#285

Yeah I wasn’t necessarily saying swap digital multi-function for everything. I noticed you had a lot of Doepfer but then at the bottom a few more ‘trendy’ modules from Mutable and Xaxoc so just offering some options.

I still stand by the idea that that Doepfer Random Noise module is not the greatest. It’s a little frustrating to dial in. I’d maybe recommend some like Qu-Bit nano rand or SSF Ultra Random Analog.

#286

Just an obvervation: Endorphin.es Milky Way makes an interesting choice for a stereo/mono VCA (theres a CV’able volume pot pre-effects). When considering it as a VCA, it has a set of 8 effects you can apply to that voice as a kind of “splash” effect in your patching.

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#287

Arpeggiator modules…

…they’re practically nonexistent in Eurorack.
Why? There’s an affordable 2hp Arp, the pricey WMD Arpitecht and… that’s all I know. Don’t modular synthesist like arpeggios?

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#288

Maybe it’s because sequenced monophonic voice is basically an arpeggio :slight_smile:

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#289

I’m not sure… How to get the sequences deadmau5 gets with Cthulhu plugin (apreggiator) and Ableton (sequencer) then?

#290

Arpeggiators typically work by taking a chord (typically from a keyboard) and converting it to a sequence. Since CV is inherently monophonic, there’s very few modules that take something comparable to a chord as an input signal. Keyboard modules such as the Pittsburgh KB1 or the Sputnik touch keyboard tend to have arpeggiators built in since they allow you to hold down several keys at once. The two modules you mentioned are basically sequencers with a preset number of sequences.

Arpeggios as a type of sequence are pretty easy to “emulate” on a sequencer though. Arpeggiators usually only have a few modes, such as up, down or up-then-down. If you simply have the sequence go in a single direction, or up and then down if you’re emulating the latter, then you’ll be in the ballpark pretty quickly.
If the notes you choose form actual chords, then you’ll sound even more like how a keyboardist would actually use an arpeggiator.

…actually, one of the easiest way to get an arpeggio is an LFO into a quantizer. Once it’s attenuated to only be an octave or so and matches the tempo of the song it’s a nice enough sound.

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#291

Well basically put it note by note. Arpegiators in general are just a shortcut, a super useful one though.

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#292

XIIO does arpeggios quite well, but it’s also a sequencer unto itself. Maybe my favorite module in euro?

#293

From a quick google search:

maybe check the replies you got on the thread you asked on reddit 6 months ago https://www.reddit.com/r/modular/comments/bs4x70/arpeggios_is_the_2hp_arp_the_only_option/

and the thread that somebody on that thread pointed out that you asked two years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/modular/comments/6vwhzd/arpeggiator_modules/

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#294

Which 2hp (name of the brand) modules do you like the most? Which one would you suggest to put in my modular?

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#295

Hi all, I’m looking for a way to power a single module for build testing purposes. I have two with shorts somewhere and I don’t want to fiddle with them in my case. Thanks.

#297

@mmpingo LFO into quantizer example


You also get the option for free to use separate triggers for when you want to quantize instead of simply when the note changes this way :slight_smile:
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#299

Excellent, thanks @xenus_dad.

#300

Probably because a specialized arpeggiator module is unnecessary if you already have a quantizer. Set your quantizer to chord tones, feed it a lfo or envelope, and you’ll get arpeggios.

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#301

Hi guys, I have a linear and an exponential mixer in my eurorack system. Csn I use them interchangeably? What is the difference? I know that the exponential one is more suited for audio…but I saw a video from divkid where he was mixing CV and audio in a 2hp mixer to create interesting waves…up until that I thought that a mixer was just a place where to route audio and adjust levels ( I was sending audio from my audio interface directly from the eurorack mixet), but now I am starting to think that a mixer could actually be a place where I create a sound.

#302

I really didn’t like the modbox, it was very difficult to determine what it was doing because of the strange led behavior and they tried to fit too many jacks in 6hp.

I highly recommend a uO_c for tons of interesting modulation/quantization/asr/turing machines, etc… all in 8hp…

For utility I :heart: mutable links + kinks and/or cold mac.

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#303

Expo and linear mixers just behave differently in terms of knob/slider response. A lot of people prefer exponential (or “audio taper”) for audio because it better fits the way we perceive sound and it “feels” linear, whereas linear is more intuitive to use for CV mixing. But it’s all about the feel, so if using them “wrong” feels okay to you, it’s fine :slight_smile:

Mixing different outputs from the same oscillator in a mixer can give some new shapes. Also inverting or rectifying a wave and mixing it with another output is useful. It might not be super exciting unless you use a VCA or crossfader and automate it, but it’s a technique that can give interesting LFO shapes for sure.

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#304

How do you use a VCA in conjunction with a mixer? I suppose u can put it before or after…I was putting the VCA before the mixer and recording the output from the mixer

#305

Either way! It depends on whether you want to mix things going into the VCA and use the VCA’s CV on that that mix or to have the output of the VCA going into the mixer along with audio from other sources. Sometimes you might want both and use two mixers. Or you could mix CV sources before the VCA’s CV input.

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