ADDAC 306 VC Transitions (2020–)

Five channels of smooth, hands-on voltage morphing - like a crossfader for your CV, not your audio.

Overview

The ADDAC 306 VC Transitions sweeps your entire patch from "warm pad" to "alien swarm" with one slider. It doesn't make sound and it doesn't sequence. It's a master fader for control voltages, letting you glide between two completely different states of your modular system. Slide it one way, and your filter is open, your envelope is snappy, your reverb is drenched. Slide it the other, and everything tightens up, thins out, pulls back.

Built as a Eurorack module since May 2020, the 306 is part of ADDAC's 300 Series, a line focused on utility and control rather than sound generation. It has five independent CV channels, each with its own MINIMUM, SPAN, and DIRECTION controls, all governed by a single TRANSITION CONTROLLER slider. Move the slider and all five outputs shift together, each following its own voltage range and direction. Each channel's range is set by jumpers on the back, 5V or 10V, so you can match it to the modules you're controlling, whether they need subtle nudges or full-scale sweeps.

One reviewer called it a "macro controller," and that fits. It lets you stop patching around for dramatic changes and just *perform* them. Another put it simply: "You can find endless uses to this little device." People have run cables from its outputs to filter cutoffs, LFO rates, delay feedback, VCA levels, even sequencer clock dividers.

Specifications

Manufacturer	ADDAC
Width	8 HP
Depth	40 mm
Current/Power consumption	40 mA (+12 V) / 20 mA (-12 V)
Number of channels	5
Controls per channel	MINIMUM, SPAN and DIRECTION controls
Common controls	common CV IN and a common TRANSITION CONTROLLER slider
Output voltage range (configurable)	maximum range of each channel can be set to either 5 or 10 volts, by 5 jumpers in the back of the module
Output polarity	Only positive voltages are generated at the output.
Voltage curve of each channel	selectable via switch (minimum to maximum or vice versa)
Transition slider controls	the CV curve of all 5 channels simultaneously
CV In	for transition controller
5 x CV Out

Key Features

Five-channel CV morphing

At its core, the 306 is a 5-channel multi-directional CV generator. Each channel outputs a voltage that moves between a user-defined minimum and maximum, and all five respond to the same TRANSITION CONTROLLER. So you can set one channel to go from 1V to 8V (say, opening a filter), another from 5V to 2V (slowing an LFO), and a third from 0V to 10V (engaging a distortion), then sweep them all at once with a single fader. It works like switching scenes on a theater console.

Per-channel voltage shaping

Each channel's behavior is set with three knobs. MINIMUM sets the floor voltage, SPAN sets how far above that floor the voltage can rise, and DIRECTION determines whether the output climbs from minimum to maximum or drops from maximum to minimum as the slider moves. That last one lets you invert the response of individual parameters without needing extra inverters. Want your resonance to increase while your decay time decreases? Set one channel to forward, another to reverse.

Configurable output range

On the back of the module, five jumpers set each channel's maximum range to either 5V or 10V. Some modules expect 0-5V for full modulation, others 0-10V. Being able to match that without attenuators or offsetting means cleaner, more predictable control.

CV control over the transition

The TRANSITION CONTROLLER slider can be moved by hand, but it also accepts CV via a dedicated input. Patch a signal there, say an LFO, an envelope, or a sequencer, and the slider becomes an attenuator for that incoming CV. That means you can automate your state changes. Imagine a slow sine wave sweeping your patch from "calm" to "chaotic" and back every 30 seconds, or a gate sequence stepping through different sonic profiles.

“Sweet spot” control philosophy

One reviewer described it as a "sweet spot" controller. It isn't built for fine-tuning. It's built for jumping between two well-defined states and controlling how you move between them. You set up your "A" state (dry, tight, quiet) and your "B" state (wet, wide, loud), then use the slider to find the balance in between. As one user put it, "functionally it works like it should."

Historical Context

The ADDAC 306 VC Transitions was developed from an initial idea by Konstantine Fioretos of Signal Sounds, then realized as part of ADDAC's 300 Series of Eurorack utility modules. It became available in May 2020, at a time when modular users were increasingly looking for macro-level control - ways to manage complexity rather than add more of it. The fact sheet offers no details on competitors or market context. The 306 fits into a niche of "morphing" or "state transition" controllers, a category that includes

Collectibility & Value

The ADDAC 306 VC Transitions is not a rare or vintage item in the traditional sense. It's been available since 2020, and new units are still sold at a retail price of $134. It has started to appear on the used market, though, with one unit listed on Reverb for $115 plus $10 shipping around three years after its release. A DIY kit version was also available for $109, a lower-cost way in for builders. There's no data on common electronic failures or required maintenance, but one user noted "rack rash" as a typical cosmetic issue, which is no surprise for a module that lives in a crowded system and gets used a lot. One reviewer thought it may be underrated, given the lack of widespread discussion: "Very underrated, don't see people talking about it very often."