#586

The problem is charging via USB. You can turn off that option on the Z which is great!

#587

Ohhh right I knew that but keep forgetting to turn it off!! With my current setup it only seems to be a problem when I also have an ipad connected so I’ve just been skipping it.

#588

You’d need an usb connector that gets rid of the groundloop. Not very pretty tho.
I didnt know that in the Z you could disable charging.

#589

Here’s is on 1.2 point : http://teenage.engineering/guides/op-z/hardware-overview

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#590

If you create an account, you can post.

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#592

If I want to take audio straight from Eurorack via usb into my MacBook are there any other choices apart from Expert Sleepers ES8/ES9. I don’t want another box in my tiny set up.

#593

Just audio? Why not a small, cheap audio interface like a Zoom h4n or any other variety of similar interfaces? It’d be externa but much cheaper. Not as many channels however.

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#594

I could use it for cv as well but I wondered if a cheaper audio only was available. Basically I just want a rack, a cable and a MacBook in an ocd kind of way.

Just curious but would something like these work for sending audio directly to DAW?

#595

@LazyCircuits
Can’t comment on the quality of those Behringer products, but thing I’d advise is to get a real interface instead of just cable direct to USB. There’s advantages in having a box-like interface like volume/gain control, mute, several types of inputs, etc

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#596

I’m looking at this right now too, but doing it for the iPad. Look at Motu stuff, it seems to be all DC coupled so you should be able to do audio as well as CV if you wanted to. The Motu M4 is one I’m leaning towards. I’ve had a few Motu products in the past… still have my 896hd in fact, and its running strong after ten years or so. I highly recommend.

#597

I did have a separate audio interface but I found I never used it. That was why an ES8 appeals. However a Crow plus a £15 Behringer cable is half the price and won’t spoil the all Monome/Mannequins aesthetic.

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#598

How do you go about learning the capabilities of new modules? I’m very new to Eurorack, started with a Plaits + filter + VCA and have been making basic subtractive synth patches. Good fun, and I’ve learned a lot of the basics. However, I just picked up a Hermod and 4MS Spherical Wavetable Navigator and just feel way in over my head. Like, I don’t even know where to start. Just jam and figure it out? Or deep dive on a module with the expressed purpose of working my way through the manual, etc.?

#599

I would say just jump on in there and see what you discover, but also get on youtube and watch the eleventy billion module videos on there. It is an endless supply of super helpful content.

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#600

Depending on the module, I usually read the manual a few times through, while I’m waiting for it to show up. Then I have a good idea of what it can do. Something analog that doesn’t have any hidden menus, I just start playing with it though.

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#601

hello friends. i’ve enjoyed my headlong dive into eurorack in the past few months but am still getting to grips with the sheer amount of flexibility and, well, modularity!

i’m taking some microsteps into updating my current setup, notably getting a few more HP by replacing the Tangle Quartet with 2x 2HP VCAs and the Z-DSP with their new ZVERB. i’ll miss the Valhalla and the nutso input/modulation options on the Z-DSP, but since i use it as a big verb source and not for any of the other functions/cards, i feel it’s a little wasteful.

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i will eventually step away from the neutron as the primary sound source, but it’s been incredibly useful for learning routing and basic manipulation/creation in this environment. i have a crush on 2HP with their basic-but-flexible modules, and i like squeezing in a bunch of options in a small space, but i might need some help on thinking outside that box. i love the concept of the Mordax Data — the eye candy, the clocking options, the learning more about waveforms — but space is at a premium and the price is hefty (despite being a powerful tool).

i usually put together darker, noisier ambient patches and route some external synths through this as well. not super beat driven — more on the Emeralds/Steve Hauschildt/0PN side of things — but i do occasionally enjoy some Actress-inspired kicks.

#602

I took the plunge on Eurorack over the Xmas break and I certainly haven’t regretted it! It’s been hugely liberating from a creative perspective and it’s given the more dormant areas of my synthesis knowledge a good kick up the backside. I’ve been steadily - finances permitting - assembling a set up which allows me to generate some waves/noise, trigger samples and echo/loop things into infinitum.

I’m a bit uncertain of next steps, but it would be ideal to install a clock divider, sequencer and something that generates a bit of chaos.

Any tips?

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#603

It depends what flavour of chaos you’re after, but i’ve had a lot of fun with Mutable Instruments Marbles. It handles clock based and melody based randomness and is possible to dial it in to be extremely musical.

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#604

Ah, yes - I’ve been thinking about something like that. Have you used the Make Noise Maths for a similar purpose?

#605

I do have Maths, it’s extremely versatile but is less immediate (in that it has a relatively steep learning curve). Depending on what you want to achieve, it may not be suitable for certain applications - or you may need other modules along side it to achieve specific techniques. It really depends exactly what you’re trying to do. Maths is a great module that can unlock lots of different techniques, with experimentation and practice.

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#606

For clock divider and generating chaos I would recommend Pamela’s New Workout. You get 8 outputs that can be switched between triggers, gates, looping envelopes, and random with a huge range of settings for clock dividing/multiplying. You can adjust probability of triggering as well as a ton of other options that I probably never use :stuck_out_tongue:

For melodic step sequencing, the best bang for your buck would be the Korg SQ-1. It won’t be in your rack, but you really can’t beat what you can get for the price.

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