Soma Laboratory Ornament 8 Adapter for Lyra 2025

Because the Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer uses touch-sensitive metal pads (which rely on the electrical conductivity of human skin) instead of standard 3.5mm control voltage (CV) jacks, you cannot plug traditional patch cables into the interface. This specialized adapter acts as a bridge. [1, 2]How the Connector Works

• Magnetic Attachment: The passive PCB adapter snaps onto the surface of the Lyra-8 via integrated magnets. It installs or removes in seconds without requiring any physical modifications to the synth. [1]
• Gold Contact Pads: On the underside, it features contact pads that rest on top of the Lyra-8's 16 sensor pads. This design allows you to still play the synth manually with your fingers while the adapter is attached. [1, 2, 3]
• Metal Pegs: The top side of the adapter features raised metal pins/screws. These provide physical terminal points where you can attach alligator clips. [1, 2]

What It Is Used For

• External Sequencing: By attaching SOMA Alligator Clip Patch Cables from the metal pins on the adapter to an external device, you can trigger each of the Lyra-8's eight oscillators independently using external electrical control voltage. [1, 2]
• Target Gear: It is primarily designed to link the Lyra-8 directly with SOMA’s Ornament-8 sequencer or the Pulsar-23 drum machine, both of which naturally use alligator clip binding posts for patching. [1, 2]
• Eurorack Conversion: If you want to connect a standard Eurorack module or hardware sequencer (like a Korg SQ-1) to the Lyra-8 via this adapter, you can use specialized 3.5mm mono-to-alligator clip adapter cables.