Bastl Instruments Crust
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Bastl Instruments
Crust
Product Info
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The Crust is a fun, quirky drum module perfect for experimental electronic music producers and those seeking unique percussive textures. It’s not a replacement for a full drum machine, but it’s a brilliant character-adding module for anyone wanting to inject some unexpected sonic grit into their modular setup.
Product Description
- Bastl Instruments Crust
- Eurorack Module
- Complex drum synthesiser
- 2 Layers
- mixable via crossfader and CV input
- Tone layer with dual oscillator and 4 modes (FM
- Dual
- Ring Modulation)
- Pitch envelope with adjustable attack and decay time
- Noise layer with 4 modes (white noise
- clap
- metal) and low-pass/high-pass filter
- Octave
- pitch
- detune and envelope sweep adjustable for dual oscillator
- Timbre section with filter
- clipping or shaper
- Bipolar CTRL controller with CV input
- programmable to various parameters
- Trigger and velocity input
- Pitch CV input for tone layer
- Envelope CV input and envelope output
- Drum output
- Current requirement: 90 mA (+12 V) / 20 mA (-12 V)
- Width: 8 HP
- Depth: 24 mm
PROS
- • Dual-layer design offers surprisingly complex percussive textures.
- • Bastl’s signature quirky, characterful sound – raw and immediate.
- • Crossfader and CV control provide expressive, dynamic performance options.
- • Compact 8HP footprint makes it ideal for smaller modular systems.
CONS
- • Limited layer count restricts complex, multi-layered drum patterns.
- • Noise layer options, while creative, lack conventional drum sounds.
- • The bipolar controller's range can feel restrictive for nuanced adjustments.
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Key Features
Sounds
Raw, characterful, percussive tones with FM, ring modulation, and noise generation.
Trigger Inputs
Dedicated trigger input for rhythmic sequencing.
HP Width
8 HP
Depth
24 mm
Power Draw
90 mA (+12 V) / 20 mA (-12 V)
Outputs
Drum output
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Crust prioritizes a more raw, characterful sound with a focus on creative noise generation, while the ST-01 offers more traditional, polished drum sounds and a broader range of samples.
While it's capable of interesting sounds, it's not designed for realistic acoustic drums; its strength lies in generating unique, synthetic percussion.
Yes, the bipolar CV input is standard and easily integrates with most Eurorack modules allowing for external modulation of the crossfader's mixing behavior.
