#1252

I’m wondering if this would be 4gb?

#1253

Yes this sound like logical. This happened to mine i had a suspicion it was due to SD card corruption.

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#1254

I’ve been meaning to get the image-creation method posted to allow replacement SD cards to be made, but also to outline the structure of the binary image. The big scare in this case is that I only know how to make these images from the command line, using dd which will happily format your hard-drive if you make a small error. Much hand-holding required on this point.

Regarding the increased frequency of issues after clearing tapes, the cause is not fragmentation, and it’s unlikely to be a corruption issue. Rather it is likely a bug in the SD card driver, failing to recover from an unsuccessful read operation. Improving error handling in this driver is on the top of my update list.

In general there is no reason to remove the SD card from the module at all. Apologies I don’t bring better news.

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#1255

Actually, this is great news. It’s easier and cheaper to fix the error handling code than to replace SD cards.

#1256

i have been fooling with mine all day and i am having a great time with it.
I did not go in and start mucking with the SDcard. I got it recording and then overdubbing and playing faster, slower and then into little fragments.
I was using the Ieaskul Mobenthy Swoop to THAT it and it sounds wonderful
i knew there would be issues with the thing at first right now i have this Mister Mister Drone from Broken Wings that i sampled from FM radio and it’s absolutely beatific.

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#1257

so if we have touched the SD card at all then our W/ is messed up automatically??

#1258

No it’s not. If your W/ is working at all then the card is ok.

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#1259

yup. ruined. just sell it and get a tiptop one :poodle:

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#1260

thanks for the confirmation

at first when everyone was experiencing issues with theirs i just backed off of learning it because i didnt know how i would be able to distinguish between me not knowing how to use it properly or if my module was not functioning properly.

ill give it another go this weekend

LOL, what’s with the poodle?? I actually had the TipTop throbbing Gristle one but i sold it because I though this one from Mannequins would have a lot more potential greatness in the long run

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#1261

I use my W/ pretty regularly. It definitely has a couple of problems (sometimes powers on into looping a very small segment with no way to stop) - but it’s very usable and I like it a lot.

Here is a crosspost of some music I made by manually controlling it’s playback speed - along with a morphagene.

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#1262

Hi All,

I’m definitely getting the hang of this little beast.

However I am struggling to find an elegant way to record a loop (with cues) in time with another sequence.

I know i can get in there and edit cue point manually but its a bit of a pain.

I feel like I’m missing something fundamental!?

Anyone have any thoughts??

Cheers!!

#1263

Have you tried sending a gate to ‘this’ in live mode?

#1264

Mine will not record sounds at all any more no matter what I do. Creating a loop only works a fraction of the time too. Clearing all tapes doesn’t do anything to fix this. Has anyone had this issue and solved it?

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#1265

This happened to mine unfortunately I could not fix it. I think we will need to wait for the new firmware.

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#1266

Ethically speaking, is it OK to sell one of these things at the moment? At this stage there is no way I can return mine to Control but I’d also feel uncomfortable selling something that 100% does not work. Has anyone gotten a refund directly from WR’s due to the w/'s dysfunction? This is honestly a pretty crappy position to be in.

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#1267

It seems fair as long as you make it clear to the person you are selling it to. The second one I bought was owned briefly by someone else, and I bought it with the knowledge that it may not fully work until the update.
That said, you might end up fetching a lower price than you would if it were already working as it should.

#1268

The update should be done this month. I’d hold on to it.

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#1269

If your module is totally unresponsive / won’t record, try resetting the current tape:

  • Turn off your case
  • While holding record + down, turn on your case

The current tape will be cleared (you will lose any existing audio & cues), and hopefully it will get you back to a functional state.

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#1270

I know that a gate in live mode will punch in recordings.

But I assume the best way to get it to loop is then to go to cue mode and manually set cue points at the start and end of these “punched in” recordings??

Also about to grab a teletype which I’m hoping will open up things a bit.

I really love the concept of this module, just trying to integrate it into my workflow better.

#1271

Hello everyone, i registered here to for a start trynig to learn about the w/
I recently got it 2nd hand but my skiff isnt ready yet and i ll just wait fot the firmware.

However i am having trouble to think of a good controller for using it in a sampler manner. I want to have some pads to play slices in the W/
I thought i could smoehow achieve this with the Landscape Allflesh (with Ladik trigger to midi) but seems like thats much too inconsistent for cv to slice triggering, at least everyone says so.
No i am looking for a small hp elegant controller solution for this wich lets me dial in bipolar voltages as the W demands.
Any advices? Dunno if pressure points is bipolar buut 4 pads is limiting.
Cells has great hp but is unipolar.

What could i use?

Also
-if i want to play different slices (not simply pitch of one sample) how would i manage to dial in a slice to a pad of a controller/pads if said controller/pads do not have cv paramter knobs per pad.
Can this be done through an offset or would that always just have me playing one pad and wiggle the offset, making the other pads unused?

-is there a way to play the W/ as sampler triggering slices of a loop in a tape while at the same time record the audio of that performance to W/?
If so, its probably not possible to record to another of its tapes?