#260

Following the run up of excitement surrounding the release of the new firmware and Just Type I thought we might see more of what others were doing with the setup.

I was also hoping a repository of Teletype scenes for Just Type might start to emerge, is anyone doing any deep exploration of this combination? As for me, I finally just sent triggers from the Teletype to the Just Friends over the iC2 connection - magic is starting to happen.

#261

Interesting. My approach so far has been to see the Just Type commands as an end point to teletype code, rather than CV and Gate out, allowing polyphony. I haven’t yet explored it much further than that and would be interested to see what people have come up with.

Using it as the basis of a ‘polyphonic synth’, Just Type does lack one feature, it is hard to get individual voices to have individual filters, that each respond to their individual envelopes. This is where a lot of polysynths shine, but of course this would be way beyond the scope of JF! One trick I’ve been using is this:

  1. Passively mix all the JF outputs into a single filter
  2. Take the JF Mix out to an envelope follower (I use Cold Mac)
  3. Patch the envelope follower output to the filter FM input

You then get dynamic filter modulation which is related to the volume. The shared filter means that the behaviour it’s more like a Poly 800 than a Juno 6 but it’s a handy technique. In theory if you had 6 filters and 6 envelope filters you could do each voice separately.

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#262

@Galapagoose There appears to be a bug on the new firmware, as discovered by someone over on Muffwiggler.

In Sound mode, Intone CV input is behaving weirdly - you get limited variation in the amount of intone change and at higher CV levels in appears to reverse.

#263

@ghost
Fixed this and uploaded a new firmware here.

Appreciate if you would send it on to the folks who were asking!

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#264

Thanks for the speedy response and update. I’ve passed it on.

#265

Heard reports that some folks missed the slower speeds of the original firmware, so there’s a new v3.0.4_slow which is closer to the original ramp times of the original firmware.

The overall pitch range of v3 is slightly narrower (it was too difficult to tune without a FINE control), so it won’t get quite as slow, but something like 15 second cycles in shape mode, down to slower than 1 minute with negative CV into TIME. That’s for IDENTITY out, so you can get down to 6minutes from 6N…

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Just friends not so slow anymore
Mannequins Just Friends
#266

God bless you! This is great. Thanks. :slight_smile:

#267

Oh, nice… since I have two I can have it both ways :kissing_closed_eyes:

#268

@Galapagoose I think I’ve found another bug.

In Just Type synthesis mode, using transient (also cycle, although I rarely use this)- notes get stuck on if the attack section is too long. E.g Intone 12 o clock, time 9 o clock. Occurs with both JF.NOTE and JF.VOX . If you turn intone a little CCW or time CW you can stop this from happening so it seems to be a factor influenced by the combination of the 2. I’m using the latest firmware (non slow version)

This is a shame is it prevents nice slow attack envelopes being used, which I have a particular fondness for…

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#269

Are others having this issue with just type?

#270

Yes, I have the same issue too.

#271

I have seen this happening as well, in synthesis/transient mode

#272

I noticed this behavior just this morning. Intone was around 12 and time was around 9/10.

#273

Mine get stuck last night in when i was in sustain/shape position but i don’t remember what i was doing with my TT… :sweat_smile:

#274

Not going to be fixed til January I’m afraid. Other priorities.

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#275

No problemo, glad it’s on your radar. We can’t expect every fix from you to happen in under 24 hours… :smiley:

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#276

So, I’ve been running into a strange issue. I have a Just Friends module that I recently got and I think it’s running a newer firmware, as it seems to respond to Just Type/Teletype commands. I’d like to make sure it’s totally updated though…

I haven’t been able to get it into either calibration mode or firmware update mode. I tried recycling the power quickly, plugging my case (Pittsburgh Structure 208) into a different wall outlet, as well as using a WMD Soft Start module I have to plug in the module power. Also tried plugging run into my phone instead of motu interface in case there was some grounding issue. Has anyone run into this? The module is just starting up normally and all the lights are lit/blinking as usual.

#277

Having an issue — I just updated Teletype to 2.1.0 and Just Friends to 3.0.4 without problem. Both modules function on their own. However, any JF command freezes Teletype. I’ve double checked the i2c cable orientation, and discovered I initially plugged it the wrong way around. When I unplugged the i2c cable, the JF command I entered in live mode cleared, but any subsequent JF command froze Teletype.

Any help or hints would be much appreciated. I’d love seeing these two communicate, there’s just so much potential!

#278

how many devices are on your i2c bus? if more than 3 you need a powered busboard.

#279

A single one. (20 characters)