4MS Catalyst Sequencer & Controller

Eurorack Modules

Robin Vincent

The Catalyst modules are based upon a module of the same name from Emblematic Systems. However, 4MS have turned it into two modules: a controller, like the original, and a sequencer. Both versions of the module are available within the firmware of a single module via a special combination of button presses, and the faceplate is reversible if you’d like to stick more permanently with one or the other. They are very different, though, so it’s likely that you’ll end up with two. The front panels look relatively intuitive but that’s quite deceptive. The Catalyst modules are cleverly multi-levelled and use multi-coloured illuminated encoders to hint at where you are and what you’re doing. Just fiddling around with them didn’t get me anywhere, and it wasn’t until I dug out the…

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Sound On Sound USA (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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