ModPadis a performance oriented touchpad controlled modulation source after the vintage Ocatve Electronics CATSTICK hardware controller.

With its touchpad, two LFOs, four internal VCAs and four CV sources, you can achieve a different modulation type and/or depth for touchpad gestures in each direction; right, left, up, and down. Each touchpad direction has a separate Control Voltage and VCA section with "knob per function" controls in each section.

The selection of outputs provides a variety of direct, mixed and/or modulated control voltages for use with other modules in your rack:

  • Individual CV outputs for each touchpad direction and both axis.
  • Each VCA has separate input and output jacks and can be used internally or as a freestanding VCA.
  • X and Y outputs that sum the respective axis and VCA outputs.
  • A summed output that include both X and Y values.
  • Inverted X, Y, and XY outputs.

The summed outputs are clipped to +/- 7.5V.

The touchpad can be expanded to a larger size for more precise control, and auto-centering (on mouse release) can be toggled on and off.

X and Y position knobs, suitable for use with Cherry Audio's Remote Control module can be displayed using a menu accessible by right clicking on the Black Cloud Industries logo. These knobs remain active (to Remote Control) even when not visible, but are ignored if auto-centering is enabled.

For a brief description of the original Cat Stick, see Octave Plateau CATSTICK.