#506

You can use a pair of snips to remove the key that goes into the notch on the shroud. Or throw it away, new cables are cheaper than frying your modules.

#507

I learnt a few new Maths tricks in this video. Lots of things in there you can achieve with other utility modules too.

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#508

FWIW, if you are a more visual learner, you might find Mutable Instruments Stages to be an excellent module to learn about envelopes. It can also be a sequencer, generate LFOā€™s up into audio rate, and do lots of other things in lots of combinations.

Also, do yourself a solid and get yourself some VCAā€™s sooner than later.

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#509

Okay! Iā€™ve been messing around with Rings for a little bit and Iā€™ve learned two things:

  1. Wow these cables seem so short all of the sudden
  2. I need more of them!

Iā€™m having some trouble wrapping my head around it, but thatā€™s okay as it gives me something to experiment with! I learned the hard way that the Midi 2 CV output of 0-Coast defaults to an lfo. Rings kept dancing around the pitch I was playing and I was really worried that something was wrong with the module! Fortunately I was able to deduce the problem thanks to the CV outputs of the Keystep.

Iā€™m really glad I started with a Keystep and 0-Coast. Theyā€™re both so flexible and useful in the learning process. Iā€™m happy to have all the modulation options of the 0-Coast, but Iā€™m also very glad to have a Maths incoming so I can free up some of those patch points. Looks like Iā€™ll be picking up some stackables or a multiplier for my next purchaseā€¦

I just canā€™t get over how immersive and personal of an instrument modular is! Even though Iā€™m just fumbling around at this point I still feel like the sounds Iā€™m making sounds unique to me. I suppose it could be because this is my ā€˜niceā€™ hardware synth, Iā€™m sure I would have similar feelings if I sat down with a Prophet or Sub37, but itā€™s a warm feeling to know that my instrument will grow and evolve with me. I suppose part of the reason it feels so personal.

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#510

Thatā€™s what gave me the modular buzz too! Any patch that you build is put together piece by piece, giving a real personal connection to what your creating. Itā€™s almost like audio Legoā€™s for grownups :grinning:

#511

That was my first practical lesson too! Followed closely by ā€œI need more attenuatorsā€ :slight_smile:

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#512

Yeah - two straight-up analogue oscillators, ideally identical ones, can lead you to some fun places. Iā€™ve greatly enjoyed a pair of fairly straightforward 3340-VCOs in my system, not just for the rich analog tones, but also for the FM and sync tones they unlock.

#513

Yeah, mults/stackables are pretty much a necessity, if only to explore the notion of ā€œrelated things happening simultaneouslyā€. The cheap little Intellijel Hubs are nice passive multiples.

#516

How do I figured out what power supply I have? It came with my case and Iā€™ve just been plugging stuff in.

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#517

Looks like the power supply found in Pittsburgh cases - where did you get the case?

#518

Looks like some kind of Meanwell.

#519

@n-So @infovore

Bought it from someone who builds them. But forgot to ask details. Now I canā€™t find his contact details :man_facepalming:

#520

Would say its meanwell or some cloneā€¦
Normally thereā€™s a sticker on the bottom. As far as I can see on the picture itā€˜s only two or three screws :wink:

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#521

Shouldnā€™t be necessary to point out, but just to be safe: Turn it off, pull the plug and make sure that itā€™s off for a while before removing those screws and looking around.

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#522

Jep. You are totally right.

Please (really!!) unplug from mains!!

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#523

Maths and 10 more patch cables showed up today. For a while I had a sequence running on Rings while Maths and 0-C (err, could be interpreted for Ornament and Crime, whatā€™s the agreed upon acronym for an O-Coast?) provided modulation for everything else.

Iā€™m very content with where Iā€™m at sonically, but I would like my next module to be a sequencer with some non-linear options. The Keystep works okay for auditioning patches, but Iā€™d prefer something that I can mount in the rack that can sequence both the 0-Coast and Rings. Keystep does only one at a time, with the other source being played by the keyboard.

Is Marbles a good option for this sort of application or am I off base? From what I can tell it would be almost exactly what Iā€™m looking for, but Iā€™d like to be sure before I commit!

#524

Marbles is not strictly speaking a sequencer. It generates ā€˜musically interestingā€™ gate and CV patterns with an orientation towards pitch control, which you can have influence over. But you canā€™t create a determinate sequence with it.

Most eurorack sequencers have nonlinear options. Rene is probably the most popular in that vein but certainly not the only one.

#525

Marbles is really cool! But also not going to be available until at least July.

#526

Iā€™m fine waiting until next month to purchase anything. You have some control over notes/scales with Marbles correct? Or is it totally random.

I havenā€™t considered RenĆ©, as it will force me into a bigger case. Maybe thatā€™s a good thing though, the happy ending kit is already getting cramped :grin:

Would I need/want a quantizer with either one? Thanks again for all the help everyone, Iā€™m sure some of the beginner questions can get old.

#527

RenƩ has a built in quantiser. Check out James Ciglers videos, and the Make Noise ones.