Tek’it Audio APC Punk Console Virtual Instrument

Virtual re-creation of a popular DIY circuit the Atari Punk Console. APC is a square wave synthesizer that creates fun “low-fi” sound, and comes with users MODs.

Also known as “Stepped Tone Generator”, published in 1980 by Forrest M. Mims III, the circuit consist of a frequency oscillator that drive a monostable which emits square output pulses. The circuit has become very popular in the DIY electronic music scene and now you can experiment it directly in your DAW.

• Comes with modifications of the original circuit, zero-delay-feedback resonant highpass and lowpass filters, an LFO, a gate controller with a hold function…
• Playability! Use the key tracking mod to play different tones using your MIDI keyboard or sequencer, change the tone by +/- 1 octave with the tone push buttons.
• Easy assignation of all parameters toMIDI controllers. Click on “Learn” on the parameter, move the control on your MIDI controller, and that’s it!
• Submit new MODs online. Registered users can submit online new ideas to mod APC, based on modifications existing in the DIY scene, or their imagination.