#2273

Oh yeah, there’s Zorlon Cannon mk2 as well. It has two identical sections, each with a clock and four linear feedback shift registers, and a mixer that can combine them into an output. So you can use it for gates, CV, Atari-like noise, square/pulse wave patterns, or all of the above simultaneously. A little bit like a Turing Machine but doesn’t mutate on its own (but you can trigger the Seed input to change the patterns).

#2274

Yeah, that’s a fair point. Also applies to some of the other modules I think. And tbh I’d pick a regular MI Marbles over the Pachinko, the UI/UX of the Mutable module seems quiet a bit better to me, so might not be the best video to show off Marbles’s capabilities.
I do think it’s a good overview/starting point to show the spectrum between fully random and much more “in control” sequencers. And I’d always suggest to gather some more info/watch some more videos for modules that seem potentially interesting.

How are you liking the CVilization so far? Do you think it will replace your AI-008 for matrix mixing duties?

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#2275

Time it’s glides? Can you explain this further?

#2276

Another really cool one is the Vermona Melodicer. Similar idea Omsonic one, but it’s actually possible to get your hands on it lol. Plus there’s some CV inputs that give you some good control over the melody. I have it, and it’s a ton of fun for cranking out ideas.

#2277

If HP isn’t an issue, you might consider an NLC Bindubba and Divide & Conquer combo. I wish I had room for one!

#2278

I love it :+1: and decided to put the AI008 up for sale. Frankly I got CVz with the thought that I’d mostly use it as a matrix mixer and occasional quantizer, but have really enjoyed the sequencing aspects and even the quad panner more than I ever thought I would. It’s surprisingly “patch programmable.”

For instance, the quad panner can be converted to stereo just by self-patching outputs 3 and 4 to inputs 1 and 2. It can do stereo (or quad I suppose) AM since the CV input is sampled at audio rate, or you can use it as a waveshaper by multing an audio signal to an input and the CV. If you patch a positive DC voltage and a negative DC voltage into two inputs it can be a (slightly awkward to set up) quadrature LFO, or with some self-patching, a complex chaotic modulation source.

When you clock the “x” side externally, and you have Steps set to glide, it will adjust the timing relative to the tempo/rhythm. E.g. if it predicts from past rhythmic patterns that the next trigger will arrive in 80ms, it will make sure the glide is no slower than that. If you “surprise” it by changing the pattern or speeding up the tempo, when the trigger arrives it will jump to the next note – but then it will shorten its glide times to fit the new timing. Likewise if you slow it down, it will slow down the glide time as soon as it detects a change.

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#2279

I guess maybe a better way to explain that is the glide time on Marbles is based on the predicted clock, not the Steps knob. The knob affects the curvature of the glide, from an exponential rise so steep it’s almost stepwise, to a very smooth spline or something like it (I haven’t looked at the code, I’m not sure exactly what’s going on). Perceptually the steeper curves can feel faster though.

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#2280

Wow thanks for all the info guys! I’m thinking marbles will get me what I’m looking for and being able to play your own scales into it is pretty dope!
Plus the cost/Hp is right!!
Thanks again!!!

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#2281

Hello there. I’m looking into a Polyend Preset as a fun way to send all kinds of stuff into a franken-Shared System I’m cooking up right now, and I wanted to hear from folks who have spent time with it. I’m curious to hear both what you liked/disliked, loved/hated, what you found it useful for, where it fell short/could have been improved, etc. There aren’t that many videos on YouTube and Polyend only has a couple posted themselves.

For those curious, the official site.

I’m most interested in using it to send gates and CV and not so much v/oct cv, though I may. Contemplating things like recording some envelopes from Zadar that I can recall on the fly, or some wild Maths patches (like the bouncing ball). I’m also curious if you can place, as well as remove, notes into a playing sequence (a la Grid) as that would be veeeerrrrrry appealing.

Here’s what I’m planning on at the moment and a few things are subject to change. (I haven’t dug into Squarp yet and Preset may be redundant, but that’s a different thread—I know Squarp can send LFOs and gates.)

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#2282

Does anyone have the e-mail address of Malekko? I tried to contact them via the form on their site but it isn’t working.

#2283

You might want to take a look at this new macro controller, Maestro. Different approach.

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#2284

Thanks for pointing that out. It looks cool and I’m going to check it out.

#2285

For macro processing, there’s something to be said for Droid. On one hand, it’s not something you just plug in and play. On the other hand, you can probably make it do exactly what you want it to do, exactly the way you want it done. The documentation is very good and the developer is readily available on Discord.


(the documentation is under “downloads”)
#2287

I’m looking for a bandpass filter that doesn’t self-oscillate and get squelchy easily. I’ve had the 2hp MMF, found it kinda thin; played with the Bastl Cinnamon, found it very noisy; currently own the Zlob SVF, love it but it gets noisy with res at around 2 o’clock. I just bought the Dreadbox Eudemonia and the LP/HP nature gets me close but I literally have never wanted to use a highpass filter.

Recs welcome! Thanks.

#2288

Is multi-mode okay? If so, Instruo’s I-o47’s bandpass could work. It has a switch which makes it more or less inclined to self-oscillate. It’s probably not my favorite filter in terms of character (it’s really meant for high resonance situations w/o self-oscillation), but it’s bandpass and notch modes are both pretty great.

#2289

Just in case you haven’t already messed with it - I have the early version of the zlob SVF and I think there is a trimmer to adjust resonance on the back - looks like the newer version let’s you change the setting via jumpers. Mine is a bit of a resonance monster!

Maybe consider the doepfer 106-5. I love this filter and it seems it’s pretty much always available pretty cheap used.

#2290

QPAS doesn’t self-oscillate and neither does the Random Source VCFS. You can patch either of them to self-oscillate, but they don’t do it if you just go too wild with the Q or anything.

#2291

I’ve got a newbie question: I’m putting together a 5-module case for my daughters in a 4ms Pod48, which only has 4 power cable connections on the bus board. I was going to get a flying bus cable so I could get the 5th module powered but before I attempted this I wanted to ask if there’s any risk of damage. I’m thinking not since the board is rated for 1.4A+/500mA- and the total draw of the modules is 253mA +/-. I’ve never plugged in a flying cable for extra outlets so I wanted to double-check.

Thanks!

#2292

Works a treat go for it

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#2294

Thanks for answering that question!