#205

Thank you!!

And do you use it to destroy the sounds coming in or spice them up? It seems much easier to mangle them; I’ve read the bit crusher is pretty extreme. Is it easy to gain stage the unit with other line level gear? Do you find it versatile with the range of sounds you can get from it?

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#206

Ha - extreme is exactly the word for the bit crusher so I use a splitter and send only a small amount of the processed signal into the mixer, blending it with other effects and the uneffected signal. It seems to play nicely enough with everything I’ve tried it with - synths, dictaphones, iOS devices - nothing has been an issue with the volume that I couldn’t regulate with the internal mixer

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#207

Great. Thanks very much. I don’t have access to one near me so I appreciate your time.

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#208

Not at all - I’ll try to get some time together to make a video about it so you can hear the examples for yourself

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#209

That would be amazing. Thanks in advance.

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#210

Hi all –

Does anyone here know what size of barrel plug the DC interface uses? It’s the same as the 9-volt power source jack, but that doesn’t help too much.

#211

I have an OP-1, Monotribe and a Tascam digital recorder and have realised that the thing I like most is recording loops and mucking around with effects. I wondered if a Field Kit FX (and the extra kit with contact mics, etc.) would be a good way of both getting interesting things to sample in to the oP-1, but also a way of mixing things together.

I guess my concern is not having any other CV gear, is the Field Kit FX still usable? I like slooowly tweeeaking knooooobs, so am OK with hands on controls, which it seems to have. I’m thinking that it might tie everything together in a fun, noodly way.

Any opinions/experience gratefully recieved!

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#212

It’s definitely a fun way to get sounds in. One thing though is that the pots are all the skinny poles, which might not be much fun if you like slow, controlled knob tweaking. If you can deal with that though I bet you’ll find some interesting things to do with it.

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#213

Wrapping the pots in small rubber bands helps with the small size. Those wmd slider covers are pretty good as well for the fieldkit.

#214

I’m not entirely sure, but these might fit the trimmers:
https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/micro-knobs/

and these could work for the sliders:
https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/sifam-slider-caps/

#215

Decided to go for it. Seems like it’ll be more fun than clicking a mouse and adjusting software.

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#216

I’m coming from a guitar background (acoustic / resonator / electric), but over the past few years my interests have quickly grown for ambient, electronic, and experimental music. Looking for a first step into this world, and I’m wondering for the koma field kit + field kit fx (and expansion packs) might be a good starting point.

Specifically, I’m curious if the field kits with a contact mic on acoustic guitar might offer interesting options for sound manipulation and feedback.

Has anyone tried this yet? Any advice or alternative suggestions?

(new to lines, so let me know if there is a better place to ask this question)

#217

Yes. You will enjoy it and make interesting sounds.

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#218

I use guitar extensively with my field kit(+ expansion and a good amount of pedals). It is a lovely piece of equipment, although a bit noisy(but I like that).

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#219

Filed Kit was my first eurorack module and I will never sell it.
I use it all the time for my drone ambient stuff. It’s really on the lowfi side but I love this sound.

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#220

@Gahlord @noiserock @felart thank you for the input! It seems like the field kit / field kit fx would be the right direction for me right now

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#221

There’s only way to find out. :slight_smile:

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#222

Hello everyone, after a long night and morning thinking there is something wrong with my setup I think I found the culprit - and it seems to be the Field Kit FX - Is it just me or does it have an extremely annoying whine to it?

I currently have patch 43 setup (from the manual) which is the Shifted Delay - when i unplug everything the whine stops, im not sure how I didn’t notice before - perhaps because I was making more noisy stuff, where as im working on something more ambient now.

Has anyone had the same problem?

  • PS I just unplugged the output from the field kit fx and then noticed I could still hear the whine - for a second I thought i was going crazy, then noticed I could actually hear the whine coming from the unit itself! after unplugging and plugging it back in its still whining - surely something isn’t right here!?
#223

Are you using it with eurorack or standalone with its 9v psu? I have just been using mine which has been adapted for euro and there is no whine

#224

two things:

  • if you use this (euro)racked, whine could come from other modules. i installed an antumbra klik in my otherwise quiet case and immediately it all began whining - through the power rails.
  • if standalone then check if you use the power supply that came with it or is it some other adapter. small PSUs of the switching kind emit noise like that. you can hear whine on e.g. korg volca for the same reasons.