#428

In terms of “jamming” you can do some things with math operations on the ER-101 to create random patterns and then move from there. I never had the ER-102 but it seems like a pretty powerful combination. You can also save patterns and IIRC do non-destructive changes to the patterns using the ER-102.

(Sequencers seem so personal. I had the ER-101 for a bit. The interface is well laid out, the manual is great, but I discovered very quickly it wasn’t for me. But many people really love it. I think if you have very specific sequences in mind it’s great, less so if you want to embrace randomness/improv a la marbles.)

#429

I have the opportunity to trade a module that I don’t use at all for a Tempi. At first I thought Tempi would be great to add drums sequencing to my rack, pairing it with something like a Squid Salmple. But that meant I’d ditcht the idea of adding a Morphagene. And even though I like the Squid Salmple a lot, I’m more inclined to having a system with something like the Morphagene sampling orientation and eventually getting a Digitakt for drums and additional sampling capabilities. But I guess Tempi can still add something to my rack. Which use would you give it in this system:
Ansible + Grid
2x Mangrove
Cold Mac
Three Sisters
Optomix
Quadra + Expander (might go for Maths)
QuadVCA (might go for a moddemix)
Triatt
Xoh

Will add when possible:
Morphagene
Mimephon
X-pan
Batumi
Wogglebug

I know this will very much end up being a Make Noise system with some Monome and Mannequins. Tempi has some additional benefits when paired with Rene 2, but momentarily I’m finding Kria super fun.
I’m probably getting ir anyway, but any advice helps!
Thank you.

#430

I use Tempi as up to six related or independent clock/triggers…

It’s great fun to have complexly unrelated tempos if you like that kind of thing…

I also clock it from my Wogglebug which gives time control from a knob for some crazy speed up/ slow down stuff…

My system has most of the modules you mentioned except the Intellijel ones, it’s tons of fun!

I recently added the QPAS, Mimeophon and Xpan, which has opened a whole new dimension :sunglasses:

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#431

The Tempi is the heart of my system. I love it. There’s not a patch I make that doesn’t involve Tempi in some way. It also really becomes interesting when when you start using the mod functions, you can get some really cool syncopated stuff happening.
I just got Marbles and I find Tempi to be a really good companion to that as well. Works really well together.

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#432

Thanks both for your replies.
Yes, complex unrelated tempos is what I’m after and also a good reason to keep the Quadra I guess. I was thinking of trading it for a Maths as Im getting a Batumi, but keeping four AD that I can trigger from Tempi seems ideal. I’d like to have EOR triggers though.

#433

tempi also works well as a rhythmic CV source for modules with input attenuators, especially true for make noise effects modules.

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#434

Nice! I was thinking of something similar with random cv from Wogglebug into Mimephon and Morphagene. X-pan mixes cv, I could send Tempi & Wogglebug into X-pan and into Morphagene & Mimephon. I will get a Mimephon next as I need some effects in my rack and I’m reading wonderful things here (and I’m still bit convinced about Morphagene).

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#435

It’s become the heart of my system as well. Having a 7U 104hp system I slept on it because I thought 6 clock sources would be overkill, but it really is the most useful module in my system aside from Maths. It became a complete game changer for me.

One of my favorite uses, which I picked up from a Make Noise demo video, is to send them to the CV inputs of the DPO’s wavefolder. Still have a lot to learn with this one.

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#436

You can get two Takaab LFOs at $90 for both, and have six unrelated square waves clocking whatever. Obviously not as full featured as Tempi, but way cheaper.

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#437

is it possible to clock PNW using Wogglebug v.2 as the source, and be able to maintain the full functionality of Pam’s new workout? i’ve only tried it a couple times, couldn’t get it working properly. tried it once with Wogglebug into the Run input, after trying the Clk input… it seemed to work on a basic level, but it also sort of froze the menu functionality of Pam’s. it’d be great to be able to control tempo using woggle

#438

Clocking Pam’s will require you to patch at least a signal into the clk input and adjust the ppqn until you get a stable setting. It has been finicky in my experience and I don’t have a wogglebug to test.

#439

No experience with Woggle and PNW, but I never had any luck syncing PNW to jittery clocks from Marbles when I had them.

#440

The Wogglebug clock, even the V2, is not very stable. I tried using it as a master clock to clock a variety of things and it always had issues. I even wrote Make Noise and they said that clock is not the most stable, however their website says otherwise, so it’s a bit of misnomer. I ended up selling it. I liked some aspects of it but in general I think Marbles works for my random modulation needs much better.

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#441

If folks are saying the woggle clock isn’t stable then you are likely to have issues with clocking Pam’s.

#442

I would keep PNW as the leading clock source, as external clocking requires a very stable clock (best at 24 or 48 ppqn). You could however clock wogglebug with PNW or do you specifcally need it the other way around?

#443

Once patterns are prepared, I think the 101/102 is pretty jammable. the systems for triggering various parts, transforms, and loops have been really nicely thought out. You do really have to have some stuff prepared though.

If you listen to caterina barberi you can hear something close to what jamming on an unprepared er-101 could sound like (not that she hasn’t prepared material - just that you can hear sequences being built and extended note by note). I don’t think you’d want to jam and loop extended pop or melodic material from scratch but if you’re interested in phasing shifts and interlocking/repeating patterns you can get pretty far. The reset input will be your friend if you want things to stay in time with other material you have. Because the timing is so precise and dial-in-able it’s also easy to make loops that are not in sync with each other/other things in your rack. Very cool sometimes, very frustrating if you don’t know what’s going on.

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#444

I have Tempi here already :smile: The previous owner clearly made some States of his own. So I tried to restore to Factory States by

powering the system off, then holding Pgm_A + Pgm_B + 5 simultaneously while powering on, then releasing all buttons and finally pressing 3 (as instructed in page 8 of the manual).

But nothing happens. According to the instructions, button 3 should flash red before I press it, but this is not the case. Could it possibly be on an older firmware where the button combination was different to what’s instructed in the manual?
Mmm

#445

dunno if this is the right place to post these, but I’ve been making videos about modules that don’t get a lot of attention on YouTube, mostly to help out folks who are interested in learning more about how modules work and how to patch them musically. Most recently I did one about the Godspeed+ oscillator by endorphin.es, which I know some folks have been wondering about :slight_smile:

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#446

Does anyone have any suggestions on interfacing modular with studio gear? I’m looking to output my eurorack to a compressor which has xlr inputs. My current output module is an Intellijel ujack which only has unbalanced 1/4 outputs.

#447

I don’t have much experience with pro studio gear, but I assume a regular 1/4” to XLR cable would work.

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