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The 6m0d6 will only respond to MIDI notes D1, A1, D2, C#2, A#1, and F#1. Make sure your MIDI device is not transposing the notes. I’ve done this before without realizing it.
Also, please check that you have maximized the gain on each mixer channel, and also check that you are using the ‘MIX” output to your main mixer. I know this is obvious, but sometimes it’s easy to miss the simple things.
If none of that works, perhaps you could try another MIDI device. I hope you get it sorted out!
PS The 6equencer is a wonderful addition. Once you get to know it, it’s quick and easy to program and chain patterns together.
My positive point goes to Squarp Instruments. I had a problem with Hermod and send them an email with not too much faith for a response and not only they answer me in a couple of hours with a solution, they told me that of the problem were not fixed, I would send them the module to check it and fixed by themself.
Thats something I love about eurorack and eurorack companys. I'm still waiting for a response from Akai since 10 months.
Wow never thought about asking that to ChatGPT. Great idea! Sometimes working with general terms with ChatGPT could be crazy. What did you exactly ask to ChatGPT to do? Maybe with more specific terms like first row for 1 voice, second row for effects and so on, the result could be more interesting.
Well maybe it's as simple as this. Black text on white (or silver) or white text on black, presents the most contrast and therefore the greatest readability. There is a lot of print in very small font on many panel fronts. The manufacturers are trying to make their products easy to use. Any manufacturer will weigh the relative commercial value of usability versus the attraction of an unusual color scheme. Which is undoubtedly why the trend is away from unusual color schemes.
But don't mind me. I'm just an old fuddydud engineer.
there are quite a few quantizers that have 4 channels - Bard Quartet, ADDAC, O&C but not many that will handle 8 - sinfonion, perhaps, but that'll only actually quantize 3-4 channels and generate v/oct for the others...
to be clear this is for pitch (v/oct) quantization only...
time quantization is not really done in modular - usually we use clock dividers and multipliers fed by a steady clock to trigger events at precise points - dividing a fast clock will always be more stable than multiplying, as a divider just counts the clock, whilst a multiplier has to measure the time between 2 clock ticks and then divide that time by the multiplication factor (and if the clock is not so stable it will be off at some point
it's more common that people want to add swing or go slightly off clock to humanise the rhythm - using a vc trigger/gate delay, perhaps
I think it might be a good idea if you created a rack on here and shared it (and also the other studio parts you want to interface with)
"some of the best base-level info to remember can be found in Jim's sigfile" @Lugia
Utility modules are the dull polish that makes the shiny modules actually shine!!!
I am having not luck it. Manual says it should be on channel 10 but no luck, i have also tried with all the other channels. No luck.
Also, manual says it accepts trs standard a and b. I've tried with both, no luck.
My main dislike of black panel designs: I can’t see the knobs as well.
-- Kaleidic
It's true. As a pianist, I actually prefer a traditional white (ivory) keyboard with black (ebony) keys than the other way round. It's more 'readable'.
To complete the original topic, black or brown wooden piano cases were often multicoloured in the past on... harpsichords. And they were magnificently painted.
However, with the psychedelic movement, some pianos were repainted in the 60s. One of the most famous is Lennon's (painted by Dutch design collective artists The Fool).
Today, these different trends can be found in synthesizers and modules.
'On ne devrait jamais quitter Montauban' (Fernand Naudin).
My main dislike of black panel designs: (1) I can’t see the knobs as well, and (2) I can’t read the text as well. Tiny knobs and text make Eurorack hard enough as it is. So I’m supposed to use it in a nightclub while it’s styled like a ninja in camouflage? That’s like playing a practical joke on myself. Nevertheless I do buy some dark models. It can’t be the deciding factor for me.
I found an interesting book about generative music: ” A Systematic Introduction To Making Generative Music With Modular Synths”.
It is an e-book that can be downloaded for $24.50 here: https://www.dev.rofilm-media.net/node/331
given the use case - I'm not convinced of the need for the extra vcos
-- JimHowell1970
I think of the Orbit 3 as more of an LFO. It will probably be useful as an extra VCO, but I honestly haven't thought of it that way very much.
The Virt Iter Legio was definitely intended as my third oscillator, and the options for phase modulation and built-in chorus factored into that.
Since the Malevolent's oscillators have four outs a peace, the noise engineering module sets up some great options for layered drones.
I have been thinking of using my Digitakt for reverb, because one of the recent firmwares allows for using that box as an effects processor for other gear. We'll see how that goes, but you are probably right in your suggestion for finding a good reverb module.
Hello,
I’m a big fan of synths and musical equipment, and I’ve always been fascinated by eurorack and modular world in general. Unfortunately I have an ICD (implanted cardioverter defibrillator) since three years, and I’m a little afraid to handle patch cables carrying electricity, even with low voltage and amperage.
