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MFX:

Stereo Multi Effects Processor

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The MFX is a compact 6HP Eurorack stereo digital audio multi effects processor. It offers 16 different full featured effects programs plus a number of metering utilities.

Inspired by our favourite classic hardware effects processors, the MFX incorporates DSP technologies from the dawn of digital effects in the 70s to the present day. This combines with ALM character and uniqueness to form a highly useful, fun and practical Eurorack effects module. 

Reshape sounds with the distortion and dynamics engines. Bend time space and pitch with multiple feature rich reverb and delay engines. Modulate signals with the flexible panner, frequency shifter, and range of ensemble effects. Fracture sounds with the one of a kind granular and glitch engines. Check signals and tune oscillators with various utilities. 

The MFX user interface is designed to be familiar, quick and easy to use. Each program contains a wide range of controllable parameters both directly editable or freely assigned to CV or clocked control. Additionally, each program includes factory presets as well as the ability to store and recall user presets. All states are preserved across power cycles. 

Feature List

  • A large collection of effects programs each with numerous controllable parameters.
  • All settings remain between power cycles.
  • Factory and user saveable presets per effect.
  • Stereo I/O paths.
  • 3 freely assignable CV inputs and 1 clock / trigger input.
  • Support for the ‘Axon-1’ and ‘Axon-2‘ expanders for up to 7 assignable CV inputs.
  • USB-C for quick and easy ‘drag and drop’ firmware updates via computer.
  • Also available as a virtualised VCV software module
  • Skiff friendly with reverse power protection.
  • Made in England.

Technical specifications

  • Supply: +12V 50mA Max / -12v 15mA
  • Size: 6HP
  • Depth: 32mm
  • 16 Bit / 44.1Khz Stereo processing
  • ARM CPU based DSP

Effect Program List

Digi-PCM Echo

Feature rich digital delay taking inspiration from early prime time rack delay units with added modern features.

Tape-Tech Echo

Tape style delay with a digital pitch shifter bolted on.

Crumbular Echo

More experimental granular style echo.

Ursa Minor Echoverb

Emulation of the classic Ursa Major ‘Space station’ providing more delays and reverb type effects.

Pocket PL8 Reverb

Emulation of very early digital style reverbs with a dense metallic sound.

Almicon Reverb

Emulation of 80s studio style reverb great for bright rooms and vast synthetic spaces.

Quaidra Reverb

Emulation of a popular 90s rack reverb. Excels at creating airy, atmospheric reverbs.

Yetti Reverb

A more modern FDN based reverb engine. Added pitch shifter for other worldly effects.

Slinky Reverb

Loosely modelled spring type reverb with extra ‘Boing’.

TY-50 Dynamics

A multi mode dynamics processor featuring both classic compression and transient shaping modes.

TH-30 Distortion

A versatile distortion program with distortion types ranging from analog style saturation to intense digital wavefolding.

2051 Bit Corrupter

Real-time audio buffer designed to imitate malfunctioning digital audio equipment.

Modulating Panner

Clock-syncable mono or stereo auto-pan with an additional scan mode that cross fades between 2 input signals. Use for VCA, Panner, crossfader, tremolo type effects.

Ring + Freq Modulator

Pair of classic modulation effects in stereo, tailored towards otherworldly and dissonant sounds.

Ensembles Ensemble

Simulation of classic chorus and ensemble effects. An added digital pitch shifter takes the effect beyond traditional chorus circuits.

Multi Phaser

Great sounding multi stage Phaser with numerous editable parameters.

Squoval Resonator

8 band mono or 4 band true-stereo resonator built from a collection of linked resonant band pass filters.

Utilities

Simple oscilloscope, clock utility, spectral analyser and a VCO tuner.

Manual

The MFX PDF Manual is available for download.
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Updates

