls

  • Gain knob up to +25dB
  • 3-position color switch for left and right channels

Technical characteristics

  • True stereo hard clipping distortion
  • Two internal routings for more distortion colors
Width14HP
Available with either Intellijel or Pulplogic format frontpanel
Depth35mm
Power26mA @ +12V
26mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
ModulargridGuillotine on Modulargrid
ManualPDF Manual (EN)

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Long Sleeve Serie I description

Sport Ritual Electronics colors from your rack to your wardrobe

To celebrate Ritual Electronics 2nd birthday mark we designed this long sleeve t-shirt showcasing the great illustrations by our friend Leo Marsal (@Leomarsal) featured on our first 4 modules (+ a 5th one not yet released).

Photos by our friend Anaïs Lalitte (@annakottowitz).

100% organic ring-spun combed cotton, screen printed by a small local company in Bobigny, France.

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Patch description

Proudly wear the colours of Ritual Electronics

Initially designed for the RE crew’s lab coats and street crew’s leather jackets, we have a few patches left for you. It is iron-on so you punks won’t have to ask your mums to sew it on. The patches have been made by a family business located in Brittany, France.

Ritual Electronics Jacket with patch

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1U The Mullet description

Business card in the front, party in the back

Available for free as a goodie on our booth for Superbooth 2021, our business card turns into a DIYable passive saturation & tilt EQ combo.
You’ll need very usual components value to assemble the module.
It may be a great first DIY module. Very low parts count. Very forgiving.
See the Bill Of Material in the table.
Scroll down for pictures of the assembly.

R11K
R247K
R347K
R422K
R51K
C110n
C26n8
D1,D2,D3,D4,D51N4148 or any other diode/LED
JacksThonkiconn
PotsAlpha Taiwan B10K

The Mullet assembly

Business in the front
DIY in the back. First, install all the resistors, solder them and snap the legs off on the other side
Then install the diodes. You can go with general purpose diodes like the 1N4148. You can also try to mix and match with LEDs, vintage overpriced germanium diodes, schottkies… Careful with the orientation, diodes are polarized components.
Now the two capacitors. You can try different values from what’s in the BOM, it will change the corner frequencies of the Tilt EQ
Input and output jacks for now. The input is on the left, the output on the right. Use Thonkiconn jacks. Available from Thonk in Europe.
The pots are last. The footprints accept Alpha Taiwan metal shaft pots or the classic black plastic tall trimmers. 10K linear works great. If you have a spare center detent pot, it may be useful on the Tilt EQ.
Add knobs if you have em. Black Rogans if you want to go for the Ritual aesthetics.
Congrats, you are done!

Specs &
Downloads

Controls

  • Saturation knob crossfades between two saturation types
  • Tilt EQ gives you a low pass on the left, a high pass on the right

Technical characteristics

  • Careful with the gain drop as the unit is passive!
  • Gives you our contact infos
Width14HP
Intellijel 1U format
Depth1mm
Powerpassive
ModulargridThe Mullet on Modulargrid
ManualComing soon

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1U Flexibilité description

Your third hand is your foot.

Flexibilité is a fairly simple module. Plug an expression pedal into it and use your foot to control your modules. By default it generates a 0-5V signal (unipolar) or a -5/+5V signal (bipolar), attenuated by the foot pedal.

Flexibilité has an input for external signals, so it can be used as a volume pedal on audio or attenuator/attenuverter on CV signals.

For when you need that extra hand!

1U_Flexibilite_back

Flexibilité
in action

Specs &
Downloads

Controls

  • Expression pedal input
  • External signal input
  • Switch for Unipolar (0-5V) / Bipolar (-5/+5V)

Technical characteristics

  • Buffered input & output
  • Reverse polarity switch on the back of the module for compatibility with most expression pedals
Width10HP
Available with either Intellijel or Pulplogic format frontpanel
Depth35mm
Power10mA @ +12V
7mA @ -12V
0mA @ +5V
ModulargridFlexibilité on Modulargrid
ManualPDF Manual (EN)