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NIVIEM KLANG 8008

Analog Character Barberpole Phaser

Authentic emulation of the Bode Sound Co. Model 8008 Barberpole-Phaser. True Single-Sideband frequency shifting with 12-pole Dome Filter, 4x oversampled tube drive, output transformer coloration, 6 operating modes, and Leslie-style ROVER post-processing.

$50
ManualQuick Start
Version
1.0
Released
March 2026
Formats
VST3, Audio Units
Platforms
macOS, Windows
Features

What Makes It Special

True SSB Barberpole Architecture

12-pole Dome Filter (Hilbert transformer) with < 2° quadrature error across 20 Hz – 20 kHz. Coupled-form quadrature oscillator for Single-Sideband frequency shifting — faithfully recreating the original Bode signal path.

6 Operating Modes

UP & DOWN (dual sideband), UP (infinite rise), DOWN (infinite fall), FREEZE (static comb filter), FLIP (alternating direction at variable rate), and ROT (rotary/Leslie with 5 LFO shapes).

4x Oversampled Tube Drive

12AX7 asymmetric polynomial waveshaping (k2=0.007, k3=0.003) with 4x polyphase IIR anti-aliasing. Two-stage gain architecture for controllable harmonic saturation.

Analog Character Modeling

Per-allpass micro-saturation, component tolerance simulation, noise floor injection, coefficient modulation, and UTC A-24 output transformer with iron-core LF saturation and hysteresis IMD.

ROVER Rotating Speaker

3-way post-processing (Off/Subtle/Full) with amplitude modulation, bandpass, Leslie 122 Doppler simulation, and HF rolloff. 2MIC mode adds stereo imaging via opposite-phase modulation.

DAW Tempo Sync & Modulation

Lock Sweep Rate, Flip Rate, and OSC 2T to DAW tempo with 15 note divisions. INERTIA Leslie-style speed ramping, RND chaos toggle, and variable Stereo Width via SSB oscillator frequency detune.

Specifications

Inspired ByBode Sound Co. Model 8008 Barberpole-Phaser (1981)
Original PatentUS Patent 4,399,326 by Harald Bode (expired, public domain)
Hilbert Transformer12-pole Dome Filter (two 6-stage allpass chains)
Quadrature Error< 2 degrees across 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Peak Positions3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15 (9-position rotary)
Operating ModesUP & DOWN, UP, DOWN, FREEZE, FLIP, ROT
Sweep Rate0.01 – 10.0 Hz (logarithmic)
Drive Stage12AX7 asymmetric waveshaping, 4x oversampled
Output TransformerUTC A-24 model (LF sat + HF rolloff + hysteresis IMD)
Feedback0 – 95% with tanh soft-clip and variable FB Tilt
Tempo Sync15 divisions (1/32 to 4/1) for SWP, FLP, 2T
ROVER ModesOff / Subtle (one-pole LP) / Full (two-pole LP + Doppler)
Latency~16 samples at 44.1 kHz
Sample Rates44.1 kHz – 192 kHz

Highlights

  • Harald Bode's 1981 Barberpole-Phaser faithfully recreated from ZKM archive schematics
  • True Single-Sideband frequency shifting — infinite rising and falling spectral sweeps
  • 12-pole Dome Filter Hilbert transformer with < 2° quadrature error
  • 9-position peak selector (3–15) matching the original hardware rotary switch
  • 4x oversampled 12AX7 tube drive with asymmetric even/odd harmonics
  • UTC A-24 output transformer with iron-core saturation and hysteresis
  • ROVER rotating speaker post-processing with Leslie 122 Doppler simulation
  • INERTIA Leslie-style speed ramping and RND chaos modulation
  • True spectral stereo width via independent L/R SSB oscillator frequency detune
  • 46 factory presets across 8 categories, from subtle mix enhancement to extreme sound design
  • Nivipedia: 32-entry built-in encyclopedia about the technology and history
  • Phase correlation meter with spring-physics animated needle

Under the Hood

US Patent 4,399,326 signal flow architecture
Dome Filter: R.B. Dome (1946) phase-difference network theory
SSB: I*cos(ωt) ± Q*sin(ωt) coupled-form quadrature oscillator
Allpass topology: H(z) = (a + z⁻¹) / (1 + a·z⁻¹)
12AX7 waveshaping: asymmetric polynomial (k2=0.007, k3=0.003) + tanh
Polyphase IIR halfband anti-aliasing for 4x oversampled drive
Per-sample parameter smoothing (5–20ms one-pole)
NaN/Inf protection with full output buffer scan
Lock-free audio path — no allocations, no mutexes in processBlock
Catmull-Rom 4x cubic interpolation for true peak metering (IEC 60268-10)

System Requirements

macOS

  • macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or later
  • Intel or Apple Silicon (Universal Binary)
  • AU or VST3 compatible host

Windows

  • Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
  • VST3 compatible host