The new UDO Audio RBN-1 Ribbon Controller is much more than just a great companion to the UDO Super 6 — paired with the RBN-1C Eurorack Receiver, it can be fully integrated into any modular system.

In this setup, it offers duophonic capabilities, a looping function, and additional performance options. Playing with the RBN-1 feels immediate and expressive, almost like directly touching one's modular system, since its gate output has no latency.

There are two main pitch tracking modes, "Absolute" and "Relative" tracking. With Absolute tracking, the leftmost marking equals zero volts, acting as a fixed pitch reference. In Relative mode, the CV value starts at zero from wherever your finger lands. In this video demonstration, the Ribbon Controller is used in Absolute mode. Using the onboard potentiometer, the pitch range is varied from 0.5 to 3 octaves. 

The RBN-1C's looping function is both straightforward and inspiring. One press records a motion, while another press plays it back. In "Hold On" mode, playback starts automatically, opening up creative possibilities for evolving modulations, rhythmic sequences, and layered textures.

Aside from controlling pitch, the RBN-1/RBN-1C duo can also control basically any other parameter with a CV input through its second CV output. Demonstrating the "two-handed" use of the Ribbon Controller, the second to last patch of the video demonstrates the combination of the two CV outputs in action — the left hand is controlling pitch, while the right hand is morphing the waveshape of a wavetable oscillator.

More information about the RBN-1 Ribbon Controller can be found on the UDO Audio website. More information about the RBN-1C Eurorack Receiver module can be found over at SchneidersLaden.