#543

I too would like to hear any thoughts on this. Having spent more time with mine, I’ve been really considering getting a second one as well as investing in Crow and Teletype. Besides PNW, that would end up being my only dedicated modulation source but being able to use one as an oscillator and another as a modulator has become VERY appealing to me.

#544

I use two in most patches these days. One is thought of as a poly synth and the other modulates the rest of the patch. I don’t have a recording now but I may tomorrow. I do recommend trying two if you’re considering it. I don’t even think of them as the same module really. Completely different duties in the case. Maybe if a few people are interested in trying two, you and another person could send yours to each other for a week or something so you could see what it’d be like :slight_smile:

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#545

I just received a second hand just friends and it’s doing some strange things. I figured I’d post the video here as there seems to be lots of users of mannequins stuff around these parts.

It works as expected for a minute, then, in sound mode the pitch rises, the module kind of locks up, and it spits out strange noise.
Then I power cycle and it works fine for a minute, then does it again.

In envelope mode it works for a while then all the lights come on, the knobs become unresponsive and the outputs emit a digital noise.

Is this just friends broken?

Video 1, just sound mode: https://youtu.be/Cbp2Q22EYWI

Video 2, starts in sound mode, then i switch it to envelopes: https://youtu.be/qV0G6IGPCnI

#546

Definitely not normal if it’s not a low power issue then something is wrong with your JF, better to contact WR for support.

#547

Looks like the -12V fuse is getting tripped. Should be a simple 1-part replacement fix. Send us an email: service@whimsicalraps.com

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#548

Hello !
Here’s an old patch with… JF in sound mode !
Batumi is the master triggering stages enveloppes. For the effects, we have Clouds, 4MS DLD and 2hp Verb + ER-301 !

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#549

So great! I’ve been really enjoying your videos - a lot of emotional depth to them I think. Thanks for sharing.

What do you use for sequencing? I’m wondering what your composition process is.

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#550

a patch using Just Type controlled by ansible based on the first post in the teletype haiku thred. - also pinging three sisters.

I’m finding that using just mannequins/monome modules is very rewarding. Just Friends is friendly

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#551

Thank you a lot man ! In this one no sequencer at all, just Batumi to trigger stages’ enveloppes :slight_smile:

#552

Question for folks using Teletype for Just Friends: have you played with the jf.tune function at all? Does it work for you? If so, can you give me an example of the command you send it?

I’ve been trying to get this feature to work with Crow but am having no luck and am wondering if it is working OK with the Teletype folks. Thanks!

#553

replied on crow-relevant thread, apologies for the delay!

https://llllllll.co/t/crow-strategies-just-friends/25937/56

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#554

Hello :wave:

Here’s a patch with my new configuration of two JF ^^ One in sound mode and the other one in shape mode ! Am I going crazy ?
It’s also my first patch with Mimeophon !

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#555

Something I can’t quite figure out: is there any way to make JF produce constant straight rhythm in shape/cycle mode without any shifting at all?

As far as I understand, this should be possible when the INTONE and FM are both set to 12 (though I only can get something relatively straight only with INTONE at 11 which I suppose may be the calibrating problem).

Nonetheless even with this kind of settings the cycle starts to shift after a while: output envelopes’ order subtly offsets with time.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

#556

Do you mean from all outputs and without triggers?

#557

Yes. Say I’m taking bass drum envelope from 2N, and hat from 4N. No external triggers involved. I wonder if it is it possible to get them produce constantly straight rhythm. Because I haven’t been able to so far.

#558

You could try tune Intone in Sound mode, might be a bit easier to hear the beat frequencies - but that said I don’t know of any reliable ways to keep Just Friends super locked in without an external trigger. Without triggers, I think JF lends itself to the slowly phasing behavior you described quite nicely.

I think if you just had a slow clock into 6n, roughly locked in with the tempo on JF it should solve your problem without any audible resets

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#559

You describe a really specific use case in which you can self trigger JF with identity. But I bet next you are going to want to tweak it somehow :slight_smile:

Also IIRC JF keeps Freq but not phase in cycle mode, so I guess you’d need a trigger in the beggining for steady rhythm.

#560

Yes, the trigger to 6N is the way you can tie JF’s rhythms to external clocks. I’m using it from time to time. Just wandered if there’s a possibility to use JF’s internal clock to get the straight rhythm. And as it turns out there isn’t.

Thanks for your suggestions, everybody.

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#561

by straight do you mean no phasing?

Why can’t you just self-patch IDENTITY’s output to 6N to reset them all? This can get you interesting rhythms when INTONE is not fully CW.

With Intone at noon, CCW or CW, the ratios are all divisors or multiples or identity so there should be no phasing.

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#562

I would do what @voidstar suggests and leave Intone at full CW or CCW. Easiest way to synchronize the channels is switch to sustain mode, let all the channels stop, then back to cycle. They should stay sync’d and in-phase for a long time.

If you want multiple copies of a single division/multiple, use a mult module or stackcables.

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