#191

this is a nice summation of my favorite property of Maths and Teletype (and even Just Friends). I think Émilie has described something like it as “convexity”

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#192

My favorite thing to do with Stages is to use 3 of its stages to make an AD envelope paired with a sample and hold.

Another fun thing is to make an “ASR” but use an LFO for the sustain stage!

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#193

yeah i love this kind of language when thinking about how tools can relate. it’s really a quality i look for.

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#194

Love having Stages around but I also get anxious about under utilizing it sometimes, as is the case with other modules that can do a lot of different things. I replaced my o_C with it, and recently I’ve been using it most often as 2 simple AD envelopes because they’re super quick to set up and sound nice. I also have Zadar for modulation envelopes, Batumi and Pam for LFOs, Marbles, Teletype, and Intellijel’s Noise Tools. So sometimes I do wonder if having Stages just for simple envelopes is overkill but I haven’t been able to convince myself to get rid of it.

#195

It’s funny–I’ve seen the exact same conversations about MATHS–people always feel that they’re under-utilizing it. Tony Rolando’s advice is to use it for anything you need–no matter how “minor”. I’ve had a few patches where MATHS was doing some complex CV manipulations to solve a big problem, but it’s mostly great for small, but essential functions. I look at Stages the same way–six super flexible function generators. It’s fantastic for small systems–exactly because you can distribute functions as needed. Amazingly, it also tracks 1V/oct, and makes a nice osc voice, especially pairing two channels and changing waveforms during a patch. Plus–cool harmonic osc, if you can spare all six channels.

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#196

maybe we should all hang a sign in our studio/bedroom/synth corner/etc that says something like

It’s okay to use a complex tool for a simple task

may also apply to the rest of our house/life/etc!

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Teletype workflow, basics, and questions
#197

I’m literally getting out a post-it right now

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#198

I totally agree with the sentiment, I think the creeping thought in modular is inherently:

“Could I use that space better?”

I feel ultra cramped in my 12u 84+HP case with what I am trying to do, but I also don’t want to go to a bigger case. I like the constraint. When I start building consistent patch networks, it’s like,
“…should I replace this Stages with a Batumi and a Doepfer sample and hold?”

The answer is likely no, but owning powerful modules that you use for simple tasks definitely creates an itch for me. For example, I think O_C is great precisely because it’s good at informing what utilities it might make sense to buy. Fortunately that’s not every module, but I feel like utilities are especially susceptible to this phenomenon - more so for multipurpose utilities.

I also think that’s the secret sauce to Intellijel’s success with their cases. Those 1u tiles can free up a lot of space for high impact modules.

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#199

yeah Maths and Stages are great for the feeling that you are missing out on some feature or functionality when i think it’s more that you are using them in the best case for your current work and Maths/Stages are incredible supple when your work starts to shift and new needs are found. like i just decided to try looping AD stages in envelopes.

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#200

i’m should get a tattoo of my er-301 and this phrase

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#201

I seriously think this could work as a series of coffee mugs. Stages, Maths, ER-301, Teletype…

Sometimes I use my E370 as a basic squarewave VCO to clock some other thing.

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#202

T shirts please!!! 20char

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#203

Had some fun exploring stages with braids in quantize mode :slight_smile:
Sorry my camera stinks… you can’t see my patch cables. Everything on stages is patched somewhere…

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#204

Long overdue use of Stages as a sequencer.

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#205

when i’m building a patch i’m usually thinking “hey maybe i can keep three stages free and try it out as a sequencer” and that never comes true

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#206

this is very very nice

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#207

I use Stages a sequencer for Tides and AD envelope (on Braids IIRC) in this patch! Not a terribly exciting sequence, but it’s fun and cute to me!

PS: sorry for the cross-post from latest tracks, but I figured this was relevant!

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#208

You should get another one then!

#209

I recently converted my stage sinto the ouroboros harmonic oscillator mode. Now I have a quandary.
I love having a harmonic oscillator.
I also really liked having all of the things Stages does.
So, do I get another Stages?
Do I bite the bullet and get a Verbos Harmonic Oscillator? (Are there alternatives?)
Or is there anything like Stages out there that I should consider?
Use it for AD envelopes, LFOS, maybe a more complex envelope, and occasionally SH.

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#211

Regarding the harmonic oscillator question, the Verbos HO could be replaced by a Stages + a RxMx. This setup has an upside and a downside in my view since Stages has multiple waveforms even for the partials and the Verbos only has sines, yet the Verbos has more partials (8 I believe?) and is a contained unit. Also, the RxMx works slightly differently from the scanning mixer in the HO, which may or may not be helpful in your case. Oh, and you get a strike input with the RxMx which is quite a lot of fun.

I’ve been thinking for a long time about whether to buy the HO or a second Stages or even both but space constraints kind of saved me from that decision for the time being.

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