Mannequins W/ (with)

[altoaiello]

This might just be for me, but…

How to actually load a new tape:

stop tape for ‘nav mode’
hold R for ‘global mode’
press L for ‘tape load mode’ haha

select a tape:
for tape 1–press L once
for tape 2–press L again
for tape 3–press P once
etc…

press down to load selected tape
press up to return to nav mode

press P to play (if you’re me) one of five until now EMPTY tapes

all this time, i was thinking “damn, i filled all those tapes with such similar music”

now… to totally mess up tape two!

[Aetherpulse]

Sometimes when I go through this exact same procedure, it locks up. It usually happens when I’ve been playing for awhile.

[altoaiello]

Found myself initially thinking “how could this be more like mlr” but realizing it’s already more powerful—tt navigating cues, loop spaces, whatever size or distance apart, determining quality of record, overdub/write, speed on arrival, simultaneously operating just type!

Only reason I haven’t installed is my dependence on the latest kria betas. Upcoming show setup will depend on mergers tbd in the next week. All news is good news in this time, in this environment!

[TomWhitwell]

Hmm… good bye super slim case

[taylor12k]

thank you for this… it’s been the best suggestion (for me anyway) to get reliable recording/looping results. i wasn’t aware of the R+DOWN combo in this context.

going to print out this text as a cheat sheet.

also, i’ve found (not sure if it’s been mentioned here) that the Planar makes an awesome offset generator for THAT. put X or Y in +/- mode and it’s a great, tactile way to get your degrading/overdubbing parameters in line…

Easy ways to get results:

Looping delay:

Go into live mode (playing).
Make sure looping is turned OFF.
Make sure you have a sound source connected.
Hit RECORD + DOWN (this overwrites any junk that might have been on the tape).
Push DOWN to start a loop point… wait for however long you want the tape loop delay to be, and push UP.
Plug in a negative voltage offset from a controller into THAT.
Hit RECORD. Play stuff into the input.
Adjust your offset to adjust the wet/dry and “feedback” in your loop – the lower the voltage, the more of the recorded audio will be removed on each pass; at 0V it just stacks everything.
If you want to, patch a gate into THIS to punch in and out.

[myecholalia]

also, i’ve found (not sure if it’s been mentioned here) that the Planar makes an awesome offset generator for THAT.

Still waiting for my W/ but totally stealing that idea to use with the joysticks in my MECHANISM case. Thanks.

[rikrak]

I have successfully installed the Teletype interim firmware (codename “dirty”) and will post over at the Teletype 2.3 beta thread - which seems appropriate because I read that the plan is to integrate W/ Type into Teletype 2.3.

EDIT: There is now a dedicated thread for W/ Type suggestions - here

[slowwild]

just wait for planar 2, cv recording and looping, going to be a killer combo

[sam]

(codename “dirty”)

Hah. If that’s what I think it is, it just means that the git checkout was in a dirty state when the firmware was built. That kind of info is useful when tracking down bugs, in this case a dirty checkout makes it harder…

[Starthief]

How to actually load a new tape:

stop tape for ‘nav mode’
hold R for ‘global mode’
press L for ‘tape load mode’ haha

select a tape:
for tape 1–press L once
for tape 2–press L again
for tape 3–press P once
etc…

press down to load selected tape
press up to return to nav mode

Not sure I get this, but is it like this?

Tape 1: L
Tape 2: L, L
Tape 3: P
Tape 4: P, P
Tape 5: R
Tape 6: R, R

So to load tape 4, it’s: hold R 1 sec, L, P, P, down, up ?

[Justmat]

My W// is scheduled for Monday, and seeing the workflow described as

hold R 1 sec, L, P, P, down, up

makes me really happy, and even more excited! So cheatcode-y!!1

[altoaiello]

Yeah! That’s the way

[Starthief]

[rikrak]

Using W/ Type, with a blank section of tape, you can run a script that triggers a sound into W/s In, overdubs other pitches and then repeats at different cue marks.

Then you can navigate between the cue marks and play back each chord while your main melody plays on top.

Teletype + W/ is pretty powerful!

[ornateexit]

Really enjoying w/ and I now feel like I’ve wrapped my head around its interface and utility completely. Unfortunately I’m having an issue where I’m unable to jump between cue points in any mode, which I can now only assume is a glitch, especially given that it occurs everytime I use it and is always and only remedied by a restart. Is there anything I might be overlooking here before I start dealing with having a defective module/software?

[steveoath]

If you are UK/EU signal sounds in Glasgow have stock.

[yoyosandshoes]

Finally caught up to the end of this thread after falling behind all week! And good news 'cause it looks like my W/ will be here tomorrow. Thank you all for your enthusiasm in exploring this and reporting back your various wins and frustrations. I will be taking a paced and methodical approach to learning this module which I am sure I would not have had some of you not jumped in ahead of me. Fingers crossed things go reasonably well and I don’t have to go back to the top of the thread! I’ve decided not to drink w/ w/…

[Oneven]

Tip for users using Cold Mac w/ w/.

Cold Mac also works great for processing the audio coming out of w/. Try sending your signal through OR, AND, SLOPE and CREASE.

[rikrak]

I’ve decided not to drink w/ w/

Hahaha thanks for the laugh! Very wise!

[GoneCaving]

OK, all the usual low-fi iphone video & audio caveats apply, but here’s a very quick demo showing how easy this thing is to use.