There used to be one on the C&G forum, but not sure if it has been kept up.

found on the c&g forum
thanks!

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Is what you found different than https://patchstorage.com/platform/orac/ ?

i saw that earlier but its a few releases for various platforms with only a handful of modules

initially when i read about orac i vaguely recall ~50 individual modules (plus whatever new custom patches folks make with orac in mind)

if true that seems like a great feature and expected to see a list somewhere but couldnt find it

the google doc list is kind of what i was searching for but it’s likely out of date

Do you mind sharing that?

I’ve been tracking all things Organelle and Orac since early days, and had a pretty solid process of testing new things as they came up and organizing into different categories and usefulness to me, but like many things, as soon as you put it down for a few months and new developments happen, I’ve struggled to keep up. Plus new platforms all over the place and half finished projects abound…

I suspect that https://github.com/TheTechnobear/Orac/wiki will be an eventual home to more info, but it looks like it’s still in its infancy.

I’d love a “source of truth” also.

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try this

it’s actually seems more comprehensive than the pdf i found earlier

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there are some here https://github.com/adbrant/orac_dev/tree/master/orac/modules

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ok FANTASTIC

exactly what i wanted dude
thanks

Thanks @glia & @martindunne!

@glia there are 50+ modules that I created and include in the ‘base install’ - I did put a list somewhere in the C&G forum but cannot find it at the moment.

The orac category in patchstorage is relatively new so some of the modules are in the organelle category.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTLKrgYphakK8n1iLfxryQRmW-TQw60K8kPnY1DJOHKEp3wZtHpyccbZtcg-9mQS_cA9HGiQtskr2CZ/pub?output=pdf

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We have now started a WIKI for Orac documentation, and Ive included the list of modules in that wiki

Orac Wiki

Early days, but I hope the community can help build it out, in particular to help new users, and also some of the more advanced features of Orac… which can take a bit of digging to find :wink:

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so this should be available soon…

Thanks to @Gerald_Stevens providing me with a terminal tedium to make this possible… wouldn’t have happened without his support :beers:

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Holy crap!!! I can’t believe you did it with those darned I2C screens!

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and its up …
a little instagram tease : https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17908256641403430/

download:

ORAC for Terminal Tedium

Status: Alpha release

Requirements
Terminal Tedium running FATES (though others should work fine)
2 x SH1106 OLED displays, using I2C on 0x60, and 0x61

Installation:
This has been tested on a terminal tedium running the FATES install.
it should work on others, but the idea is to have a base line install

(basically, the install assumes a user called ‘we’, so create that an should work on other distros )

defaults:
hostname: norns
username: we password:sleep

the general install of this should work, the only two modifications were made
a) disable encoders and screen in /boot/config.txt
just comment out the line that says something like
dtoverlay=fates-buttons-encoders
dtoverlay=fates-ssd1322,rotate=180

b) disable norns
sudo systemctl stop norns.target
sudo systemctl disable norns.target

c) i rename host to tt, but thats optional!
use raspi-config
(you can also setup wifi and expand fs whilst here)

then reboot

from here we can proceed to install orac
(note: you will need internet access to install things like PD which is a dependancy )

unzip orac.deb.zip , and copy orac.deb from your desktop to home directory of your TT.

then

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ./orac.deb

Running

once installed, it runs as a system service which is already enabled, you can stop with
systemctl stop orac
(use journalctl to check logs)

if all is installed correctly, you will hear a ‘demo’ patch, and see the display

(note: this guide does not cover Orac usage, see my videos for how to use orac :))

On the top display we have the ‘menu’
on the bottom display we have the paramters for the current module/page

the black buttons are up/down , the led button is ‘func’

when func is unlit, buttons are used to target parameters display
up/down change pages within module
func + up/down change module

hold func for 1 second, will light func, and we are not in menu display mode
up/down - selects menu item
func - selects item (either activating, or entering sub menu)

CV 1,2, 4 & 5 control parameters 1-4 respectively

tips:
cv clock module - allows you to input and output gate - replace normal clock in S2!
cv note module - can be used for cv/gate from spare cv and digital inputs
audio input - is disabled by default, go to the router (S1) and you will find a parameter to increase ‘gain’ for input on a chain.
midi is supported, you will need to setup alsa midi to connect to PD, using aconnect

have fun, happy patching

TheTechnobear

I think probably support all be on muffwiggler , given thats where I think most TT users hangout.

topic: https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=104896&p=3199569#p3199569

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Typo

Should I maybe make an Orac specific disk image?

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Hmm, it’s different release for fates and tt, as the oled is i2c not spi, and their is no framebuffer support for it.

But I like the idea of using fates as a cool audio distro esp. now it can be extended beyond norns. Open lots of possibilities.
( probably better discussed in fates thread)

On my side I can also look to see if I can generalize sidekick and orac more not only supporting fates and tt, but other pi platforms. ?!
Anyway will have to think - so many things possible. time is often the driving factor :wink:

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@TheTechnobear i just finished the terminal tedium expander and i have some questions.
Where should i post them here or at muffwiggler?

Cheers!

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Probably best on MW , as that’s where most of the TT community is (afaik)

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Well I got sidetracked for a year and never actually started work on a microcontroller synth project. But the bug has bitten me again the past few weeks! I’m going to dig back into Pure Data and order a Rapsberry Pi 4 this week. Loving seeing all the new Orac updates! Have you by any chance finished the Marbles Pd external? That’s a module I’ve come to use in almost all of my vcv rack patches, though I haven’t committed to getting the real deal for my eurorack yet.