Thanks for the cool shot and shoutout! That knitting girl is the wife of a friend of mine (sitting next to her) who works at 4MS and Darkplace Manufacturing (who also manufactures Malekko, Harvestman, LZX, Sputnik and a couple of others, as well as the Roland System 500.)

Here is a video of my performance. So many things actually went wrong with it, especially in the first half where I was live looping the Korg Minilogue, and my stupid new looper pedal (Ditto X4) failed on me a couple of times! And once one little thing goes wrong, it throws off all the other things I was going to do; coupled with the family tragedy I had this week, made for a performance that definitely wasn't my best, but I had to get out there and do it.

If you can't make it through the whole video, I suggest starting at around the 9:05 mark which is where the live looping part all comes together and then transitions to the Eurorack part from there.

@ genshi : very nice, as usual. Loved what you had going on from about 16:00...

I've tried using an intellijel buffered multi with BSP to send the drum triggers to more than one place. It often ends up double triggering. It seems like the buffer is increasing/buffering the CV just enough to get a trigger both on the rise and fall of the gate. I had been using stackables instead but they stick out the back of the BPS in an annoying way. So I got a $20 passive multi and it works the same as the stacks. This may just be a quirk with the BSP or the Intellijel mult but I can imagine a slight increase in the resolution(?) of voltage may throw things off in other situations.

Lately I'm thinking that I should really be using OR/AND modules for triggers and mults aren;t the right tool for the job but I don't own any logic modules and the passive mult does the trick. OTOH the buff mult is great for pitch CV as mentioned.

Have you tried any of the other Mannequins modules? I'll definitely agree with you on Cold Mac. I've watched every video I can and still don't know what it does exactly or how I'd use it. But the others really aren't difficult IMO.

I have both the Mangrove and Three Sisters and they're different in their functionality from many VCOs or filters, but actually really fairly simple. The Mangrove has Barrel which is the waveform, Formant is essentially a resonant peak concentration knob that concentrates on lower frequencies CCW and higher CW and air is essentially an overdrivable VCA. Three Sisters is merely a multiple band pass filter where the Quality knob is resonance. CW is typical resonance with self-oscillation whereas CCW blends an inverted input into the processed audio. Span merely dictates how far apart the low BP filter and the high BP filter are.

Very nicely done Genshi! Even if the equipment didn't behave, it was a great performance in my book.

I might be. Anything with a shot out to Portal has my attention. I was thinking about getting the micro hadron collider, but just bought another filter, so might not go there just yet.

I haven't gotten to use any of the other Mannequins modules yet, although I've basically got plans to own the rest of the line at some point in the future. Mangrove and Three Sisters seem a lot more straightforward, Just Friends a bit more on the obtuse side but still maybe not as confounding as Cold Mac.

Great set, man!

Well, the E350 arrived today with a couple rails and some nice 3.5mm to 1/4 ten foot cables. So I added my 3rd row of rails, hooked up the cables to Clouds and into my patch bay to actually get stereo sound and gave the E350 a bit of a play.

E350 is just an absolute beast. That thing can get gnarly, but after running through all the wavetable banks, this thing is a modulators dream! Throw some Batumi into the morphing, maybe a bit of Maths, and this thing is a drone machine! Definitely recommended for those more drone-inclined, but truthfully, this thing can just do about everything.

any good demos people can point me to of the E350...people always rabbiting on about that module but I've not heard it much ..?

Nice, I've had my E350 for a while and it's great module. I'm doing the opposite as you and just bought a Clouds today.

How do you like the Batumi compared to a typical LFO?

Basics:





In actual use:

(audio rate modulation of it in LFO mode)

(probably my favorite)

There's a listing of each of the waves in the wavetable in the manual online - there are also in-between waveforms for continuous sounding modulation. There's an XY out and a Z out. XY is a matrix where X goes horizontally and Y goes vertically. Z is just a value from 1 - 64 that numbers all the waves in the wavetable going horizontally.

This thing really screams for a CV VCA next to it. Send an LFO into the VCA, max out the CV in on the VCA to where it sounds good, and send another different-timed LFO in to control the CV of the VCA.

