Soliton Wave

Self-Stabilizing Filter Entity with Controlled Turbulence

Artifact Classification: Hybrid Subharmonic Containment Device – Class II
Designation: Soliton Wave
Form: 8HP Eurorack Module, 3320-Based Filter with Integrated Digital Noise
Finish: Hot Pink with Jet Black Accents
Maker: Monke of the Northern Quadrant

Operational Philosophy:
Inspired by the self-sustaining waveforms of deep-space soliton phenomena, this module is a paradox: shaped chaos.
At its heart lies a classic 3320 topology — reborn through a modern clone — fed not with silence, but with calculated digital noise, braided into the signal path like antimatter through plasma.

Whether sculpting filtered sweeps, generating high-hats, or breathing life into modulation buses, the Soliton Wave offers the user control over destruction.
It can act as a VCF, a noise VCA, or a self-resonating disturbance engine — all depending on the operator's intent.

It is not here to behave. It is here to respond.

Functional Overview:
SEM-style 3320 Filter Core: Smooth and surgical, yet brutal under pressure

Integrated Digital Noise Source: Blendable via front-panel potentiometer

3 CV Inputs:

CV1 / CV2 for Cutoff: Each with dedicated attenuator
CV3 for Resonance: Also attenuated for fine control
Noise Amount Control: From whisper to hiss
Self-Resonance Capable: Will howl if overdriven
Output: Post-mix, post-chaos, pre-explanation

Field Deployment Notes:
Use it as a filter, or don’t. Patch it as a source, as a modulator, as a voice. The Soliton Wave resists being reduced to a category. It was built to be useful, but also to misbehave in controllable ways.

Pairs beautifully with noise-based percussion patches, filtered drone shaping, and CV-controlled sonic erosion. Highly recommended as the sole module in minimalist systems or as a corruption node in larger ones.

Usage Advisory:
Recommended for:
Filtered noise sweeps
Minimalist percussion (e.g. hi-hats, static bursts)
CV-controlled noise VCA behavior
Subtle texture layering or outright signal sabotage

Unrecommended for:
Silence
Those afraid of sibilance
Traditionalists

“The wave does not break. It bends, refracts, and continues.” — Engineering Log, DS9-574.9