#92

it’ll give you 8 voices, among other things (and velocity as a mod destination)

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#93

Still waiting for mine to arrive.

#94

built a super simple grid teletype scene to control the looper algorithm. really fun used together with earthsea (especially if you use ansible earthsea controlling another disting ex since you can change samples).

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#95

Lovely! Getting more excited about the EX. I guess they will find their way to the US someday…

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#96

@scanner_darkly is it possible to send midi note out information from ex midi out if i connect it to ansible? I would like to plug the triggers and cv outs of ansible into the disting ex, and have the disting send the midi information thru it expander midi port.
Wondering if this can be possible via i2c or just hardwired to the disting inputs.
Could do this with befaco vcmc but was wondering if its doable with ex.
Thanks a lot!

#97

already possible with the latest ansible beta: Ansible Development and Beta Firmware Discussion

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#98

thanks @scanner_darkly looking into it cheers!

#99

Got it working and latency is pretty good! So now…sequence ipad apps with kria? Yikes!

#100

I’m getting some clicking when using algo L-3 Dual Reverb in the dual mode. I have some fairly normal audio heading through it (a filtered bass line), and pretty much no matter where I have the parameters set, I’m getting consistent clicking. I have the quantized shift register on the other side, but my understanding was that shouldn’t matter in dual mode (since it functions just like two individual Distings, and shouldn’t compete for computing power). Is there some simple setting or function that I’m missing?

#101

There’s only a single processor in the EX, handling both algorithms.

Does the clicking go away if you change the shift register to, say, the A-1 Precision Adder?

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#102

I never had any of the previous incarnations and though the ex is incredibly useful thing to have I also find it infuriatingly cramped and pokey. The letter and number labelling of input/outputs is confusing too. The led light sockets do make up for this somewhat and are a really good feature. Found it much more of a learning curve than I thought I would. I do sort of wish they had made it more of its own thing and less two disting mk4’s. I really hate setting up the two sides doing different things and then trying to adjust parameters. as more single algos come out I will like it more i think. Could it be made to do something like Pam’s creative envelopes lfo’s stuff maybe?
Beyond the UI experience I do find it reliable and solid enough. I need to work out the preset system next as it doesn’t turn back on where you left it.

I was told there was a phone app for quick reference but I dont think this is on the android playstore?

#103

You might like to look at the wavetable envelope/LFO.

There are settings for auto-save & automatically loading the previous preset.

The app is iOS only I believe.

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#104

The way I see it, most of the dual algorithms are fairly simple, with few parameters to scroll through. I get good use from the crossfader, logic, comparator, min/max, 4QM, wavetable waveshaper etc. – things that I don’t necessarily need in every patch but it’s good to have them on tap when I want them.

For that kind of usage, I don’t feel like I often have to consult documentation to use several favorites. But when I do, there’s this: http://distingquickguide.rustle.works/

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#105

PR for Crow / Disting EX I2C integration: https://github.com/monome/crow/pull/360

Hoping to finish this up and test all the commands over the next few days.

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#106

we’ve added a couple of new i2c messages for the looper algorithm - clear target loop and get a loop state, you can find them here: https://github.com/scanner-darkly/teletype/wiki/DISTING-EX-I2C-SPECIFICATION

to test these you’ll need this beta until 1.4 is official released: https://github.com/expertsleepersltd/issues/issues/91 this version also fixes this i2c related bug and adds a handy feature to jump to the last parameter changed by i2c.

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#107

This is super helpful, thanks! I’ve been working off of the official manual for v1.3 + some of the teletype source code. I’ll be sure to load up the 1.4 beta.

Edit: I was going to email some questions to Os about i2c control of dual algorithms. Glad to see that’s in the pipeline based on the GitHub issues. :slight_smile:

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#108

I don’t know if it’s only my unit or maybe a general bug? When I use the looper algorithm I getting some click-sounds when I turn a looper tracks gain up and down. Pretty annoying :confused: have anyone else experienced this too?

#109

@scanner_darkly, did the pitch wobbling on the EX when using the Multisample algorithm get solved with the latest firmware upgrade? Right now I’m using a DEXIBEL sound bank in my performances as I need the most realistic piano sounds I can get. I’ve been thinking about integrating the EX into my case, but the wobbling and pitch stability would be an issue …

#110

Just a tangential note - I was having performance issues with the Multisample algorithm using the SD card which came with the unit (eFox). Cloning everything to a different SD (SanDisk) has fixed the issues for me. Just thought I’d mention it here.

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#111

Those issues were related to the pitch oscillations that several users reported, or “clicks” when playing samples?