{"product_id":"rossum-morpheus-stereo-morphing-z-plane-filter","title":"Rossum Morpheus - Stereo Morphing Z-Plane Filter Pre-Order","description":"\u003ch4\u003eStereo Morphing Z-Plane Filter\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith our \u003cstrong\u003eMORPHEUS\u003c\/strong\u003e digital filter module, we’re finally able to unleash the full power of the 14-pole \u003cstrong\u003eZ­-Plane Filters\u003c\/strong\u003e that Dave invented for the E-mu Morpheus synthesizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMORPHEUS\u003c\/strong\u003e Eurorack module includes over 280 filter configurations, what we call \u003cstrong\u003eCubes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each Cube is composed of up to 8 complex filters that you can picture as being at the corners of a three dimensional cube (hence the name). Morpheus gives you the ability to smoothly interpolate between those 8 filters within the cube’s three dimensional space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to processor limitations back in the day, the original Morpheus was capable of real-time morphing in one dimension, but interpolation in the frequency and transform dimensions were set at note-on and remained static for the remainder of the note. But even with that limitation, Morpheus offered sonic capabilities that are unmatched to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the \u003cstrong\u003eMORPHEUS\u003c\/strong\u003e filter module, you now have simultaneous real-time CV control of all three dimensions, for dynamic timbral effects unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. In stereo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMORPHEUS\u003c\/strong\u003e features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Over 280 14-pole filter configurations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Real-time manual and CV control of Frequency, Morphing and Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The ability to save hundreds of customized filter configurations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A sequencer for stepping through filter configurations under trigger or clock control\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A large OLED display for programming and realtime display of morphing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all Rossum Electro-Music digital modules, all parameters are available for adjustment with a single button press. No menu diving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Closer Look at What Makes Up a Morpheus Filter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eMorpheus Filter\u003c\/strong\u003e (i.e., what you select and load into Morpheus to process your audio) is actually the top level of a three level hierarchy. The three levels are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Frequency Response\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the most basic construct of a Morpheus filter. It is essentially a single static configuration of Morpheus’s 14 poles and zeros. For example, a frequency response might be configured as six independent bands of parametric EQ and a low pass section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"6_sections\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-914 size-large\" data-attachment-id=\"914\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"6_sections\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6_sections.png?fit=1024%2C233\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6_sections.png?fit=300%2C68\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/6_sections.png?fit=1222%2C278\" data-orig-size=\"1222,278\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rossum-electro.com\/products\/morpheus\/attachment\/6_sections\/\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/6_sections.png?v=1784244276\" width=\"1024\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven this basic building block is capable of creating filtering and resonant spaces of enormous complexity. But the real power comes from the ability to interpolate between multiple Frequency Responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Cube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eCube\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the structure we need to control the interpolation between multiple \u003cstrong\u003eFrequency Responses\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo start with a simple example (actually simpler than any of the actual Cubes),  imagine 2 different Frequency Responses and a single morph parameter to interpolate between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"simple-morph\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-916\" data-attachment-id=\"916\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"simple-morph\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Simple-Morph-e1486683565798.png?fit=863%2C215\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Simple-Morph-e1486683565798.png?fit=300%2C75\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Simple-Morph-e1486683565798.png?fit=863%2C215\" data-orig-size=\"863,215\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rossum-electro.com\/products\/morpheus\/attachment\/simple-morph\/\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/Simple-Morph-e1486683565798-300x75.png?v=1784244279\" width=\"450\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy varying that single CV-controllable parameter, you’re actually interpolating between 20 different frequency, bandwidth, resonance, and gain parameters simultaneously. We can visualize the result as looking something like this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"varying\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-917\" data-attachment-id=\"917\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"varying\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/varying.png?fit=942%2C612\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/varying.png?fit=300%2C195\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/varying.png?fit=942%2C612\" data-orig-size=\"942,612\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rossum-electro.com\/products\/morpheus\/attachment\/varying\/\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/varying.png?v=1784244282\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next step would be to add another pair of Frequency Responses and control them with two parameters. That would look something like