Skippy Season 3 – The Master of Time

Skippy MK3 is a Eurorack module designed to explore new rhythmic forms beyond the boundaries of traditional sequencers.

Unlike grid-based sequencers that operate with fixed, regular steps, Skippy introduces a time-based logic rather than a matrix one: durations are not placed on a rigid grid; time itself is treated as a fluid material. Durations stretch, contract, overlap, or disperse according to polyrhythmic, Gaussian, random, or fractal logics.

This makes it possible to generate unexpected rhythmic structures:
– the superimposition of independent cycles;
– the alternation of asymmetrical durations;
– combinations of controlled randomness and mathematical order.

Of course, depending on the selected functions, Skippy MK3 can also lock to a regular matrix grid whenever desired.

Skippy is not merely a sequencer: it is a workshop for manipulating time, an instrument for shaping rhythm, a tool that treats time itself as an experimental material.

Main Features

4 independent tracks, each represented by a colored button, a concentric circle on the screen, and an output LED:
Red, Yellow, Green, Blue. Each track provides its own CV/Gate output (≈ 3.5 V).

Real-time control

• Central encoder for navigation and editing

• Track buttons to select which voices are affected

• Instant response (no need to stop playback)

Multiple navigation modes

• Short click → enter/exit a function

• Double-click → activate enriched modes (Euclid, Fractal)

• Long press → access System Functions

System Functions

• SAVE / LOAD: 100 memory slots (0–99) stored on internal SD card

• NEW: instant reset to default values

Clock modes (CLK IN)

• POLY → averaged external clock, Skippy retains its temporal fluidity

• POLYSTEP → hybrid mode: strict for matrix functions, flexible for time-based ones

• MATRIX → step-by-step mode, like a traditional sequencer

• RST → input used as Reset only

CLK DIV: multiply or divide the external clock.

CLK OUT:

• Clock → standard master clock output

• Cycle → one gate per full rotation of the red track

Expanders: compatible with EXP, LIVE, CVIN, or a combination of EXP + CVIN.

General Functions

• BPM: 10–600 BPM, per track or global; external sync supported

• STEP: 1–64 steps per cycle, independently per track → instant polyrhythms

• BEGIN & END: partial loops within circular arcs

• GATES: adjustable or proportional length (10–90 % of the interval between steps)

• PROBA: probability of skipping a step

• CHAOS: random temporal offsets per track

• WAY: direction (<, >, ping-pong, stop)

• SWING: rhythmic groove between steps

• SPIN: rotate steps within the cycle

• PAUSE: per-track mute (also via button or CV with CVIN expander)

• RESET / RESET SYNC: manual or end-of-cycle synchronization (also via button or CV with EXP or LIVE expanders)

• ROLL: rhythmic subdivisions and ratcheting (regular or random)

Specific Functions

• GAUSS: distributes steps logarithmically or in bell-curve form to create accelerations or density peaks

• EUCLID: Bjorklund algorithm for evenly spaced rhythms

  • Enriched Euclid: ready-made rhythmic templates (Bossa, Tresillo, Techno Kit, etc.)

• TILES: alternating blocks of played and silent steps

• POLYR: alternation of two tempi (e.g., 4/3), stable polymetric structures

• JAZZY: 32-step patterns arranged as shifting rhythmic exercises

• FRACT: self-similar structures (Morse, Sierpinski, Rule 30, Cantor, Dragon, Van der Corput, Noise)

  • Enriched Fractal: multi-track fractal combinations (CantorCan, DragonShf, PolyWeave, TechnoRot …)

• LINE: polyphonic melodic generator

  • Styles include Fugue, Rock, Metal, Jazz, Afrobeat, Reggae, House, HipHop, Trap, DnB, Waltz, Canon, Blues, Disco, Swing, Bebop, Baroque …

Expanders

• EXP (2 HP): Reset + Play/Stop (button or CV)

• LIVE: Reset, Play/Stop, 16 assignable knobs (BPM, STEP, Gauss, etc.) + 4 knobs for enriched functions

• CVIN: End of Cycle output, 4 Pause inputs (CV + buttons), 4 assignable CV inputs with attenuators

• EXP + CVIN: both expanders can be used simultaneously

Technical Specifications

• Width: 10 HP

• Depth: 32 mm

• Power: +12 V 180 mA (≈ +20 mA with expander), −12 V 0 mA, +5 V 0 mA

• Internal SD card: used exclusively for saves (no user data storage)

Delivered with power ribbon and screws.

