#2434

Very, very interesting. Your stereo mixer comparison was invaluable for me, there was a point when I couldn’t get sleep as I was thinking how I could route my signals the way I wanted to and every mixer seemed like it lacked something so it was great resource for comparison and finding potential modules.

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#2435

I have one and agree with @grey on most points. It’s more utilitarian than fun, and I’ve had better luck using it mainly for long/slow modulation than I have with using it for actual envelope duties, though it can do that as well. As a vco it’s nothing particularly exciting, but not terrible either. Never had a Pons but it seems that it’d definitely be a step up from that.

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#2436

I went to Control today to pick up Bubblesound VCOb. I also wanted to listen to VCFs and I only heard one I really liked (E440). Glad I heard the Bastl Cinnamon because I was thinking about it but, ehh, really flat/thin sound. E440 is $250+ for used now though and I should probably rein in my spending a wee tad. I really liked the E440, so I’ll put it on my future list, but does anyone have a rec for a good, cheaper bandpass filter that would make a nice pair with the E440? Thanks.

#2437

I have it listed for sale currently. The module sounds fantastic but I never found an appropriate use for it in any of my set-ups.

#2438

I’m looking for a small (preferably no more than 6hp) clock/frequency divider that can operate at audio rate and perform odd numbered divisions. So far the only one I’ve been able to find is SSSR Labs’ VC Divider, which looks like a great option, but are there any others I can check out? Seems like every other module I’ve found with odd divisions won’t run at audio rate.

#2439

I’m having a really hard time troubleshooting my Ornament & Crime build. I am getting calibration values that are wildly off and the values don’t go far enough to get my voltage in the right ranges. The troubleshooting docs say

the DAC seems to work (in principle), but calibration points > 0V cannot be tuned properly / are way off: in this case, typically one of the outputs is shorted into 0V. check the jacks for shorts.

but it’s totally fine there. All of my voltages at the test points are correct. I’ve checked the OPAs for shorts and I don’t have any but the voltages there are way off: checking pins 4 & 8, I get -23v and a small fraction of 1v. The absolute values of the two added = 24v, so something is amiss there. Any tips? Much appreciated. Thanks.

#2440

Circuit Abbey G8 runs at audio rate, and offers a lot of different division schemes. The divisor isn’t CVable, but rather, it gives a lot of divisions simultaneously. Which is nice for mixing different audio rate divisions… :smiley:

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#2441

The Doepfer a-160-2 has lots of division options (including prime numbers) and runs at audio rate. It also gives you the option to output either gates, triggers, or inverted gates which all do different things at audio rate. I added Pam’s New Workout to my setup but I kept the a-160-2 partially because of the audio rate possibilities (sub-octaves etc.)

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#2442

Anybody using the Iron Ether Pithoprakta for rhythm generation, trig probability/interpolation, etc…? Just wondering how useful it could be, if it’s conducive to playing straightforward rhythms, or difficult to achieve more abstract or asynchronous / fragmented patterns… been using Launch Codes as an extension of PNW (or Wogglebug) for better feel / immediacy, but the step resolution is somewhat coarse. Still haven’t used it to its potential. Wondering if anyone has had any experience with Pithoprakta, if they could share their thoughts on it. Cheers

https://ironether.com/product/pithoprakta/

#2443

It is 8hp, but the Nonlinear Circuits 1/n looks like an interesting take on clock division.

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#2444

I also moved most effects out of the rack and my workflow has greatly improved. The only exception is a clockable delay in rack. Syncing delay out of rack is a big pain in the butt.

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#2445

Maybe some of you can help me out.
After watching the recent Todd Barton talk from Knobcon on YouTube, I have been trying to recreate his Easel feedback patch on my modular. I know it won’t be spot-on, but I am curious.

here is what I have done:
Tona wavefolder > uVCA
uVCA Out multed to Audio output
uVCA to Cold Mac Slope
Cold Mac Follow to uVCA CV In
Cold Mac Slope Out (Full rectified) to Tona Wavefolder CV

Sometimes I can get a nice drone out, but most times it just gets canceled out and I get no sound.I more or less understand why

Have any tips on how to get a nice sustained drone out of something like that?

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#2446

You might need to introduce an exciter signal to get the feedback going. Try pinging that loop with a trigger into Survey.

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#2447

Made an account here to respond to this. I would check with the manufacturer about what they specifically mean by audio rate. I have a 4ms RCD and a Doepfer a-160-2 which both technically run at audio rate but alias like crazy (the Doepfer especially). If you just need a bunch of really fast clock pulses then they you should be okay but if you want a frequency divider or sub octave effect then be aware that a lot of clock dividers will sound pretty bad even if they are capable of audio rate division.

EDIT: To clarify, I mean check if you are going with something other than the SSSR Lab one. They seem to explicitly address it.

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#2448

The aliasing of the a-160-2 is half the fun! The original a-160 will do cleaner audio rate dividing since it is just a binary counter but it won’t give you odd divisions.

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#2449

Yeah! I’ll often sync another oscillator to the clock divider output so I can get the really gnarly grit from the a-160-2 but with a whole different sort of high frequency content.

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#2450

Do René 2 and Tempi use the 5v rail for the select bus protocol? My case only has one row with 5v and I’m wondering if I should rearrange things?

#2451

Oh wow - I’ll have to try that later. Great tip!

#2452

No, I think the select bus is one of the non-power parts of the connector. Doepfer probably calls it the CV bus. Whether those modules use 5V is a separate issue that you can check on the manufacturer’s website or ModularGrid.

#2453

From the pictures in on of the MN manuals, it’s one of the “pins” on the power connection