My physician say that the risk of interferences with my device handling modular gear should be very low in presence of DC current compared to AC, so the main risk is due to AC leakage current.
So the questions are: there is a way to eliminate this risk of AC leakage currents? There are some recommendations to make an adequate power grounding to avoid any current on external case or panel of modules? It would be better to use a wooden case or an external power supply in example?
It would be nice if someone with my same situation (ICD or Pacemakers), who uses modulars, could share his experience.
Thanks
P.
Hey ! I’m waiting my command ! So I have a ghost , a sofia and an ADSR. If you have a piece of advice about appoint Out , or rythm and frequencie quantizer for techno progressive , I m really interested
I asked ChatGPT to build a rack for ambient music and layout the modules in a way that makes sense for this kind of music.
It seems to get confused with the module sizes, it would say Clouds is 60hp and then say it's 10hp instead, so this layout doesn't match exactly the one ChatGPT suggested. The original rack had six rows and a lot of empty spaces, which is probably a good idea anyway. I limited it to four rows, other than that, I kept the original order.
The ChatGPT training data goes up to 2021, so it doesn't have any knowledge about newer modules. Aside from that, the rack contains many effect modules, which would make sense for ambient music, but it also has some odd choices. I would have never thought of the Atlantis for this kind of rack, and on the other hand, it seems to lack on the VCA and mixer fronts.
I also asked for some patch examples, as some Redit users are reporting having success with that, but it seems to get confused easily and tells me to send signals to the clock inputs on modules that don't have clock inputs or to send an input from one module to the output of another.
Just as it does with any other topic, it seems to make sense at first, it seems legit, but on closer inspection, it's all wrong. And yet, as crazy as it is, it may be worth asking ChaGPT when looking for new ideas, as some of the replies can lead to out-of-the-box thinking. Kind of like Eno's oblique strategies.
thanks... definitely a few modules I'd never seen before!
given the use case - I'm not convinced of the need for the extra vcos - I think I'd have gone more for audio effects - delay, reverb, lofi etc etc not just a single delay and more modulation and utilities...
"some of the best base-level info to remember can be found in Jim's sigfile" @Lugia
Utility modules are the dull polish that makes the shiny modules actually shine!!!
1 can you please copy and paste the url of your public rack... it really helps us help you - jpgs are blurry and there's over 10k of modules - when we can see your actual rack we get mouse over and click through etc... I would have done this for you, but your rack is private...
JimHowell1970
I deprivatized the rack and replaced the original link.
I will definitely consider upgrading my rack. I grabbed this one at a very good discount after dealing with 4MS pods.
1 can you please copy and paste the url of your public rack... it really helps us help you - jpgs are blurry and there's over 10k of modules - when we can see your actual rack we get mouse over and click through etc... I would have done this for you, but your rack is private...
2 get a bigger case - no plan survives meeting the enemy - you will want more/different modules in the future and usually buying a larger rack to start with saves money in the long term - a tiptop mantis is an excellent starter case
"some of the best base-level info to remember can be found in Jim's sigfile" @Lugia
Utility modules are the dull polish that makes the shiny modules actually shine!!!
This is a 58hp, 6u case. The purpose of the rack is to provide utility and processing FX for my PWM Malevolent, which has two oscillators, a mixer, a filter, two ADSR envelopes, and two VCAs.
I also have a 0-CTRL, an Erica Matrix Mixer, and a St. Modular Workbench.
-BOMBO - MUTANT BD9:
es trigado por circuit --> black midi --> bd9 --> vuelve a circuit para reverb y volumen
-PICO DRUMS: SYNTH
tengo una serie de synth de legowelt (editados, cortos y largos)
recive trig y cv pitch desde circuit --> black midi -->
--> sale con bajo volumen (se configura para que tenga siempre line volume) --> korg nts (para filtro y fx)
-pico drums y black midi, están en un lateral de la case
-ROLAND SH-01A:
está dentro de la case.
Recibe midi desde circuit y envía (thru) hacia black midi
Sale su audio--> circuit para reverb y volumen
-LA VOZ:
Mediante un preamp, entra directamente a fx aid. Podría salir por un atenuador (fuera de la case) para tener volumen
-PLONK:
-es trigado por pico trig (hay 2 pistas, con distintos patterns de 1,2,3 y 4 pulsos)
-recibe CV para cambiar de sonido de malekko
-recibe un LFO cv, de malekko
-RADIO:
-es trigado por pico trig (una redonda, en el 2 del compas)
-recive CV para cambiar el start, desde malekko
-MALEKKO:
-1 lfo para fx aid ? (o quizás pico dsp)
-cv para radio
-1lfo para plonk
-cv para plonk
-plonk, radio --> pico mixer --> pico dsp
Today I installed the first modules and made my first patch. Envelope triggering the springreverb. Springreverb into the filter. Lowpass into the mixer. Highpass into the black hole and black hole into the mixer. Sounds realy haunting just what I was looking for. Stroking the spring with my fingers, feedback, I am verry happy! while i was patching away I realized that another mixer with a gain/overdrive (as a sub) would be verry handy.