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SKIPPY MK3

What's New in Version 2.32:

• Automatic Backup

All settings are saved when the module is turned off.

Skippy then restarts directly with these same active settings. However, it is possible to revert to the default configuration at startup with the NEW function or even return to the "factory settings" by pressing buttons 2 and 4 simultaneously at startup.

• New Patterns in JAZZY

We regularly add new patterns to JAZZY, based on your requests...

• New "polystep"

Input Clock It is added to the two existing clocks "poly" and "matrix".

It acts as a clock divider within the limits of time division possibilities (for example, the Gaussian function will always act progressively based on an average clock, as with the "poly" clock). Thus, it falls between "poly", which produces an average of the received beats (and for example, will not account for small variations like external swing), and "matrix", which strictly applies the received beats identically to all tracks.

"Polystep" will strictly use the beats from track 1 and adapt the timing of the other tracks according to their parameters.

The "polystep" and "matrix" clocks are only useful if you want to control Skippy with an external clock. Leave it on "poly" for internal use or to use Skippy's clock as the Master for your system (in fact, Skippy performs best in the GAUSS and POLYR functions with this clock selected).

• New TILES

We have added the following divisions: 2/1, 3/1, 3/2, 4/3.

• New ROLL Function

Beats can now be divided by two (2 "gates" instead of one) or by three (3 "gates" instead of one).

It is possible to choose a "roll" randomly: "1/??" and "2/??" add respectively 1 or 2 extra beats, randomly. You can also choose to add these "rolls" every 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 "steps". It is also possible to add a "roll" with each screen rotation. To synchronize the start of "rolls" on all tracks, use the Reset function (or with Skippy Live), otherwise, each "roll" starts when the option is set (for example, to avoid setting "rolls" per turn all at the same time).

The beat times of the "rolls" depend on the duration of each gate. It is therefore recommended to take a slightly longer gate for the effect to start being noticeable (from 60-70 and up).

The new "proportional gate" function is also taken into account (thus divided by 2 or by 3).

• New Proportional GATE

The function that allows choosing the gate length for each track has been extended.

It is now possible to choose it in proportion to the existing time between two beats. This can be very useful for melodic sequences (with Zazou for example).

You can thus alternate between quarter notes and half notes, or eighth notes and whole notes, etc.

Each of Skippy's four tracks can have a different setting, including with variable time functions (GAUSS, POLYR…), which promises infinite explorations.

Access proportional gates by turning the encoder in GATE mode to the left: instead of stopping at 10 as in the previous version, the percentage of active gate time is displayed. You can choose the percentage in steps of 10, from 10% to 90%.

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Version 2.2 Update

- The BPM range is now from 10 to 600.

- BPM change for a single track can now be done in real-time without interrupting other tracks.

- Two external clocks are available:

   CLK Mode: The clock is calculated based on the average of the inputs, allowing adjustments of Skippy's polyrhythmic functions to the external world. The choice of multiplier applies to this clock. The Clock Out follows this clock.

   MATRIX Mode: The clock is matrix-based and adjusts precisely to external pulses (enabling external swing or step advance, for example). Polyrhythmic functions in this case will be adjusted based on an average of the pulse rate. The Clock Out follows this clock. Multipliers do not apply to this clock.

   Both clocks can also accept a Trigger or Gate signal.

- Enhanced Jazzy function: Added Bossa, Folk, Funk, Jazz patterns. The Begin and End functions now apply to the Jazzy function as well.

- Gaussian function can be overlaid on Jazzy, Euclid, and Tiles functions, allowing for progressive Euclidean rhythms, for example.

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