Mannequins RIP, RIP?

tehn · 2016-10-18T23:44:34.072Z

i love my RIP.

RIP may be discontinued but there are transformers looming in the future…

Galapagoose · 2016-10-18T23:52:11.563Z

Presently waiting on a shipment of transformers for another project, but there’s likely going to be another short run of these available at some point. They might be a little more expensive to justify it beyond the initial passion project state, but time will tell.

Don’t hold your breath though. Other priorities exist!

Larrea · 2016-10-19T00:21:37.780Z

I have an idea of what you’re getting at, and I like it!

That will tide me over.

Galapagoose:

…there’s likely going to be another short run of these available at some point. They might be a little more expensive to justify it beyond the initial passion project state, but time will tell.

Breath not held.

But as someone who grew up surfing, I pretty much need one of those.

Also, is it weird to admit that the lifter reminds me almost as much of the Rush 2112 starman as it does anyone who might have hung out at Venice Beach? :o

analogue01 · 2016-10-19T01:57:09.968Z

Larrea:

Are you thinking about running CV in to it? I’m confused about what you mean. This would be strictly audio in audio out. No CVs functions…unless this module is even more of a miracle than the other ones!

It doesn’t output dc voltage, but the inputs are dc coupled and will saturate into extreme distortion territory if you mix cv in with the audio signal.

As for other euro output modules, I would get the wmd pro output if you absolutely needed one. No transformers, but I can’t see anything else to dislike about it.

Larrea · 2016-10-19T05:07:32.426Z

analogue01:

It doesn’t output dc voltage, but the inputs are dc coupled and will saturate into extreme distortion territory if you mix cv in with the audio signal.

Thanks. I knew about the inputs being DC coupled but hadn’t thought of mixing CV with audio. Personally, that’s not something I’d use, but cool that it’s there.

Thanks for the tip on the WMD module. As this isn’t actually a problem for me right now, I’m going to hold out for an RIP or RIP 2…or mystery Monome/Mannequins -isms 2 thingymabob.

sam · 2016-10-19T06:37:36.684Z

analogue01:

It doesn’t output dc voltage, but the inputs are dc coupled and will saturate into extreme distortion territory if you mix cv in with the audio signal.

Does it do the Moog CP1 trick of distorting differently depending on a positive or negative offset?

ng_ · 2016-10-19T06:58:24.901Z

glia:

anybody else have RIP?
I never really use cv to drive saturation…any examples of that you’re willing to share?

Here’s a quick recording to show RIP’s cv saturation thing.

3 sines from Sisters mix out into RIP A and out of B. (the normalization runs the signal through both transformers when no 1/4" jacks are present)
Offset voltage from an Isms attenuator mixed with the signal pushes RIP transformers into saturation.
The offset voltage is slowly turned up and then down.

rip-offset-overdrive-test
can’t figure out the embedding

Leverkusen · 2016-10-19T07:45:20.706Z

I think the Moog CP3 does not saturate differently regarding to a fed in positive/negative offset but the normal and inverted outputs are saturating in different ways when the module is driven hard.

Leverkusen · 2016-10-19T07:48:46.816Z

Thanks - that actually sounds quite nice!

https://soundcloud.com/ngngngngngngng/rip-offset-overdrive-test

(just copy and paste the address line of the browser for soundcloud embedding )

derz · 2016-12-22T20:46:15.866Z

is there a comeback in sight?
ships mid december 2016?

WHIMSICAL RAPS

RIP

RIP Transformer based, based signal level transformer Two heavy-weight outputs for your synthesizer. RIP modular audio down to some kind of line level for your studio or on stage. Get lifted with isolated ground paths, while your outs stay well...

Larrea · 2016-12-22T20:56:36.858Z

Well I’ll be damned. Look at that: an actual Christmas Miracle!

Well spotted.

This I will pre-order.

Galapagoose · 2016-12-23T16:41:35.269Z

Well ‘mid-december’ should def be updated, but the transformers are scheduled to be delivered tomorrow!

drxcm · 2016-12-27T00:18:36.460Z

This is such great news - missed out the first time round and always regretted it - my preorder is also in!

instantjuggler · 2016-12-27T09:43:17.654Z

RIPPED! and… um… discourse software!

altoaiello · 2016-12-29T05:41:59.873Z

Ordered! Curious how many runs of 25 you sold earlier @Galapagoose

Galapagoose · 2016-12-29T13:37:44.284Z

This is 2nd batch. Should start shipping first few orders next week. Still ~10 left of this batch.

shellfritsch · 2017-01-04T19:17:55.254Z

anyone have an A/B recording with and without transformers? i’m intrigued but but must admit i have no idea what this sounds like…

Larrea · 2017-01-04T19:23:33.688Z

Hastily ordered mine minutes before heading off in to the depths of the Mojave Desert with my son for our annual Mojave Preserve trip; birding (beautiful buteos mainly), artifact collecting, botanizing, rainbow watching, snow-hunting, joshua tree high-fiving, off road touring, sunset watching, rain enjoying, ruins exploring, cactus admiring, hiking, cinder cone looking, lava tube crawling, rock throwing, train spotting, mines exploring, general paleontological prehistory stuffing fun.

Did some excellent field recording as well!

ppqq · 2017-01-29T17:58:15.812Z

analogue01:

It doesn’t output dc voltage, but the inputs are dc coupled and will saturate into extreme distortion territory if you mix cv in with the audio signal.

I think someone posted audio of this a bit ago but can’t seem to find it. Anyone remember?

Thanks in advance!

ppqq · 2017-01-30T14:49:23.626Z

From the RIP page:

RIP is fully passive, with DC coupled inputs. You can’t pass DC, but rather use it creatively to drive the iron cores into saturation.

Would still love to hear audio but in the meantime, could someone explain how this works? Is there an accompanying volume dip due to waveform clipping? Man I so love transformer saturation that I’m dying to trying this out!

EDIT: @le_palace pointed me to the audio by @ng_ which is a bit earlier in this thread.