When you tire of missionary position sequencing, think about Milton.

This is preliminary data for the Model 21 Milton Sequential Controllers series

With over 45 units in circulation, the Milton Sequencer is not news, but a Eurorack incarnation most definitely is. Built upon the Amtel AT89C2051 Microcontroller and MAX1110 octal input serial A tro D converter, both running at 12 MhZ, the Plan B Model 21 will come fully loaded with two programmable pulse banks, independent VC gate outputs, an obedient clock output with user-sectable on time, manual advance, externally controllable run/halt functions and voltage control of direction running either synchronously or asynchronously to the input clock.

The Model 21 will be avaiable in two formats:

Grande:

4 banks of 8 steps (58 HP wide)

Venti:

4 banks of 16 steps (84 HP wide - one rackcase row)

The M21 provides all of the control features of the original MIlton Sequencer with some exciting enhancements which increase both functionality and elegance:

• Manual advance/single step mode for ease of programming

• Vertical Sequencing with independent vertical gate outputs

• Manual and VC variable gate times

• VC input attenuation knob

• Four independent offset inputs provide bank transposition with full +/- processing.

• User selectable (short, medium or long) Obebient Clock and Pulse bank outputs

• Independent Skip/Reset for each step. Tri-functional tactile switches on each step either flag a counting reset (to stage 1) or allow for any combination of steps to be turned off and removed from the event list - the M21 will simply skip over selected stages as if they're not there.

• MIDI IMPLIMENTATION - Two backside ports will allow for control set up changes on the fly via sysex commands, midi clock drive, external commands for start/stop, hold, reset, VC mode, skip step and a plethora of directional presets not available on the front panel. (sine, triangle, quasi random, staircase, linear pendulum, log pendulum, double ramp, among others). Note: bank voltages will not be output to the midi port - accept no substitutes - the M21 is NOT quantized!

Factoids:

• The Model 21 Grande is 58RU wide, the Venti - a full 84HP of repeat performance!

• By using the Vertical Clock in as the main pacing clock and utilizing the Bank A vertical gate out to advance the sequencer horizontally, a single 32 step sequence may be acheived.

But wait, there's more:

The M21A Shmilton Expander (not shown) provides an additional 4 banks of eight steps which can be run serially (4 banks of 16 steps) or in parallel (eight banks of eight steps) with the M21 host with the flip of a switch and on the fly. Up to seven Schmilton expanders can be connected to a single host M21, expanding your playing field anywhere in between a total of 4 banks of 64 steps, -or- 64 banks of eight steps. I know, that's sick.

Once installed, if switched for serial operation the host Mitlon behaves like a 16 step sequencer -- incuding the range of it's directional voltage control. The Plan B Milton can accomodate interface to multiple M21As so they may be leggo'd into various degrees of humungus.

A second option - the M21B Rhythm Box (not shown) provides an addition six 2 channel programmable pulse banks.

The M21 series will not be sold as kits, however the 4 x 16 Mitlon kit set will still be available after this release.

Scheduled for release in June of 2006.