still haven’t begun the deep dive with crow, but I’m already having a BLAST getting my feet wet with max connectivity. such a compact and straight-forward way to get cv into max for controlling visuals is a dream come true.

details if ya want them

Eurorack patch:
based around self-oscillating Three Sisters at LFO rate + Cold Mac as a mod source going all over the place. Kria is sequencing Rings and Just Friends (via Teletype… I haven’t even done any crow i2c stuff yet, the max stuff alone is so exciting to me), and both are being sent into Mimeophon. None of crow’s outputs are being used, but Sisters All and High (which is mult-ed to Mimeophon’s repeats) are going into crow.

Max Patch:
Pretty straightforward really. It’s just a sketch I’ve been working on with fractal noise and frame feedback. Crow is simply streaming in the external mod sources, and routing them to a few parameters in the patch. I’m still just basing it off of what’s included in the help file, but I’m going to be spending some time looking at the docs and maybe playing with Druid to get a deeper understanding of sending and receiving messages and commands with crow

Here's the max patch if you're into that
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Spent a good bit of time yesterday with Crow. Very excited about the Norns integration. And look forward to starting to learn basic scripts.

Here’s a very simple Norns–> Crow–> JF via i2c. Worked like a charm. Arc/Ansible sequencing Mangrove.

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Thanks for breaking this down!

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i’ve posted in other threads with questions/comments but still feel like showing appreciation here and saying congratulations to @tehn @Galapagoose @dan_derks @zebra @voidstar and all others who collaborated on this release!

i love the feature set, industrial design (2hp / unlabeled black panel :heart_eyes:), and pricepoint

had expected a relatively simple cv expander for norns that would “listen” to lua or midi and merely shuttle the data along to eurorack gear

sure, it does that
but the extra work yall went thru to make it functional as a standalone device (w/o norns) is amazing

ability to “remember” snippets and, most unexpectedly, communicate with max & ableton is what will solidify it as an incredibly powerful tool for a wide swath of musicians

as this thread shows many folks have seamlessly added crow to their setups and appear to be having a blast so…thanks for making and sharing this instrument with everyone

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Well said! I’d like to echo that sentiment!

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yeah!
i’m really happy it exists

i have questions about some details but don’t want those to overshadow such an exciting project so just felt like also sharing the sense of exuberance it gives me

crow makes everything Mannequins & Monome has built in the past even more interesting/integrated

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for the record, i didn’t do nothin

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i think you’ll get a kick out of this then

i didn’t think so…but figured i’d include you just in case i forgot some part of the framework you helped with, ha!

well in any case this is residual thanks for norns (and aleph, and tt) which seem to have inspired crow and the general direction they’ve taken the module

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Oh! Sorry could you clarify which JF mode please? I’d like to try this when my Crow arrives!

Synthesis mode is activated either via Crow, or via Teletype (JF.MODE 1) with the sound/shape switch set to sound. I think it is likely to work best if the other switch is set to transient.

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Nice work everyone thank you

Made lovely sounds with First, got Druid and Crow talking, and, this evening, successfully set up polyphonic Just Friends controllable by MIDI. absolutely amazing. I always loved JF as an oscillator above all else, but hearing and triggering it in poly is like experiencing the module for the first time all over again. I would recommend the Crow+JF combo to anyone on the fence, I suspect it’ll be in a lot of my explorations and recordings for some time to come.

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how did you control JF via midi? I’ve gotten it to play poly through Norns via i2c…

I got it to play polyphonically with midi using @dan_derks m4l “jf synth” device. You set up a midi track and you can control jf wih any midi device. Not to mention you can use the “outs” devices too. Last night I used jf polyphonically with four “outs” devices to send three lfos while clocking my eurorack. All at the same time. With one module. Crow is absolutely incredible. Can’t wait to see all the cool max stuff that’s gonna come out.

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What @kin.sventa said. It was very easy, I just followed the instructions in this video.

I hadn’t realized you could do all of that simultaneously. Wow. I’m starting to get a glimpse of the true crow…

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Sorry, but what do you mean with ”outs” devices?

check here

m4l_outs-setup

Btw, any word on what’s happening in “seasonal habits”? Or whether default.lua can be replaced/erased to make room for user scripts?

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You totally can!! I had “command center” on one midi track track, “jf synth” on another midi track, and four “outs” an the third midi track. It worked great.

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Is it planned to work with the 1st gen ER301?

i have the first gen er301. there is no difference between its ability to communicate over i2c and the latest editions with the revised cpu board–which doesn’t need to be soldered, and has the correct pinout. it’s easier for our testers that have the newer revision to jump right in and begin testing, using standard i2c cables.

if you’re willing to test the code, and have an older er301 with the necessary soldering mods and custom i2c cables, we still want to hear from you! please message @Galapagoose or myself; there’s an existing conversation. hoping to resume testing soon.

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