This thing + the Triple Sloths I have coming (once I source parts and put them together) is going to be absolutely insane.

In low mode, it can also be used as an LFO for other items, but while using the funky wavetables - so you can get some really great modulation possibilities out of it. Put it in low mode and modulate the X, Y and Z morph inputs with audio rate and you can get all kinds of funky sounds out of the E350 itself.

FM can really bring some gnar - especially to the lower stuff. Haven't toyed with Sync yet, but I'm guessing self-syncing the two outputs could be nice for more lead/melodic stuff.

I was actually hoping to like the new Erica Wavetable VCO, (it's way cheaper, and I'm a sucker for black and Like Erica) but in the demo comparisons I did, it didn't sound as smooth when modulating or have the depth or weight the E350 seemed to have. In hindsight, absolutely no buyers remorse. But if you're looking for a wavetable oscillator, be sure to check it out as well.

Clouds is so crazy good! I'm loving it even more now that I have two outputs from my modular and get stereo. Look into the firmware update - great reverb on that.

Batumi is way more than just an LFO. You get outputs for sine, square and the assignable shape (set via jumper or an expander switch) Free gives you four LFOs of different speeds. But things get really interesting in the other modes. Quad mode to get each subsequent LFO at a 90 degree phase offset from each other. Phase mode is similar to Quad, but you can set the different phase offsets for each of 2 - 4.. Divide mode gives you 2 - 4 represented as a time division of the initial. There's an Expert firmware update that adds random shapes to the possibilities (original assignable shapes are saw up, saw down, triangle and trapezoid) - definitely want the expander for this. But you also get an expanded zoom mode to fine tune the settings in each mode. Where Batumi truly shines is self-patching it for all kinds of great possibilities. Go phase mode or Divide mode and patch LFO 3's Sin wav to the freq of LFO 2, etc. and things can get fun!

whoa it's a lot like the Pittsburgh DNA symbiotic waves module as far as sound goes..which is weird cause I'm right in the middle of doing a tune using that exact module, I've been meaning to use it more as it sounds bad ass..

Anyone here with a Disting Mk3 that has loaded samples on it? Finally gave it a shot tonight, or tried to anyhow. The menus are a bit confounding with the SD card installed, and while I can navigate the other modes without the card in just fine (at least with a cheat sheet), I cannot seem to get into the sample playback section. I managed to upgrade to OS 3.6 (confirmed by the presence of the bitcrusher), and loaded a sample at 16/44.1 and notated it in the playlist.txt file per the manual, but can't seem to get into the right section for playback. Any tips? You don't need to have a midi playlist on the card as well, do you? Since the lights on row 2 don't light up with the SD card in you scroll to row 3 to select the bank, right?

I've actually had a E350 and a Batumi ordered for similar reasons but cancelled the E350 because I haven't been sure if I like it's sound (I am not much of a wavetable tone guy...). Creating rhythmic textures with the E350 with modulations from the Batumi (think divide-mode) was the initial goal.
Given the price of the E350, I hesitated...
I would really appreciate hearing some stuff you're doing with it, because all the demos on YT sounded a bit so-so to me.

And as a side-note: The Batumi came with a wrongly assembled bus-cable (I think). It did not work unless I used the bus-cable from my Maths instead.
ImNotDeyet, could you please check if your Batumi-buscable looks like mine (see image)? Please compare the 16-pin connector to the bus-board. My ribbon cable seems to be attached to the wrong side of the connector so it does not carry -12V. The little ridge at the middle of the connector does not allow me turn it around. Basically the ridge seems to be on the wrong side.
Or do I miss something here?

I should have an Erica drum module (effectively a sampler) by the end of the week.
I had an E350 for a while. As a sound module I found it a bit tame, but I never used it as a modulator.
It's a perfectly good module, but not vibey enough for me to keep it in my reduced sized system.

oh lucky you I'm very keen on a few of those Pico modules they look really good and the drum module is crazy loaded with features and sounds for the size and price..

