#274

I found Cold Mac really confusing, couldn’t gel with it. For me, something like a Function or Doepfer A-171-2 would be more fun, especially with a Benjolin!

#275

I love it, but it does indeed have an overwhelming array of functions. I decided pretty early on that I wouldn’t try memorize every feature of the thing, but just use it for what I can handle at any given time. Over a year with it and I’ve barely touched a couple of the features still, but I use it in almost every patch. It’s one of the best happy-accidents-generators I’ve ever used.

My main complaint with the thing is that it’s really lofi sounding when you slow things down or use the granular mode. The Morphagene sounds smoother and tape-like to my ears (in demos at least, I haven’t owned one). That said, I do really love how it sounds when it records audio at a reduced sample rate, and I use that to sample things with that 80’s sampler vibe, so the lofi-ness is as much a blessing as a curse.

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#276

Does the Tallinn allow to bring line-level up to modular cleanly, without distortion? Been eyeing it up a while

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#277

I rarely notice any distortion, even at full gain, when using its linear setting. I will say that I don’t get quite the volume out of it as I do with an actual line input module, but it’s still entirely usable.

#278

Is it possible to build a West Coast / Buchla-esque rack in this (54HP) size? Please, show such lunchboxes!

#279

See for yourself:

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#280

Great, great clip! However it seems the biggest problem in a such tight space is a dual (complex) oscillator. This particular one (Buchla 158 clone) is only 14HP, but it’s an exception in the world of mammoth like DPO or Furthrrrr Generator…

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#281

Can’t you make a complex oscillator from two units? Or is there something special going on? Seems like you could do it with two VCOs with FM.

#282

sort-of. In general, it’s not just FM that makes a complex oscillator ‘complex’ - it’s the combination of two oscillator cores, some form of cross-modulation bus (eg FM, AM, other) and then also a waveshaper/folder or similar on the output. But - two oscillators + some utilities will get you there. In the example above, the 14HP Catalyst AUDIO 158 is really just a dual oscillator unit - the µFold alongside it is part of the ‘complex oscillator’ deal.

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#283

For a traditional “259” style CO (see the DPO, Furrrtthhhrrrrrrrrrr) you would want two oscillators (one of which goes into LFO range), a wavefolder, and several VCAs. A lot of the fun is sending the modulating oscillator through a VCA so you can attenuate and change the amount of modulation that goes to (usually) FM, AM, ring modulation, and the timbre/wavefolder. Bonus points for soft and hard sync between the oscillators.

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#284

Is a VCA used only as a attenuator here?

#285

It can be just an attenuator, but I’ve found that modulating that VCA (the “index”) via external LFO/Envelope/Random is where many of the interesting timbres come through.

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#286

The Harvestman Hertz Donut MK I and MK II are excellent complex oscillators that don’t get mentioned enough. A lot of people like the MK I over the MK II, but both sound great. The only caveat is the odd HP size (17HP), which may or may not be an issue for some folk.

#287

There’s also the Verbos. MI Warps is another good candidate, combining that with a small-footprint VCO like a Dixie will get you a long way there!

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#288

You can always get two of the Harvestmans to even out the odd width. For example Hertz Donut 2 and Andore 2 will take 17+19=36HP.

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#289

Erika Pico modules are 3HP, that could even things out too.

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#290

I love this demo, I’ve watched it a few times. They should continue this 54hp series it’s very inspiring.

#291

Even things out with one of these! http://doboz.audio/check-point/

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#292

Indeed. When I got my Hertz Donut Mk I, I also picked up the Harvestman Bionic Lester dual filter.
17HP + 13HP=30 HP, and a lot of amazing sounds.

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#293

one of the nice complex analog VCOs with wavefolder (and few other tricks in the sleeve) is 0Coast that comes in 45HP and 25mm skiff.

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