Make Noise Pressure Points
Pressure Points is a hand-played controller module from Make Noise. It's a touch-sensitive Eurorack module that works as a four-stage manual sequencer and control-voltage source. It has been available since December 2017 and takes up 20 HP. You touch the gold-plated copper wires on the faceplate, which Make Noise calls "Touch Plates," and that makes you part of the circuit. Each touch generates a gate signal and a control voltage proportional to how hard you press. The faceplate is actually a printed circuit board. There's a fine adjustment screw on the underside to calibrate sensitivity to your own touch. The manufacturer notes that everyone's sensitivity differs, and recommends making this adjustment first.
The module is designed to pair with Make Noise's Brains expander. Brains turns one or two Pressure Points units into a clocked 4- or 8-step, 3-channel analog sequencer. Up to two Pressure Points can be chained to a single Brains, and cables for expansion are included. Make Noise also suggests it pairs well with Maths, their flagship utility module. It draws 20mA of +12VDC and 0mA of -12VDC.
Documentation on this model is thinner than on some of Make Noise's better-known modules. There's no detailed circuit-level information in the archive, and no production-year or original-price data beyond the December 2017 availability date. Current new-condition listings range from roughly $97 to €245 depending on the market. One owner on Gearspace reports running two Pressure Points units with Brains with no issues, saying they have "always worked fine."
Known specs:
- Eurorack module, 20 HP
- 4-stage touch controller / manual sequencer
- Gate output and pressure-proportional CV output per stage
- Power: 20mA +12VDC, 0mA -12VDC
- Designed for use with Brains expander (max 2 units per Brains)
- Available since December 2017
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