Morphagene advice

DuellingAnts · 2019-12-31T12:24:12.210Z

Thinking of making my way into modular with a small case based around the Morphagene, so bumping this thread for some advice

My idea is to mainly use it for live manipulation together with op-1/organelle. I’ll probably record stuff to it and use it on it’s own as well though so I want to pair it with a module that would give me a lot of interesting options for modulation.

Keeping it simple to start off. Would Pamelas New Workout be a good companion? Or perhaps the Wogglebug is better?

Also, would i need som kind of module like 4ms listen io to get the levels right?

Kheone · 2019-12-31T14:27:12.549Z

pam’s is good if you don’t mind some relatively straightforward menu diving.
I enjoy Batumi a lot with it.

Morphagene has auto leveling, though it is a little tricky. You’d need some sort of mic amp though if you wanted a microphone hooked up, and then something to get the sound out of the whole system. I use 4MS Listen. It’s good. I really enjoy the morphagene, for what it is worth.

Quru · 2020-01-01T13:53:51.497Z

I have Morphagene and ResEQ too, what a wonderful combo. Slight warble modulation on the speed and “tuning” the sound with the eq bands sounds so lovely. It can really make the sounds sing.

kasselvania · 2020-05-22T23:22:14.243Z

I have a question for Morphagene users; it appears as if I cannot record in to a new splice. I have something playing, hold down record and press splice. I then do all my junk. Then I press record again, to stop recording. The shift light blinks, but I have no new splices on my reel. The splice window stays that original blue all the way through. Am I missing something?

Edit: Found my issue; bought it used, options.txt were not factory settings.

Justmat · 2020-05-23T12:50:02.954Z

That’s the only special setting i use! just press record to record into a new splice

kasselvania · 2020-05-23T13:20:34.939Z

I could see the being useful. That way, you’re always preserving the original, even if you’re just overdubbing with a new record… everything goes in a new splice… plus, 3 min is a long time! Even if you’re going for the TLA

I think I might go back to that setting, now that I realized what was actually happening. Haha.

Dogma · 2020-08-14T07:54:40.167Z

hey liners - I was hoping someone may be able to help me out here - I just got a morphagene and im trying to update to the latest firmware but I noticed the SD card that came with it has a nearly empty options.txt file - just one line

1 32768 0

ive searched far and wide and I have no idea how to populate it (the FW update is .wav file and doesn’t require the sd card.)

Super confused

kveye · 2020-08-14T08:11:23.271Z

Do the update procedure and then Morphagene will populate the file with parameters.

kasselvania · 2020-08-14T15:11:11.127Z

You apply the update by playing that audio file through a patch cable, not placing it on the SD card.

Follow these steps:

Dogma · 2020-08-14T23:47:53.117Z

Thank you both - I knew I had to play the .wav file into morphagene, ive updated a few modules over the years it just wasn’t clear that the morphagene populated that file AFTER the FW update, but after the update and a power down and up and again, it populated
Its like a new new module for Me. Massive update

sqrlfrtz · 2020-09-02T21:15:44.481Z

I just ran into a really weird issue with Morphagene today. I recorded something into Morphagene a couple days ago hoping to come back to it today, but it was gone. However something I recorded a week ago that I deleted was in its place. I looked through reel mode just in case to see if it was there, but nothing.

This is so bizarre. Has this happened to anyone else?

jhyde · 2021-05-29T06:37:17.840Z

Hiya, I have hundreds of prepared samples that are all different bit and sample rates, could I batch convert them to 48 & 32 bit rate to load into the Morphagene without any problems? I understand they need to be in this format to be read. Wondering what the device does if the samples aren’t actually at those rates but formatted to be. thanks!

swim_tortuga · 2021-05-29T07:08:26.985Z

https://www.lorenzostanco.com/lab/morphagene/

That is ace. Should help you along…

avantworld · 2022-08-16T20:44:34.227Z

Had anyone used an SD card reader and an iPad for reel/splice management?

If so, what app should I use?

Thanks!

dspk · 2022-08-17T04:57:59.605Z

You can just use the built in file browser in iOS (though I’m not sure which version this was introduced with , iOS 13 maybe?).

I use it for firmware updates on sd card based devices too

If you also want to edit the config file there are a few editor apps- I’ve been using koder

avantworld · 2022-08-17T19:11:50.238Z

thanks!

what app do you recommend to chop up samples and/or add markers?

corygrunk · 2022-08-19T22:52:53.440Z

I think Reaper (Mac and Windows) is the only way to add splice markers to samples outside of hitting the Splice button.

yghartsyrt · 2022-08-19T22:56:06.883Z

Logic also works. And there’s some python(?) script that works with ableton live

kasselvania · 2022-08-19T22:56:51.189Z

Adobe Audition works and I believe Audacity does too

mattymattmatt · 2022-08-19T23:40:55.344Z

I’ve actually been having trouble using Adobe apps to add markers as of late, and MN confirmed that it’s a thing. Super frustrating.