19. January 2025
Bastl Instruments 1983: Polyphonic MIDI-to-CV Wizardry for the Modular Age
The Bastl Instruments 1983 isn’t just another MIDI-to-CV box—it’s a polyphonic mastermind designed to bring order (and a bit of creative chaos) to your modular rig. In this deep-dive video, Bastl’s Václav walks through every feature, from automatic oscillator tuning to inventive quantizer tricks, showing how the 1983 can unite digital and analog voices in perfect harmony. As typical for Bastl’s community-driven approach, the presentation is hands-on, patch-oriented, and full of clever workflow ideas. If you’ve ever struggled to keep your oscillators in tune or wanted to push your modular into new polyphonic or microtonal territory, this is one to
