Designed to mimic the synthetic percussion generators of the ’80s, the Knucklehead is a super-simple music-making marvel.
New York-based electronic music specialist Zero Crossing has launched the Knucklehead, a compact percussion generator based on the vintage “twin T-filter” configuration.
“Knucklehead (KH) is a device that utilizes the classic ‘Twin-T Filter’ configuration found in many of the 1980’s approaches to a synthetic drum/percussion generator with a very high Q resonance,” the device’s creator explains, “that can be triggered into oscillation when ‘excited’ and ultimately returning to stability, creating the decaying ‘envelope’ associated with percussive instruments.”
