#833

Super nice thanks for sharing, good luck with the show and be sure to share a vid if you’d like

#834

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_693456.jpg I’ve added the w/ and a quad attenuator instead of two blank spacers

#835

Nice :+1: samplers are always a good addition. I should receive my W/ tomorrow, but will be using a morphagene for the show. Looks like w/ requires some serious practice before using it live

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#837

I have a few different cases. A fraps tool 84hp for minimal / shallow setup. And a make noise skiff (unpowered) for use with the expert sleepers audio interface (too big for the other case). Both with row power. I also have a 6U 104hp but it usually stays home :slight_smile:

I usually bring modular + something else for shows.

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#838

A couple of random outputs, and ability to set a range of random voltage is basically all I’m after!

#839

The Addac certainly does that. Plus you can set the timing as well which is very useful.
I have the older version of the Addac module. The new one (didn’t realise they’d changed it) looks even better! It’s not cheap but worth the cash in my opinion.

#840

I’ve had this module for a while. It seems to work fine but, it never sounds good to me. I can never get a good snappy envelope, it always sounds a little mushy. Often the output sounds distorted unless I keep the level pretty low. I feel i must be missing something.

#841

That does not sound like the normal behaviour. Are you using the normal envelope mode?

#842

the level knob is your problem i think:
in most cases it must stay at full ccw position! because that’s your level offset! if it’s fully closed then your envelopes are able to open it!!! (controlled by the SHAPE knob).
of course you can offset it.
in envelope mode (first mode) i am able to dial in perfectly snappy envelopes AND use the level knob to willfully distort the output!
i use it to create drums with a VCO (an hertz donut, so a dual complex vco). this is how i do it:

first mode (envelope mode,first led, green light)
CURVE knob fully clockwise (expo curve)
start with level fully ccw
vco sine out to streams input.
my gate signal is multed to excite input AND trig input on maths (or any other snappy function generator).
the out of maths into cv input of vco for pitch envelope
the out of streams to my mixer
MOD knob at noon (no filtering)
SHAPE knob start fully ccw (very closed and snappy and short), then you open it until it sounds good to you
then you can play with the mod knob to filter the sound and with the LEVEL knob to distort your signal. i obtain the best kickdrums with this method.
then i send two other gates to the waveshaper AND the mod input on the hertz donut, twisting the kickdrum to very different percussive sounds, clappy, snare-ish, noisy :slight_smile:

the curve and level knob are VERY important in your STREAMS patches!!!

the only thing i regret is that there is no cv control over his parameters , other than that it is a fantastic module!

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#843

Thanks for these tips! I’ve not built my Streams yet, but from skimming the manual I got the impression that the level and curve controls are easily overlooked but vital for getting the module to work in the way you want.

#844

exactly. you have to fiddle a bit to grasp it but then it’s a wonderful module. the envelope follower with centroid analysis is SOOOO damn good!!!
vca and vcf are fully analog but digitally controlled. they do sound GOOD!

#845

@soggybag have you edited your post deleting direct reference to the module you were asking about?? this makes the discussion look a bit weird…

#846

Thanks that explains a lot. I keep wanting to turn up the level knob like a normal VCA. Seems the other knobs all want to start in the middle and move to one side or the other. I’ll experiment with it this evening.

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#847

yah let me know if you grasp it or you need additional advice.
i find the saturation it gives (when fully expo) on many of the apps very pleasant (but i like harsh sounds). it’s very evident on the envelope app and on the compressor app.

#848

The Ultra Random from SSF has got the basics you’re after: A and B S/H outputs with attenuators, plus an output that toggles between A/B, slew, random pulse, and more. You can use an external clock for the B S/H. Learning Modular has a great five part review: https://youtu.be/Tt9JvqSv9nI

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#849

I’m contemplating on adding a eurorack voice to my live setup FX skiff (Row Power + Maths + Clouds in a Frap Tools+) I’m looking for something do add extra depth/bass (ie sine vco) to the compositions which is midi-controlled from Logic to a Blofeld (which is fed into the FX-skiff).

It needs to be midi-controlled (preferable via USB), and I guess I need a little module mixer as well. It could go through a Ripples (have one spare) modulated by Maths or just with tactile interaction, and I’ve got an extra empty Frap Tools+. What’s the options out there without getting too much modules for just one purpose (and thus a heft price tag)? On the other hand, getting a vco+mixer+usb/cv and maybe some more could also result in a nice little noise skiff in itself. (To add in the context, I’ve got a Mopho doing this right now, but then I need external mixer, extra power cable, audio+midi cables etc… Want to keep it tidy and minimal as possible) Suggestions?

So many options, so little time.

#850

Disclaimer: I have no personal experience with any of these modules, just going from manual-reading knowledge.

Both Yarns and the discontinued-but-still-DIYable Edges+expander from MI will get you four digital MIDI-controlled oscillators in one module, probably both with a distinctly chiptuney feel. Then you could add a small filter and/or envelope generator to that, maybe ones with VCAs or mixers built in e.g. Ripples or Three Sisters (both of which can also be used as sine-ish oscillators). The downside is that neither supports USB MIDI, but cheap little adapter cables abound and seem to work well enough.

Another option might be a mini Ornament and Crime with the Hemisphere Suite (provides USB MIDI in plus arbitrary other utilities) plus one oscillator module.

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#851

I was thinking something like that, or an ES FH-1 with a vco. The FH-1 could also probably replace the Maths for LFO duties as well. The Dixie+ seems like a nifty and nice little vco.

#852

Answering myself here, for the sake of context… I “need” a deep osc/vco and a kick drum + some other goodies. That sounds pretty much like a MI Plaits, no?

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#853

I would say so, yes :+1: