Veils 2020

Mutable Instruments Veils 2020

Mutable Instruments Veils provides four VCAs with an adjustable response curve and offset control.

Veils’ outputs are daisy-chained, allowing adjacent groups of 2, 3, or all 4 channels to be mixed together.

An updated classic – the 2020 version of Veils offers:

More compact footprint (10-HP)
Sliders instead of knobs for the main gain/CV control. These control the amount of gain (amplitude) modulation from the CV input, or direct gain control when no cable is patched in the CV input – as you would find on a standard mixer channel fader.
Gain indicator LED on all four faders.
Positive offset control (0 to 8V) for direct use of bipolar modulation sources.

The cornerstones of modular patches

VCAs are absolutely essential in a modular system, for example for:

Shaping the amplitude or timbre of a tone with an envelope.
Animating a mixture of several oscillators.
Controlling the amount of filter modulation with a random source or a touch controller.
Applying an envelope on the linear FM signal hitting an oscillator.

Specifications

All inputs DC-coupled.
All inputs handle audio-rate signals.
Input impedance: 100k for all inputs.
Gain scale: a +5V CV translates to a gain of 1 (0dB), both in linear and in exponential mode.
Large gains above +20dB (sufficient for amplifying line-level signals) achievable in exponential mode.
Offset control adding an adjustable voltage from 0 to 8V to the gain CV.

Specifications

50 mA +12V / 50 mA -12V
25 mm Depth
10hp