#41

I thought this too but I don’t think you could do the whole shebang. The thing is just a bit too wacky and wild (and weirdly flexible) to emulate with softcut alone. Softcut is much better for looping and general pitch shifting tricks, though.

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#42

I don’t own a Norns (not yet at least) but I do own a ER-301 centered micro eurorack system. I know for sure that I can build some, probably most of the features in there, but it wouldn’t come anywhere near the Bastl unit for the dedicated user interface and the way the robots (LFO’s) work. Like I said, I wasn’t sure about the layout at first, but it’s really inspiring, and the randomizing shortcuts are brilliant. Also the way the tape speed can do both lo-fo and hi-fi is really cool and the stereo effects, you can get a very broad palette of sounds… I thought it was a bit expensive for “just a delay”, but now I think it’s really worth it.

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#43

I just got my Thyme in and it is immediately fun to play with without digging too far into the manual! I wanted to ask other Thyme owners about power supplies. Because my power strips are on the ground and the provided power supply’s cable is so short, I was going to order a replacement. In the manual it says it can run between 7-12v (before proceeding, I have made a big note about center-positive :wink:), and I thought, why not get a 12v ps instead of a 9v, so I can also use it with my Ciat-Lonbarde equipment?

Is anyone else using 12v power supplies? Any reason not to?

Beyond that question, I did want to share that I am loving freezing a loop and playing with tape speed! I switched to the “more analog” from digital and now I’m not making R2D2 sounds when I mess with Rate and Amount. I’m really looking forward to digging into the robots and seeing what sequencing with them is like, but am super pleased with the vibes from Freeze already.

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#44

Late to the party, I’m just starting to look into the Thyme…

Wondering about the i/o levels, are they eurorack compatible? And does it have cv input to sync to eurorack clock? The online description seems a little oblique and I haven’t had time to check out any videos yet.

Also what is the maximum delay time?

Finally, is it just me or does Basil seem to have a very psychedelic east block retro sci-fi vibe going on? I love that stuff!

Thanks!

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#45

I have to be honest, eurorack levels are pretty hot if you run them in the Thyme unattenuated. There is a narrow window bewteen no gain (which cuts incoming audio) and just a tiny bit of gain (clipping is right around the corner) but it’s still manageable. If you attenuate the signal from the modular there is no issue of course. Syncing is no problem and works great. There is dedicated sync and CV in (and a “footswitch” which I haven’t explored yet)

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#46

Thanks. What does the CV in let you control?

#47

It lets you modulate any of the parameters, the same as the robots. I use a channel of Voltage Block into it, to give some irregular modulation.

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#48

I also find that the window for eurorack levels is narrow… but achievable! Just a hair above no gain works pretty reliably for me.

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#49

That’s the spot! :smiley:

Yeah, the robots are amazing, but it’s good to have some controllable randomness from the modular.

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#50

I’m late to the game too, but even later! I ordered one (from a dealer, my mistake) late November and in about 2 weeks it’ll be 3 months waiting! Luckily I got it on a Black Friday sale and so it’s still worth it in the end. Looks like a ton of fun! =)