-- Niemandsland
nice i just got a Tripple sloth,havent put it in my case yet
Very interesting! using four identical modules as a Mixer
-- RaymondHu
Thanks. 2x stereo strips are used for my voices (2x legion thru Steiner VCF as a complex osc for bass, CI thru SSG for melody) and then the other two are used for external gear like drum machines etc because they have pre amps for inputting line level gear. The NE stereo mixers are for delay and reverb sends (stack cables from the stereo strips go into them). Everything is then summed by the ES-9 so you can jam live while recording all the tracks separately. You can also have per-channel side-chain by using time warp as an envelope follower, inverting and offsetting the output with OSD and then inputting that signal into the stereo strip vcas on every channel that you want the side chain to apply. This all took a lot of figuring out but it works incredibly well
The Meng Qi passive LPG as well, can't go wrong for $50. If you can spare the space and $350, the Buchla 292t Quad Lopass Gate is coming out any day now.
Hi there,
Ashiko was designed to smoothly modulate an audio signal in the stereo field using only a single CV source.
I suggest you to check out this new demo video by BRiES that goes really deep into Ashiko functionalities:
Vaemi's new module XFMR VCA, which is designed for Eurorack systems, introduces users to a transformer-based VCA design.
Turkey-based Vaemi (Volt Age Electronic Musical Instruments), which commercially produces synthesizers and electronic musical instruments, recently released its first module, the Osi-Op (through zero fm VCO), and quickly followed with other Eurorack modules such as Shift Register, R2R Ladder, Buffered Multiple, making a name for itself. Now, it has introduced and brought its users the new XFMR VCA module, which is handcrafted with high-quality, through-hole components and features an audio transformer in its output.
The XFMR VCA is a VCA with linear curves. It has two separate audio outputs, such as the classic Op-Amp and the Transformer Output feature that gives it its name. It is AC Coupled and designed specifically for audio signals, making it a VCA module that you would want to use at the end of your chain. You can use it to add saturation, harmonics, and EQ to your patches made with the Osi-Op and through zero fm techniques, or use it for a clean range if desired. This wide range of options will be loved and make you feel comfortable.
Additionally, the XFMR VCA has an expander that allows you to expand it up to 3 channels. With the expander, you can have two more exponential VCA channels, which you can use for frequency modulation of oscillators or in other places you need them.
In studios, preamplifiers are equipment that can properly raise the microphone or line signals level without distorting or adding noise to the sound. However, when recording analog synthesizers, we tend to lower the sound instead of raising it because they have very high outputs. At this point, we thought that one of the most important things that preamplifiers add to recordings, other than gain, is audio transformers.
The XFMR VCA also has an EQ stage. This will provide great flexibility when finalizing your last patch, especially in multi-channel patches, and will provide a more accurate and clean sound in live performances.
Vaemi aims to create systems that can comfortably be used in today's electronic music and popular synthesis techniques such as additive, FM, Formant, Subtractive synthesis, and will continue to shape and evolve with new module designs that will be released in the coming year.
Please visit our web site for more information www.vaemi.net
-BLACK MIDI y PICO DRUM van en el frontal de la case (en el lateral trasero)
-BLACK MIDI:
manda cv y trig para pico drum, probeniente de circuit
-PICO DRUM
tiene los sonidos cargados de synth legowelt, es controlado desde la circuit-->black midi-->pico drum-->pico mix-->pico dsp
-BOMBO- MUTANT BD9:
recibe su trig desde circuit (via audio, o via black midi)
manda su audio-->atenuador-->circuit (aquí tiene su poquito de reverb)
-LA VOZ:
Mediante un preamp de micro, mando la señal directamente a fx aid. Podría salir por un atenuador (fuera de la case) para tener control volumen
-PLONK:
-es trigado por pico trig (hay 2 pistas, con distintos patterns de 1,2,3 y 4 pulsos)
-recibe CV para cambiar de sonido de malekko
-recibe un LFO cv, de malekko
-RADIO:
-es trigado por pico trig (una redonda, en el 2 del compas)
-recive CV para cambiar el start, desde malekko
-MALEKKO:
-1 lfo para fx aid ? (o quizás pico dsp)
-cv para radio
-1lfo para plonk
-cv para plonk
-plonk, radio, pico drum--> mixer pico mix --> pico dsp
-BASS:
Roland sh-1a está dentro de la case, en la parte de abajo, (black midi y pico drums, en realidad van en el frontal de la case)
Su salida midi, se podría poner en midi thru, y mandarla a black midi
-CIRCUIT:
tengo estas pistas:
-Synth1 (podría mandar a yamaha dx)
-Synth 2(manda cv y trig-->black midi--> pico drums)
-BASS --> roland sh
-bombo --> black midi --> mutant
-caja
-platos
-semicorcheas
-perc
My new video is online! It is a jam with some new modules by Mutable Instruments. It starts out as an ambient piece and then in takes you to unexpected places!
