The Pulsar-23 from Soma Laboratory is a patchable, analog drum synthesizer with a loop recorder and a very direct sound. The four tracks (voices) of the Pulsar-23 are divided into
Instead of the usual chaser programming for drum computers, the Pulsar-23 is played using a loop recorder, of which there is one for each track. The four loop recorders are based on the internal clock generator, which also has divider values and the incoming MIDI clock. In addition, the four voices can be addressed via the MIDI interface and various CC commands are available as patch points.
Over 100 patch points distribute control voltages, gates, audio and clock signals to any signals inside and even outside the Pulsar-23. All patch connections are made with M3 threaded rods, which has the advantage that many connections can be made in a small space. To integrate external equipment such as a modular system, eight bidirectional connections for 3.5mm jack plugs are available at the front and a further six bidirectional connections for 6.3mm jack plugs at the rear. The large jack sockets could be used as individual outputs for connection to a mixing console, for example.