#324

yes d0 with feedbackloop into mmf1 in bandpass mode, both modules track 1v/oct,
the d0 selfoscillates, not the mmf1. this time i tried to adjust the pressure so the attack is softer and i can add a breath noise imitation at the start of a note which gets ducked away when the actual sound starts.
i briefly had a mangrove, i don’t remember why i let it go however. but it definitely should be suited for wind instrument timbres. not sure if the definition of physical modelling applies to an oscillator but i guess that’s splitting hairs! please report back with soundexamples when you got the mangrove!

#325

You are right, I don’t think of it as an oscillator, as much as an exciter that provides cyclical spectra from constant-breadth pulses. Constant-breadth pulse instruments include the oboe, bassoon, cor anglais, harmonica, harmonium, and to some extent the trumpet. Here’s hoping the results will be worthwhile - my Knit module is dead anyway, so I need something to act as an exciter until it gets fixed. I am very curious how parameters such as Air will react with an actual breath controller, and how it will sound through a d0, a ResonantEQ or patches like the ones you’ve suggested.

I’m locked inside so more Instagram videos will definitely happen.

Also, I needed something that can accept V/Oct and output squares to clock the d0, for easy V/Oct control of the d0. Why the Disting mk4 has no mode to Save/Load settings from the Select Bus is beyond me! I have no way to save things on the d0 at the moment.

#326

I think you might!

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#327

:joy: Nice! Yes, I know, but the Melisma is on a different case entirely. OT but I recently plugged the Omnimod on the same case and I’ve been changing Select Bus presets using the Melisma, so the Omnimod changes accordingly. Supposedly the WMD SSM should also change, but I haven’t figured why it doesn’t. I never imagined I’d be happy to use the Select Bus options, but in a live situation it seems like a nice thing to have; and since it’s under CV control on the Melisma, it can be a very interesting parameter.

The case where the d0 lies also has the Disting mk4, and since the Disting accepts save messages via the Select Bus I’d be super happy if it also acted as Master to send Save/Load messages to the d0. If I recall correctly Oz said it doesn’t, which is weird, but acceptable. What I don’t get is some of the design choices on the Mungo, like the fact that since the knobs don’t always represent the exact parameter value, the module ought to autosave the last settings when you shut power down. The current UX can be rather … annoying.

#328

Pretty basic patch, no real body other than the ResonantEQ, no delays involved, no filtering, no musicality, nothing. A tad reverb in the background to give some space for the sound to exist in. I just wanted to see what the Mangrove can pull off on its own.

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#329

Sounds great for just Mangrove!

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#330

what eq did you use?

#331

Whats that single fader module on the far right?

#332

@kilchhofer it’s a version of the ResonantEQ. @Mattb it’s the SSSR Labs Wobla. Lovely fader, very smooth!

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#333

Wow sounds great!

unrelated, but what knobs are these?

#334

davies 1900h clones from thonk!

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#335

hey there, I’ve been reading the whole thread in the last couple of days, some concepts are still a bit over my head (hopefully because I had no time to practice them with my instruments) so I went on and looked for more information on the topic and found this very nice nord modular 2 physical modelling cookbook;
it uses the Nord Modular language, which sometimes is confusing (some NM modules have their own quirks), but I found it quite informative, and the examples are impressive (probably a little too realistic, no place for the nice wild uncanny that I found on sounds on this thread)

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#336

My small case, and the Mangrove, keep on giving. Testing out braps and bends with brass sounds, getting some really playable results:

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#337

Lots of interesting control sources going on there. I hadn’t heard of the Softwire Press before. I’ve always been interested in Ondes-style controllers, although it looks like that one works on a pretty different principle from the Ondes (springs & slider pots, rather than a squishy bag of unobtainium). How does it feel?

(I see there’s some discussion of the squishy bag approach on their Instagram…)

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#338

I have a soft spot for controllers. The Press feels pretty nice to the hand, the middle part is wood which helps, and the response is very natural. Highly recommended.

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#339

could u give some more details on this patch. It sounds amazing

#340

I’m really bad at writing notes but maybe this will help?

Brass patch
Brass patch1721×621 231 KB

So important aspects of the sound:

  • Comparator goes to the FM Index on Mangrove
  • Delayed LFO as a brap goes to FM Input
  • Air is controlled by breath controller, that’s what it’s meant for!
  • Sound go through the Tanh for dirt and then through the Comb filter.
  • Resonance of Comb is also controlled by breath controller
  • Weirdly important: Suck control from breath goes to Barrel input at the Mangrove. I don’t know why this is the case but it makes a difference

Left side is control voltages for pitch, that’s probably unimportant. I didn’t use a VCA!

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#341

I need to know more about this controller. A LOT more.

#342

What do you need to know? I’ll do my best to answer.

Press is a design from Softwire Synthesis, it’s 6hp, it has two inputs and a through input, two outputs, and a gate output. Outputs can act as attenuation for the incoming signals, or you can set them to crossfade one signal, and they’re normalized to +5 or +10V when there’s nothing patched at the inputs.

Very simple module, super useful. Here’s yet another video of it doing pitch bend (it’s a more elaborate version of the previous patch I posted)

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#343

Thanks. I could’t find anything useful about it anywhere. So like an Onde touche with benefits.

Whats it like to play? How sensitive/smooth?

I’m a sucker for interesting controllers