#1850

If it’s a powered bus board then it should work, but a passive busboard will just give you more headers to connect modules.

A more powerful supply is also an option, depending on your case…

#1851

hello, i´ve some questions related to euroworld…hope this is the right place. apologies if it has been posted before.

i need a sampling module to capture-play incoming audio into my little system (4-5 sec is ok) and i need some advice (my budget is 300€ aprox, 2nd hand modules is also ok).
if start-end params can be cv controlled it would be fantastic.

some choices i was looking in the past:

  • sampleslicer (v1 vs v2?)
  • phonogene
  • dual looping delay

any suggestions?
thanks so much!

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#1852

Thanks, that’s what I thought. And yes - it is powered, hence the ‘per board’.

A shame it is quite an expensive upgrade…

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#1853

What more specifically are you trying to do: Does quality matter? Stereo, mono? Do you need to save it or is this just for performance use? Are you just using it as a straight looper? What kinds of materials are you processing? Generally provinding more information about your intended goals will help everyone give you better recommendations.

#1854

hello,
audio quality is not a problem: 12-16bit is ok
mono is ok, as i sample mono recordings from my old turntable(s)
no storage needed for recorded samples
mainly for studio use, no need to sos/layering functions, reverse, etc…

hope it helps!

thanks so much

#1855

An unusual choice maybe, but you should probably check out the Erica Sample Drum. It has fairly sophisticated sampling options if you don’t need to record live.

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#1856

You need more current. That either means a PSU that can supply more current, or a second bus with a second power inlet. Just adding more headers - the ‘bus’ part of bus board - won’t do it.

I run an Intellijel TPS80W, which has oodles of power (3A bipolar) for a digital-heavy 6U case. (My personal priority would be anything to have a single PSU going into the system, rather than multiple inputs, but I know people who have eg multiple µZeuses).

#1857

Have you taken a look at the Nebulae v2? CV control over start & size parameters. Many added benefits too, such as alt-firmwares using Csound, Puredata, and Supercollider

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#1858

Super confused now - as I thought the point of the Studio Bus was that it could power larger systems:

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Hence the per busboard power specs. I see on the manual that you need mot inlets for very large systems.

#1859

hang on, my bad. perhaps I’ve misunderstood - let me go and read the manual for your busboardd.

#1860

OK, I’ve understood - I think some of the confusion is what Tiptop have called things, and what we all call things here (which has varied in the thread).

So:

  • the Zeus Studio Bus is a board with both a ‘bus’ of headers and a set of power regulators. You put 15V into it, it spits out bipolar 12 and 5V
  • as a result, the 15V “inlet” can be sent to multiple “Zeus Studio Buses”, because each one of them is acting as a bipolar 12V supply. As long as there’s enough current from the 15V power brick (eg like the 6A 15V brick I have), each bus can guzzle that 15V into its own regulators and send out the bipolar.

So: yes, it sounds like all you’d need to do is buy another Zeus Studio Bus and connect up the inlet, as per the instructions in the manual.

The confusion was: in the case of a passive bus board, that would do nothing. The ZSB is active - it’s effectively a second +/-12V power supply (avoiding confusion with the 15V power supply brick/adapter), and so is doing what I said it would. But my language was confusing, because I didn’t know your product specifically.

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#1861

Yes, it certainly can, if you have a decent power brick. In my 6u case, I have two TT Studio Buses, powered by a single brick. You just need to make sure the brick can supply sufficient current.

#1862

thanks a lot for your replies.
reading some info about the nebulae v2. don´t know for sure if it´s closer to clouds (i own one)

thanks again!

#1863

ALM busy circuits’ SQUID SAMPLE looks fairly direct / easy to use, with eight channels (11 seconds per channel), basic parameter (cue points / looping / speed) control, and live sampling capability.

sounds like it’s designed to be immediate / playable. they begin talking about it just after 4 minutes into the video

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#1864

Thanks, I do find the power things complex - that explains it and helps a lot.

Thanks also @GoneCaving

#1865

No worries. I have Ross Lamond to thank for how my case is put together and wired up. I can take a few pics of the inside if that helps.

#1866

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OK OK lines here we go I’ve been messing around with a 3sis and I’m * thinking * about putting together a lil 32hp friendo around filter modulating and a bit of wave-shaping to compliment my laptop and acoustic sensibilities. or maybe I’ll keep looking for nice-sounding svf and wave-shaping options in max.

but aaaanyway - trying to think of the right modulation pairings. noise as modulation seems cool to me but maybe this is too much for the size ? also should I feel like I need two lfos to get cool things from mac ? vca on the left maybe ? I don’t love having two knobs for lfo freq on function but the bonus is it can do eg when I wanna do some sine blips out of sisters with cv/gate in (which is just a tiny bit warmer in the analog world) (so maybe 2hp midi on the left short of a crow). envelope following on that also seems nice to have for the filter

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#1867

you’re probably gonna want more attenuation than I see here.

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#1868

It could be a lot of noise; I use quantum rainbow a lot (I like blue noise I found), but I have a bigger system. Personally, I would get some mileage out of function + 3sis + noise + vca + attenuator/attenuverter. But that is me being biased against Cold Mac (I recently sold it); but many many people find it incredibly useful and inspirational.

Attenuator/verter would be useful to reducing modulation or inverting it. Maybe an SPO?
(edit: also maybe look at zlob (entropy) in chicago for noise/modulation)

Summary

(Also not sure about sound levels from computer to 3 sis (and back to computer))
(But other people surely know more than I, so probably best to ignore it)
Something like this?

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#1869

I am quite fond of the 2hp Circuit Abbey Noisy: white, pink, 2x stepped random. That last part might need some clock options to justify it but you do have EOR/EOC pulses from Function. Noise is pretty darn useful, I do sometimes miss having a red noise source, but I imagine Sisters can do a lot of sculpting noise spectra if you want.

Patch Cold Mac’s LEFT out -> BOTH in on Function (between the RISE and FALL CV inputs). Now you have one, more bigger frequency knob.

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