Manufacturer's description
ANALOG SEMI-MODULAR MAD SYNTHESIZER
YOU’VE NEVER EVEN DREAMT OF
THE RHYTMIC TOOLKIT,
SEMI-MODULAR SYNTH,
ANALOG GROOVEBOX,
ULTIMATE DRUM MODULE,
MAD NOISE MACHINE,
SOUND DESIGNER’S DELIGHT…
You cannot describe exactly what it is — you can make any kind of music using The DROP, from roots pre-sequences techno to ambient landscapes, from 8-bit craze to pop-style dancy-fancies.
And you’ll play it live — The DROP is designed to be played, just like a classic music instrument.
A self-contained analog groovebox, that uses LFO as a clock generator with divider — no programming needed to get highly complex absolutely crazy neverending and never repeating (analog!) rhytmic galore and fractal textures.
Otherwise, it can be triggered manually with a pad, or via external trigger — so it works like a highly sophisticated drum module.
Six unique analog noise osclilators, classic BD generator with old-style analog VCA, sub-octave oscillator with an extra click — all patched (or repatched) to two wide-range LFOs or anything external — via bananas — for neverending rhytmic galore, and then soaked in a specially designed analog saturation.
Full, bold, vivid and textured, rich analog sound — because of a highly ingenious, odd and peculiar circuits. Think NOS, discrete, germanium and unobtanium.
Thanks to a fully analogue design The DROP can play the same sequence for hours without being annoying. Stunning!
A vast field for experimentation thanks to a modular design with all its inputs and outputs. You’ll lose yourself in a black hole of sounds repatching it even without any external modules.
Banana sockets used in The DROP are compatible with any external synths and modules — eurorack or buchla or analog sync — no problem.
You can even use bare cable without jacks to patch bananas. What about playing The DROP with jacks touching banana sockets? Did you know that your bare fingers are good for patching it too?
Go bananas!
MSF Products
Drop is bringing back the real, instant joy and fun of playing electronic instruments live, for music beyond grids, borders, and programming, that makes an art happen as a reward.
Or — at least — a piles of a pure bliss and delight.
Mad Sound Factory DROP offers a wide range of sounds including kicks, basses, hi-hats, and weird noises. With features such as tone generator, mixer section, noise generator, and two LFOs, The DROP allows for creative patching and modulation possibilities.
The instrument also offers a unique “DROP” button that can trigger sounds and add a fun element to performance.
The DROP can be controlled through analog clock signals or MIDI sync. Designed for both live performances and studio use, this instrument offers a wide range of sonic possibilities for musicians looking to experiment with rhythm and sound design.
The DROP is pretty compact — it easily fits in a backpack or ordinary shopper or whatever you use to drop your swimsuit to.
The DROP is powered via USB-C — from any power bank, phone charger or a laptop, pocket nuclear reactor or even a solar battery, if your star is close enough and you have enough sunny days to play with it. Modern world demands and requirements.
- Dimensions: 230×230×71mm (+/-1mm)
- Weight: 2kg
- Power Supply: 5V 1A, USB Type-C
- Power Consumption: up to 5W
How much is my shipping?
Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK, 'next working day' shipping is free to most parts of the UK if the order value is over £150, and £5 otherwise. We can also ship on a 'next working day before 12pm' service, which costs £6 for orders over £150 and £7.50 for orders under £150.
Certain areas of the UK, including the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland and other offshore islands, may have higher shipping charges and slightly longer delivery times due to surcharges applied by the courier and reduced service availability in those areas. We try to keep these costs to a minimum.
Do you ship to my country?
Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.
Shipping methods
We use a combination of DPD and Royal Mail for the UK, and for international orders it's either DPD, DHL, FedEx, UPS or Royal Mail depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.
Dispatch times
For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 16:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.
For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes the couriers may come to collect a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.
Saturday/Sunday delivery
If you're in the UK and you order before 16:00 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday or Sunday delivery with DPD. This is FREE for order values over £350, £5 for order values between £75 and £250, and £7 for order values under £75. (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). Please note that any orders placed after 16:00 on a Friday will ship on the Monday.
International shipping times
Most orders are delivered within 3 to 5 working days if sent on a courier service. Royal Mail services can take a lot longer and are often less secure.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.
Product Overview
Manufacturer's description
ANALOG SEMI-MODULAR MAD SYNTHESIZER
YOU’VE NEVER EVEN DREAMT OF
THE RHYTMIC TOOLKIT,
SEMI-MODULAR SYNTH,
ANALOG GROOVEBOX,
ULTIMATE DRUM MODULE,
MAD NOISE MACHINE,
SOUND DESIGNER’S DELIGHT…
You cannot describe exactly what it is — you can make any kind of music using The DROP, from roots pre-sequences techno to ambient landscapes, from 8-bit craze to pop-style dancy-fancies.
And you’ll play it live — The DROP is designed to be played, just like a classic music instrument.
A self-contained analog groovebox, that uses LFO as a clock generator with divider — no programming needed to get highly complex absolutely crazy neverending and never repeating (analog!) rhytmic galore and fractal textures.
Otherwise, it can be triggered manually with a pad, or via external trigger — so it works like a highly sophisticated drum module.
Six unique analog noise osclilators, classic BD generator with old-style analog VCA, sub-octave oscillator with an extra click — all patched (or repatched) to two wide-range LFOs or anything external — via bananas — for neverending rhytmic galore, and then soaked in a specially designed analog saturation.
Full, bold, vivid and textured, rich analog sound — because of a highly ingenious, odd and peculiar circuits. Think NOS, discrete, germanium and unobtanium.
Thanks to a fully analogue design The DROP can play the same sequence for hours without being annoying. Stunning!
A vast field for experimentation thanks to a modular design with all its inputs and outputs. You’ll lose yourself in a black hole of sounds repatching it even without any external modules.
Banana sockets used in The DROP are compatible with any external synths and modules — eurorack or buchla or analog sync — no problem.
You can even use bare cable without jacks to patch bananas. What about playing The DROP with jacks touching banana sockets? Did you know that your bare fingers are good for patching it too?
Go bananas!
MSF Products
Drop is bringing back the real, instant joy and fun of playing electronic instruments live, for music beyond grids, borders, and programming, that makes an art happen as a reward.
Or — at least — a piles of a pure bliss and delight.
Mad Sound Factory DROP offers a wide range of sounds including kicks, basses, hi-hats, and weird noises. With features such as tone generator, mixer section, noise generator, and two LFOs, The DROP allows for creative patching and modulation possibilities.
The instrument also offers a unique “DROP” button that can trigger sounds and add a fun element to performance.
The DROP can be controlled through analog clock signals or MIDI sync. Designed for both live performances and studio use, this instrument offers a wide range of sonic possibilities for musicians looking to experiment with rhythm and sound design.
The DROP is pretty compact — it easily fits in a backpack or ordinary shopper or whatever you use to drop your swimsuit to.
The DROP is powered via USB-C — from any power bank, phone charger or a laptop, pocket nuclear reactor or even a solar battery, if your star is close enough and you have enough sunny days to play with it. Modern world demands and requirements.
Technical Specs
Shipping Details
How much is my shipping?
Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK, 'next working day' shipping is free to most parts of the UK if the order value is over £150, and £5 otherwise. We can also ship on a 'next working day before 12pm' service, which costs £6 for orders over £150 and £7.50 for orders under £150.
Certain areas of the UK, including the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland and other offshore islands, may have higher shipping charges and slightly longer delivery times due to surcharges applied by the courier and reduced service availability in those areas. We try to keep these costs to a minimum.
Do you ship to my country?
Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.
Shipping methods
We use a combination of DPD and Royal Mail for the UK, and for international orders it's either DPD, DHL, FedEx, UPS or Royal Mail depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.
Dispatch times
For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 16:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.
For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes the couriers may come to collect a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.
Saturday/Sunday delivery
If you're in the UK and you order before 16:00 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday or Sunday delivery with DPD. This is FREE for order values over £350, £5 for order values between £75 and £250, and £7 for order values under £75. (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). Please note that any orders placed after 16:00 on a Friday will ship on the Monday.
International shipping times
Most orders are delivered within 3 to 5 working days if sent on a courier service. Royal Mail services can take a lot longer and are often less secure.
Pre-orders
If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.
If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.
