RABid Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 15 hours ago, mate stubb said: What do you use the Data for? Mostly for looking at the waveforms. It will also work as a tuner. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Anyone who has been thinking about getting an Ornament and Crime (uO_c) better get one quick. The main chip used in it has been discontinued as they push people to use the newer chip with smaller silicon. The current chip is 90nm and the upgraded chip is 45. People are working on an update but who knows when that might be available. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 this is wild Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 My favorite ever modular synth. I hope Dave R is getting a cut of these remakes. Nice to see some of the old modules keep their discrete transistor core, even with the sourcing challenges he mentioned. I'm not crazy about his new Curtis based VCOs as the original discrete ones were stunning. I never owned the UAF but the studio system I worked on had one and it was truly special. They were a space hog but the layout of inputs to the left, outputs to the right, and control inputs on the bottom was logical and great to work on. 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finale Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 That Emu sounds NICE! 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 E-MU modulars I have known: 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Gamechanger comes out with unique items. The Voice takes much less power than I was afraid it would. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Beyond putting every single audio and voltage and trigger input and output of my entire setup on the patchbay, I’ve successfully and purposefully avoided the modular sinkhole. …until two weeks ago, when a MASSIVE Elektor Formant system crossed my path — the guy who built it was an engineer for PolyGram and Deutsche Grammophon, and he’d designed a controller keyboard and homebuilt a whole digital-to-voltage converter using his engineering prowess for a “throw everything at the problem” approach with pre-MIDI early-80s-technology. …to build a four-voice polyphonic modular synth, with three VCOs, three ADSRs, an LFO, noise gen, a 12 dB filter, a 24 dB filter, and dual VCA…PER VOICE. Plus 2 Formant filters. Racked up in standard 19” mounts. Currently having it checked…I’ll probably end up keeping an assortment of the working parts, and selling off the rest. 1 Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 Pics. We want pics! 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 hour ago, matted stump said: Pics. We want pics! …and then, there's a custom controller/mixing panel which has the Formant output modules with master EQ and panning, as well as a homebrew bucket-brigade delay — albeit without the chips... It looks like that was actually set up for SIX voices, but he only ever built four… This is the weird controller thing: This may have been the digital/CV interface — or perhaps just a testbed: Plus a massive power supply, and a Sharp MZ-80k attached to a homebuilt PROMmer and a bunch of datassettes with custom programmes. The whole shebang is currently at my tech's workshop for evaluation. We'll probably part out/throw away the whole controller/interface bit, from the first look. There doesn't seem to be anything there that a modern cheap MIDI/CV interface won't do. 2 Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 That's quite a bit of history! 2 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 ok gamers, this one's for you! https://cdm.link/2023/10/fortnite-gets-a-modular-synth/?fbclid=IwAR0fdNOLxh3nkiIOYRVCCbSBfB-jM75c3n4q7FAudsUtsl7J44SnjkEOaKU 1 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I have a medium size Eurorack rig, but I’m looking for a little more precision in tuning. Anyone using a voltage/pitch quantizer? Do you recommend yours? Quote "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 doing it live! Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Back when I was heavy into MOTM I went to a live chill out show performed by Robert Rich featuring his large modular. It was very well done. He is really good with ambient soundscapes, the best I've heard since Patrick Gleeson. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 11:02 AM, zeronyne said: I have a medium size Eurorack rig, but I’m looking for a little more precision in tuning. Anyone using a voltage/pitch quantizer? Do you recommend yours? I have a few dedicated quantizers: the basic Doepfer A-156, Shakmat Bard Quartet and Intellijel Scales. They are all highly thought of and work well, and they are all very different from each other. Doepfer is basic, easy to use and missing some modern features like push buttons for each note in a scale. Shakmat Bard Quartet is the most complicated of the three but can do things like save custom scales. It also will quantize four different channels each with their own timing. Some others let you quantize 4 channels but only have one trigger so they all quantize at the same beat. Intellijel Scales gives you buttons for each note, saves scales, and has a basic sequencer but it only has two channels. My recommendation is the best value in quantizing, a uO_c, otherwise known as Ornament and Crime. The default basic software has Quantermain. A 4 channel quantizer and each channel is independent. Here is a couple videos. 2 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 I bought a couple modules today, thanks to Perfect Circuit sales. After Later Benjolin V2 and Calsynth uGrids 3 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 8:02 AM, zeronyne said: I have a medium size Eurorack rig, but I’m looking for a little more precision in tuning. Anyone using a voltage/pitch quantizer? Do you recommend yours? I'll second RABid's recommendation for the Ornament & Crime. I have only ever used it as a quantizer, it works great! Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I picked up the Cherry Audio Voltage Modular DMT Buchla bundle today at Black Friday prices. It is mostly a copy of the Buchla/Tiptop Audio collaboration. Tiptop has released 6 modules with two more announced. I finally have those six plus an extra oscillator module. It will be interesting to see how close they are. I have a few complaints on the hardware, such as the 4 channel 5 step sequencer not having the option to have different channels with a different number of steps. The number of steps in the sequence can be adjusted, but the adjustment affects all 4 channels. Would love to be able to do 4 against 5. People are buying multiple units to do this, and to string them together for 8 step sequences. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 I'm thinking a dedicated sample player might make sense instead of dedicating a Disting EX to the task. Anyone try the Squarp Rample? 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 more tiny fun; a few videos at link: https://cdm.link/2023/12/modular-playdate/?fbclid=IwAR2VsZz5zkL5xuC5TQLGlZQtN7b_wfFDUpiD3Z1hFfckgphCjGMgkSV-6h0 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 I'm about to embark on my new case build. I'm thinking 1/2" mahogany for the case sides, and aluminum back. I can keep the depth with internal PSU down to 3". It's kind of pushing the size limits of a laptop synth, but I'll make a purpose built wooden tray to hold it with an angled stand, maybe space to squeeze a laptop and or small kbd in. Need to figure out patch cable storage for my little portable lap station. Case parts are from Modular Synth Lab. 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Modular synth maniacs, welcome to Stompbox Nation: Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Pedals seem to be an even more expensive hobby than Euro rack. 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mate stubb Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 I recently added some sample playback capability to my system with a Squarp Rample. It does great percussion and drums of course, but I've been having great fun playing ambient clips sequenced from Grids. It has a nice balance of flexibility vs simplicity of use. No recording though. 2 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Can anybody get to modulargrid.net right now? I'm getting a 502. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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