#372

The Vimeo link just took me a list of videos rather than a specific one. Probably a consequence of accessing it via my phone. Did you mean this?

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#373

That’s the :point_up:! I think it does a nice job of showing off some of what a morphagene Can do.

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#374

It does! I enjoyed it :slight_smile: Thanks for sharing

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#375

Hello everyone, i’ve been following this thread for a long time, specially the comments about making a Buchla Music Easel in eurorack and I’m happy to say that after a long time I managed to make a small stand alone system that is my take on the Music Easel and it’s based on the 0-Coast/0-Ctrl combi from Make Noise. I’ve made 4 videos so far with this instrument and on the last one I’ve added a 2x64hp eurorack system to bring me even closer to the full Easel experience. Here you can find all 4 videos.
I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this experiment.

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#376

Re: making an Easel form Eurorack modules, has everyone seen this that Alex posted earlier this year?

#377

wow I absolutely love this. one of my favorite tunes, and this draws it out into infinity

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#378

Yes! One of his most engaging videos! I followed a lot of his ideas in order to make my own Easel. But he didn’t have the 0-ctrl then which is an amazing instrument to have for the Easel.

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#379

Definitely! I imagine he would replace the Microfreak with that now (particularly considering how great his 0-Ctrl video is and how much he clearly loves it)

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Anyone have thoughts on this? I have thought about possibly going to 4u 84/104 hp as a pure synthesis rig with no fx. Anything I’m missing here?

#381

Maybe a steady clock source? something like pamela or tempi (tempi can do less but i find it more playable)

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#382

True, could probably cut maths and throw in either of those, likely pams so I don’t have to rely on JF/O_C for envelope duties.

#383

I think that system looks lovely as is!

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#384

Watch out your system doesn’t get to menu divy for your tase. Some people don’t have a problem with it but some will. If you rely on pams for envelopes it will add another screen with menu’s. To each their own :wink:

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#385

Yeah I think i’ll build it as planned and see if I can do enough with teletype’s internal metronome architecture + triggers from maths, wogglebug, morph, & JF for now. Thanks :slight_smile:

#386

This is a small doepfer “skiff” (desktop unit actually) that’s going be a small ambient instrument.

The Teletype+friends are going to provide triggers and note sequencing. The Loafers will handle LFO duties - over the Quad VCA channels or filters, or both.

Obviously I could put just about any samples into the STS. Longer wav files could provide ambiance for melodic content.

I plan to use the matrix mixer as an FX send. It’s a simple setup designed to provide a stereo pair out. I have a sort of psuedo panning by using stereo pairs out of the matrix mixer into the fx.

I’ve just got the Teletype, TXo and TXi installed at the moment. In an effort to learn the Telex commands I’ve had a blast making drones, chords, and playing with the wavetable oscs.

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#387

I notice that between Blinds/Tangle Quartet/Maths, a huge chunk of your real estate is devoted to the genre of VCA/mixing-type duties, yet there is no simple stereo submixing ability. so if you want to use Morphagene or Mimeophon in stereo, your whole patch has to run through it.

I recommend you ditch the HPO and eke out another 2hp somewhere else (maybe downsize the Tangle Quartet to a Happy Nerding 3xVCA?).
Then use that 4hp for the Music Thing Startup - simple stereo submixer, simple tap tempo clock source with subdivisions, headphone amp. solves a lot of problems at once!

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#388

Just wanted to throw this YT link on here. @maf is a huge inspiration for creating/performing a smaller system. My plans have already changed a fair bit from my above post and I can’t wait to continue pursuing modular as something cohesive and somewhat performable.

https://youtu.be/kbKgLoBm0T0

Also, I saw the post with images of making the DIY case, but any resources on how to build something like this would be great!

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#389

hey! hoping to get some advice on building a very small modular unit but feeling very bamboozled by all the options! as my starting point is always from samples, I am hoping to create interesting textures using a small hands on system, then composing the material separately with Norns on a tape script like Oooooo. I am pretty sold on a Morphagene from what I have seen and understand, but want some good filters to go with it. Interested in including the Twin peak resonator/filter by Klangbau Köln or Three Sisters, QPAS by Makenoise. I have a Motu interface with dc coupled outs and Ableton, but was thinking to have a PAMs workout module in there to do the CV. Soundwise, I am very into artists like Jan Jelinek or Pole. My budget is around 1000, any thoughts?

#390

if morphagene is your vibe then the tape and microsound system might be a reasonable framework of a system to look at. It is roughly double your budget, but as inspiration. If you’re into that I would suggest that maths + morphagene would be the more appropriate starting place, and it would give you a little bit more left over in your budget to see where you want to go next. “modular” is all about modulation, so my feeling is just getting morphagene+qpas for example would take up too much of your budget when modulation should be the higher priority. You also have to consider the expenses of a case and power, etc. If you’re willing to wait and think you might be able to increase your budget, a system like the Tape and Microsound is a better value-for-money than buying individually because of these semi-hidden costs. If not, I would definitely suggest buying used—or even better, getting a tape and microsound system used if you can find one :slight_smile: just a morphagene and maths alone is legitimately a standalone modular instrument. this little system might be something to look at for example (I’d guestimate $1,500 but could be a little less if you buy used and make your own case): https://youtu.be/vPE5fy5g0_E

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#391

Morphagene is around 600, good filter around 300, a powered case is 300.
I don’t think it’s feasible to do it for around 1000.
New ADDAC granular device seems more capable as standalone than morphagene, though a bit bigger. I’d look into it, and then looked at some modulations and a stereo version of ripples.
On the other hand octatrack can do about 80% of what such sample based system would do. Except fine granulation.

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