this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"2d\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-913\" data-attachment-id=\"913\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"2d\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2D.png?fit=910%2C362\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2D.png?fit=300%2C119\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2D.png?fit=910%2C362\" data-orig-size=\"910,362\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rossum-electro.com\/products\/morpheus\/attachment\/2d\/\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/2D.png?v=1784244285\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this case, the two parameters (\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Morph\u003c\/strong\u003e) define a point on a virtual plane that specifies the interpolation between the four Frequency Responses. Cubes like this are referred to as ”.4” cubes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, by adding four more Frequency Responses, we have a full \u003cstrong\u003e3D Morpheus Cube\u003c\/strong\u003e, now controlled by three parameters, \u003cstrong\u003eFrequency\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMorph,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTransform\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"cube\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-915\" data-attachment-id=\"915\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"cube\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cube.png?fit=878%2C830\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cube.png?fit=300%2C284\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cube.png?fit=878%2C830\" data-orig-size=\"878,830\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rossum-electro.com\/products\/morpheus\/attachment\/cube\/\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/cube.png?v=1784244289\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"display\" class=\"wp-image-919 alignleft\" data-attachment-id=\"919\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"8\",\"credit\":\"Marco Alpert\",\"camera\":\"PENTAX K-3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1480417097\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"50\",\"iso\":\"400\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.02\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"display\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Display.jpg?fit=239%2C238\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Display.jpg?fit=239%2C238\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rossum-electro.com\/fqlzron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Display.jpg?fit=239%2C238\" data-orig-size=\"239,238\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.rossum-electro.com\/products\/morpheus\/attachment\/display\/\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4221\/9542\/files\/Display.jpg?v=1784244292\" width=\"164\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this case, you will be interpolating between all 8 component Frequency Responses,controlled by the position of the single interpolation point within the virtual 3D space. For ease of visualization, this is displayed (along with the resulting output frequency response) on Morpheus’s graphic display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Morpheus Filter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, at the top level of our hierarchy is the fully-configured \u003cstrong\u003eMorpheus Filter\u003c\/strong\u003e. This consists of one of the 289 Cubes and the various parameters set in Morpheus’s \u003cstrong\u003eEdit Filter Menu\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistortion \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to three dimensional filtering, Morpheus is capable of producing a wide variety of unusual and distinctive types of distortion (depending on the character of individual cubes and the nature of the signals being processed). This is separate from the usually unwanted distortion produced by overdriving the input or by too high a gain through the filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the \u003cstrong\u003eMorpheus Filters\u003c\/strong\u003e that are based on “.4” Cubes have the \u003cstrong\u003eTransform\u003c\/strong\u003e control knob and CV input set to control distortion (since with only 4 Frequency Responses, there is no Transform axis to control anyway). However, even for the full 3D Cubes, you have the option of programming the Transform control and CV to control distortion, in which the the actual Transform value is set as a static value in the \u003cstrong\u003eEdit Filter Menu\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuffice it to say, Morpheus distortion adds an additional (and highly dramatic) option to its sound design capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMorpheus Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFILTER CUBES\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e289\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFILTERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFILTER SEQUENCES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e200\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEQUENCE STEPS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20,000 Dynamically Allocated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINPUTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio L\/R\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull Level Frequency CV \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttenuverted Frequency CV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttenuverted Morph CV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttenuverted Transform\/Distortion CV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilter Sequencer Dec\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.6V threshold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilter Sequencer Inc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.6V threshold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilter Sequencer Reset\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100kΩ Input Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.6V threshold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUTPUTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio L\/R\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2x 3.5mm mono socket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1kΩ Impedance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePOWER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREQUIREMENTS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e+\/-12V via 16-pin, Doepfer-style connector\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCURRENT DRAW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e135mA +12V, 25mA -12V (maximum)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18HP (W); 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