#81

limited to 10?.. well, perhaps I will be able to shuffle funds in time.

#82

congrats
it seems to be the promise of a lifetime exploration. i like that very much.

what would you insert in the empty space ?

#83

mystery module at end of rack? (isms video) canā€™t make out much thereā€¦

well done

#85

I wondered the same thing,
just a Noise Engineering blank panel.

#86

my isms is similar to the newly offered system with some tweaks (not using all the monome modules and iā€™ve doubled up on all the mannequins modules). iā€™d highly recommend getting a second cold mac for this system-- having two opens up lots of interesting mixing and cv manipulation opportunities. i also have a second three sisters, but donā€™t find it nearly as useful as the second cold mac.

something lacking in the monome and mannequins lineup are effects modules-- not a requirement for them imo, as thereā€™re plenty of good options available from other manufacturers. mutable instruments clouds is good. harvestman and make noise also make interesting effects modules. i donā€™t think theyā€™re a requirement for this system but you may want to add one.

#87

Iā€™d thought monome eurorack modules only worked with 128s but is that a 256 in the picture?

#88

woah youā€™re right

i looked back and the skewed angle does appear to be a deeper than a 128

however further inspection of lit buttons in each row confirm the dimensions (8x16)

#89

Ah yes, counting would have been a good idea!

#90

I was also fooled by the wide angle lens on that one.

#91

has anyone managed to fit a radiomusic into isms? it seems to be awfully close to the max depth of the case. i have a used isms on the way, and iā€™m looking for a cheap sample playback module that can play longer atmospheric clips, field recordings and such, while i do melodic things with earthsea. but most sample modules far exceed ismsā€™ depth.

#92

bastl grandpa is awesome and spa, its expander, just fits in there!

#93

thanks, but those two combined are much more expensive than something simpler like the radiomusic. iā€™m not looking for granular manipulation; i have clouds for that. also, everything iā€™ve been reading about the grandpa indicates it outputs far below euro levels, and at pretty bad audio quality. but it is just about the only other <40mm module iā€™ve come across.

#94

Itā€™s a DIY module so if youā€™re going to build it yourself probably wouldnā€™t be too bad to adjust something so it does fit. Especially if it is very close already.

#95

if you are DIYing it, you would be able to lose those extra long female headers for the teensy. that would shave off a centimeter or so.

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that said - do your research - not sure what the depth of that module is, and whether it includes those extra long headers for the teensy or notā€¦

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#96

[quote=ā€œsandy, post:94, topic:1610ā€]
Itā€™s a DIY module so if youā€™re going to build it yourself probably wouldnā€™t be too bad to adjust something so it does fit. Especially if it is very close already.[/quote]

[quote=ā€œOootini, post:95, topic:1610ā€]if you are DIYing it, you would be able to lose those extra long female headers for the teensy. that would shave off a centimeter or so. hat said - do your research - not sure what the depth of that module is,
and whether it includes those extra long headers for the teensy or
notā€¦[/quote]
i wonā€™t be DIYing it myself; my nervous system has deteriorated far too much to be able to hold things steady for this project. i spoke with control in nyc, and theyā€™re pretty sure it would fit as-is in their isms demo case. they have a build service, and they mentioned the same thing about adjusting stuff, specifically the headers, to get a shallower module if desired. thanks for the tips, folks!

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#97

is the documentation for the mixer tile correct? I am not getting the behavior described by the line:

with nothing attached to the to variable inputs, these function as constant voltage sources, adding -5v to +5v to the mix.

basically, with nothing patched in to any input Iā€™m not seeing any voltage at the mix out regardless of knob positions.

#98

In what document did you read that?
Itā€™s not mentioned in this -isms manual

I checked on mine and the inputs are not normalled to constant voltages.

EDIT
The printed manual that was included says the same as your quote. I guess the online version is newer and corrected.

#99

The mixer section of my -isms is the least used part. Since itā€™s located on the far left side it encourages mixing of CV, but I doesnā€™t do that very often. Time to inspire me.

How do you use it?

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#100

I popped a mutable peaks at the far left of my isms trying to push myself to use the mixer a little more. Itā€™s pretty convenient to have it really close to the trigger sections of white whale / teletype / meadowphysics and when i was just using it for drum sounds it was nice to have it out of the way of the rest of the signal path.

As an audio mixer I used the mixer section to mix the 2 drum outputs. Mixing CV it was a lot of fun combining LFOs, envelopes, noise or step sequencers coming out of Peaks or the LFO and noise section of isms.

Although it is located on the far left. It was pretty convenient to either run the mixer output through a longer cable to a mod destination in the middle of my rack or to use the bus to jump down further or attach the mixed drum signal to the output section

I would like to push a little further and figure out more uses for the + and - inputs

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#101

[quote=ā€œOootini, post:95, topic:1610ā€]
if you are DIYing it, you would be able to lose those extra long female headers for the teensy. that would shave off a centimeter or so.[/quote]
as a follow-up to this and my original question, i ended up purchasing a radiomusic built by someone who did just this; soldered it directly to the board as shown in the above picture.

note to all future isms/RM owners: with the power cable plugged in, the radiomusic fits exactly! i doubt it would fit with the tall female headers still attached, but the low-profile version of this build is fine.