There is also a question that I ask especially for the lovers of modular synth video so could you let me know what you think? I would love your feedback and grow as a content creator of modular synth video's. Thank you so much!
A clock divider from Frequency Central with 4 sub-clocks, which is pretty useful.
Straightforward build, nothing challenging, good mid-level experience ,
And the unit has tons of functionality, I only touch on some during the demo (if I had a 4 input scope I’da covered more, gives me an excuse to buy one). Look at the manual on their web site for all the details, there is a lot going on with this.
Good utility module. Build
As before, also a newbie, but my problem is that I do not know anything at all. At the moment I try to watch different lessons on YouTube and try to repeat them. I am wondering if there is an online resource where you can try for free how to sound and use different models, or am I just blind?
Enjoy your spare HP, don't rush to fill every last space, this is not like filling sticker books. Resist the urge to 'complete' your rack, its never complete so just relax.
But Yeah, I'm not sure that helps or maybe it means I'm actually calibrated alright.
Testing the Beatstep Pro on a regular Oscillator gives me the whole keyboard range without problems.
Enjoy your spare HP, don't rush to fill every last space, this is not like filling sticker books. Resist the urge to 'complete' your rack, its never complete so just relax.
I wish I could filter/sort by whether a module is in the rack I am currently viewing...
...Not sure how generally useful this feature would be...
-- adamj
Not really a function but i noticed that it is not possible to filter for polyphonic modules...
may be it makes sense to include polyphony in the function list!?
... the notes are all the same from G upwards...
-- wishbonebrewery
Dont't know if this is helpful...
I tested mine by routing the pitch input through the mordax data voltage monitor.
My Rings takes voltages from 0.0V to 5.54V. Everything higher than 5.54V is ignored.
I've just tried a re-calibrate with the Frequency knob set to 12 o'clock and its made no difference, the notes are all the same from G upwards though going down the octaves is totally fine.
Enjoy your spare HP, don't rush to fill every last space, this is not like filling sticker books. Resist the urge to 'complete' your rack, its never complete so just relax.
The Jolin Ashiko seems to be an interesting module. Can anyone tell, if it allows for smooth panning between left and right? Is it possible to smoothly move a sound through the stereo field from one side to the other? Or if it's more like switching: signal is either hard left or hard right? That's not 100% clear from the demo videos available, at least to me. Thanks for helping.
Yes, I didn't consider module depth for a specific case. It looks like a 4MS Pod20 can support modules up to 34mm deep.
I figured that anything in the rack you posted was fair game for this hypothetical 20HP system.
20HP is a very significant restraint... are you planning on using this small case with others at some point? I personally understand and appreciate the attractiveness of small cases for focusing on and learning specific modules, but 20HP feels much too small as a standalone unit. Do you already own a case or any of these modules? Or are you in the beginning stages of planning out a system? If you are just getting into eurorack, I would recommend getting a larger single case, rather than several miniature ones. This is advice that you will hear quite frequently on these forums.
-- Chace
first 20hp standalone and later with other hp ascending pods, because the restraint random chaotic is ok, i was thinking delta-v, bongo cv and athru
Yes, I didn't consider module depth for a specific case. It looks like a 4MS Pod20 can support modules up to 34mm deep.
I figured that anything in the rack you posted was fair game for this hypothetical 20HP system.
20HP is a very significant restraint... are you planning on using this small case with others at some point? I personally understand and appreciate the attractiveness of small cases for focusing on and learning specific modules, but 20HP feels much too small as a standalone unit. Do you already own a case or any of these modules? Or are you in the beginning stages of planning out a system? If you are just getting into eurorack, I would recommend getting a larger single case, rather than several miniature ones. This is advice that you will hear quite frequently on these forums.
Thank you for the interesting challenge. This was the most functional and interesting combination that I could come up with in the 20HP limit.
-- Chace
dnipro krait is too deep for pod20, also alm alan will be with its expanders in its owned pod in the future, thank you for your time and knowledge, can you think of one more?
