{"product_id":"elta-music-tsc12-touch-sensitive-eurorack-module","title":"Elta Music TSC12 Touch Sensitive Eurorack Module","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eBring human physical expressiveness, fluid movement, and organic gesture control directly into your modular frameworks. The \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"124\"\u003eElta Music TSC12\u003c\/b\u003e (TSC-12) is a premium, performance-oriented tactile touch surface and multifunctional control surface module engineered to bridge the gap between modular voltage routing and live musical playability. Directly adapted from the highly celebrated capacitive keyboard layout found on Elta Music's legendary \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"444\"\u003eSolar-42 Ambient Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, this expansive 44HP module hosts a beautifully laid-out playing grid that transforms structural finger gestures into highly precise Control Voltage (CV), Gate, and pressure modulation arrays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/6609\/3943\/files\/img_3260.webp?v=1783167650\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe TSC-12 module, based on the Solar-42 Ambient Machine keyboard, is a performance oriented touch controller featuring 12 capacitively sensitive plates, equipped with highly accurate Volt\/octave outputs, ready to connect to your modular setup also.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExternal clock input. When a clock pulse is received the keyboard automatically switches to external clock source. Recommended level: 0 to +5V, though higher voltages are accepted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolt\/octave output, ranges over 8 octaves from 0V to +8V. By default the signal present on this output is normalized to the Volt\/octave input of the VCOs (VCO A and VCO B)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0 to 10V gate output. By default the signal present on this output is normalized to the gate input of the envelope generators controlling the voltage controlled amplifiers of VCO A and VCO B.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0 to 10V gate output.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl voltage or Volt\/octave output, ranges over 8 octaves from 0V to +8V. The signal on this output is determind by\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘Behaviour’ and ‘Pressure output’ parameters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArpeggiato reset input. A raising edge on this input resets the arpeggiator to its first step. Recommended level 0 to +5V, though higher voltages are accepted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003eThe module is anchored by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003e12 individual capacitively sensitive touchplates\u003c\/b\u003e that respond instantly to the static electrical charge of your fingertips, completely bypassing the rigid, spring-loaded mechanical resistance of standard plastic keys. Far more than a basic note trigger, the TSC12 functions as a dense compositional brain. It houses an internal multi-mode step-sequencer, a highly customizable arpeggiator engine, variable scale quantizers, and dedicated glide control chains governing Portamento and Vibrato parameters. Whether you are performing fast chromatic riffs or anchoring long, slowly morphing ambient drones, the TSC12 delivers immediate, low-latency physical access to your synthesizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/6609\/3943\/files\/img_3259.webp?v=1783167651\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12,0\"\u003eBlip Expert Take\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1\"\u003eThe Elta Music TSC12 is the ultimate performance engine for anyone who finds themselves staring blankly at step-sequencer grids wishing their system felt more like an actual playable instrument. Because it adapts the unique capacitive architecture from the Solar-42, playing it feels fluid, immediate, and heavily improvisational. You can slide across plates to execute polyphonic glides or apply varying finger pressure to dynamically modulate destination parameters like filter cuts or envelope lengths on the fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCritical Studio Note:\u003c\/b\u003e Take a close look at the grounding advisory in the tech specs. This module relies heavily on robust electrical grounding paths to accurately read skin capacitance. Standard, cheap \"Mean Well\" style wall-wart power switching units can sometimes cause trigger instability. We highly recommend paring it with high-grade, medically isolated, or properly grounded case power supplies to ensure flawless, glitch-free tracking on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12,3\"\u003eWho Is This For?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12,4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eImprovisational Live Acts:\u003c\/b\u003e Modular synthesists who want to perform intricate, human lead patterns, real-time fills, and modal shifts without dragging a clunky external keyboard controller to the venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAmbient \u0026amp; Drone Composers:\u003c\/b\u003e Sound designers chasing deep expression paths via continuous finger pressure, organic portamento glides, and generative arpeggio variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elta Music","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":57260303384951,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":57260303417719,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/6609\/3943\/files\/tsc-12-white.webp?v=1783167403","url":"https:\/\/weareblip.com\/products\/elta-music-tsc12-touch-sensitive-eurorack-module","provider":"Blip","version":"1.0","type":"link"}