#342

Sounds fantastic. More curious now than before!
For sharing audio, SoundCloud is definitely easiest----just make a random account for purposes like this. I also believe you can share audio files directly here too with the upload function, though one might consider that if done repeatedly, that might increase server costs for the forum :wink:

#343

Since I only had Linear 1M pots on hand I used a 100k resistor across the wiper/positive/left leg for the frequency pot, I changed out the 10k and 10n under that pot on the board for 47n and 47k to reduce the range, you can make it into a bass drum by making those 100n/100k, turned up the hiss by swapping the 100k in the bottom left of the board for a 180k, the other mods are listed in the BOM/Build guide for the decay change and the log response to the noise pot… I did a few other changes to the noise -> vco mixer section that make the noise a little more prominent but I’m not sure if it’s just my ears or what…

Honestly I don’t know that what I did to mine is anything groundbreaking, but the tweaking made it sound right with the other drum/percussion modules I have in my rack. The process of staying up till 3am desoldering/soldering new resistors/caps to see what changed, checking out the waveform & voltage changes with the oscilloscope, and really learning something about electronics, was what was really rewarding. You don’t generally get that kind of fun/flexibility with other DIY builders/kits, and Andrew encourages it in pretty much all of his build guides… It’s very unlikely you’ll blow anything up, and hey if you do it’s likely just a $0.50 CMOS or Opamp…

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#344

Sweet, thanks for the info.

I recently built Hyperchaos Deluxe and had a similar experience. Most his chaos designs has a couple components that would change the rate or behavior a little bit, it’s good fun to try different ones out. Particularly excited about building a super duper slow Brain Custard next.

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#345

Thanks for doing this, I’ve updated some images on MG for the ones with ugly graphics

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#346

Speaking of panels. Whose panel is that?

#347

its my layout/design, made via fpe based on andrew’s graciously provided panel files. i have a thing for the clinical lab equipment vibe (and aluminum panels) and this was a chance to apply what i do for a living (design) to machining/fabrication, which i hadn’t had much experience with prior. here’s a couple others i’ve done, got a hyperchaos deluxe on the way…

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#348

I really like them and 20 chars.

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#349

These are beautiful. Getting Xaoc vibes from them.

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#350

yeah that was an unintended side effect of futura condensed at a small point size, but i figured since the nlc logo was futura, it checked out

#351

Just built a Beat Freq and I was excited to learn it can also be well behaved! Here it’s fed with tow slow LFOs, creating a weird little shuffle sequence. One oscillator is sequenced by the CV out (no quantizer!) and the four gate outputs are triggering envelopes for four little plinky sines.

It’s more fun when Beat Freq spazzes out, but I thought more people should at least know it’s tameable.

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#352

Thanks. That one is on my list, and there are very few demos!

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#353

latest build! live to ride, ride to die.

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#354

Great design!! :clap:
How much do eurorack FPE panels end up costing?
I’ve done a few Ponoko items but definitely looking to do something with graphics next

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#355

mmm, they aren’t cheap. depends on hp, thickness, coating, drilling amount, etc. i think the most i paid for one was something like 58 for a 24hp panel with uv print. i can generally rationalize the cost when i build something because parts (and my labor) are cheap comparatively, but anyway

also, their shipping (in the US at least) is free over 50, so its best if you can do multiples in one order, and they can be totally separate designs too.

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#356

I feel that it’s my obligation to post here every time I do something fun with an NLC module, just for the odd chance that someone else would like to hear it. Here’s Beat Freq being a “sub oscillator”, and I use that term loosely:

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#357

Video of my newly aquired Flipflop Chaos:

Notes in the video description but in general I’m trying to use it as a beat and melody generator.

I’ve got another 20 minute video coming that gets a bit better results. Does anyone else have comments on the FFC? Mine does not seem to run by itself as the makers video suggests. Fully clockwise the trigger output will rapidly fire but that is it.

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#358

I ended up trading FFC for a Sly Grogan but I did really like it when I had it. The FF Chaos pairs really well with a sequential switch to vary up your patterns. In terms of it being self running - if you send it a constant high voltage into the gate input it will run at a speed determined by the rate knob. You could use a channel of Shades to do this.

Another fun thing is that the amplitude trigger output is variable which makes for really dynamic results when used to strike a LPG or to ping a filter.

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#359

Had some fun using Hyperchaos Deluxe to control DLD/plaits/marbles/3sisters in this one, feeding it random gates really gets things moving, in the time between gates it will slowly move around from place to place, basically it’s like a chaotic burst generator.

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#360

I got a very nice black triple slot from Andrew and already ran out of outputs. This thing is doing such a wonderful job in keeping sounds alive.
For more slow modulation outputs, would you go for another triple slot or a Let’s Splosh ?
I am wondering what happens if I feed Let’s Splosh with some outputs from triple slot…I am more looking for smooth modulation without abrupt gabs and jumps…

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#361

If you feed Let’s Splosh smooth modulation without abrupt gaps and jumps then Let’s Splosh will return smooth modulation but all scrambled up.

I would recommend Let’s Splosh to anyone who needs a lot of modulation outputs. I feed mine with four (non-square) outs from a Dixie II and Let’s Splosh provides ample strange modulations for me.

Having written all of that, I haven’t tried a Triple Sloth so cannot comment on it with any effectiveness.

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