Firmware (Version 115) is available for download.
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Release Notes
    Released Version 115
  • Added NEW Stereo Expander mode to TY-50 Dynamics.
  • Mix control enabled for both Transient Shaper and Sidechain In R modes.
  • Added NEW Fade In parameter to Bit Corrupter,
  • Added NEW FB Comb parameter to Multi Phaser that moves the comb filter effect
    • Released Version 114
  • Improved filter in Modulating Panner and resonators in Squoval
  • Fix digi-pcm clocking bug where it wouldn't update when switching from
  • More preset lockup fixes.
    • Released Version 113
  • Fix potential noise on some reverbs when bypassed.
  • Fix Clock utility response.
  • Fix potential lockups on some presets.
    • Released Version 112
  • Skipped. Pedal only.\t
    • Released Version 111
  • Overhaul crumbular engine; more crumbs, improved clipping
  • Added new 'recycle' and 'shape' parameters to crumbular.
  • Added visualisations for spray and density crumbular parameters.
  • Fix visual bug with the CV chart for dB parameters
  • Ensemble 'mod rate' parameter made CV-able.
  • Added wide mode for spring.
  • Added new distortion type 'warm'.
    • Released Version 110
  • Added NEW 'PRESET LOADER' screen for quickly jumping live between multiple
  • Merged Transient Shaper and Compressor engines into NEW 'TY50 Dynamics'
  • Added NEW stereo Ensembles Ensemble modes - Vibrato, Rotary & Aplpha, All
  • Improved Tape Echo with much improved tape aging and wow & flutter, smoother
  • Improved Pocket Pl8, Almicon and Yetti verb's Pre-Delay parameter. No longer clicks
  • SEASONS GREETINGS!
    • Released Version 109
  • Fix Axon UI slow down bug.
    • Released Version 108
  • Added NEW 'Slinky' spring reverb engine.
  • Added NEW high res modern Quaidra & Almicon reverb implementations with
  • Added NEW shared global user presets. No longer 2 per fx user preset limit.
  • Spectrum Analyser display minor improvements.
  • Manual updated.
  • VCV updates for new features.
    • Released Version 107
  • Added NEW spectrum analyser to utils.
  • Added NEW 'Freeze', 'Reverse', and 'Tightness' params to pl8 reverb.
  • Fixed test tone in utils.
  • Fixed Bit Corrupter sometimes initialising incorrectly.
  • Fixed Digi Delay sometimes initialising incorrectly.
  • Minor VCV updates.
    • Released Version 106
  • Added new Resonator FX engine.
  • Added 'infinite' modes to Phasor.
  • Added PRE/PST parameter to glitch to control mix.
  • Added many new 'basic' static presets to most engines.
  • Fixed a bug with parameters loading incorrectly from presets.
  • Minor VCV updates.
  • Manual updated.
    • Released Version 105
  • All Reverbs (except the 'pl8') now perform the final mix with
  • Crumbular delay in stereo mode now final mixes with stereo input.
  • Digi-delay parameter loading fixed.
  • External (+internal) msec clocking accuracy improved.
  • Preset params getting ignored in certian situations fixed.
  • Default utility Test Tone to be off, add an A tuning.
  • Axon 2 support (Tap tempo / Toggle passthru)\t
    • Released Version 104
  • Introduced MFX to VCV Rack.
  • Fixed lockup in 2051 Bit Corrupter with ext clock and stereo mode.
  • Fixed INT/EXT not updating buffer properly in 2051 Bit Corrupter.
  • Improved external clocking stability in Tape Delay.
  • Axon CV assignments now save correctly across power cycles.
  • Added presets from Mumdance.
  • Bump version to 104.
    • Released Version 103
  • Added Yetti FDN Reverb engine.
  • Added Multi Phaser engine.
  • Reworked Crumbular Echo with longer 1s time, new variance parameter, better.
  • Added state variable filter to Modulating Panner.
  • Added sidechain mode to TY-50 Compressor.
  • Added stereo and dual modes to 2051 Bit Corruptor.
  • Added longer Buffer Sizes on 2051 Bit Corruptor.
  • Added 440Hz (A) test tone to Utilities.
  • Fixed Lock-in CV on 2051 Bit Corruptor.
  • Improved headroom of Quaidra and Almicon reverbs with large sizes
  • Changed the pitch shift parameter to show common music intervals.
  • Changed the number of user presets to 2 per engine.
  • Manual Updated for new official version.
  • Bump version to 103.
    • Released Version 102
  • Added global wet/dry mix control to Utilities that locks all mix values to 100%.
  • Added envelope follower toggle to Frequency Shifter.
  • Added clock metering utility page to Utilities.
  • Fixed Frequency shifter param names.
  • Add extra headroom to Frequency shifter & Ring mod.
  • Sum L+R inputs on Ursa Minor.
  • Fix param hiding bug on Ursa Minor.
  • Fix IO dots on Crumbular delay.
  • Manual updated for new official version.
  • Bump version to 102.
    • Released Version 101
  • Fix CV handling range on certain params.
  • Add toggle param for pitchshifter dest on Tape Delay.
  • Disable CV on some reverb pre delays to avoid lockup.
  • Fix EXT/INT clock mode switching with CV issues.
  • Add extra headroom to Quaidra & Almicon reverbs to
  • Fix Almicon pre-delay not actually doing anything.
  • Make clip LEDs slightly less forgining and apparent.
  • Avoid clicks on digi delay when externally clocked.
  • Sum L+R inputs on crumbulator, tape delay, all 3 reverbs.
  • Manual minor updates.
  • Bump version to 101 (Odd versions considered 'beta' releases).
    • Released Version 100
  • Initial release firmware.

VCV Version

Also available is a fully featured emulation of the MFX for ‘VCV Rack’ virtual Eurorack studio software platform. It has the exact same features as its hardware counterpart.

It can be downloaded from the VCV Rack store here or explore all ALM VCV modules.

MFX for your DAW

The MFX engines are also available re-imagined as software plugins for your desktop DAW and as an AUv3 for your iPad.

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