I had some amazing revelations yesterday about modulation and my Elby Double Deka VCO...I was able to take the A output and use that to modulate the Pitts Symbiotic DNA in a way that was almost like step sequencing, it would take too long to describe what i was doing but wow what a crazy cool thing to be able to do, take the output of one osc and modulate the droning patch of another in such a way it sounded like it was being step sequenced...and did it sound cool or what, sending the Pitts's digital waveforms through the wasp filter is soooo effin dirty and sweet, really gritty and lo fi and warm as hell.. can't wait to upload this track I made...it's dope..!!

I had a disting mk3, but it tuns out the card reader was FUBAR. I sent it back to Control Voltage and they confirmed it wasn't working. So, I'm waiting for them to get some back in stock now.

I'll definitely record some stuff. Should have pressed record last night as I wound up with some what I consider really cool stuff, but I figured I was just getting to know her. You definitely want some attenuation in front of the morph x, y, and z inputs.

My Batumi cable isn't like yours. It's correct with the red stripe on the correct side. I always check both the module that the red stripe is at -12v, the triangle in the cable connector and then the bus board.

You only got one? At 3 hp, I'm thinking you almost have to get multiple Pico modules unless you're already at an uneven number of hp. Those drum modules do look interesting though. Just not sure it's not overkill once I get my disting back. BTW, if you're looking for drum sample modules, DSP in Sweden I believe is offering a sale on their 4hp modules for $50 or something, and coming out with a 3hp that is powered by the inputs. The 4hps are rather simple with only trigger and pitch control, but the 3hp offers decay as well.

You found the E350 tame/lacking vibe? Did you try the Phase mode at all, or audio rate modulation of the morp inputs? Audio rate modulating in LFO mode can do so much more although I haven't played with it yet in non-LFO mode. I found it sounds better going through a filter, and hell if I can't keep the resonance down on my wasp. But I've only spent about an hour or two with it so far. Given it's really only my second voice, it provides a lot the Mangrove doesn't. (or Three Sisters at maxed Quality/Resonance)

Hey guys, so I'm working on a small setup to compliment my pair of Mother32s. I've got a 60HP case, of which I have 22HP remaining (The rest is taken up by Floating Power, Maths, and Rings). Considering I'm just getting started here, what would you suggest as interesting choices of units I can add to fill up the remaining space in the case.

My audio, at least for now, as I'm starting off, will always be going through one of the mothers as a parent, and I run that output through an RML Fuzz, Eventide Timefactor and Strymon BigSky, so I definitely have effects (for the most part covered).

As I'm still starting out in Euro, I'm a bit clueless as to what else would work with this setup. Ideally, I'd want to get 1 or 2 more modules that I could later expand into a larger setup, rather than something that would be great for right now, but become redundant later.

Cheers!

Clock it external off of a trigger coming through a VCA. Turn off the VCA and then turn it back on. Voy-la! I am happy to take possession of any un-used modules by way of expressions of gratitude.

One Pico drum module. Was planning on two, but then the UK Pound tanked after Brexit.

But I have a large order of Pico modules coming as well as the one drum module - sequencer, trigger, mixers, envelope etc...

Alternatives to the Moog style filter and oscillator.
Mannequins has a nice sounding filter - Three Sisters, also the WMD Aperture.
You could add a digital oscillator, like Braids, or the new Erica Wavetable Osc.

yes I was trying to think of something like this the other day, sometimes I send clock to the metrop from my Analog keys as i like to mix in sounds from that synths sequencer as well as the modular stuff so I think I can manage something like what you are saying...I'll tinker next week when i have 4 days off and see what happens..

Do yourself a favor and stay away from those modules, they are super nasty and cheaply built, I sent mine back and got a refund..

try clouds or Braids..

Hey ImNotDedyet! Many thanks for checking. I really appreciate it!
I wanted to make sure that I am not mixing things up, being a modular-noob.
Schneidersladen is sending me a replacement.

Use gate from A-Keys as your VCA control (and Metropolis reset), and a unity mixer combining your Metro pitch and pitch from A-Keys and you've just made yourself an arpeggiator. If you want to get fancy over that, modulate the Metro's sequence length from mod-wheel CV. Oops. Shouldn't give away all the secrets.