July Q&A

Hi Omri, I really enjoyed your Shapemaster video, but find myself getting confused with timing once it's synced to a clock and the 'length' parameter starts saying '4/4' and so on. I'm a total beginner with music theory, so can you shed some light on time signatures on Shapemaster Pro synced to a clock and how one might use them in a VCV patch? Thanks!

I have just listened to your By The Lake video on YouTube, it was great. Would a quick run through of the patching process be possible? Thank you

Hi Omri, I have a question about compression in VCV Rack. When I am trying to add (RMS) compression to bass I get an inconsistent sharp transient on the attack that can cause some clicks in the sound. I can get rid of it by raising the threshold but it's to the point where the compression really isn't doing anything. I try adding a limiter after the compressor and it kind of works but it ends up cutting into the meat of the sound for me. It doesn't seem to matter the compressor. None of the ones I have found in VCV have a lookahead control which seems like it would solve it? I am just starting to learn about them and not sure how to deal with this. Besides the transient I like the results... Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Hey Omri! I discovered my issue again lol. It wasn't at all what I said... I had spent some time trying to work around the problem and kind of got tunnel visioned and forgot what the original thing was I guess... Anyway my question is more about compression in VCV. I will upload an example in Discord since I don't think I can do that here. Here goes try number 2:

Thank you Omri, really appreciated :)

Hello Omri, may be late for this one but can you confirm if you can choose to use just the granular section of ADDAC? Due to rack space I would not be able to host the CV module as well. Also, do you reccomend it? Thank you

Hi Omri. I never knew being a fungal could be this great! In just four months since discovering VCV rack you have educated and inspired me greatly and have made my compositions a lot better. As a consequence it has also made my computer grind to a halt due to my patches growing ever bigger, especially since you introduced me to multitap delays. Holy Toadstools! There are so many ways to have fun with those. My most recent patch made the computer glitch quite badly, but then I took an overall view of it and counted the modules I was using and came to 413. So my question for you is: How big was the biggest patch you've ever made?

Potential solutions to avoid repeating notes when making generative patches? (Question also came up on the VCV facebook group)

Hello Omri, I hope all is well. Can you reccomend a hardware S&H similar to the Bogaudio one in VCV Rack? Preferably where it is just triggered by a gate and doesn't need external voltage to sample. Also, on a budget :) thank you

Hey Omri. I have a quick one (I hope 😉) if a bit vague, any tips on how to keep a looping voice (e.g. playing a recorded voice using simpliciter or any other sample player) fresh / interesting. I've been trying to push myself out of my comfort zone and I'm having a hard time using looping voices without getting bored of them after a bit 😁 Thanks a ton!

Hey there, Omri. I've been wanting to utilize the simpliciter more from nysthi. I have been wondering, how would I get, let's say a drum loop, in sync with with Sequencers/simpliciters. Is there a way to adjust the "grid points" and sequence the individual parts? The main thing I'd like to do is chop a sample in time with everything else. Best regards!

Hi Omri, As I mentioned in the video topics, your thoughts and experiences on Distrokid would be good to hear.