#48

Interesting to discuss routing.

My 4 ins:

  1. CV in to control my MAX patch timing
  2. Dry audio in L
  3. Dry audio in R
  4. Sends to my granular sampler/spectral filter in the MAX patch

My 8 outs:

  1. L out (main output)
  2. R out (main output)
  3. < unassigned - quad eventually? >
  4. < unassigned - quad eventually? >
  5. CV out to modular
  6. CV out to modular
  7. CV out to modular
  8. CV out to modular
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#49

James Holden seems to have the same workflow, he mentions it in that interview, you can dig up on that side. Already talked to him via Facebook, so he’s quite available for tech questioning :slight_smile:

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#50

You might be thinking of http://www.geosonix.com/

#51

It’s an interesting topic to me as I’m slowly learning Max and have a few ideas i’d like to try combining it with my small eurorack, but I can’t afford an ES-8 right now and I’m also a bit reluctant to the aggregate audio device thing, I used it before for other projects with various success.

A few days ago a friend just told me about this arduino CV/Gate I/O shield called Synapse and he sent me a PCB to build one.

It features 2 CVs in (0-5v) 2 CVs out (-5/+5v or 0-10v) and 2 gates in & out.
I’m gonna build one and try to use it as an interface for Max , i’ll report back if it’s working :slight_smile:

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#52

This looks great. my only point is that with a Eurorack power, you would need to power this from your rack, as opposed to it being standalone?

I’d rather this was a little self contained box that could be used with various gear…

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#53

Yes that is the main downside, if it works for what I have in mind i’ll put it in a standalone box (or mini-skiff with a few modules) with a DC-DC converter to power it from 5V.
I still have to order a few missing ICs & headers then I’ll be ready to build it.

#55

Bump from the dead!

Did you get this working w/ Max?

#56

I also clicked this the other day: CTRL. Don’t know more than is on the webpage, but looks promising for gates / CV output…

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#57

Max + modular is extremely interesting. I’ve been starting to experiment with Max, but only as a controller/composing tool. My initial attempts were using the Endorphin Shuttle Control. Very flexible, but I struggled to eliminate latency problems. Since then I have switched to using the Polyend Poly as the primary Max/DAW to modular interface.

The module is physically large, but simpler to use. The Poly was immediately recognized by Max. Here’s a quick sketch using a simple probability patch/sequencer from Max to multiple voices in the modular.

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#58

This video is incredibly cool. I really wish I could watch the whole thing. Anyone have any ideas where or how one could?

So many cool topics here. The idea of setting up a live performance instrument that strikes the balance between improvisation and “playing the hits”, building a hybrid modular // computer setup and that amazing karplus-strong physical modeling feedback patch. all these things have been the center of my focus for the last few months so clearly I was thrilled when I came across this video.

is that max he’s using? what is that spring he’s using to excite the karplus-strong engine? at first i thought it may be meng qi’s lines module but at second glance it looks like its a single spring as opposed to 4. anyway, figured i’d share.

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#59

The humans following each other’s errors thing is great. And that sequencer with the pattern rotating/variations is brilliant. Yeah, I’d love to see the whole thing.

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#60

Yes he has built his own devices. Spoke to him a couple of times last summer. He’s got some complex stuff going on. Hope he eventually shares some of his max patches.

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#61

I took a note of that to play around with it in maxmsp :slight_smile:

#62

yet another reason I want to get back into learning max one of these days: idea = reality (wherein equals means work and experimentation)

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#63

If I’m only looking to get CV from my computer (via max) is es-3 the more cost efficient way to go?

#64

If the interface you already own is DC-coupled, that could be a cheaper option

#65

I don’t think it is, I only have a Scarlett interface

#66

If you have an audio interface with an adat output then the ES3 is a great way to do that and they can be found fairly cheaply these days, especially if you look for one of the slightly earlier versions.

True, although a DC coupled interface may be more limited in terms of the voltage range it can output compared to the ES3.

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#67

so gosh darn much of this part yes. worth it in the end though.

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#68

Maybe some of the fine people here can help me out.

What are the pros/cons (differences?) of a DC-coupled interface vs a MIDI-to-CV interface for getting CV out of Max?

I’m pretty confident in the following, but correct me if I’m wrong:

  • MIDI-to-CV is -5/+5 pp; DC coupled can be up to -10/+10pp
  • MIDI-to-CV would likely require some slewing to avoid “steppiness” (the Polyend Poly has some built in slewing)

Am I missing anything else? Obviously, something like the ES-8 is great because it also works well with audio, but it’s also considerably more $$$ than some MIDI interfaces that could solve my needs.